Victorian Antique Furniture Leg Styles

When different furniture designs put your mind in a twist examine the legs to determine the furniture s individual style.

Victorian antique furniture leg styles.

More antique chair styles. You aren t likely to find a louis xv chair at a garage sale. The victorian period overlapped the industrial revolution making it the first style of furniture to be manufactured. The victorian period as it relates to furniture styles can be divided into several distinct styles.

Victorian style reigned over furniture in the last half of the century but you can t use the term victorian to accurately describe a 19th century furniture style since the era is defined by style revivals such as gothic revival and rococo. Leg and foot styles. The first furniture style of mass production 1840 1910. Political activity heavily influenced early to mid 19th century furniture style as seen in two dominant styles french and american empire.

Furniture made during queen victoria s reign from 1837 to 1901 drew heavily from gothic rococo and louis xv furniture with dark finishes or gilding embellishments and heavy proportions. Early 17th century furniture typically featured bun or ball style feet. Named after british designer and cabinet maker thomas chippendale. It has a joined straight corner edge and curved inner edges and was often used on georgian furniture like chest of drawers.

15 british furniture styles. How to identify antique chairs. Isa more ornate version of the queen anne style with cabriole legs ball and claw foot and broken pediment scroll top on tall case pieces. One of the best ways to identify an antique style is by observing the piece s legs and feet.

There are many different styles of furniture and each type has distinguishing features. However not every piece of furniture can be dated or definitely identified so the generic term victorian will apply to those pieces. When you know the styles you can combine antique or reproduction. When is old an antique.

Leg styles are key not only to the appearance and functionality of pieces but they can also be used to successfully identify many types of antique furniture furniture legs can provide clues to when a piece was manufactured especially when considering how they are used in conjunction with foot styles. American empire style 1805 1830 victorian 1830 1900 arts and crafts style 1880 1910 art nouveau style. For the most part the furniture you ll encounter will probably be limited to traditional english and american colonial styles. A bracket foot on antique furniture is a simple designed foot shaped like a bracket.