Queen Anne Furniture and the Powell Heirloom Cherry
Queen Anne furniture is known for its clearly recognized shell motif at the edge of a leg. The shell motif was a curved and was often replaced with a fan or sunburst type element. Sometimes on the Queen Anne furniture, especially in Powell Heirloom Cherry furniture, the shell elements are found at the toes of the leg as well as the knee – or the middle of the leg.
Queen Anne furniture is named for the Queen Anne of England and it wasn’t until the early 1700s the style became popular in the United States. Prior to Queen Anne style furniture, most furniture was boxy and rectangular in carving. Occasionally, the feet of pre-Queen Anne furniture had a drake foot which had three toes but most of the furniture before the Queen Anne area was very rectangular with simple bases.
Most of the Queen Anne furniture the Powell sells is of composite woods but the Queen Anne furniture of England and America was typically made of oak, walnut, cherry, or maple depending on the local species of trees available in that part of the country. Most Queen Anne furniture was painted with a rich dark veneer, similar to Powell Heirloom Cherry, and rarely was it ever painted white and gilded, similar to Louis XVI-style furniture.
The Powell Heirloom Cherry Console Table features Queen Anne legs and is perfect for the living room or entrance foyer of your home. Like the rest of the Powell Heirloom Cherry line from Powell, antique brass hardware are used as handles for the three drawers large enough for keys, envelopes, and other loose items.