1714–1837
Georgian
Confidence measured in proportion
A long, confident century and a half in which English furniture settled its proportions. Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton are the three names, and the sequence runs from carved mahogany to lighter inlaid work.
History
Early Georgian (1714–1760) is walnut and mahogany, heavy and carved, with the cabriole leg inherited from Queen Anne.
Late Georgian (1760–1837) lightens: Hepplewhite and Sheraton, inlay and satinwood, and a proportion that is closer to a drawing than a building.
What to look for
Mahogany, proportion over ornament, and — where it matters — a documented maker or an original label.
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