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Archive for February, 2010

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Sheraton Period 1790-1810

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Thomas Sheraton: born 1751  Durham, England — died Oct. 22, 1806, London There are only a handful of designers that end up having an entire period of design bearing their name. Next to Chippendale there are none more respected than Thomas Sheraton. The Sheraton antique chair is the pinnacle of symmetry and refinement. Sheraton was [...]

Federal Period Antique Chair

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Federal Period Antique Chair The Federal Period is an American furniture period roughly ranging from 1790 to 1830. The period gleens its name from the early American Federalist Party. This party was intent on forging a strong new Republic and with leaders like Thomas Jefferson they often turned to the classical Greek and Roman days [...]

The wonderful Queen Anne period 1720 – 1750

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Queen Anne Antique Chair The Queen Anne period falls nicely between the William and Mary period and the later, more refined Chippendale period with dates of around the early 1720s to about 1750. Of course with all antique chair styles and periods there are overlaps in design elements. An odd note about the period, it [...]

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