Everything you need to know about Chippendale furniture Everything you need to know about Chippendale furniture 1 comment Chippendale is a style of furniture that became popular towards the end of the 18th century, designed by English cabinet maker Thomas Chippendale – after whom the style is named. Chippendale furniture is as popular as ever today, helping people create a period elegance in their homes. If you want to learn more about the popular style of furniture and its origins, read on. Who was Thomas Chippendale? Thomas Chippendale was born in the early 1700s but little more is known of his early life until he married in 1748. A few years later, he moved to the edge of Covent Garden and set up home, as well as establishing workshops where he made furniture. In 1754, Chippendale published a collection of furniture designs called Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director, which was enormously well-received by the public at the time. He was elected to the Society of Arts in 1759 and partnered with upholsterer James Rannie for a number of years until Rannie’s death, when Chippendale recruited his clerk Thomas Haig.

Chippendale married again in 1777 after the death of his first wife in 1772, and died in 1779 from tuberculosis. Styles of Chippendale furniture The Chippendale style is often described as being an anglicised type of Rococo, and Rococo is one of the styles Chippendale encompasses, along with Gothic and Chinese. Rococo Chippendale furniture often displays French influence, with chairs based on Louis XV designs, although usually less ostentatious. The ribbonback chair with a broad seat and cupid’s bow-style back rail is perhaps the most famous Chippendale design. Gothic Chippendale furniture is characterised by s-shaped curves and pointed arches in the backs of chairs, while Gothic bookcases were triangular at the top and had wooden glazing bars to hold the glass in place. Chinese Chippendale creations often included cabinets and shelves for china, and typically features pagoda-style pediments and glazing bars arranged in a fretwork design. This fretwork was also used on the edges of tea tables and on the backs and legs of chairs, often coated with lacquer.

Modern Chippendale furniture Chippendale furniture continues to be popular in modern times as the furnishings are not only attractive and help to create an upmarket, classic feel in the home, they are also hardwearing and long-lasting. While original furniture from the 1700s is hard to come by – especially in a well-preserved form, you can invest in replica pieces made from solid mahogany that is virtually undetectable as a modern equivalent. Mahogany is a reddish-brown hardwood that is extremely durable and ideal for carving. It resists wood rot and can be transformed into items of furniture that, with little maintenance, will last for years. You’ll find bedside tables, writing desks and dressing tables among the Chippendale furniture available, and simply need to wipe the furnishings down with a damp cloth to remove dust that has settled. To keep your mahogany Chippendale furniture in good condition, avoid placing it near to sunlight, as this can cause the wood’s colour to fade. Similarly, furnishings should not stand near to radiators or fireplaces. Avoid placing hot dishes directly on your Chippendale furniture, and use coasters lined underneath with felt, as other materials may scratch or damage the wood.

You can also add extra shine to your furniture by giving it a regular polish when the pieces are beginning to look a little dull. Chippendale--The Royalty of Antique Furniture The Early Years But in 1754, Mr. Chippendale, as he was known in London, published his detailed collection, Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, a portfolio of fashionable English furniture design templates and one of the first furniture design books. In it Chippendale adapted existing design styles to the fashion of the mid-18th century. Both makers and sellers of furniture rushed to purchase it, making Chippendale a household name. And so pervasive was the influence of his book that the name of Chippendale is often indiscriminately applied to all mid-18th century furniture. Chippendale created his Director as a catalogue from which his wealthy patrons could choose particular elements for their furniture, which would then be custom made for them in his workshop. It contained 161 plates, reflecting many elements of the Rococo, Chinese, Gothic and Neoclassical styles. Publication of the Director clearly had a stimulating effect on Chippendaleï¿½s career since all his known commissions date from after its publication.

However, the Chippendale style didnï¿½t remain within the confines of the Chippendale workshops very long. So popular were the designs with the wealthy class that soon other furniture makers were using Gentleman and Cabinet-Makerï¿½s Director as a pattern book for their shops, too. In 1754, the same year as the publication of his Director, Chippendale moved to spacious premises in the fashionable paved thoroughfare of St. Martinï¿½s Lane which his firm occupied for the next 60 years. He then formed a partnership with James Rannie, a Scottish merchant, who injected capital into the business. They employed between 40 and 50 artisans. And while the notes in his Director showed Chippendale possessed a sound practical knowledge of timbers and craftsmanship, he most likely, at this stage in his career, would have been responsible for design and management, instead of working at the bench. A versatile man, he was willing to design and supply wallpapers, carpets, fire grates, decorative ormolu, chimney pieces, even complete room schemes, in addition to furniture.

