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Furniture Timelines

Mark LaFleur Furniture Timeline: A complete summary of antique furniture history.

Have you ever wondered what ‘time period’  the various styles of furniture were created?

If so, see the chart I have set up this furniture timeline for a quick overview on antiques and their origin. Of course you should keep in mind, that every style continuously gets rebuilt after the original was born. So for example a Baroque bed isn’t necessarily 300 years old! But then on the other hand an Art Nouveau buffet can never be 200 years old.

You will notice some time periods highlighted as a link. Click on that link to see furniture examples on our website.  Please note, not all furniture is ‘period’ but only the manner or style of the period.   We usually state right on the piece whether it is period or style so there is no confusion. Click the desired style for more information and illustrations.

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Date British Monarch British Period French Period German Period U.S.Period Style Wood
1558-1603 Elizabeth I Elizabethan Renaissance Gothic Oak period
1603-1625 James I Jacobean ↓ Renaissance ↓ ↓
1625-1649 Charles I Carolean Louis XIII ↓ Early Colonial Baroque ↓
1649-1660 Commonwealth Cromwellian Louis XIV Renaissance/Baroque ↓ ↓ ↓
1660-1685 Charles II Restoration ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Walnut period
1685-1689 James II ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
1689-1694 William & Mary William & Mary ↓ ↓ William & Mary Rococo ↓
1694-1702 William III William III ↓ Baroque Dutch Colonial ↓ ↓
1702-1714 Anne Queen Anne ↓ ↓ Queen Anne ↓ Early mahogany period
1714-1727 George I Early Georgian Régence Rococo ↓ ↓ ↓
1727-1760 George II ↓ Louis XV Neo-classicism Chippendale Neo-classical Late mahogany period
1760-1811 George III Late Georgian Louis XVI ↓ Early Federal ↓ ↓
↓ ↓ Directoire ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
↓ ↓ ↓ Empire American Directoire Empire ↓
↓ ↓ Empire ↓ American Empire ↓ ↓
1812-1820 ↓ Regency Restauration Charles X Biedermeier Late Federal Regency ↓
1820-1830 George IV ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
1830-1837 William IV William IV Louis Philippe Revival ↓ Eclectic ↓
1837-1901 Victoria Victorian 2nd Empire Napoleon III ↓ Victorian Arts & Crafts ↓
1901-1910 Edward VII Edwardian 3rd Republic Jugendstil Art Nouveau Art Nouveau ↓

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2 thoughts on “Furniture Timelines”

  1. I have a Louis XIV 3/4 Sleigh Bed in Walnut that was french polished and restored in the ’80’s. A worker entered my home and destroyed the bed while I was gone. Do you know what this bed would be worth in today’s market? I just can’t find a price for it anywhere and I’ve even called France. Can you help me?

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    • Hello Lee,
      I’m not sure where you are from, as prices of these Sleigh Bed’s vary depending on which city you are in.
      You will pay for more for a bed like this in New York or Los Angeles for example, then you would at our store in Vancouver.
      Do you remember what you paid for it during the 1980’s?
      If you can send us a photo to [email protected] my manager Gareth at the store could give you a ball park figure.
      I am currently in Paris.
      Cheers,
      Mark LaFleur

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