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WILLIAM AND MAR 7(1689-1702)

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· Woods

· Walnut

· Mahogany

· Satinwood

· Other woods

· Carving

· Silver and Gold

· Inlay

· Mouldings

· Lacquer

· Polish

· TUDOR: Elizabeth I to James I (1558-1603)

· JACOBEAN: James I to Cromwell (1603-1649)

· CROMWELLIAN: Oliver and Richard Cromwell (1649-1660)

· CAROLEAN: Charles II to Flight of James II (1660-1689)

· WILLIAM AND MAR 7(1689-1702)

· QUEEN ANNE (1702-1714)

· EARLY GEORGIAN (1714-1730/40)

· MID-GEORGIAN: Chippendale (1730/40-1770)

· LATER GEORGIAN: Adam, Hepplewhite and Sheraton (1770-1810)

· REGENCY (1800-1820)

· WILLIAM IV AND EARLY VICTORIAN (1820-1840)

· Makers and Designers - Part 1

· Makers and Designers - Part 2

This was a period that saw the arrival of large numbers of Dutch workers, who came over from Holland, with King William III, who was also Prince of Orange. Having been born and brought up in Holland, it is not unexpected that both he and his Queen (daughter of James II of England) should be more fond of the productions of that country than those of England. To these monarchs is owed the creation of a problem for twentieth-century collectors in trying to distinguish some of the Dutch furniture from English. Also, as the reign was only a short one, it is not easy to tell William and Mary furniture from Queen Anne; pieces with showy decoration are said usually to have been made before 1700. Cabinets and chests often had a plain turned ball-shaped foot (replaced in more recent times by a bracket foot of later design) and turned legs favoured the inverted cup. Stretchers (cross-pieces connecting the legs of chairs and tables) were of a 'wavy' shape and usually had a turned pointed knob (finial) where the two pieces crossed over.

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