Periods & Styles
|
DATE |
STYLE |
COMMENTS |
| 1689-1702 | William & Mary | Many Turnings |
| 1702-1714 | Queen Anne | Cabriole Leg |
| 1714-1740 | Georgian | In France: Louis XV (1715-1774) |
| 1740-1754 | Early Chippendale | Carved Queen Anne Leg |
| 1754-1785 | Late Chippendale | Straight Leg, Also Louis XVI period in France (1774-1789) |
| 1776-1791 | Hepplewhite & Late Chippendale | In America was the "Federal" period |
| 1780-1800 | Adam | Classical & Elegant style |
| 1780-1795 | Hepplewhite | Shield & Heart- straight, tapered leg |
| 1795-1810 | Sheraton | classical |
| 1792-1810 | Directoire | Long curves, Egyptian influences |
| 1810-1820 | Early Empire | |
| 1820-1835 | Late Empire | Long Curves |
| 1837-1901 | Victorian | Many Styles NOTE: Victorian is a period of time, not a furniture style. |
Suggested Reading:
18TH Century English Furniture - The Norman Adams Collection by Christopher Claxton Stevens and Stewart Whittington Published by - Antique Collectors Club
The Bulfinch Anatomy of Antique Furniture : An Illustrated Guide to Identifying Period, Detail, and Design by Tim Forresy (Contributor), Paul Atterbury (Editor)
Miller's Late Georgian to Edwardian Furniture : Buyer's Guide (Buyer's Price Guide.) by Judith Miller, Leslie Gillham, Jo Wood
Price Guide to Antique Clocks by Robert W. Swedberg, Harriet W. Swedberg