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.
Henkel Harris Queen Anne Lady Astor Solid Mahogany Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Queen Anne or Georgian style Lady Astor slant front writing desk By Henkel Harris USA, Circa 1970s Solid mahogany, with original brass hardware. Desk locks, and key is ...
Brass
18th Century Queen Anne Cherry Lowboy, Hand-Carved, American, Patina
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century New England Queen Anne Cherry Lowboy American cherry Lowboy with elegant scalloped apron from the Queen Anne period, about 1760. The top has a molded edge above three d...
Cherry
$6,720Sale Price|30% Off
English Period 18th Century Queen Anne Walnut Lowboy
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English Period 18th century Queen Anne walnut lowboy. Refined walnut Lowboy with elegant scalloped apron from the Queen Anne period, about ...
Walnut
Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
A superior quality Queen Anne period, burr walnut bureau in superb condition and of outstanding colour with curly grain figuring and deep, rich patina. The shallow sloping fall enclo...
Walnut
Antique Walnut 18th Century Queen Ann 3 Drawers Low Boy Good Condition
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique Walnut 18th century Queen Ann 3 drawers low boy good condition.
Brass
$1,801Sale Price|20% Off
Queen Anne Style small Burr Walnut Escritoire, circa 1920s
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Queen Anne Style small Burr Walnut Escritoire, circa 1920s Curved Cornice with single drawer at front Fall Front with Burr walnut veneer & walnut cross banding, Working lock &...
Walnut
Queen Anne Walnut Secretary with Chinoiserie Decorated Interior
Located in Westwood, NJ
The secretary with chinoiserie decorated Interior exemplifies the refined balance of elegance and utility that defined early 18th-century English furniture. Crafted in richly figured...
Wood
$9,215Sale Price / set|25% Off
19th Century Burl Walnut Partner's Desk with Armchair
Located in Antwerp, BE
Magnificent 19th century burled walnut partners desk with original armchair and claw legs. 19th century burl walnut partners writing desk with armchair...
Brass
Petite Queen Anne Style 1880s Walnut Slant-Front Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A late 19th century Queen Anne style small walnut mini slant front desk on stand resting on graceful cabriole legs ending in pad feet. The slant drop front,...
Walnut
Henredon Traditional Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Portland, OR
Elegant traditionally inspired writing desk. Beautifully crafted of Mahogany and decorative veneer by Henredon. Featuring cabriole legs with ball and claw feet and brass hardware. Th...
Leather, Mahogany
Walnut Gillows Desk Queen Anne Revival
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Walnut Queen Anne Style “Gillows” Desk. Circa 1930 We can ship this to anywhere in the world, including US - please get in touch for a shipping quote Please see close up photo of 'Gi...
Walnut
Queen Anne Style Walnut Bureau 1920s
Located in Dereham, GB
Queen Anne Style Walnut Bureau with drp well, circa 1920s Plain Figured walnut on top & Sides Figured Walnut on fall with cross-banding, working lock & key Opens to reveal: Green In...
Walnut
Queen Anne Burled Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine and fully restored Queen Anne slant front desk was crafted in burled walnut on an oak carcass. This secondary wood choice wa...
Brass
Antique Rare Form English Mahogany Queen Anne Style Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here is an antique, rare form English mahogany Queen Anne style partners desk or library table with a tooled and worn gold decorated brown leather top. Having one conventional side w...
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Walnut and Elm Bureau in the Queen Anne Style
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 20th Century walnut and elm bureau in in the Queen Anne style, having a lovely figured and inlaid fall which opens to reveal various drawers and compa...
Elm, Walnut
19th Century Queen Anne Style Walnut Inlaid Secretary
Located in New York, NY
19th century Queen Anne style walnut inlaid secretary with a slant front. The inside of the secretary has the original mercury mirrors and the drawers have handcut dove tails to the ...
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
Queen Anne Style Keehole Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Queen Anne style oyster shell and inlaid kneehole desk. The top of the desk has three inlaid circles and is inlaid with oyste...
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Queen Anne Period Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Absolutely Stunning Early 18th Century Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau, Or Writing Desk, In Good Untouched Condition Retaining Wonderful Rich Colour And Patina, Having Superbly Fi...
Walnut
Antiqued 17th Century Style Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An antiqued wood writing desk, with two frieze drawers, on barley twist turned legs joined by stretchers. This is an antique reproduction of the original 17th century. Dimensions: 4...
Wood
Petite Queen Anne Style 1880s Walnut Slant-Front Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A late 19th century Queen Anne style small walnut mini slant front desk on stand resting on graceful cabriole legs ending in pad feet. The slant drop front,...
Walnut
$2,895
H 93 in W 47 in D 23 in
Vintage Italian Dutch-Style Marquetry Secretary Bookcase Desk circa 1920s
Located in Perkasie, PA
A highly decorative early 20th century Italian secretary desk and bookcase, executed in the Dutch marquetry taste and dating to approximately the 1920s. The tall two-part form is ri...
Brass
Antique Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk, Queen Anne Style, 1880s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 19th century English Queen Anne style slant front desk with three drawers & inner compartments.
Walnut
Cherry Slant Front Desk
Located in East Aurora, NY
A nice early 19th century Cherry slant front desk probably Pennsylvania or Virginia. Nicely dovetailed case resting on tall bracket feet. The interior sur...
