Although named for the last Stuart monarch of England, antique Queen Anne furniture, with its curvy cabriole legs and pad feet, has its origins in the earlier reign of King William III, which began in 1689 and ended with his death in 1702. Later evolving during Anne’s rule from 1702–14, the style would continue to influence design in the decades after her death.
Sometimes called late Baroque or early Georgian, Queen Anne chairs, bedroom furniture and tables are subdued yet ornate and characterized by a graceful blend of influences ranging from Asian design to classical motifs. Furnishings of this era — with their curvilinear supports and novel emphasis on comfort and versatility — are marked by a shift away from the more opulent and angular William and Mary style.
Chairs designed in the Queen Anne style are more functional and lightweight than their predecessors. They often feature a vase or fiddle-shaped splat, which refers to the central vertical back element, in order to support the spine and plush cushions. Craftsmen of the era predominantly worked in walnut, maple and pine. Any embellishments they introduced in their furnishings were frequently minimal and refined and expressed by way of modest flourishes such as shells or scrolls. Some pieces were more lavish with “japanned” finishes, or varnished interpretations of East Asian lacquer art. Almost every piece of furniture, whether a tea table or desk, included S-shaped, animalistic cabriole legs that end in a paw or claw-and-ball form.
These qualities made Queen Anne furniture popular throughout Europe and North America. Boston and Philadelphia became hubs for the production of this style of furniture, spurred by the arrival of British artisans who fostered a market for well-heeled colonists. While the showier Chippendale style later surpassed it in popularity, Queen Anne’s simple elegance still draws an enduring appreciation.
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English Queen Anne cast brass candlestick, c. 1770
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast brass Queen Anne candlestick with a knobbed stem below a candle cup with plain edge bobeche. The knob has a soft six facets above a tapered turning to a secondary knob supported...
Brass
English Georgian cast brass Queen Anne candlestick, c. 1750
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Georgian cast brass Queen Anne candlestick. The candlestick shaft has a knob directly under the candle cup with a scolloped bobeshe. The candle cup sits above a slightly tape...
Brass
Cast brass Queen Anne petal base candlestick, c. 1760
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A rare miniature form of seam cast brass Queen Anne petal base candlestick with urn form candle cup. The candlestick has been cast with a bobec...
Brass
English cast brass Queen Anne candlestick, 1740-50
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast brass Queen Anne candlestick with urn form candle cup with circular bobeshe, supported by a baluster with a four sided knob above ring and knob turnings peened to a raised squar...
Brass
English Queen Anne cast brass petal base candlestick, 1750-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Seam cast brass Queen Anne candlestick. The candlestick features an urn form candle cup with scalloped bobeche on a trumpet turned shaft. The suppressed knob is peened to a cone cent...
Brass
English two part seamed cast brass petal base candlestick, 1760
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Petal base Queen Anne candlestick in seamed and cast brass. The candle cup incorporates a circular dished bobeshe and a slightly waisted cup with two medial score lines. The shaft ha...
Brass
English Queen Anne brass candlestick, 1750-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Queen Anne brass candlestick with a hollow core cast baluster. The bluster is cast with a candle cup with medial ring along with a cupped circular bobeshe. The baluster is peened to ...
Brass
English square base Queen Anne candlestick, 1750-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Seam cast brass Queen Anne candlestick with cylindrical, medial beaded candle cup with a circular dished, square bobeshe. The candle cup sits on a short cylindrical post, above a fou...
Brass
English Queen Anne cast brass baluster shaft candlestick, 1740-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Core cast brass Queen Anne baluster shaft candlestick. The candle shaft, candle cup, and scolloped edge bobeshe is peened to a shallow square base with cove cut corners. Birmingham,...
Brass
English cast brass Queen Anne candlestick, 1750
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Queen Anne hollow core cast brass candlestick with scalloped edge bobeche and a faceted shaft knob peened to a scalloped edge domed base. A square groove on the interior of the candl...
Brass
Queen Anne cast brass swirl base candlestick, 1750-75
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Hollow core cast brass candlestick with swirl base peened to a knobbed candle shat supporting a candle cup with bobeche. Birmingham, England, 1750-75.
