Queen Anne Furniture English Period Furniture – Queen Anne 1702
-1714 The gracious and comfortable furniture from the Dutch
influence continued and the English craftsman were developing
their own skills. They had learned the foreign techniques and
started to create a distinct English style. As the room sizes
were now much smaller the pieces of furniture were less massive
than those of previous centuries and the comfort was provided
for in the chairs. The chair is the single item that most
typifies any one period and there is no exception with this
period. The Queen Anne Chair is very well known and still
popular today. Queen Anne Chair c. 1715, note the escalloped
shell on the knee and the well proportioned shape. Queen Anne
Chair c. 1715, note the escalloped shell on the knee and the
well proportioned shape.It features curved lines with the top
rail flowing into the back legs with no obvious joints.
Stretcher rails were omitted, as they were now unnecessary with
cabriole legs. Walnut was still the most popul