As well as equipping State Apartments with luxurious ensembles, his firm regularly supplied routine articles for the servantsï¿½ rooms and domestic offices. He offered a complete house furnishing service, undertook repairs, removals, hired out furniture, compiled inventories and was even prepared to direct and furnish funerals for respected customers. Fine Woods Make the Difference Chippendale style furniture was generally made of mahogany, imported from the West Indies. Though cabinetmakers occasionally used veneers, theyï¿½re not typical of this style. Instead they preferred using solid wood to accommodate the elaborate carving found in this style. And they upholstered the newly introduced camel-back sofas in rich brocades, velvets, and damasks. While cabinetmakers used Cuban, Dominican and Honduran mahogany during the latter part of the 18th Century, the finest was Cuban, a dense, heavy wood with a close grain. When they carved it, minute white flecks would appear in the wood. Honduran mahogany is lighter in weight and color. The mahoganies from the Dominican Republic and Jamaica fell somewhere between Cuban and Honduran in quality.

Flame mahogany refers to the character of the grain, obtained by using the first branch or crotch of the tree. Another much sought-after grain was mottled, often referred to as "plum pudding" mahogany. Nevertheless, in the Chippendale period in America, Connecticut cabinetmakers used cherry more often than mahogany. During the same period, furniture makers in Bermuda used local cedar which had an orangish hue. Throughout America, furniture makers used softwoods like white pine for the main carcase of furniture, but in England, they favored hardwood such as oak. By mixing and melding the extravagant Rococo style with the Gothic and Chinese styles, Chippendale came up with a hybrid that displaced the more angular Queen Anne style. From the 1760's, the neoclassical work of architect Robert Adam, with whom he worked on several large projects, influenced him greatly. Chippendale's Signature Formï¿½The Cabriole Leg He extensively employed the Queen Anne-style cabriole leg.

While there are six different basic Chippendale style legsï¿½the lionï¿½s paw, the ball and claw, the late Chippendale, the Marlborough, the club and the spadeï¿½he based three of them on the cabriole shape which is an elegant, serpentine style ending in a distinctive foot. These include the lionï¿½s paw, which ends with a lion paw shaped foot, the club, which is a simple round foot and the ball and claw, which looks like an eagle talon holding a ball. The remaining leg styles are straightï¿½the Marlborough being a plain, square leg, the spade a tapered round leg often with a square or trapezoid foot, and the late Chippendale having a square leg with a square foot. Chippendaleï¿½s Gothic and Chinese influenced designs had straight or tapering legs, tracery carving and fret and lattice work. Block-front furnitureï¿½where the center front recedes in a shallow concave curve between slightly convex endsï¿½seems to have been unique to North America. Chippendale never illustrated furniture of this type in his Director.

Furniture connoisseurs believe that this style originated the area of Boston, Massachusetts, and assumed a Chippendale character. Another characteristically American furniture form was the highboy. English cabinetmakers abandoned the chest-on-stand, of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, for the chest-on-chest where the lower section is supported on low bracket feet. Furniture makers supported the highboy, known back then as a high chest of drawers, on high cabriole legs, the top being surmounted by a swan-neck broken pediment sometimes known in America as a "bonnet." The center of the pediment was usually embellished with a cartouche showing the familyï¿½s crest, except in American pieces this is smaller. It was customary to display these elaborately carved pieces in the drawing room, even though they were designed to hold personal belongings. The lowboy, or the lower part of the highboy, was usually elaborately embellished with carving and sometimes stood by itself. Chippendale chairs often exhibit features of Queen Anne or early Georgian furniture. Often, American Chippendale chairs had Queen Anne back-splats or kidney-shaped seats.

American cabinetmakers used doweled through tenon construction, even in sophisticated furniture, up to the late 18th century. In England this feature had died out in all but country furniture by the early 18th century. Of course, there are exceptions, so that identification is dependent upon more subtle points such as the less extreme line of the American back leg as compared with the English examples which are less vertical. However, in America, cabriole legs tended to be somewhat curlier than in England. Chinese Chippendale Another style of furnishing thatï¿½s often associated with the name of Chippendale is the so-called "Chinese Chippendale" or Chinoiserie, which remained immensely popular, especially for bedrooms, despite the rise of Neoclassicism. Japanning, or painted decoration sometimes imitating lacquer, became the last word in chic. While he based his work upon the general Queen Anne and Georgian characteristics of sober design and thoroughly fine construction, retaining many of the early 18th-century details, Chippendale introduced many other forms.

Though collectors identify his name with the extensive variety of chair designsï¿½from geometrical to Chinese, lattice, or sumptuously carved and interlaced forms, his workshopï¿½s output also included desks, mirror frames, hanging bookshelves, settees, china cabinets and bookcasesï¿½featuring fretted cornices and latticework glazed doorsï¿½and tables with delicately fretted galleries and distinctive cluster-column legs of Gothic inspiration. Noted Makers of Chippendale Furniture Records dating from before the American Revolution prove that there were many skilled craftsmen in the country. In Boston, for example, there were 150 known cabinetmakers, while Philadelphia had equally as many. In the South, craftsmen-slaves produced good work. Itï¿½s not surprising, therefore, to discover that many of the cabinetmakers who produced American Chippendale furniture werenï¿½t of British descent. George Gostelowe who worked in Philadelphia was Swedish while Andrew Gautier was a Huguenot.