Brass
English Queen Anne cast brass cove cut corner base candlestick, 1725-50
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Core cast brass Queen Anne baluster candlestick. The candlestick is cast with a scolloped edge bobeshe and tall candle cup with bead moldings above a scolloped edge, knob beaded lowe...
Brass
English cast brass Queen Anne candlestick with candle cup, 1760-70
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Seam cast brass Queen Anne candlestick with knobbed shaft & candle cup. The casting of the shaft is in two parts, silver soldered together and peened to a domed and scalloped edge ba...
Brass
English shell base Queen Anne candlestick, 1760
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Queen Anne seam cast brass candlestick. The candlestick features a removable scolloped edge bobeshe on an urn form candle cup with waisted stem, which flows into a suppressed ruffled...
Brass
English cast bell metal Queen Anne baluster shaft candlestick, 1750-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Hollow core cast bell metal brass Queen Anne candlestick. The candlestick features an elongated candle cup on a waisted turning to a lobed knob. The knob is supported by an inverted ...
Metal
English Queen Anne brass candlestick, 1745
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Queen Anne candlestick with shaft cast in two parts cast with the bobeshe and knob below the candle cup and a secondary knob above the base. The base was cast separately and peened t...
Brass
Quality antique Queen Ann brass candlestick
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Queen Ann brass candlestick, having a quality original antique Queen Ann brass candlestick. D. 1705
Brass
English Queen Anne cast brass candlestick with scalloped base, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English cast brass Queen Anne candlestick with a scalloped and corner cut base with seam casting. Birmingham, England, circa 1780.
Brass
Queen Anne Period Britannia Standard Silver Pair Of Candlesticks - London 1709
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in 1709 by Matthew Cooper I, this very handsome pair of Queen Anne period, Antique Brittania Standard Silver Candlesticks, are octagonal in shape, and feature engraved shi...
Britannia Standard Silver
Pair of English Queen Anne Brass Candlesticks
Located in West Chester, PA
Pair of English Queen Anne brass candlesticks.
Pair of English Queen Anne Brass Candlesticks
Located in West Chester, PA
Pair of English Queen Anne brass candlesticks with octagonal base.
Pair of English Queen Anne Brass Candlesticks
Located in West Chester, PA
Pair of English Queen Anne brass candlesticks with faceted base.
$6,600 / set
H 9.63 in W 4.88 in D 4.88 in
Pair of English Georgian Sterling Silver Candlesticks, 1766
Located in New York, NY
Pair of George III cast sterling silver candlesticks. Made by John Arnell in London in 1766. Each: Spool socket mounted to faceted and tapering shaft with knops and flanges; leaf-cov...
Sterling Silver
Circa 1750 George II Period Pair of Brass Candlesticks
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1750 George II period Pair of Brass Candlesticks. Swirl base; cast in 2 parts for each section. The decorative knob is also swirl cut reflecting the bases, while the bobeches a...
Brass
$6,405Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.16 in W 4.73 in D 5.36 in
Pair Antique George III Irish Cast Silver Candlesticks Dublin, Ireland c. 1760
Located in London, GB
A pair of Antique Irish Georgian Cast Silver Candlesticks in a classic six shell design with removable nozzles featuring a complementary six shell design. The 18th century Irish Silv...
Sterling Silver
A Pair of Queen Anne Gilt Candle Sconces
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of Queen Anne style gilt framed mirrored sconces of good quality having lovely water gilt and burnished molded frames with re-entrant top corners, faux mercury glass plate and...
Giltwood
$1,108Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 16.54 in Dm 5.12 in
Set of 4 Solid cast Brass Church style tall heavy Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
A set of four very heavy tall cast Brass Church style candlesticks, a stunning addition to any festive table setting or mantle piece These sturdy and solid candlesticks are in Antiqued Brass finish, 13cm Wide x 42cm High and each weighs 2.83Kg and the neck is suitable for standard diameter dinner candles Made by Bella Figura Lighting...
Brass
Brass Low Bell Base Candlestick Spanish, circa 1680-1730
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Large brass low bell base candlestick, Spanish, circa 1680-1730 Measures: 24 cm high diameter base 16 cm. Free shipping.
Brass
Heavily Engraved Brass English Candlesticks Set of 2
Located in Pomona, CA
A pair of English brass candlesticks with a heavy Morrocan influence. Profusely engraved in super fine detail. Removable tops.
