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.
Find a collection of antique Queen Anne dining tables, seating, cabinets and other authentic period furniture on 1stDibs.
Baker Furniture Style Queen Anne Solid Oak Side Chairs or Dining Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of four Queen Anne or Georgian style side chairs or dining chairs In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Solid oak frames, with upholstered seats. Measu...
Upholstery, Oak
$1,097Sale Price|45% Off
Antique Queen Anne Period Side Chair Fruitwood, English Circa 1710
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a classic English Queen Anne period chair with a beautiful high curved back, high cabriole legs, carved detail and a lovely patination,...
Hardwood, Elm, Fruitwood
Pair of English Walnut Queen Anne Style Side Chairs by W. Charles Tozer, London
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality pair of Queen Anne style walnut side chairs made by the firm of W. Charles Tozer, London. Tozer worked in the late 19th century making superb quality reproductions of ...
Walnut
$560Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Georgian Queen Anne Style Carved Mahogany Dining Side Desk Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Italian side chair, circa last quarter 20th century. Featured an aged appearance in Queen Anne styling with long slender back featuring scrolled accents. Seat is upholstered with p...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Baker Stately Homes Queen Anne Crown Chair
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Baker Stately Homes Queen Anne Crown Chair This chair measures: 25.25 wide x 24 deep x 37.5 high, with a seat height of 18 and arm height/chair clearance ...
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Queen Anne Style Cherry Wood Upholstered Dining Side Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Queen Anne Style Cherry Wood Upholstered Dining Side Chairs - Set of 6. Set f...
Cherry
Set of 4 Queen Anne Style Chinoiserie Decorated Side Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Set of 4 Queen Anne Style chinoiserie decorated side chairs, circa 1930's. With sea foam green and raised silver leaf decoration, vase shaped back splats each back splat with figure...
Silver Leaf
Pair of American Burl Walnut Queen Anne Side Chairs, Pa., Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American Queen Anne side chairs with carved flanking cresting rails, centered vase splat back, upholstered seats, serpentine carved skirt , and terminating on cabriole legs w...
Upholstery, Walnut, Burl
$3,400 / set
Elm Side Chairs Dressed in Mustard-Color
Located in Chireno, TX
Pair of elm side chairs dressed in mustard-color linen skirts. English country side chairs hand-carved from elm wood in Queen Anne style ci...
Linen, Foam, Elm
Thomasville Queen Anne Carved Solid Mahogany Side Chairs or Dining Chairs, Pair
By Thomasville
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Queen Anne or Georgian style side chairs or dining chairs By Thomasville USA, Circa 1980s Solid carved mahogany frames, with upholstered seats. Measures: 23.5"...
Upholstery, Mahogany
English 1920s Queen Anne Style Side Chair with Painted Birds, Trees and Flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Queen Anne style side chair from the early 20th century, with painted bird and flower motifs. Created in England during the first quarter of the 20th century, this Queen Anne style side chair charms us with its sinuous lines and painted décor. White birds are flying around small trees and flowers, or simply standing on the ground. The chair has been reupholstered with a neutral toned fabric complimenting the structure's golden tones beautifully. Raised on cabriole legs connected to one another through a turned cross stretcher, this English Queen Anne style side chair circa 1920...
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Four Antique Queen Anne Side Chairs, Hand-Carved Wood, Original Silk
Located in Madrid, ES
A matched set of four Queen Anne style side chairs, with urn-shaped pierced back splats. The wood furniture has great character - well constructed and solid, with a rustic handmade q...
Walnut
American Queen Anne Mahogany Side Chair, Upholstered, Circa 1710-20
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Queen Anne old growth mahogany upholstered slip seat side chair. The square seat is fitted to a conforming scolloped profile frame on cabriole legs ...
Upholstery, Mahogany
$1,580Sale Price / set|29% Off
Pair of Queen Anne Style Mahogany Side Chairs, Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of beautifully hand crafted (bench-made) Queen Anne style mahogany side chairs. Covered in muslin fabric and ready for upholstery. These chairs are in excellent condition, stu...
Mahogany
$1,925Sale Price|30% Off
New English-Made Walnut Queen Anne Style Side Chair
Located in North Salem, NY
New graceful English-made Wood & Hogan Queen Anne style Walnut side chair featuring a figured wonderfully vase shaped back splat and hand-carved solid Walnut cabriole legs which ...
Walnut
$799Sale Price|53% Off
Queen Anne Period Walnut Chair Cabriole Legs and Stretchers, English circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a classic English walnut chair from the Queen Anne period with a beautiful mellow color and dating to circa 1700-1710. This is a very good example of this classic antique de...
Walnut
Eldred Wheeler Queen Anne Black Lacquered Side Chairs With Rush Seats, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding pair of Early American or Queen Anne style side chairs or dining chairs By Eldred Wheeler USA, Late 20th century Dark green lacquered cherry wood frames, with rush ...
Rush, Cherry, Lacquer
$640Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Queen Anne Mahogany Black Deerskin Leather High Back Dining Desk Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Queen Anne side chair. Made of mahogany featuring high vase shaped splat back with curved crest and black leather deer hide seat...
Leather, Mahogany
Baker Furniture Style Queen Anne Solid Cherry Wood Side Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding pair of Queen Anne or Georgian style side chairs or dining chairs In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Solid cherry wood frames, with upholstered seats...
Upholstery, Cherry
$940Sale Price|20% Off
2 Queen Anne Style Mahogany Carved Dining Side Chairs Silk Brocade
Located in Dayton, OH
Beautiful pair of Queen Anne style side chairs. Reminiscent of the classic spoon back chairs from the Victorian era. Made from mahogany with acanthus carved and scrolled knees leadin...
