One of the best ways to identify an antique style is by observing the piece s legs and feet.
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Claw and ball feet are often found at the end of a cabriole leg on chippendale chairs while tapered federal legs and feet are found on queen anne style chairs.
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When identifying antique chairs it s important to have a basic knowledge of the significant design periods and the important types of chairs.
Generally rocking chairs were made of either wicker or wood and in all sizes for the whole family.
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A good place to start when identifying furniture is often to figure out what period it s from.
Early 17th century furniture typically featured bun or ball style feet.
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Leg and foot styles.
If every journey begins with a single step the road to antique furniture knowledge can start with a foot specifically the antique foot style belonging to a chair chest or table.
Elizabethan 1520 1620 early american style 1640 1700.
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On american antique chairs the ball and claw foot often consisted of an eagle s claw holding the ball.
Identifying antique furniture feet can help determine the approximate age of a piece along with the period in which it was made helping you research and value antique pieces more skillfully.
Furniture feet often called table feet claw feet or toe caps are decorative brass pieces that attach to the end of a table or cabinet leg.
A child s rocking chair is usually less elaborate but more creative in shapes and styles.
Antique mahogany chippendale dining chairs.
Other chair feet include the drake or trifid foot a three toed flared foot.
Pair of antique carved mahogany chippendale arm chairs w ball.
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