Some of the most remarkable makers of Chippendale furniture were Quakers, for example the Goddards and the Townsends of Newport, Rhode Island Island, and William Savery of Philadelphia, Pennyslvania. In the history of American colonial furniture, the Townsends and the Goddards are truly remarkable for the quality of their work and for the number of them of different generations who made furnitureï¿½altogether some 20 individuals from three generations of the Townsends, including Christopher and his sons John and Job and his grandsons Job junior and Edmund were well known, while of the Goddards the best known was John. Reproductions It was the practice in the mid-18th Century to purchase a finely made piece of furniture or decorative object and then have copies made at a lower price to increase its number. These, as with modern reproductions, of the Chippendale style were often hand carved but donï¿½t have the depth and detail of carving that genuine Chippendale furniture has. Nye recommended that collectors look for evidence of craftsmanshipï¿½hand planing, hand sawing, handmade nails, as well as shrinkage in the wood.

In addition, reproduction pieces will have been constructed of younger mahogany which isnï¿½t as dense and is grainier than the slow-growth wood used to make 18th-century pieces. High Prices for Quality Thomas Chippendale, whoï¿½s furniture designs today command stratospheric prices, had to, on more than one occasion, fight for payment on his commissions. Today, collectors should be wary of any piece of Chippendale furniture that doesnï¿½t have a four to six-figure price tag, especially for pieces made in Philadelphia, according to Nye. "If itï¿½s not appropriately priced, the dealer knows that itï¿½s not 18th century," said Nye. "A reputable dealer will give a written guarantee that the piece is authentic and the guarantee will include a detailed description of the piece and its provenance. Watch out for the ï¿½too-good-to-be-trueï¿½ price." Nye also noted that while the market is strong for exceptional items, many Chippendale pieces are undocumented and unsigned, so collectors need to look at form and aesthetic attributes.

"Many American cabinetmakers borrowed liberally from Chippendaleï¿½s designs, so their pieces werenï¿½t as pure as English ones," he added. The Chippendale Society, founded in England in 1963, owns an important collection of furniture and documents, usually on display at Temple Newsam House, Leeds, England. Chippendale | furniture | Britannica.com Chippendale Shaker furniture Chippendale, various styles of furniture fashionable in the third quarter of the 18th century and named after the English cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale . The first style of furniture in England named after a cabinetmaker rather than a monarch, it became the most famous name in the history of English furniture at a time when such craftsmanship was at its zenith. Mahogany ribbonback chairs in the Rococo style, designed by Thomas Chippendale, 18th century © Christie’s Images The descriptive term Chippendale is derived from a book of furniture designs, the first of its kind, that was published in 1754 in London and called The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director .

The identity of the designers of the patterns in The Director is debatable in some instances, but Thomas Chippendale was clearly responsible for many of the best designs himself. The book was enthusiastically received, and furniture based on Chippendale’s designs was crafted in England, on the European continent, and in the American Colonies. Chippendale designs fall into three main styles: Gothic, Rococo (called modern in the pattern book), and Chinese. Chippendale blended these disparate stylistic elements into harmonious and unified designs. The term Chippendale specifically refers to English furniture of the 1750s and ’60s made in a modified Rococo style. Gothic Chippendale incorporated pointed arches and ogee (S-shaped) curves into the backs of chairs and, more successfully, in the glazing bars (wooden tracery holding the glass) and pediments of massive bookcases. Rococo Chippendale was to some extent a reaction against the heavy formality of Baroque furniture design, typified by the work of William Kent who died in 1748.

Many of the Rococo designs were French in origin, but Chippendale modified some of them for the less flamboyant English market; among these are his French chairs , based on Louis XV designs. Probably the best-known Chippendale design is a broad-seated ribbonback chair, with a back rail in the form of a cupid’s bow, and the pierced splat (centre support in the back) composed of carved interlacing ribbons. The most elaborate Rococo designs, carved and gilded, were those for mirror frames, girandoles, and console tables. Similar Topics Chippendale Furniture - 774 For Sale at 1stdibs Chippendale Furniture Dimensions: H 19.5 in. W 13.5 in. D 8 in. Dealer Location: San Francisco, CA Materials & Techniques: Maple Miniature American Chippendale Tiger Maple Chest-o... Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Models and Miniatures Maple A miniature American Chippendale tiger maple chest with two short over two long drawers mounted on a frame of a later date ending in cabriole legs with trifid feet. Chest, circa 1790.

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Just look at that gorgeous frame adorned with birds and floral motifs. Glass is clear and blemish free. Such a good look ... 1000+ images about Thomas Chippendale on Pinterest | Auction, Game tables and Overmantle mirror Forward The Gen. William Harrington Chippendale mahogany desk & bookcase, Charleston, South Carolina 1750-1780 - A label affixed to the interior back of the desk reads This desk was the property of my great, great grandfather, General Henry William Harrington, of Revolutionary fame, who with his army camped on the hill north of Cross Creek, now the town of Fayetteville, N.C., & the hill to this day is known as Harrington's Hill…H: 97 5/8, W: 43½, D: 24¼ in. See More Traditional Interior Design Chippendale Style Furniture - Furniture Arcade - House furniture, Living room furniture, Bedroom furniture, Home furniture Home › Designer Furniture › Traditional Interior Design Chippendale Style Furniture Traditional Interior Design Chippendale Style Furniture Posted on by Jake — No Comments ↓ Chippendale style furniture is one of the most popular and easily available furniture lines among traditional furniture designs.

