Georgian Period Furniture Style

Roughly referring to the period of the 1750 s and 1760 s the chippendale style emerged as the dominant force in georgian furniture design following the publishing of the first edition of thomas chippendale s the gentleman and cabinet maker s directory in 1754.

Georgian period furniture style.

Perhaps an antique georgian sideboard is the centerpiece you need. Although interior art and design styles of america pre 19 th century often come under the heading colonial there are more specific sub divisions for the period styles produced. British furniture is widely collected today for its elegant appearance and important ties to british history culture and taste. We specialise in georgian antique furniture dating from c 1714 c.

The elite cabinetmakers who created this antique georgian furniture during the georgian period. Georgian v regency furniture styles. Georgian style lasted nearly 100 years 1714 to 1801 and is named for king george i george ii and george iii of britain. We have a variety of 19th century georgian pieces available in our collection.

Georgian pieces are likely to use oak and mahogany. The georgian period is divided into three. The first thing to look for is what wood has been used. George iii chippendale style.

The gothic the rococo. Key designers of the georgian period who led the way in creating some of the finest pieces of english antique furniture were thomas chippendale george. English period furniture georgian period 1714 1806. Furniture had previously had its origins in the court and worked its way down but george i brought a dull and tarnished feeling to the court and only few developments.

Georgian furniture replaced walnut with mahogany as its wood of choice. Preceding the american georgian period of 1720 1790 is the early american era 1608 1720 which was characterised by unpretentious interiors and furniture designs. Genuine georgian antiques 1714 to 1837 for sale from trusted antique dealers. The georgian period styles varied widely under the influence of different master cabinet makers up to the point that sometimes the names of these masters eclipsed those of the kings.

Styles from civilizations like ancient greece and contemporary japan contributed to the evolution of british furniture during the 18 th 19 th and 20 th centuries especially resulting in a wide array of designs and techniques. Historically the georgian style can be divided as follows. The early georgian reign of george i 1714 1727. The first thing to understand is that there are subtle differences between the style of georgian and regency furniture.

Our selection of antique georgian furniture includes georgian chest of drawers georgian tables georgian bedside tables georgian desks small georgian furniture.