Federal Furniture
FEDERAL STYLE
Following the Revolutionary War, the American republic referenced the Roman Republic in its designs to celebrate its independence and declare itself a powerful new country. Imbued with neoclassical elements like those being promoted by architect Robert Adam in Great Britain, antique Federal-style furniture was the first distinctly American style in its melding of ancient influences, European aesthetics and national pride.
Dating roughly from 1790 to 1830, the style featured angular furniture with saber legs and smooth surfaces that contrasted with the curvy Rococo style that was previously in fashion. Eagles were common ornamental motifs on Federal-period furniture, as were cornucopia, lyres, garlands and scrolls, adding subtle flair to pieces characterized by clean lines, geometric symmetry, balanced shapes and a sense of grandeur.
Instead of sculptural carvings, authentic Federal-style furniture was adorned with inlays and patterned veneers that showcased the rich character of different grains and types of wood. As social life tended to be informal in the young country, furniture was often lightweight, so it could be easily rearranged in a drawing room or bedroom. Pieces like dining tables with drop leaves and sideboards became popular, replacing larger chests of drawers.
The Federal style varied by region: Artisans in Charleston, South Carolina, decorated chairs with carved backs, for instance, while those in Baltimore, Maryland, preferred painted details. Its major proponents included father-and-son cabinetmakers John and Thomas Seymour in Boston, Duncan Phyfe and Charles-Honoré Lannuier in New York and Samuel McIntire in Salem, Massachusetts.
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Style: Federal
Antique 19th Century American Federal Eagle Bullseye Convex Rondel Wall Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th Century American Federal Bullseye convex mirror. Features a round hardwood ebonized and gilt frame with eagle crown and leaf foliate. Originally belonged to Frances Jaspe...
Category
19th Century Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$1,500 Sale Price
20% Off
Stickley Federal Inlaid Mahogany Extension Dining Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Federal or Hepplewhite style extension dining table
By Stickley
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Beautiful mahogany, with inlaid satinwood marquetry.
Measures: 72"W x ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
American Federal Style Sideboard by Williamsburg Restoration
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a finely crafted reproduction of a Federal-style sideboard or buffet, likely modeled after early American furniture designs from the late 18th to early 19th century. The piec...
Category
1930s American Vintage Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Federal Style Mahogany Glazed Double Door China Bookcase Display Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th Century Federal Style Mahogany Double Glazed Door China bookcase, display Cabinet. Measures 34.5" in width, 16" in depth and 70" in height.
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Vintage American Federal Giltwood Eagle Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Regency style convex bullseye wall mirror featuring a carved eagle with open wings standing on olive branches.
USA, Mid 20th Century
Giltwood frame, with ori...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
New England Windsor Style Deacon’s Bench, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A large painted and stenciled deacon’s bench in the Windsor style with parcel gild decoration, spindle back and scroll arms, early to mid 19th century.
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Beech
American Federal Giltwood Eagle Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Regency style convex bullseye wall mirror featuring a carved eagle with open wings standing on olive branches and 13 small spheres representing the original 13 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century American Federal Giltwood Overmantel Mirror.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
20th Century American Federal Giltwood Overmantel Mirror.
This American Federal antique mirror dates to the 20th Century. The symmetrical giltwood frame is rectangular in form and ...
Category
20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Federal Period Slant-Front Desk in Cherry and Mahogany, Circa 1790
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Federal period slant-front desk with fitted interior over a bank of 4 drawers on bracket feet, in cherry and mahogany, circa 1790.
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Mahogany
1920s Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Federal Style Fold-Top Console or Game Table
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th century Mahogany and satinwood Inlaid Federal style Fold-Top Console or Card Table in very good antique condition.
Measures 36" in width, 17.5" in depth folded and 35" ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Italian Federal Style Limed Distressed Wood Bullseye Eagle Mirror
Located in Pearland, TX
A fabulous vintage Mid-Century Italian Federal style limed wood bullseye mirror, circa 1960. This gorgeous mirror has a lovely limed or distressed whitewash paint finish and is decor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Federal Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Baker Furniture Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard or Buffet Server
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Hepplewhite style sideboard, buffet server, or console
By Baker Furniture
USA, Late 20th Century
Flame mahogany, with inlaid satinwood banding and marquetry,...