It was equally popular and the most sought after in England and America during 18th century. Thomas Chippendale, an 18th century British designer and cabinet maker made this style popular. In 1754, he published first ever furniture design catalog named ‘The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Director.’ It was a detailed collection of his stylish and trendy English furniture designs. It was sold out instantly and Chippendale became well known throughout England and America. Thomas Chippendale had great social skills and keen business sense. He was aware of the benefits of advertising and good public relations. Though he was not accepted as a prominent member of society, he did exceptionally well in his profession. He hired 40-50 craftsmen and started his own workshop and production unit in partnership of a wealthy merchant called James Rannie. His sound knowledge of woods and furniture designing attracted many wealthy clients whom he supplied custom made designer furniture. He also designed carpets, wallpapers, chimneys, fire grates, decorative pieces and sometime entire room designs. During 1760s he worked with the architect Robert Adam on several big projects.

He was influenced by Robert Adam’s neoclassical style and replaced angular design of the Queen Anne style furniture with curves. Chippendale style furniture is made of hardwood like mahogany or oak. Other woods such as cherry or local cedar are also used. Softwoods like white pine are used to make main shell of furniture. Velvet, damask or brocade is used for upholstery. Chippendale furniture can be identified by its exquisite wood carving and rich furnishings with Gothic, English and Chinese motifs. It looks similar to Queen Anne style furniture, with a bit more elaborate and exquisite carving. The key element of Chippendale style furniture is the Queen Anne-style cabriole leg with three different types of feet. They are the ball and claw, the lion’s paw, and the club. The lion’s paw foot look like a paw of a lion, the club is a simple round foot and the ball and the claw looks as if an eagle talon holding a ball. The other three types of feet are the spade, the Marlborough and the late Chippendale.

The spade a tapered round leg with a trapezoid foot, the Marlborough is a plain, square leg, and the late Chippendale has a square leg with a square foot. Chippendale furniture comes with three types of influences namely Gothic, Chinese and French. Chippendale’s Gothic and Chinese influenced designs have straight or tapering legs. The Chinese Chippendale style furniture is famous for bedrooms. Its painted design imitating lacquer finish is extremely popular. Though Chippendale furniture is famous for its chairs available in a number of varieties, other furniture is also eye catching such as settees, camel back sofa, bookcases, china cabinets, desks, dining tables and chairs, mirrors etc. The Chippendale Society at Temple Newsam House, England has original collection of furniture and documents.

Traditional Style Interior Design Chippendale Bookcase Traditional Style Interior Design Chippendale Dining Table Traditional Style Interior Design Chippendale Armchair Traditional Style Interior Design Chippendale Armed Dining Chair Traditional Style Interior Design Chippendale Settee Traditional Style Interior Design Chippendale Bed Related posts 18c American Furniture: Early American Furniture | Queen Anne | Chippendale | Pennsylvania German | Philadelphia Style | Reproduction Furniture Login / Register 18th c American Furniture... The furniture displayed here is bench made - by hand - with the same kind of hand tools and techniques as used in the 18th century. Meticulous care is taken to reproduce these select examples as exhibiting the most exemplary motifs of Colonial American craftsmanship. This care extends from selection of wood for special characteristics, to expected tool marks, to the exacting finishing including correct color, materials and finish appearance. Attention is also given to careful selection of hardware, whether brass or iron. Each piece is carefully aged to simulate 250 years of expected wear so as to unobtrusively blend with surrounding antiques. Every effort is made to faithfully reproduce these magnificent examples from private and public collections. Faithful reproduction is the premier focus here.

These pieces are not made quickly, for only a few select pieces are reproduced each year, but they are made correct to the period. We hope you enjoy these pieces in trust for your future generations as much as many in the past have been fortunate to value and appreciate them. Special requests are certainly invited. Please contact us for more information. Philadelphia Queen Anne Spice Box on Frame, c.1740's Originally there were few of these formal and sophisticated valuables boxes produced in colonial America and they would have graced a home of some wealth and reputation. This walnut reproduction is built with similar hand tools and techniques as in the 18th century. It has hand carved trifid feet with a shell on each front knee. Note the common Philadelphia QA motif of a "whale's tail" in the center of the frame's skirt. It also has tombstone raised panel doors made from bookmatched crotchwood. The upper doors are lockable and the base is separate from the top section. There are many small interior drawers made from curly walnut, dovetailed by hand, originally designed for storage of expensive spices or other valuables, as well as several hidden drawers and two candle slides. It has a hand applied shellac finish.

