Georgian Period Furniture Style

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Georgian period furniture style.

Other pieces from our selection of this furniture style include. Preceding the american georgian period of 1720 1790 is the early american era 1608 1720 which was characterised by unpretentious interiors and furniture designs. 18th century american georgian era interiors. 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.

The early georgian reign of george i 1714 1727. We have a variety of 19th century georgian pieces available in our collection. English period furniture georgian period 1714 1806. The elite cabinetmakers who created this antique georgian furniture during the georgian period.

The first thing to look for is what wood has been used. 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. The first thing to understand is that there are subtle differences between the style of georgian and regency furniture. British furniture is widely collected today for its elegant appearance and important ties to british history culture and taste.

Genuine georgian antiques 1714 to 1837 for sale from trusted antique dealers. Georgian furniture replaced walnut with mahogany as its wood of choice. Historically the georgian style can be divided as follows. The georgian period is divided into three.

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. Generally speaking there were 3 categories of designs by chippendale. Georgian style lasted nearly 100 years 1714 to 1801 and is named for king george i george ii and george iii of britain. Georgian pieces are likely to use oak and mahogany.

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. 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. Our selection of antique georgian furniture includes georgian chest of drawers georgian tables georgian bedside tables georgian desks small georgian furniture. We specialise in georgian antique furniture dating from c 1714 c.

George iii chippendale style.