Antique Furniture Styles

Limed oak furniture refers to furniture made from oak wood that has been treated with a liming wax or paste. This process involves applying a mixture of wax and white…

Arts and Crafts Furniture date from the late 19th and early 20th century and are made by hand in Oak and Walnut timbers. Antique Arts and Crafts furniture was a…

Satinwood was a very expensive timber used in the 18th century and was often used to create decorative veneer patterns in antique furniture. Satinwood originates from the West and East…

Antique chair styles changed throughout the 18th, 19th and 20th century and below we list the different styles, designs in a comprehensive list from A – Z with pictures. You…

Antique Bergère Chairs are Caned Victorian French armchairs also known as a fauteuil (meaning armchair in French) having upholstered armrests and usually with a loose cushion.  The sides, base and…

One of the most popular pieces of antique furniture is either the antique wine table or the antique lamp table as they are so small they can fit anywhere in…

Antique Bridge Tables were designed from the early 18th Century Georgian period on-wards for the card game Bridge. Bridge was most popular in the Victorian and Edwardian periods and was…

Antique settees, also known as antique sofas were extended versions of armchairs from the period. Most were upholstered or like Chippendale examples had wooden backs in two to four sections,…

The Antique Circular or Round Table comes in many forms from a small occasional table to a larger dining table. The earliest form of antique circular tables dates from as…

Antique Loo Tables were a 19th Century Victorian design of table originally built for the 17th century trick taking card game loo also known as Lanterloo. This design then became…

Antique pedestal tables were first seen in the Early 18th Century in the form of a tripod table, used to hold candles. Antique Pedestal Tables for dining were high in…

Antique Hall Chairs were first introduced in the Mid 18th Century Georgian period. They were usually made in pairs and in Mahogany or Oak woods. These dainty antique chairs were…

Antique Country Furniture is what the antiques trade usually calls pieces of early English antique oak, Pine and Elm, basically locally available timbers in Britain. These antiques were made traditionally,…

The Antique Coal Purdonium was essentially to store coal next to your fire. As coal is not the most pleasant thing to look at in your dining room, the Victorian…

The Antique Cellarette, also called an Antique Wine Cooler, was a very important piece of furniture in the late 18th and early 19th Century. It was a receptacle in which…

Antique washstands were designed to hold a Jug and basin set, to either sit on top of the furniture or sometimes was fitted into the washstand top. Antique washstands were…

Antique Inlay on furniture can come in many different forms from floral, animal to marquetry or parquetry. These inlays were mainly done on some of the finest pieces of antique…

Antique Campaign Chests also known as an Antique Military Chest was introduced in the late 18th Century during the Napoleonic wars. These classic chests were built by cabinet makers to…

Art Deco Furniture is dating from the 1920s to the 1930s usually built in finely figured Walnut, Oak and other exotic woods like zebra-wood. The Art Deco design was first…

George Hepplewhite was a Georgian cabinetmaker and furniture designer whose designs become so sought after, they are still copied today. His most sought after design was in the form of…