What is Queen Anne style of furniture?
The early 1700s marked the advent of a new style of furniture called Queen Anne furniture, named after the reign of Queen Anne. The style was a lighter, fanciful design approach to household pieces that quickly became popular.CharacteristicsQueen Anne furniture utilizes cabriole legs, fiddle-back chair backs, ball or drake feet (animal paws) and bat-wing drawer pulls.HistoryThe furniture appeared during the reign of Queen Anne over England from 1702 to 1714.WoodThe most common wood used in Queen Anne furniture was walnut.
