antique timelines

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	↓