During the 18th and early 19th centuries the cabinetmaker s art in america flourished at an extraordinary height of excellence creating a great national heritage which is now referred to as traditional american furniture.
18th century american furniture styles.
The 18th century styles include william and mary queen anne georgian chippendale hepplewhite sheraton and adam.
Offered in important american furniture folk art and silver on 24 january 2020 at christie s in new york.
France influenced the first half of the 18th century designs while england led.
9 early american furniture styles and their emblematic pieces early american style 1640 1700 queen anne style 1720 1760 shaker style 1787 1860s american empire style 1805 1830 arts and crafts style 1880 1910 art nouveau style 1880 1910 art deco style 1925 1940s mid century modern style.
Aug 4 2020 various 18th century american furniture.
Although cabinetmaker s pattern books and furniture imported from england were the primary source of inspiration for american craftsmen their furniture was not a slavish copy of english designs.