18th Century

The 18th century produced the furniture forms that define American and English decorative arts. From the ball-and-claw feet of Chippendale case pieces to the straight, tapered legs of Hepplewhite sideboards, the vocabulary of period furniture was largely established between 1700 and 1800 and has never been equaled for proportion, variety, or craftsmanship.

EGA Home carries reproductions of the major 18th century styles, built in solid hardwood with period-correct joinery and finishing techniques:

• Queen Anne (1700-1755) — curved cabriole legs with pad feet, fiddle-back splat chairs, lowboys and highboys with bonnet tops. The style that brought softness and movement to furniture forms that had previously been rectilinear.
• Chippendale (1755-1790) — the defining American period style. Ball-and-claw feet, ribbon-back and ladder-back chairs, breakfront bookcases, and the deep carved details that made Philadelphia cabinetmakers the envy of London. Mahogany was the primary wood.
• Hepplewhite and Sheraton (1785-1810) — neoclassical restraint following the American Revolution. Inlaid satinwood, tapered legs, shield-back and square-back chairs. The furniture of the Federal period and the early republic.
• Georgian (throughout the century) — the broad English tradition that encompassed all of the above and added library furniture, writing desks, breakfront bookcases, and the secretary desks that furnished the studies of the colonial period.

Most pieces are available in custom sizes and wood species through our made-to-order program. Lead times are typically eight to twenty-four weeks. White glove in-home delivery is standard on every order.