Brass
Pair of French Rococo Revival Cast Brass Candlesticks, c.1890
Located in Worcester, GB
Pair of French Rococo Revival Cast Brass Candlesticks, c.1890 A well-matched pair of French cast brass candlesticks, dating to around 1890. Designed in the Rococo Revival style, eac...
Brass
Georgian English Sterling Silver Candlesticks
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique George III English sterling silver candlesticks; part of our Georgian ornamental silverware collection. These exceptional antique...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Cast Iron & Brass Eight Candlestick Candelabra
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Jens Harald Quistgaard Cast Iron & Brass 8 Arm Candle Holder, Circa 1960. Featuring a balanced, curved enameled black cast iron open candlestick form base, with varied height can...
Brass, Iron
$668
H 3.15 in W 3.75 in D 2.37 in
Late Georgian English Gilt Bronze Travelling Candlestick & Match holder
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual antique Late Georgian or Regency gilt bronze travelling candle stick with match holder/striker and with a snuffer dating from ...
Bronze
Pair of Georgian Brass Candlesticks
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A very nice pair of George III neoclassical style brass candlesticks with square bases and columnar shafts supporting urn form candle cups. The candlestick are in form of columns, th...
Brass
Circa 1910 English Edwardian Pair of Brass Candlesticks
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1910 Edwardian pair of brass candlesticks, English. A handsome pair in the Queen Anne Revival style. Cast & spun brass. Petal bases. Note the "modern" push-rods. 7.25" h., 4" d...
Brass
English Queen Anne octagonal base brass candlestick, 1710-20
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Core cast Queen Anne hexagonal base brass candlestick. The design features a hexagonal candle cup on a waisted pedestal, which sits above an hexagonal trumpet form shaft and suppress...
Brass
Stunning pair of antique Queen Ann quality brass candlesticks
Located in Ipswich, GB
Stunning pair of antique Queen Ann quality brass candlesticks having a quality original pair of antique Queen Ann petal base brass candlesticks
Brass
Quality pair of antique Queen Ann brass candlesticks
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality pair of antique Queen Ann brass candlesticks having a quality original pair of antique Queen Ann petal base brass candlesticks D. 1705
Brass
18th Century Pair of English Queen Anne Brass Candlesticks
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Pair of c. 1730 English Queen Anne turned brass candlesticks with incut corners to the bases. 6.75” h. x 3.75 x 3.75.
Brass
Pair of 18th Century English Queen Anne Brass Candle Sticks with Shaped Stems
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This pair of English 18th century Queen Anne brass candle sticks feature beautifully shaped stems on round softly stepped bases. The brass wheb...
Brass
Pair of Glass Hurricane Candle Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming pair of hurricane candle stands crafted with hand blown glass in a classic form with etched floral designs all around.
Glass
Pair of Queen Anne Brass Candlesticks with Bobesh, 1750
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of Queen Anne cast brass baluster shaft candlesticks with bobesh, peened to a four lobe petal base. Birmingham England, circa 1750. Materials: Brass Dimensions: 3-1/2” W ...
Brass
Pair of 18th Century Queen Anne Brass Candlesticks
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Nice scalloped design. Measures: 8" tall and 4.5" base diameter. Seamed construction and in overall very nice condition with only one small dent to the top of one stick, as pictured.
Brass
Pair of CJ Vander English Silver Tapersticks Candlesticks in Queen Anne Style
By C.J. Vander
Located in New York, NY
Pair of multi-faceted English cast silver tapersticks/ candlesticks, by illustrious designer CJ Vander in the Queen Anne style and from 1970. Measuring 5.7” ...
Sterling Silver
Early 18th Century English Brass Candlesticks
Located in New Orleans, LA
This outstanding pair of English brass candlesticks was crafted during the reign of William III, with elements of William and Mary period blended with the burgeoning delicacy of the Queen Anne style. Each stick bears a tapering hexagonal stem resting atop a square-form base terminating in delicately scrolling feet. Such a charming pair of candlesticks would have been used on the candle rests of secretaries and cabinets to provide a source of light. Such early brass candlesticks...
Brass
Queen Anne Brass Candlesticks
Located in Westwood, NJ
A pair of English Queen Anne turned brass candlesticks with stepped and lobed bases.
Brass