Cherry
$1,330
H 38 in W 33 in D 20 in
18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary. This 18th century English bureau desk has 3 rows of graduated hand do...
Brass
Early 19th Century American Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Early 19th century American mahogany slant front desk. Probably Boston, has the blockfront shape that is typical to that area. Nice ...
Mahogany
$2,949Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.3 in W 59.06 in D 31.5 in
19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Desk in Solid Walnut Restored
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this elegant Italian solid walnut desk dating back to the mid-19th century, during the Louis-Philippe period. Featuring simple lines and a lack of excessive ornamentation...
Walnut, Faux Leather
$3,895
H 30.5 in W 86 in D 30 in
1920s William And Mary Style Carved Walnut Executive Desk By R.G. Kittinger
By Kittinger
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an incredible piece! It is a heavily carved walnut William and Mary style desk by R.G. Kittinger. This was crafted during the 1920s, the Golden Age of American furniture. It ...
Brass
Danish Rococo Slant Front Desk, circa 1770
Located in Huntington, NY
A Rococo slant front desk with a simple recessed top carving. Desk opens to a large work space with 13 small drawers, 2 small cubbies, 2 document holders with elaborate column carvin...
Brass, Iron
18th Century New England Queen Anne Highboy
Located in Norwood, NJ
Queen Anne bonnet top highboy, Northeast, Connecticut, Rhode Island or Massachusetts 18th century, cherry wood constructed in two parts. Bonnet top with flame-carved finials set on f...
Cherry
Queen Anne Style Mahogany Kidney Shaped Desk with Cabriole Legs
Located in Astoria, NY
Queen Anne Style Mahogany Kidney Shaped Desk, the central drawer flanked by two rows of two drawers above cabriole legs. 31" H x 51" W x 19.5" D. Provenance: From a West End Avenue...
Mahogany
Antique Mahogany Lift-Top Writing Desk Console Table
Located in Winston-Salem, NC
This antique mahogany lift-top writing desk combines the compact footprint of a narrow console table with a surprisingly layered and functional interior. The closed silhouette feels ...
Wood
Queen Anne Revival Walnut & Gilt carved bureau on stand
Located in Dereham, GB
Queen Anne Revival Walnut & Gilt carved bureau on stand circa 1900 Walnut veneer on top with cross banding, Figured Walnut book match veneer on fall with cross banding, [working loc...
Walnut, Giltwood
Sold
H 29.75 in W 60.25 in D 30 in
Donald Dunlap Signed & Documented NH Queen Anne Style Cherry Wood Desk
By Donald Dunlap
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Queen Anne style cherry wood desk hand signed on the underside of the top and inside the right drawer cavity by the maker “Donald Dunlap, Cabinetmaker, Antrim, N...
Metal, Brass
Queen Anne Style Burr Walnut Bureau on stand C.1920s
Located in Dereham, GB
Queen Anne Style Burr Walnut Bureau on stand C.1920s Burr Walnut top & fall with Herringbone inlay, Working lock & Key open to reveal: Interior with Centre door with working lock & ...
Walnut
Sold
H 29.5 in W 48 in D 24.5 in
Councill Craftmen Crossbanded Mahogany Queen Anne Style Table Writing Desk
By Councill
Located in Germantown, MD
An elegant, simple and well proportioned three-drawer Crossbanded Mahogany Queen Anne Style Table Writing Desk by Councill Craftmen Measure 48" in wid27.724.5" in depth 29.5" in he...
Mahogany
Queen Anne Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming Early 18th Century Walnut Queen Anne Period Kneehole Desk, Or Dressing Table, Having Superb Quarter Veneered Top, Unusually With Herringbone Inlaid Dividing Panels, Over A...
Walnut
Sold
H 39.38 in W 36.23 in D 19.69 in
Antique 18th century warm brown English Oak Queen Anne Slant-Front Desk
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a beautiful Queen Anne slant front desk was made in England in the late 18th century. It was completely made in the finest...
Brass
Sold
H 19.88 in W 21.5 in D 11.13 in
Rare American Queen Anne Child’s Slant-Front Desk, New England ca. 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AMERICAN QUEEN ANNE MAHOGANIZED BIRCHWOOD CHILD'S SLANT-FRONT DESK New England States, circa 1760 with mostly original hardware and an early surface Item # 310HOT05Z A rare and quit...
Brass, Steel, Iron
Antique Figured Walnut Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality antique figured walnut bureau, having a fall front opening to a fitted interior, above three oak lined drawers, standing on elegant cabriole legs the burea...
Walnut
Sold
H 31.5 in W 33 in D 60 in
Rare Model No. 8 Rotary Desk in Queen Anne Style with Wooton Rotating Cases
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in New York, NY
A true masterpiece in the form of the Model No. 8 Rotary desk, crafted in the Queen Anne style by the renowned Wooton Desk Manufacturing Co. of Indianapoli...
Brass
Queen Anne Walnut Revival Bureau, circa 1920s
Located in Dereham, GB
Queen Anne Walnut Revival Bureau, circa 1920s Top With: Book Match Veneer, Herringbone inlay, & cross banding, Fall With: Book Match Veneer, Herringbo...
Walnut