Antique furniture styles by period
When 14 furniture and design styles were made and where they began, the first thing to pin down when dating a piece. Each row comes from the Wikipedia article on that style or era, cited on its page.
| Style | Period | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Aesthetic | Late 19th century | Predominantly Great Britain |
| Art Deco | c. 1910s–1950s | Global |
| Art Nouveau | c. 1883–1914 | Western world |
| Baroque | 17th–18th centuries | Europe and the Americas |
| Biedermeier | 1815–1848 | German Confederation |
| Edwardian | 1901–1910 (1914) | |
| Empire | 1799–1815 | French Consulate, First French Empire |
| Georgian | 1714–1830 (1837) | |
| Louis XVI | 1774–1789 | France |
| Mid-century modern | 1945–1970s | All the world. Mainly in North America, Brazil, Europe, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan |
| Regency | c. 1795–1837 | |
| Rococo | c. 1730s – 1780s | Originated in Paris, spreading across Europe (especially Central Europe and Italy) and South America |
| Streamline Moderne | 1930s–1940s | International |
| Victorian | 1837–1901 |
Related
- Aesthetic furniture: dates and origin
- Art Deco furniture: dates and origin
- Art Nouveau furniture: dates and origin
- Baroque furniture: dates and origin
- Biedermeier furniture: dates and origin
- Edwardian furniture: dates and origin
- Empire furniture: dates and origin
- Georgian furniture: dates and origin
- Louis XVI furniture: dates and origin
- Mid-century modern furniture: dates and origin
- Regency furniture: dates and origin
- Rococo furniture: dates and origin
- Streamline Moderne furniture: dates and origin
- Victorian furniture: dates and origin
Sources
- Aestheticism — Wikipedia
- Art Deco — Wikipedia
- Art Nouveau — Wikipedia
- Baroque — Wikipedia
- Biedermeier — Wikipedia
- Edwardian era — Wikipedia
- Empire style — Wikipedia
- Georgian era — Wikipedia
- Louis XVI style — Wikipedia
- Mid-century modern — Wikipedia
- Regency era — Wikipedia
- Rococo — Wikipedia
- Streamline Moderne — Wikipedia
- Victorian era — Wikipedia