Queen Anne style furniture

[1] Queen Anne furniture is "somewhat smaller, lighter, and more comfortable than its predecessors," and examples in common use include "curving shapes, the cabriole leg, cushioned seats, wing-back chairs, and practical secretary desk-bookcase pieces.

"[2] Other elements characterizing the style include pad feet and "an emphasis on line and form rather than ornament.

[5] Curved lines, in feet, legs, arms, crest rails, and pediments, along with restrained ornament (often in a shell shape) emphasizing the material, are characteristic of Queen Anne style.

[11] Ornamentation is minimal, in contrast to earlier 17th-century and William and Mary styles, which prominently featured inlay, figured veneers, paint, and carving.

[11] The tilt-top tea table on a tripod was first made during the "Queen Anne" (in reality George II) period in the 1730s.

Queen Anne furniture in the Governor's Council Chamber of Independence Hall , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The chairs are attributed to William Savery .
Queen Anne dressing table with cabriole legs. Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1730-1750
Carved shell and S-scroll features on a walnut Philadelphia Queen Anne compass-seat chair, c1750 (Private collection)
Walnut and burr walnut veneer side chair attributed to Giles Grendey , London, c. 1740 ( Art Institute of Chicago )