H 57" W 23.3/4" D 10.5/8" Philadelphia Sarcophagus Tall Case Clock Tall case clocks were considered to be "luxury" items in the colonial household through the 1700's. This outstanding sarcophagus top tall case clock (also known as a caddy top) was originally built by Peter Stretch c1720-30 in Philadelphia. Stretch was one of Philadelphia's earliest clock makers. He and later his two sons (also clockmakers) were regarded in Philadelphia as a leading craftsman and all were very active in civic and Quaker affairs. This beautiful walnut reproduction features a blind fretwork frieze, a hand blown glass rondel in the waist door, lots of hand made molding and hand blacksmithed rat tail hinges. The sarcophagus molding on the hood is quite distinctive of a very early clock. The brass dial is faithfully recreated by David Lindow. This is a commanding piece in a household even today.

H 109" W 23" D 11.1/2" Newport, Rhode Island Tall Case Clock c.1750 The original works of this clock were built by James Wady from Newport and the original case was built by Job Townsend, also from Newport. This mahogany reproduction is mostly constructed from one carefully laid-out mahogany board. The reproduction brass dial is exceptional and faithful as the original in that it has a minute hand, a tidal dial and a strike silent dial, made by David Lindow. This clock has a double cornice, a rare feature. There are two gold leafed friezes, gilded column capitals and a gilded carved shell. The shell carved on the waist door is a simple Newport shell but executed by relieving most of the door to enhance the shell. The clock terminates with beautiful ogee bracket feet. H 101.7/8" W 20.1/2" D 10.1/2" Philadelphia Chippendale Pie Crust Tilt Top Tea Table c.1770's This reproduction Philadelphia Chippendale Pie Crust Tilt Top Tea Table is constructed from Mahogany.

The single board top is turned on an outboard lathe and then the "pie crust" scalloped delicate edge is hand carved. The birdcage support is a common Philadelphia characteristic. There is elaborate carving and fluting on the post. The carved cabriole legs have elongated flowing acanthus carvings terminating in a ball and claw foot. This is a diminutive version of a very distinguished colonial tea table. H 28.5/8" W 25" D 25" Philadelphia French Back Stools These two matching Philadelphia French Back Stools (Chairs) are constructed with Mahogany as the primary wood. The profiled Marlborough legs are made with a special dedicated wooden hand plane. Note the delicate corner fretwork at the junction of the legs and the seat. These extremely comfortable chairs have a hand applied shellac finish and are upholstered in supple leather. The originals were built by Thomas Affleck for John Penn when he resided at Cliveden.

H 38" W 24.3/4" D 26" Philadelphia Chippendale Bachelor's Chest c.1760-1780 This beautiful walnut reproduction diminutive chest of drawers is constructed from wide, one-piece walnut sides and top. Note the embellishment of carved corners on the top, graceful yet strong ogee bracket fee, and canted, fluted quarter columns. Albert Sack, in "The Fine Points of Furniture" says the original's "compact scale of the case and superb proportion elevate this standard from to exalted staus." Hand applied shellac finish. H 33.5/8" W 33.1/2" D 20" Philadelphia Cellaret/Spirits Box/Bottle Case This unusual piece usually tends to be more Southern in flavor and predominance, but great examples also were made in Philadelphia, as is the original from which this piece is copied. The cellaret/spirits box/bottle case was the storage container for the 18th century household's storage of spirits, a necessary component of the colonial home. The interior partitions are sized to hold a dozen 18th century glass bottles.

The top section lifts up for access and the base has a lockable drawer. There are pierced corner brackets joining the Marlborough legs to the lower carcase. Note the half blind hand cut dovetails all around the upper box, a tedious process. This piece can be built from many varieties of wood, such as curly maple, walnut cherry or mahogany. This particular piece is constructed from figured maple. H 32.1/2" W 23" D 16.1/4" Philadelphia Chippendale Camelback Sofa This outstanding sofa has a peaked back, molded Marlborough legs, a serpentine front and C-scroll arms. These peaked back sofas "are justly recognized as the top of the line. This example has dynamic impact due to its compact size and superb lines." (Albert Sack, New Fine Points of Furniture.) Currently pictured in the muslin. Mahogany. H 38.3/8" W 71" D 33" Philadelphia/Chester County Queen Anne Valuables Box c.1730-1740 This box is an outstanding example of one of the finest genres of boxes ever made - the Pennsylvania Spice Box, or Valuables Box.

This box has a tombstone raised panel door embellished with a typical 18th century Chester County decorative motif on the exterior panel. It is a dovetailed box with small interior drawers showcased with an arched arcade and the surprise of hidden drawers. Bun feet and brass reproduction drops from the William and Mary period maintain very early motifs that are skillfully blended with more modern Queen Anne features. Though these boxes appear to be simple, the execution of the joinery and typical embellishment demand advanced skill. Though spice boxes were found in the early colonial New England home, they were and remained very popular into later years in Southeastern PA. Walnut, White Pine and Atlantic White Cedar. This entire piece is constructed and finished in the 18th century manner. **Commissions available to commemorate a special occasion such as a birth or marriage. H 21.5/8" W 14.1/2" D 10.5/8" Philadelphia William and Mary Miniature High Chest of Drawers (Spice Box) c.1695-1725 This rare walnut, white cedar and pine high chest is quite the eye-catcher.

