Types of antique chairs.
Different styles of antique chairs.
You might not be able to tell what period the chair is from but you can get a sense of what kind of chair it is and when it was made by identifying what chair type category it fits into.
Rudimentary utilitarian furniture made from local woods.
Many other antique chair styles exist and each one has a defining set of characteristics that will be important to identify and examine before purchasing one.
Also called shaker or ladderback chairs these streamlined pieces have become a classic antique chair style.
This in turn might help you trace it back to its period of origin.
Though an antique chair will be old it can still be durable and comfortable.
Another chair that can be considered as antique is the gondola chairwhich is a chair that has a concave back and sides that are sloping continuously down to the seat of the chair.
During the 1600s this simple style featured turned stiles and spindles and flat slats on the back of the chair.
Named after william and mary of england 1690 1725.
This chair has splayed saber legs in the back and was developed in france circa around the period of 1760.
Dutch and chinese influences characterized by trumpet turned legs terminating in a ball or spanish foot padded or caned chair seats and oriental lacquer work.
The first is a rococo chair style featuring an ornate pierced splat the element running horizontally down the chair back formed of two long c scrolls knotted and interlaced to appear like tied ribbons and topped with a carved ribbon in a tasseled bow.
It may help to consult an antiques dealer to help identify a chair properly.