Look at this leg.
Leg styles dating identify antique table legs.
It has a joined straight corner edge and curved inner edges and was often used on georgian furniture like chest of drawers.
The leg is usually a good indicator of type.
Early georgian furniture is based on queen anne.
It s shapely curves identify it as a cabriole pronounced cab ree ole leg and that type of leg was first introduced in the 18th century.
One of the best ways to identify an antique style is by observing the piece s legs and feet.
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.
2006 publications international chair and table legs exhibit many of the features that distinguish furniture 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.
Early 17th century furniture typically featured bun or ball style feet.
A bracket foot on antique furniture is a simple designed foot shaped like a bracket.
How to identify antique wooden furniture.
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 and foot styles.
The bracket foot has been in existence since approximately the 1680 s and was one of the main types of feet used throughout the georgian period and was reproduced in the edwardian period.