Silk, Mahogany
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
Rare, 18th Century American or Bermuda Queen Anne Side Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
American or Bermuda, C. 18th century. A highly important and unusual 18th century Queen Anne side chair. Featuring a shaped crest rail with fiddle back style splat and a shaped seat with scroll detailing to the cabriole legs with cutout rails joining cabriole legs above block, vase, and ring-turned and flat-shaped stretchers and resting on flat pad foot. Supports have been added to the underside of seat for stability, a linen and trimmed upholstered seat which is accompanied by a victorian needlepoint cushion. Provenance: From the estate of a Little Compton RI...
Fabric, Mahogany
Pair of Queen Anne Style Mahogany Chairs with Upholstery, 20th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Associated Pair of Queen Anne Style Mahogany Chairs, one armchair and one side chair on cabriole legs terminating in ball and claw feet, each with checkerboard upholstered seat. Arm...
Upholstery, Mahogany
$5,594 / set
Eight Remarkable Queen Anne Style Side Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Beautifully carved and polished damask upholstered Queen Anne style burl wood dining chairs, acanthus leaves flanking the scrolling design on central back support with similarly deta...
Walnut
$960Sale Price / set|20% Off
Circa 1900 English Pair of Queen Anne Style Side Chairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 pair of Queen Anne style side chairs, English. Walnut. Originally made to match a period Queen Anne set. Double section backs, well shaped with parrot shapes in the negati...
Fabric, Walnut
Early 18th Century Queen Anne Walnut Side Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful walnut Queen Anne side chair with a slender vase splat with a molded and pierced crest rail. Dramatic cabriole legs on front and rear of the cha...
Walnut
$2,992Sale Price|30% Off
New Queen Anne Style Mahogany Balloon Seat Leather Side Chair w/ Brass Nail Trim
Located in North Salem, NY
New Mahogany Shaped Back Queen Anne Style Side Chair with "Balloon" Seat Resting on Carved Front Legs. Covered in a Rich Brown Leather with Antique Brass Nail...
Brass
Pair Burgundy Leather Queen Anne Tufted Upholstery Walnut Armchairs MINT
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Burgundy leather Queen Anne tufted upholstery walnut armchairs mint!
Leather, Cherry
Pair of 18th Century Queen Anne Style Oak Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of mid 18th century English or Dutch oak side chairs. Recently refinished and upholstered. Some professional old repairs but chairs are very sturdy and sound.
Oak
Maple Queen Anne Side Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
This maple side chair is attributed to William Savery. It has a cupid’s bow crest, spooned back with solid splat, rush seat, aprons and cabriole front legs terminating in “crook’t” f...
Set of Four Queen Anne Walnut and Parcel Gilt Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each with a shaped, carved and pierced crest rail over period needlepoint seats and backs raised on block and turned legs and Spanish feet. Provenance, L...
Walnut
Newly Upholstered Late 18 Century Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th century Queen Anne side chair with cabriole legs and newly upholstered textural leather seat. Peg hardware on a very sturd...
Wood
Pair of Antique 19th Century English Queen Anne Burled Walnut Side Chairs.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Antique 19th Century English Queen Anne Burled Walnut Side Chairs.
Walnut
Maple Savery Side Chair with Yoke Crest
By William Savery
Located in West Chester, PA
From the school of William Savery, this Maple Queen Anne side chair has a yoke crest, a solid spooned splat, a rush seat and cabriole legs terminating i...
Early 18th Century Queen Anne Walnut Side Chair in Olive Velvet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful walnut Queen Anne side chair with a slender vase splat with a molded and pierced crest rail. Dramatic cabriole legs on front and rear of the chair terminating in pad feet...
Velvet, Mahogany, Walnut
Pair of Japanned Side Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting pair of carved and painted Portuguese-style side chairs in the Chinese taste with Japanned finished surfaces showing very decorative figural and floral designs, on a saffr...
Wood
$3,100 / set
Set of 6 Queen Anne Chairs
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Set of Six 18th-Century English Queen Anne Walnut Chairs A remarkable set of six Queen Anne dining chairs, crafted in England during the 18th century, showcasing the timeless elegan...
Walnut
$1,441 / set
Set of 6 Queen Anne Style Chairs
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Six Queen Anne style dining chairs, painted red. The seats are upholstered in the original dark green leather. The chairs have vase shaped splats and are raised on elegant cabriole f...
Maple Queen Anne Side Chair
By William Savery
Located in West Chester, PA
This Maple Queen Anne side chair has a cupid’s bow crest, a solid spooned splat and cabriole legs terminating in “crook’t” feet. This side chair...
Walnut Queen Anne Balloon Seat Side Chair
By William Savery
Located in West Chester, PA
Philadelphia walnut Queen Anne balloon seat side chair with Savery style knees terminating in slipper feet.
Walnut Queen Anne Balloon Seat Side Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
Yoke crest, solid splat, slip seat. Cabriole legs terminating in slipper feet. Wonderful stature. Philadelphia, PA, circa 1740.
Walnut
$2,600 / set
Pair of Mahogany Queen Anne Side Chairs
Located in West Chester, PA
Yoke crest, solid splat, scalloped apron and cabriole legs terminating in slipper feet. English or Irish, circa 1740.
Mahogany
Philadelphia Queen Anne Balloon Seat Side Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
Philadelphia Queen Anne side chair with yoke crest, solid splat and cabriole legs terminating in slipper feet.
Maple Queen Anne Side Chair
By William Savery
Located in West Chester, PA
This maple side chair is attributed to William Savery. It has a cupid’s bow crest, spooned back with solid splat, rush seat, aprons and cabriole front l...
Wood