Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

Queen Anne pieces always have curved cabriole legs, pad or slipper feet that have a graceful rounded back with a center splat on chairs. English cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale was inspired by the Gothic, Chinese and French Rococo designs. The Chippendale cabriole leg
is ornately carved with a Chinese claw and ball foot with the more masculine square back form. Queen Anne Style along with the Chippendale looks were popular at the same time, so they went hand in hand. (Read More.....)