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Cherry Hand-Planed Gate-Legged, Drop Leaf Dining Table
Located in Louisville, KY
Not your ordinary drop-leaf table, this early 19th century cherry gate-leg, drop-leaf table was hand-planed and hand-turned to create a wonderful dining table that doubles as a conso...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Rare Antique American Federal Mahogany Inlaid Sofa Settee Boston Massachusetts
Located in Dayton, OH
A Very Fine American Federal Period Carved Mahogany Sofa, circa 1810. Features a bowback frame with cross banding. Sloped arms lead to reeded supports in front of remarkable three-di...
Category
1810s Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$4,704 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 2 Hitchcock Black Federal Side Chairs, Rush Seats.
By Hitchcock
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of 2 Hitchcock Black Federal Side Chairs, Rush Seats.
These vintage Hitchcock chairs are black lacquer painted and embellished with ochr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Rush, Wood
Vintage American Federal Giltwood Eagle Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Regency style convex bullseye wall mirror featuring a carved eagle with open wings standing on olive branches and 13 small spheres representing the original 13 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Zabihi Collection beige Blue Color Pictorial Antique Chinese Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century Chinese Peking carpet with an animal motif in beige and blue
circa 1910, measures: 3' x 5'8".
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Federal Furniture
Materials
Wool
Federal Style Flame Mahogany Serpentine Hepplewhite Sideboard Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Stunning serpentine federal style sideboard, flame mahogany veneer and patterned marquetry inlay. Sold with unrestored with original patina and losses. Great bones for a complete res...
Category
19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,969 Sale Price
75% Off
Federal Lyre Base Card Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice Federal Mahogany Lyre / harp base card table 1800-1815. Original surface with an excellent color and patina on the nicely figured solid Cuban Mahogany one board canted ...
Category
Early 1800s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th C. American Federal Crotch Walnut 2 Drawer Side Table Nightstand
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique American Federal Side Table. Made from walnut with two hand dovetailed drawers, turned drawer pulls and crotch walnut veneer front. The table is supported by long squared l...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Baker Furniture Colonial Williamsburg Federal Inlaid Fruitwood Demilune Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Hepplewhite style demilune sideboard, cabinet, or console table
By Baker Furniture, "Colonial Williamsburg" Collection
USA, Circa 1980s
Book-matched fruitwoo...
Category
1980s American Vintage Federal Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
American Federal Swirl Mahogany Butler's Desk New York, Circa 1800s
Located in Germantown, MD
An American Federal Swirl Mahogany Butler's Desk New York Circa late 18th Century to Early 19th Century , featuring three flawlessly working upper drawer, and A Abattant Door that o...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Dixie Furniture Federal Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers with Glass Top
Located in Germantown, MD
Dixie Furniture Federal Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers with
protective Glass Top. Dovetail Drawers functioning flawlessly. Mea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique American Federal Flame Mahogany Secretary Writing Desk Gothic Bookcase
Located in Dayton, OH
A fine and impressive antique early 19th century Federal Period flame Mahogany secretary and bookcase. The bookcase features an eighteen pane Gothic arched cabinet...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
$6,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Federal Style Mahogany Tiered Bedside Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century Federal Style Mahogany Tiered Bedside Table. Measures 16" in width, 13" in depth and 27" in height.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Mid Century Federal Style Mahogany Night Stands
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Mid Century Federal Style Mahogany Two Tier single drawer Night Stands in good vintage condition.
Measures 18" in width, 15.25" in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Saginaw Vintage Expandable Pullout Buffet Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Category
1950s Vintage Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Large 19th C. American Federal Empire Brass Curtain Tie Backs.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair Large 19th C. American Federal Empire Brass Curtain Tie Backs.
