William And Mary Furniture
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William and mary furniture. Characteristic of william and mary style are the scallop shell c and s scrolls and the acanthus leaf of classical tradition. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. William and mary style pieces filled a demand for furniture providing both comfort and luxury at the end of the 17th century.
A william and mary style cabinet with oyster veneering and parquetry inlays what later came to be known as the william and mary style is a furniture design common from 1700 to 1725 in the netherlands the kingdom of england the kingdom of scotland and later in england s american colonies. Buy william mary antique furniture and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. William and mary style furniture was inspired by the reign of william iii and mary ii who ruled england ireland and scotland from 1689 to 1702.
According to the metropolitan museum of art s web site this style never achieved widespread popularity in the american colonies outside of major port cities. William was from holland which explains the decidedly dutch influence of william and mary furniture. The william and mary furniture period was relatively short lived from 1688 to 1702 but marked significant design changes from the previous era.
William and mary furniture rejected the blocky right angles of jacobean and carolean furniture instead favoring soft curves and elegant spirals. William mary japanned painted dressing table mirror william mary walnut and floral marquetry mirror in the manner of gerrit jensen well cast and detailed bust of a holy man from tibet antique william mary style burr walnut sideboard. Make offer william and mary style don works five forks cabinet shop bench made highboy rare antique 18th century william mary walnut escritoire shipping available 5 795 00.
This interpretation of baroque style was also influenced by french and oriental pieces. In william and mary following the jacobean period the william and mary era brought in a new era of furniture design.