Walnut also cherry mahogany maple and oak.
Identification antique furniture leg styles.
It dates back to 5th century greece but the style experienced a comeback during the late 18th century neoclassical furniture movement.
More antique chair styles.
This furniture foot style consists of a tapered cylinder that is separated from the leg by a turned ring.
This is a light chair whose front and back sets of legs flare away from each other.
Each antique style has specific identifying features often named after the reigning monarch of the time or for the designer who created the style such as thomas chippendale thomas sheraton or george hepplewhite.
How to determine the style of your antique furniture.
Some styles are based on monarchial reigns such as victorian queen anne louis xiv xv and xvi georgian from the four.
Learn more about a number of different examples of leg styles developed in both europe and the united states from the renaissance period to the empire period.
Furniture styles are categorized.
Links within each description lead to more information on styles periods and types of antique furniture.
How to identify antique chairs.
Recognizable characteristics on legs feet drawers and backs help determine the style of antique furniture.
Graceful curves curved cabriole leg with no rungs or.