An elegant pair of American Empire floral motif curtain tie backs. Large, 5 Inc...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century American Federal Giltwood Eagle Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Regency style convex bullseye wall mirror featuring a carved eagle with open wings and 13 small spheres representing the original 13 colonies around the inside ...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$3,196 Sale Price
28% Off
Century Furniture Carved Mahogany Posters Queen Bed
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 20th century Furniture Company Federal Style poster queen size bed in very good vintage condition.
Measures 64"in width, 87.5" in depth and stands 90" to the top of the poste...
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Set of Twelve Federal Revival Shield Back Dining Chairs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an absolutely fantastic vintage set of twelve Federal Revival shield back dining chairs, dating from the second half of the 20th century.
These chairs have been masterfully ...
Category
Late 20th Century Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique American 4 Poster Acanthus Carved Southern Bed in Mahogany, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
Period Antique Federal American 4 poster bed in West Indies mahogany, c. 1820. A fine example of a Southern bed featuring carved tobacco and acanthus leaves in a fine tight grained C...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Giltwood and Cream Painted Eagle Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Regency style convex bullseye wall mirror featuring a carved eagle with open wings standing on foliate branches and 13 small spheres representing the original 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Bombay Furniture Federal Style Mahogany Console Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 20th Century Bombay Furniture Federal Style Mahogany Console Table in very good vintage condition.
Measures 35" in width, 15" in depth and stands 29.5" tall.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Federal Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique English Copeland Late Spode Toby Jug Pitcher Colonial Englishman
Located in Dayton, OH
19th century Copland Late Spode English Staffordshire rare porcelain toby jug in the shape of asdeated colonial Englishman holding a cup and pitcher. 180288...
Category
19th Century Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$188 Sale Price
20% Off
Dixie Furniture Mid Century Federal Style Mahogany Chest on Chest of Drawers
By Dixie
Located in Germantown, MD
A Dixie Furniture Mid Century Federal Style Mahogany Chest on Chest of Drawers with the protective Glass top in great vintage condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Philadelphia Federal Work or End Table in Mahogany, circa 1820
By Anthony Quervelle
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning American Federal table in mahogany with neoclassical form in the manner of renown Philadelphia cabinetmaker Anthony Quervelle. Top offers ...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Classical American Federal Gondola Sleigh Bed in Mahogany, Philadelphia, c. 1830
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite classical American gondola sleigh bed in fine West Indies mahogany from the Federal period in Philadelphia, circa 1830. Inspired by the aesthetic ideals of ancient Greek & Roman furniture popularized during the Empire & Federal period, this sleigh bed features shaped sideboards with an out-scrolled headboard...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Card Table, 1800
Located in Astoria, NY
American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine Card Table, circa 1800, Baltimore of Philadelphia, with flip over top and gate leg extension. Extended: 28.25" H x 40.25" W x 36" D. Prove...
Category
Early 1800s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Style Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The chest in fine traditional form and having good graining with decorative line inlay. Raised on four carved feet with four long drawers with brass oval pulls and key escutcheons. ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair Mid Century Federal Style Mahogany Single Drawer Side Tables, Refinished
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Newly refinished Mid Century Federal Style Mahogany Single Drawer Side Tables, Refinished
Newly refinihed.
Measures 16" in width , 13" in width, 27" in height.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Beacon Hill Collection Federal Style Banded Mahogany Nightstand
By Beacon Hill
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Federal style single drawer occasional side table or nightstand
By Beacon Hill Collection
USA, mid-20th century
Mahogany, wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Henredon Style Georgian Carved Mahogany Queen Size Poster Bed
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Federal style four poster queen size bed
In the manner of Henredon
USA, Circa 1980s
Carved solid mahogany, with brass accents.
Measures: 65.25"W x 89"D x 8...
Category
1980s American Vintage Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Kindel Furniture Federal Banded Mahogany Extension Dining Table, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Federal or Regency style extension dining table
By Kindel Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Gorgeous book-matched mahogany, with satinwood string inlay.
Measures: 38"W x 44"...
Category
1980s American Vintage Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique American Federal Eagle Walnut Side Table, Mid 19th Century
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful American colonial or Federal style walnut and giltwood candle stand or side table featuring a hand carved eagle
USA, Mid 19th Century
Measures: 24"W x 12"D x 22.25"H.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Federal Style Continental Brass Lanterns, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a wonderful pair of Federal style brass lanterns with eagle pediment. They have a made in Holland label. They are not wired and were likely operated via oil.
