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.
$4,185Sale Price / set|35% Off
1950s Luxurious Queen Anne Dry Bar Cabinet with Beech & Brass Finish
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An elegant freestanding cocktail cabinet and dry bar, crafted in richly figured mahogany and raised on graceful carved cabriole legs. The double doors open to reveal a fitted and mi...
Brass
$1,092Sale Price|30% Off
Antique 18th Century Queen Anne Mahogany Candle Stand Pedestal Table Tripod Base
Located in Dayton, OH
A fine and impressive late 18th century candlestand. Made from mahogany with an oval form top over a baluster turned center support leading to a tripod base with cabriole and blocked...
Mahogany
Rare Queen Anne Highboy and Matching Lowboy
Located in Woodbury, CT
This antique Queen Highboy and matching Lowboy set from Boston dates back to 1720-40 and features a beautiful crotch walnut veneer with old finish. The intricate design and craftsman...
Wood, Maple, Walnut
Kittinger Burl Walnut 3 Drawers Queen Anne Console Desk Writing Table MINT
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Kittinger Burl Walnut 3 Drawers Queen Anne Console Desk Writing Table MINT
Burl
$31,966 / item
Queen Anne Style Secretary Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
The secretary is a commanding example of early 18th-century English design, inspired by an original from around 1710. Finished in light rustic pollard burl oak, the figured veneers l...
Wood
$2,182Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Walnut Dressing table Queen Anne Revival circa 1920s
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Walnut & Burr Walnut Lowboy Dressing table, Queen Anne Revival circa 1920s Arch Shaped Swing mirror, Swivels on ball with pinch screws. Tapering Supports each side with urn s...
Walnut
$11,900
Queen Anne Walnut Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
An early 18th century chest of drawers of unusually narrow and long proportions. In magnificently grained burled walnut with two short over three long drawers of graduated depth and...
Walnut
American Queen Anne Mahogany Wing Back w/ Acanthus Shell Knees on Pad Feet, 1740
Located in Charleston, SC
American Queen Anne mahogany wing back chair upholstered in white muslin, flanking carved acanthus shell knees, and resting on the original pad feet with rear splayed legs, 18th Cent...
Muslin, Mahogany
Vintage Pennsylvania House Queen Anne Cherry Wood Block Front 2 Lowboy Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Pennsylvania House Queen Anne Cherry Wood Block Front 2 Drawer Lowboy Commode. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 30.5...
Brass
Queen Anne Style Swivel Vanity Stool By Cox Manufacturing (2 available)
By Cox Manufacturing
Located in Pasadena, TX
This ad is for a single Cox Manufacturing vanity stool. The stool swivels and has a half back. The cabriolet legs terminate into bun feet. Price is per item. 2 stools available. Re...
Mahogany
$4,800 / item
Dos Gallos Custom Curvy Side Table in Walnut Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gracious and petite custom side table with beautifully curved legs. Glass top and glass shelf underneath. Can be made in a variety of woods and finishes. As shown in Walnut with a da...
Walnut
English Queen Anne Cuban Mahogany Drop-Leaf Occasional Table, Circa 1740
Located in Charleston, SC
English Queen Anne Cuban mahogany drop-leaf occasional table with two leaves supported by swing out gate legs, carved centered skirts, and terminating on the original tapered rounded...
Mahogany, Oak
Fine Eldred Wheeler Queen Anne Style Tiger Maple Lowboy
Located in Milford, NH
A fine quality hand crafted example of a Queen Anne style tiger maple lowboy in a dark finish by Eldred Wheeler with rectangular molded edge top sur...
Brass
Antique English 18th Century English Brown Stoneware Puzzle Jug Nottingham 1706
Located in Portland, OR
A rare antique English Queen Anne period salt-glazed stoneware puzzle jug, Nottingham, dated 1706. A rare example of very early 18th century English vernacular pottery, a whimsical puzzle jug made of local Nottingham clay and salt-glazed. The top with three spouts/mouthpieces & a strap handle connected to a pierced top with circular & triangular motifs with a globular baluster shaped body below & raised on a flared foot. The globular body is decorated in relief with drunken revellers and is dated "1706" and initialed "J. B.", this rare antique puzzle jug...
