Antique Furniture American Empire Style Chair

Legs and chair backs are straighter often with incised decoration.

Antique furniture american empire style chair.

American empire style furniture which overlaps with the federal furniture style takes inspiration from the neoclassical and the french empire style that was popular during the reign of napoleon. When identifying antique chairs it s important to have a basic knowledge of the significant design periods and the important types of chairs. In american furniture the empire style was most notably exemplified by the work of new york cabinetmakers duncan phyfe and paris trained charles honoré lannuier. Other major furniture centers renowned for regional interpretations of the american empire style were boston philadelphia and baltimore.

Elizabethan 1520 1620 early american style 1640 1700. Handmade furniture antique furniture empire furniture wood slab scale miniatures construction the originals american empire chest this is the original prototype. 53ʺw 19ʺd 19ʺh pottstown pa. 18802 set of 6 mahogany empire style dining chairs twin arms 1 250 00.

American empire 1800 to 1840 the american empire period took more influence from the french than the english with a greater emphasis on curved arms cabriole legs and ornate paw or claw feet. Antique french rococo style walnut side chairs set of 4 1 800 2 900. American furniture manufacturers were enthusiastic about this style since it was so easy to adapt for mass production. Supporting columns on the corners of dressers and glass in place of raised panels were also hallmarks of this period.

By the early 1830s simpler grecian style furniture with rich mahogany and rosewood veneers and exuberant scrolled supports characterized a new direction in american furniture. A good place to start when identifying furniture is often to figure out what period it s from. Mid 19th century antique american empire upholstered scroll form bench 2 495. Make offer antique mahogany american empire style dining table with ten chairs circa 1800.

21ʺw 22ʺd 38ʺh los angeles ca. Antique american empire mahogany wood 4 drawer chest circa 1800 1840 set of four american empire gondola style dining chairs with inlay american empire flame mahogany quervelle school tester bed circa 1840 19th century meeks american empire mahogany console table with carrara marble. Significant furniture design periods. Shop empire furniture decor and art at great prices on chairish.