While the English would have painted or veneered much of this style of furniture, the Philadelphia cabinetmakers chose to make it in the solid. It is most unusual from the other limited known originals of this style in that it has all drawers in increasing heights in the upper section, rather than other combinations of drawers and doors. This particular piece has hand-made sterling silver back plates and drops. The top row of three drawers all have Quaker locks, also known as Spring Locks. Finished with hand applied shellac. H 29.1/2" W 21" D 9" 18th c Philadelphia Queen Anne Child's Chair Formal seating furniture for a child is considered very rare in the antiques world. Most any search into fine Queen Anne or Chippendale American Antique Furniture will probably not picture or even discuss a child's chair - because they are that rare! The carved crest, cabriole legs and trifid feet are quite exceptional. Leather slip seat. Walnut.

H 29.3/8" W 16" D 16" Philadelphia Queen Anne Side Chair c.1740-1750 This magnificent chair is a "superb example of the best in colonial chair making" according to Joseph Downs in "American Furniture of the Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods." The magnificent crest features S-shaped scrolls and volutes surrounding a beautiful center carved shell. The solid splat terminates in a carved shoe featuring gadrooning. The concaved front seat rail is also carved with a centered shell, a feature exclusive to the finest Philadelphia chairs. There is extensive acanthus carving on the knees, terminating in a ball and claw foot. Walnut. Leather slip seat. Shellac finish. H 41.3/4" W 21.1/4" D 20.3/8" Bombe' Dressing Glass with Drawers c.1760-1790 This piece represents the highest style in Boston, the bombe' (swelled, kettle-shaped). The swelled sides and front in the casework were very popular in that particular geographical area for a long period of time.

This Dressing Glass, placed on the top of a Dressing Table, would have been used in the colonial home to assist in personal hygiene and dressing. It has diminutive ogee bracket fee, carved cockbeading into the solid case, 22k water-gilded carved sight edge and carved floral decoration on the crest of the looking glass. The mirror glass is reproduction glass and the finish is hand-applied shellac. Mahogany. H 32.1/2" W 21.1/2" D 8.1/4" Pennsylvania Valuables Box This reproduction walnut Valuables box is a hand dovetailed box seated upon lovely turned bun feet. The hand blacksmithed hardware features fabulous strap hinges and an exceptional crab/grab lock. The interior sports a till complete with a hidden drawer. H 12.5/8" W 20.1/4" D 11.3/4" Federal Worktable These striking tables were designed to be "work" or sewing tables for women in the new Republic. Turned legs of mahogany are hand reeded. It has a figured mahogany turret top and sides.

The front drawers are constructed from bird's eye maple surrounded by mahogany cockbeading. Hand applied Shellac finish. Colonial Pipe Box The pipe Box was a common utensil in a colonial home or tavern. The clay pipes were stored on the tiered rack, after breaking off the tip for the next smoker. Flint and tinder were kept in the drawer below. This reproduction is made from curly maple and finished with shellac. There are many variations of pipe boxes. H 16.3/4" W 5.1/4" D 4.3/4" 18th century Chester County, Pennsylvania Bible Box/Book Box This walnut replica of an 18th century Chester County, Pennsylvania Bible Box is hand dovetailed and hand planed as was the original. The original was probably owned by a Quaker Family and certainly a valued piece to that family because they may have housed the Holy Bible, a reference for belief and behavior as well as documents for family records, births, deaths, marriages, etc. The molded feet are cut by hand with a molding plane, as are the lid undermoldings. The base and foot moldings are attached with wooden pegs, as in the original design.

The box has exquisite hand blacksmithed hinges. H 4.1/4" W 18" D 12" Pennsylvania German Painted Hanging Cupboard c.1775 This architectural cupboard made from clear white pine has lots of drawers, a lower open exterior shelf and an outstanding cornice complete with dentil work. The raised panel center door masks two interior shelves, one of which would hold a charger (often a very expensive piece of pewter in the colonial home). The superb iron rattail hinges on this case are matched with an equally fine Indian head escutcheon plate. Such respect was granted to pieces like this that it was often kept in a room of the house where it was held in high regard and locked on a regular basis. The piece commanded respect in the PA German household. The tulip motif is central in the exquisite painted finish, faithfully recreated. It is suspended from the wall with blacksmithed hangers on the back.