Stoneware
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
Early 19th Century Set of 8 Lancashire Dining Chairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 19th century set of 8 Lancashire dining chairs. Two arms & six sides. Quintessential Queen Anne form & spindle-back design. An assembled set, as usual for these. Excell...
Ash, Elm
Antique Queen Anne Style Reverse-Painted Courting Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique Queen Anne style courting mirror (originating from the 18th century or early 19th century featuring distinct reverse-painted glass (Églomisé) panel borders. The top shape...
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Antique Burr Walnut Cascading Open Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very well made antique burr walnut cascading open bookcase. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1900-1920 period. It is of superb quality and has a go...
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
Vintage Queen Anne Channel Wingback Armchairs Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Cotton
Antique Georgian Cherry Candle Stand or Side Table, Mid 19th Century
Located in Elkhart, IN
A handsome Georgian-style drinks table crafted in rich solid cherry wood. The elegant turned pedestal and tripod base draw inspiration from English country house furnishings, creatin...
Cherry
Pair English Queen Anne Style Carved Walnut Shepherd's Crook Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
pair of stylish vintage reproduction Queen Anne open armchairs from luxury furniture maker Dennis & Leen; each with shapely cartouche-shaped upholstered back above a tight seat f...
Leather, Walnut
Early 19thc Queen Anne Walnut English Wingback Chair with Damask Upholstery
Located in Savannah, GA
This graceful English Queen Anne wingback chair features gorgeous pale lemon damask upholstery with a loose, down cushion stuffing. It is unique to find a Queen Anne walnut cabriole ...
Damask, Walnut, Down
Maison Fabergé Imperial Egg Bottle Stopper, Red Enamel & Gilded Metal
Located in Milano, IT
Maison Fabergé Bottle Stopper in the Shape of an Imperial Egg with a Crown, Red Enamel, and Gilded Metal An elegant decorative bottle stopper by Maison...
Metal
Queen Anne Drop Leaf Mahogany Dinning Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
"Queen Anne" drop leaf table made in cabinetmaker quality. Top plate and side flaps made of a solid piece of mahogany. A beautiful table in original good condition. England 1700...
Mahogany
Set Six Hickory Chair Queen Anne Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful Set Six Hickory Chair Queen Anne Style Mahogany Dining Chairs. Two armchairs and four side chairs. Measures 23" in width, 24" in depth and 40.5" in height. Seat height is...
Upholstery, Mahogany
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Pair of Queen Anne New England Carved Mahogany Side Chairs, Circa 1760
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of Queen Anne side chairs made in New England offer carved mahogany construction with slat backs, upholstered seats, rai...
Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
1970s Queen Anne Style Wing-Back Chairs in a Cream Swiss Floral Fabric, a Pair
By Columbus Hickory Furniture Co.
Located in Germantown, MD
Stunning pair of vintage Queen-Anne style wing-back chairs in a neutral cream Swiss dot fabric. (I believe the maker is Hickory, but the label is not on as they have been reupholster...
Upholstery, Hardwood
Baker Furniture Queen Anne Burled Walnut Coffee Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Queen Anne style coffee table By Baker Furniture USA, circa 1980s Burled walnut, with brass accents. Measures: 30.75" W x 27.38" D x 20.5" H. Excellent ...
Brass
Henkel Harris Queen Anne Solid Mahogany Side Chairs or Dining Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding pair of Queen Anne or Georgian style side chairs or dining chairs By Henkel Harris USA, Circa 1980s Solid mahogany frames, with upholstered seats. Measures: 21.75"...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Baker Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Open Arm Library Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding pair of Queen Anne, Georgian, or Chippendale style open arm library chairs From the exclusive "Stately Homes Collection" by Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Solid c...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid 18th Century carved pine dome top fitted cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality English mid 18th century carved pine dome top fitted cabinet circa 1760. Excellent quality piece that would have been fitted into a wall recess, with the outer frame fl...
Pine
Vintage Queen Anne Style Mirror By Bayarri Spain
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elegant mirror in the Queen Anne style with the shaped top. With a triple mirrored surround, the outer and inner ones are pieced. The center surround has lovely rosettes at the se...
Mirror, Wood
Mid Century Solid Cherry Queen Anne Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Cherry
Queen Anne Style Purple Leather Wingback Chair with Nail Heads by Leather Center
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Queen Anne Style Purple Leather Wingback Chair with Nail Heads and Cherry Legs by Leather Center Inc. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 43" H x 32.5" W x 36" D x 20" Sea...
