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    Susquehanna Antique Shop News — Art Nouveau

    Antique Furniture Styles

    Art Deco Art Furniture Art Nouveau Arts and Crafts Chippendale Classical Eastlake Elizabethan Empire Federal French Restoration Furniture Styles Gothic Revival Hepplewhite Interior Decorating Louis XVI Modern Naturalistic Neo Greek Queen Anne Renaissance Revival Rococo Revival Sheraton Victorian William and Mary

    Antique Furniture Styles

    Furniture styles can be determined by remembering what design elements each one embraces. Here are some of the major design elements that define each period. WILLIAM AND MARY, 1690-1730 This style is named for the English King William of Orange and his consort, Mary. New colonists in America brought their English furniture traditions with them and tried to translate these styles using native woods. Their furniture was practical and sturdy.  Lines of this furniture style tend to be crisp, while facades might be decorated with bold grains of walnut or maple veneers, framed by inlaid bands. Moldings and turnings are...

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