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Originally Posted by Del Boy Very interesting. What styles and periods do you prefer ? Why do you hate the roccoco? |
I can't really lump all pieces from one period as a favorite. The tables, desks, and some chairs between Queen Anne, 1720-1750 and Chippendale, 1750-1780 are among my favorites. Windsor sort of spans a wide period as it was incorporated into many later pieces, and still is.
William and Mary, 1689-1725 were examples of fine veneer and marquetry work, copied by Queen Anne era craftsmen. Georgian, was an era of heavy use of mahoghany and some oriental and French style. I don`t care for Chippendale because of being too ornate.
Anything Shaker is one of my top favorite styles. I guess Jacobean, 1603-1688 is right up there with Roccoco style, too heavily carved, which ruins clean lines, with all sorts of animal and plant life climbing up legs and around mirrors.
These are just a few of my likes and dislikes. If a piece from any era, even modern, strikes my fancy, I`ll hang on to a drawing of it.