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Hepplewhite Furniture and the Man Behind the Name

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Hepplewhite furniture is a name that is synonymous with beautiful, classically styled furniture and is referenced by most schools of design. Even today, cabinetmakers and designers look to Hepplewhite for inspiration. His furniture is referred to as neoclassic with graceful fine lines. Sheraton, Chippendale, Adam, Queen Anne and Hepplewhite were the five most well known [...]

Antique Chair Styles

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Antique enthusiasts may know a bit about the major styles of antique chairs, but appreciating fully their complicated history and structure requires more than just a summary of information. The defining characteristics of antique chair styles, including the Queen Anne, Hepplewhite, Empire or Curule, and others, remind us that rarely is a chair ever just [...]

Some Background on George Hepplewhite

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

George Hepplewhite was a noted London chair and cabitnetmaker. Born about 1727 he passed away in 1786 and was survived by his wife Alice Hepplewhite. In fact it was Alice who,in 1788, published a book with about 300 of his designs. George himself remains a bit of an enigma. No one for certain can be [...]

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