Category
Early 20th Century European Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
1940s Mahogany Pinneaple Semi -Posters Full Size Bed Frame
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1940s Solid Mahogany pineapple Semi Posters Full Size Bed Frame. Measures 57" in width, 82" in length and 47" tall at the tip of the headboard p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Federal Style Cherry Butterfly Drop Leaf Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A handsomely carved and finished Federal style cherry butterfly drop leaf table with fine traditional form and great color. On four carved l...
Category
19th Century Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Hickory White American Masterpiece Collection Demilune Sideboard
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Hickory White American Masterpiece Collection mahogany Demi Lune Sideboard. The sideboard with cross banding, felted center silver drawer above cabinet doors flanked by opposing door...
Category
20th Century Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
1818 Declaration of Independence Broadside Engraved by Benjamin Owen Tyler
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a stunning 1818 engraving of the Declaration of Independence, the first engraved broadside of our nation’s founding document. The year 1815 saw the conclusion of the United S...
Category
1810s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique American Federal Empire Mahogany Fold Over Pedestal Tea Game Card Table
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique American late Federal/Empire carved mahogany fold-over tea/games/card table, circa 1830.
The table having a fold-over & swivel top, below is a carved and gadrooned ap...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$2,060 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Early 19thC American Federal Period Convex Gilt Wood Eagle Mirror 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique American Federal period convex gilt wood looking Glass/ mirror, circa 1820.
The mirror sumounted with a carved eagle on a plinth, the eagle with a chain suspended from...
Category
1820s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kindel Furniture Federal Carved Mahogany Twin Beds, Circa 1960s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of vintage Federal or Regency style carved mahogany twin beds
By Kindel Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Measures: 38.75"W x 82"D x 41.25"H.
Good original vintage condi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Philadelphia Federal Wardrobe / Armoire in West Indies Mahogany c. !820
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional American Federal wardrobe from Philadelphia in fine West Indies mahogany. Features split cylindrical columns with elaborate acanthus-carved Corinthian capitals flanking doors with book matched, crotch-mahogany panels. The stepped ogee-style crown molding, too, is expertly book matched, along with the concave base board...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century Federal Regency Style Eagle Bullseye Rondel Wall Mirror 42"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Federal Bullseye mirror, circa last quarter 20th century. Features a gold gilt reeded frame surrounded by balls along the center with ...
Category
Late 20th Century Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
King Size Sleigh Bed with Low Footboard by Leighton Hall - Showroom Sample
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a traditional king size mahogany Sleigh Bed with a low footboard design by Leighton Hall Furniture. It features a classic serpentine headboard. It has a medium brown mahoga...
Category
2010s Philippine Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Neoclassical Directoire Style Beige Leather Top Crotch Mahogany Tepered Leg Desk
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Compact Neoclassical Directoire Style Beige Leather Top Crotch Mahogany Tepered Leg Desk MINT
Category
20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Four Federal Style Drexel Travis Court Dining Chairs, 1940s
By Drexel
Located in Harlingen, TX
A vintage set of four federal style dining side chairs from Drexel's New Travis Court collection circa 1946. These klismos style chairs feature an x-form and scrolled back, saber leg...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Chenille, Mahogany
Neoclassical Federal Pedestal Sideboard in Mahogany, circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
A very long and elegant American Federal, pedestal sideboard in mahogany with mahogany inlaid bandings along the borders. Inspired by the classical architecture of ancient Greece and...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
1930's Antique Federal Duncan Phyfe Style Sideboard
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in Burbank, CA
Antique 1930's credenza for sale. Made of mahogany in a mahogany finish, and has the original solid brass hardware. It's very solidly constructed, and in great vintage condition with...
Category
1930s American Vintage Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Federal furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Federal furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Federal furniture made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Kindel Furniture, Drexel, and Edward F. Caldwell & Co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $115,000 while the average work can sell for $2,800.