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<h1>Antiques price guide for period French and English antiques</h1>
<p>Bookmark this English and french antiques and price guide. It is a compilation
of actual sale prices at Daybreak Manor Antiques. It includes both auction and shop
sales. We locate specific English and French period period furniture for discriminating collectors.</p>
<p>Queen Anne (1700-1755)
The Queen Anne style is a refinement of the William and Mary style with a moderate proportion and graceful appearance. It is characterized by cabriole legs terminating in a pad or drake foot, fiddle-back chair backs, and bat wing shaped drawer pulls. It is named after Queen Anne of England who reigned from 1702-1714.</p>
<p>Georgian (1714-1760)
The Georgian style is a more ornate version of Queen Anne with heavier proportions, elaborately carved cabriole legs terminating in a pad or ball-and-claw foot, ornate carvings, pierced back splats and the use of gilding. It is named after George I and George II who reigned England from 1714-1760. </p>
<p>Chippendale (1750-1790)
The Chippendale style is named after British designer and cabinet maker Thomas Chippendale who published his furniture designs in "The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director" in 1754. The Chippendale style can be classified into three types: French influence, Chinese influence and Gothic influence. In the United States, the Chippendale style was a more elaborate development of the Queen Anne style with cabriole legs, ball-and-claw foot, and broken pediment scroll top on tall case pieces.</p>
<p>Sheraton (1780-1820)
Named for English designer Thomas Sheraton who published his designs in "The Cabinet Makers and Upholsterers Drawing Book" in 1791. It is a neoclassical style characterized by delicate straight lines, light construction, contrasting veneers and neoclassical motifs and ornamentation. The Sheraton style was the most reproduced style in the United States during the Federal period.</p>
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