H 37.1/8" W 38.1/2" D 17.3/8" Pennsylvania German Step Back Cupboard c.1760's This painted pine cupboard is a copy of an original Pennsylvania Step Back Cupboard, circa 1760's. Painted cupboards held the necessaries of the colonial kitchen in an organized fashion, yet still provided some color and interest in the colonial household. This one is built using the same kind of traditional hand tools as craftsment in Colonial Pennsylvania would have used, including hand-cut dovetails, pegged mortise and tenon joints, hand cut molding from wooden hand planes and hand planed surfaces throughout. Raised panel exterior doors. Note the interior spoon rack and plate rails. It features a traditionally painted exterior surface utilizing casein based paints as well as other traditional period paint materials. The intricate paint design itself is based on an original Pennsylvania painted cupboard. The decorative rattail hinges are hand blacksmithed in York County. Great attention has benn given to the period details in the execution of the construction as well as the finishing of this piece, making it an excellent example of the best of early Pennsylvania craftsmanship.

H 82.1/4" W 44" D 17.5/8" Philadelphia William and Mary Escrutoire/Scriptor The fabulous reference "Worldly Goods" by Jack Lindsey cites the original of this piece is one of the first documented pieces built in Philadelphia in 1707, built by Edward Evans. Introduced in the late 17th century, the escritoire (scrutoire, scitore, secretaire, secretary) is a secretary cabinet with a hinged fall front that becomes a writing surface. Drawers and pigeonholes compose the upper section while the lower half is a bureau. Author Jack Lindsey in "Worldly Goods", states, "The Evans desk includes a flat, shallow drawer hidden by a torus molding (a large convex molding) in the upper cornice, a feature found on few surviving Pennsylvania pieces but a popular device on English and Dutch cabinets of an earlier date." Pg 134. The dimensions of this eminently practical piece make it great for use in the modern home or office. Spring locks and many hidden drawers.

H 66.1/2" W 44.1/2" D 19.1/2" Pennsylvania German Hanging Corner Cupboard This reproduction cupboard is constructed from thick, hand planed clear white pine and painted and patinated with traditional finishing materials to look 250 years old. It features outstanding hand cut dentil molding on the cornice, hand cut fluted pilasters and a centrally located hand raised panel door. The hand made blacksmithed hardware is made in York County, PA, as well as the fabulous Indian head escutcheon and ram's head hinges terminating in rat-tails. The interior is washed with milk paint and features scalloped shelving. H 38.1/4" W 39" Chester County, PA Painted Hanging Cupboard This faithful reproduction cupboard made from clear white pine is perfect for the functional modern kitchen or family room. The beautiful profiled sides are extremely eye-catching. The raised panel door has a more complicated profile on both the stiles and rails as well as the central raised panel reveals, which is subtly decorative. The bold cornise is another decorative eye-catching feature. A seemingly simple piece which draws the eye back again and again.

Historically painted finish, with a scumbled decorative touch on the raised panel field as the original is decorated. H 28.1/2" W 22" D 10.7/8" Colonial Pennsylvania Salt Box The Pennsylvania Salt Box displayed here also typifies early Pennsylvania craftsmanship. Though built to be utilitarian in function, it was embellished in a particular fashion to brighten the user's daily life, especially in the more affluent home. This salt box is constructed in the traditional manner, all hand tools. It is decorated with paint motifs rather unique to the Ephrata Cloisters. Others are available which are painted to specific historic geographic locations or in the unique Line and Berry techniques, unique to Southeastern Pennsylvania. Pine. H 16.3/8" W 13" D 6.3/8" Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest Monroe Fabian, in his outstanding book "The Pennsylvania-German Decorated Chest," says, "No form in the American decorative arts is more readily recognized for its aesthetic value and interest than the Pennsylvania-German chest." Authentically built and decorated, clearly an outstanding American Folk Art example.

While there are some basic construction methods and techniques to authentically reproduce these wonderful boxes, there is a large variety of execution in box size, feet, moldings, the presence or absence of drawers, a variety of architectural features and certainly lots of options in the execution of the paint motifs. Olde Mill has built and historically painted a variety of sizes and styles of the wonderful decorative form. Painted Pine. Painted Document Boxes These boxes are clearly related to the Bible Box in design, just not as sacred in its purpose. They were, however, very important boxes in their own right in that they often housed very important documents and probably legal tender. They were as plain or as embellished as the owner could afford, thus a wide range of decoration. These Document Boxes are authentically hand made in their construction and dovetailing. Wooden pegs are used for assembly. Material is poplar with historically correct paint materials used for embellishment. Motifs used are from authentic Pennsylvania German artifacts, borrowed from wooden objects, pottery, fraktur and other sources. Each one of these boxes is truly unique. Each is individually constructed and painted and no two will ever be exactly the same.

H 3.3/4" W 14.3/4" D 10.5/8" Depending on individual box. Brides Boxes, Painted These wooden boxes were highly valued by prospective brides to keepsake their most valuable possessions. The glorious decorative painting signified marriage, good luck symbols and the like. Sometimes the boxes were decorated with a man and a woman, sometimes animals, and even occasionally a gentleman on his horse. Some appear serious while others have a sense of humor, at least to our modern eye. These unusual boxes are not to be confused with Shaker Oval Boxes, which indeed have an oval shape. Bride's Boxes have a "racetrack" shape. This requires a thin piece of wood to be cut from the tree, smoothed by hand planing and steam-bent around a sized wooden mold. Matching bands are also thus constructed and bent to specifically match the box. The sides are then hand stitched with thin strips of rawhide sinew and the tops and bottoms, which also require a lot of preparation, are custom fit to each specific box with wooden pegs. Next the box is painted with historically correct materials and the embellished decoration is applied. Each of these boxes is individual and unique.

