Queen victoria s reign affected the design styles of furniture clothing and all sorts of items used in daily living.
Antique dining table leg styles.
Most prominently they are made entirely of wood.
However not every piece of furniture can be dated or definitely identified so the generic term victorian will apply to those pieces.
Early georgian furniture is based on queen anne.
There are many different types of antique dining tables some are large solid pieces of furniture while others are more portable and light in weight.
Leg styles are key not only to the appearance and functionality of pieces but they can also be used to successfully identify many types of antique furniture furniture legs can provide clues to when a piece was manufactured especially when considering how they are used in conjunction with foot styles.
The leg is usually a good indicator of type.
Leg and foot styles.
Learn more about a number of different types of dining tables made through the centuries including those with gate leg and drop leaf features.
Later styles show classic influence.
However windsors do resemble certain other side chair styles.
Windsor chairs are not strictly side chairs since some have arms and some don t.
Her love of ornate styles is well known.
One of the best ways to identify an antique style is by observing the piece s legs and feet.