Archive for the ‘18th Century Chairs’ Category

Antique 18th Century Furniture

Friday, February 12th, 2010

In the late 19th century windsor chairs furniture case from the lord & taylor italian pottery beginning of XVIII century up to 1730 developed the antique sewing desk with folding side table so-called style of the georgian mahogany desk brass mounted knee hole 4 high Regency. In composition and ornamentation of [...]

Late 18th Century Chairs

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Late 1700`s Chair
The variety of chairs burgeoned in the mid to late 18th century, with French styles remaining popular. Although elements of the Rococo style lingered, chairs began to look more Neoclassical and became squarer and straighter. cabriole legs were rejected in favour of turned, tapered supports, often fluted or decorated with reeding, and oval [...]

Early 1700`s Antique Chairs

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Early XVIII Century Chairs
EARLY in the 18th Century, Queen Anne-style chairs had a solid, narrow splat, usually of a vase or baluster shape, which fitted into the centre of the back rail. The frame tended to be straight and narrow, with rounded shoulders, and the seat was rounded or balloon-shaped with an upholstered seat.
Queen Anne [...]