They are available only on a very limited basis due to the extreme amount of time required to correctly make the box and apply its decorative painted finish. The motifs used to paint the surface are acquired from original Bride's Boxes as well as other boxes similar in shape and design. The painted surfaces are absolutely exquisite and capture the essence of the original boxes. Large H 8.1/2" W 18.3/8" D 11.1/2" Medium H 7.1/4" W 15.1/2" D 10.1/4" Small H 5.3/8" W 11.1/2" D 7.1/4" Upcoming Seminars - Register Today Chippendale Chairs - 49 For Sale at 1stdibs Chippendale Chairs Dimensions: H 41 in. W 25 in. D 21 in. Dealer Location: Houston, TX Antique English Chippendale Style Pair of Carved W... Early 20th Century English Chippendale Chairs Walnut Receive our new selections direct from 1stdibs by email each week. Please click Follow Dealer below and see them first!

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Vintage 1950s English Chippendale Chairs Solid mahogany - original finish - bench made - two arm chairs and four side chairs. Dimensions below are for arm chairs; side chairs are 22.5" wide x 21.5" deep x 37.5" tall x 18" seat... Dimensions: H 44.5 in. W 27.75 in. D 25 in. Dealer Location: New York, NY Materials & Techniques: Mahogany, Upholstery Set of 12 English Chippendale Style Mahogany Open ... Antique 19th Century Chippendale Chairs Mahogany, Upholstery Set of 12 English Chippendale style (19th Cent) mahogany high back carved chairs with cabriole legs & upholstered slip seat (10 side chairs: 23"w 18"d 43"h, 2 arm chairs). Dimensions: H 34.5 in. W 18.5 in. D 18.5 in. Dealer Location: South Pasadena, CA Materials & Techniques: Wood Pair of Natural Wood Chippendale Faux Bamboo Chair...

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Reconstructed Rooms | Furniture History | National Museum Reconstructed Rooms 18th Century Furniture Explore the refined splendour of furniture in Georgian Ireland. Increasing trade and economic development, together with an element of political independence, brought considerable wealth to the landed aristocracy and merchant classes in 18th century Ireland. The people of this country don’t seem solicitous of having good dwellings or more furniture than is absolutely necessary. - Mary Granville (1700-1788), writer Towns and cities benefited from the widening of prominent streets. Elegant Georgian houses appeared in urban and rural settings and their nouveau riche owners patronised skilled craftsmen. In furniture, mahogany from the West Indies were the preferred wood, although walnut was still used. The designs of Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779), George Hepplewhite (1727-1786), and Thomas Sheraton (1751-1806) dramatically influenced furniture design. A distinctive Irish style developed characterized by cabriole legs and ball and claw feet. Seats narrowed towards the back resulting in a round form.

Popular carved motifs included an eagle’s head, birds, rosettes, and scalloped shells. Due to increased trade links with the Far East there was a rise in the popularity of Chinese decorative work, Japanese lacquer and Japanned furniture. From the middle to the end of the century satinwood and other costly veneers were used. Neo-classical styles flourished and painted decoration and delicate mouldings were popular. Chair backs were made in a variety of shapes including oval, heart and shield. Their general design became simplified with tapered or fluted legs. 18th century chair 18th Century Dining Room I have not seen less than fourteen dishes of meat for dinner, and seven for supper during my peregrinations. - Mary Granville (1700-1788), Writer The discovery of different foods and spices, new recipes and the variety of cookery books heightened the pleasures of 18th century dining. Increased importation of glass, porcelain and silverware resulted in large and elaborate dining services. New serving dishes and centerpieces embellished the table. Tableware spoke volumes about the host's standing in society while dining was governed by strict social rules and occasions.

According to the formal “French method” of serving, different dishes were simultaneously placed on the table in prescribed locations. Having sampled a dish, a diner would pass the plate onto their neighbour. Employing a French cook was fashionable while menus could feature such delicacies as “lamb’s ear ragout, fricassée of frog, badger flambé.” Badger was relatively uncommon in 18th century cookbooks. Some wealthy households employed a confectioner and a cook. Grander meals lasted many hours and ran to dozens of dishes with the first course consisting of soups, stews, vegetables, boiled fish and meats arranged around a centerpiece. As each course finished servants brought in the “remove dishes,” which introduced and created anticipation for the next course. The second course generally included exotic pies and other baked savories. Elaborate desserts were the crowning glory of the occasion.

Question: What was the main wood used by Thomas Chippendale in the 18th century?
Answer: Mahogany