Queene Anne Chairs Make A Beautiful Traditional Appearance

Queen Anne Chairs


Queen Anne style chairs have a distinctive appearance that includes a cabriole leg and an open back. The design of the back of the chair is often a clue as to its original designer. For instance, the original creators of the Queen Anne style were Thomas Chippendale and George Hepplewhite, but each favored a different design for the open backs of their chairs. Chippendale chairs feature the shield of armor, while Hepplewhite favored the cupid and cupid’s bow for his openwork designs. But one feature that almost all Queen Anne style chairs have in common in the popular claw foot chair leg, which gives Queen Anne chair leg an almost animalistic appearance.

Some of the largest retailers of Queen Anne style reproduction chairs are Amazon and JC Penney. You can also purchase reproduction Queen Anne furniture at fine furniture retailers such as Ethan Allen, Drexel Heritage, and Thomasville.

If you say Queen Anne chairs, most people will immediately picture the traditional Queen Anne wing chair, which is a cozy interpretation of the design and is commonly used to flank a fireplace in a den or library. But there are a number of different styles of Queen Anne chairs which include Queen Anne dining room chairs, a Queen Anne side chair, Queen Anne armchair, and even a leather Queen Anne recliner. The common element of all of these various Queen Anne style chairs is the rich carved wood, most often mahagony or sandlewood, and the delicately tapered chair legs that are accented with the claw foot.

Queen Anne Dining Chairs
Queen Anne dining chairs have a particularly distinctive appearance. They usually have a mahagony wood finish, and always feature the tapered cabriole chair leg and claw foot that mark the signature of the Queen Anne style. The open back design is another distinctive feature of Queen Anne dining chairs, and the seat is always upholstered, usually in a solid color or in a very traditional pattern such as stripes.

Queen Anne Wing Chairs
Queen Anne wing chairs are a requisite piece of furniture in any traditionally designed den or library. The high back and winged sides of the chair provide for anyone reading by the fireplace, although the traditional use of the chair would have been for gentlemen smoking by the fire. But like their counterparts in the dining room, Queen Anne wing chairs will feature the delicate turned leg and claw foot that is inherent to traditional Queen Anne style.

Queen Anne Side Chairs
Queen Anne side chairs closely resemble their dining room counter parts, but the seats will be a bit wider, and the open back may be a bit shorter than the dining room chair. The Queen Anne side chair will usually sport arms that have been delicately carved to match the chair’s tapered leg. Again, a Queen Anne style side chair will have an upholstered seat that features a luxurious fabric such as silk, and is usually a solid color or very sophisticated pattern. Because antique Queen Anne furniture was made from expensive woods and intricately carved, the wealthy patrons who could afford it insisted on the best fabrics for the upholstery.

Queen Anne Recliner Chairs
While Queen Anne herself never had the opportunity to enjoy a reclining chair, modern furniture manufacturers have combined the elegance of the Queen Anne style with the comfort of the modern reclining chair. Featuring wingback design, tapered claw foot legs, and traditional upholstery, today’s Queen Anne recliners are easily disguised and easily fit into even the most elegant decorating schemes. It is even possible to purchase a leather Queen Anne recliner, which is the ulimate combination of elegance, comfort and luxury.