Queen Anne, 1702-1714 – Rococo style in England

Queen Anne interior

Queen Anne chair

Rococo style with Chinese elements

Cabriole LegShape SplatDouble-Hoop Back

Drop-in SeatOften no stretchersUsually Pad FootUsually Walnut

Chinese Chair Forms, “Hat Shaped” Crest Rail on the Side Chair, and Hoop Back on the Armchair

Folding Armchair, China

Wing chair, Queen Anne style

Queen AnneTallboy & Lowboy

Secretary-bookcases, Queen Anne style – double-Hooded tops, shaped door panels

Bracket Foot Bun Foot

New furniture formsForms Developed for Drinking Tea

George I, 1714-27 George II, 1727-1760

Early Georgian Period

George I Armchair & Side Chair

retain Queen Anne form, carved crest rail, splat & knee, ball and claw foot

Fully Upholstered Armchair or Wingchair

Secretary-bookcase, Ogee Foot

Drop-leaf table

George II chairs: High-relief Carving Yoke crest rail Straightened side rails decorated splats and rails Legs more elaborate Ball and claw foot

Card tables

George II Gaming Tables

George II Bookcase

Secretary-bookcase, Broken Pediment, Ogee Feet

Chiswick House, by Lord Burlington, with William Kent, Early Georgian Period, Neo-Palladian

Chiswick House, Blue Velvet Room

William Kent

Holkham Hall, 1734-64, Early Georgian, Neo-Palladian

Holkham Hall, the Marble Hall

Holkham Hall the Saloon

Ditchley Park, James Gibbs, 1722, For Earl of Litchfield

Ditchley Park, William Kent interior

Houghton Hall, Early Georgian, Neo-Palladian, begun 1722

Colin Campbell and James Gibbs, with interiors by William Kent

Saloon with furniture attributed to William Kent

Houghton Hall, State Bed Chamber

Neo-Palladian Sofas William Kent

Matthias (Matthew) Locke, Neo-Palladian Console Tables

Breakfront, William VileNeo-Palladian

George III, 1760-1820, Late Georgian Period, Neoclassical style

Robert AdamLate Georgian period, Neoclassical Style

Kedleston Hall, 1759, Paine and Brettingham, inspired by a Palladian Villa

South front, by Robert Adam, inspired by the Arch of Constantine, Ancient Rome

Kedleston Hall, Marble HallRobert Adam

Kedleston Hall, Saloon

Dolphin Sofa, Robert Adam’s design, made by John Linnell

Osterley Park – 16th Century Elizabethan, remodeled by Robert Adam, 1761

Osterley Park, Great Hall

Osterley Park, Library

Osterley Park, Tapestry Room Tapestry with Cartoons by Boucher

Osterley Park, Etruscan Room

Made for Osterley Park by Thomas Chippendale

Osterley Park, State bed, by Robert Adam

Syon House, Robert Adam remodeled interiors in 1762, for Duke of Northumberland

Syon House, Robert AdamGreat Hall

Syon House, Anteroom

Syon House, State Dining Room

Kenwood House, originally 17th century, remodeled by Robert Adam, 1764-79

Kenwood House Library

Saltram House – original Tudor, remodeled interiors by Robert Adam 1784

Saltram, Salon, two views

Saltram, Dining room

Adam-style mantels

Demilune Commode, by Robert Adam

Adam-style mirrors

Wedgwood Basalt Ware (stoneware)

Armchair designed by Adam, Made by Chippendale

The Three Important Furniture MakersLate Georgian Period

Thomas ChippendaleGeorge Hepplewhite

Thomas Sheraton

Thomas Chippendale

“The Gentleman and Cabinetmaker’s Director,” 1754, 55, 62

Chippendale Chairs: Yoke-shape crest rail, straight sides, pierced splat

“Ribbon-back” – Rococo influence

Ribbon Back Settee

Chinese Chippendale

“Chinese Chippendale”

Gothic Chippendale

Neoclassical Influence

George III giltwood sofa – designed by Adam, made by Chippendale, 1765

George III Breakfront

George Hepplewhite

“Cabinet-Maker & Upholsterer’s Guide,”1788, 1791 & 1794

Hepplewhite, Rectangular and Shield Back Chairs

Hepplewhite, Oval and Shield Back Chairs

Hepplewhite Style Settee

Hepplewhite, Fretwork

Hepplewhite Sideboard

Thomas Sheraton, “Cabinetmaker and Upholsterer’s Drawing Book”, 1791 & 1794

Sheraton, Rectangular and Shield Back Chairs

Sheraton Style Sofa

Sheraton Sideboard