Leather, Wood
Antique 19th C English Queen Anne Burr Walnut Splat Back Dining Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th C. English Queen Anne Burr Walnut Splat Back Dining Side Chair. Item features remarkable patina, shapely Queen Anne legs, solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, nicely ...
Walnut
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
Thomasville Queen Anne Bonnet Top Maple Highboy Tall Chest of Drawers Dresser
By Thomasville
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Highboy dresser by Thomasville in very nice vintage condition.
Maple
18th Century Mahogany Queen Anne Armchair
Located in High Point, NC
18th century mahogany Queen Anne arm chair from England. The top rail on the back has a central scroll, continuing in graceful and elegant curve...
Mahogany
Theodore Alexander, Queene Anne Style, Wall Mirror, Black Glass, Gilt Metal
Located in Stamford, CT
Theodore Alexander, Queene Anne Style, Wall or Console Mirror, Black Glass, Gilt Metal, Vietnam, 21st c. A queen anne style black glass and gilt metal wall or console mirror. Black...
Glass, Mirror
18th Century Queen Anne Highboy with Engraved Brasses
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Queen Anne two part highboy with a molded cornice surmounting an upper case with five graduated drawers over an associated lower case with three fitted drawers, all with early...
Brass
Limbert Antique Queen Anne Carved Mahogany Sideboard or Bar Cabinet, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Chippendale or Queen Anne style sideboard, buffet server, console, or bar cabinet By Charles P. Limbert Co. USA, Circa 1920s Gorgeous carved mahogany, with ...
Brass
Early 19th Century Queen Anne New England Tiger Maple Candlestand
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Early 19th Century Queen Anne New England tiger maple candlestand. Antique 19th century Queen Anne square tiger maple candlestand. The ogee edged square tray top is raised on a we...
Maple
Vintage Extra Long Traditional Wright Table Company Yew Wood Sideboard console
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Add a piece of refined American craftsmanship to your home with this exceptional extra long credenza/hunt board by The Wright Table Company, a maker synonymous with heirloom quality....
Yew
Rare Queen Anne Chinoiserie Japanned Chest On Stand
Located in Lymington, GB
A sophisticated Queen Anne-period chinoiserie japanned chest raised on elegant cabriole legs with ''pony foot'' carved detailing. This early-18th century chest on stand demonstrates the charming and highly fashionable English domestic interpretation of oriental scenes of pagodas, rockwork, trees, ornamental bridges, mythical birds, and figures dressed in the oriental manner, holding parasols and cavorting in gardens. All in remarkable condition having survived some three hundred years. Chests on cabriole supports of this form were also very much in fashion in the American colonies during this early Queen Anne-period (1702-1714). Sometimes erroneously referred to as ‘'lacquer''. The fashion icon Coco Chanel furnished her exquisite Paris apartments largely in the European chinoiserie taste. References: V & A Museum, London - The development of English black japanning 1620-1820. Literature and further reading: John Stalker and George Parker...
Lacquer
1980s Bassett Queen Anne-Style Walnut Vitrine or China Cabinet
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A 1980s Queen Anne-style vitrine or china cabinet by Bassett Furniture. The two-part design pairs a glass-front upper display hutch with a substantial buffet base in a warm walnut to...
Glass, Wood
Vintage Thomasville Queen Anne Style Cherry Wood Highboy Tall Chest Dresser
By Thomasville
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Thomasville Queen Anne Style Cherry Woo...
Cherry
Henkel Harris Queen Anne Solid Cherry Wood Dining Chairs Set of Six
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding set of six Queen Anne or Georgian style dining chairs By Henkel Harris USA, Circa 1970s Solid cherry wood frames, with upholstered seats. Measures: Side chairs - ...
Upholstery, Cherry
Queen and styled beveled mirror red lacquered in the pagoda style
Located in San Francisco, CA
Queen and styled beveled mirror red lacquered in the pagoda style 29x42
Glass
Queen Anne Walnut Dressing Table Mirror Early 18th Century
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Good Quality And Very Attractive Early 18th Century, Queen Anne Period, Walnut Dressing Table Mirror, Having Replacement Mirror Plate Set Within Elegant Shaped And Mould...
Walnut
Queen Anne Burl Walnut Escritoire
Located in Woodbury, CT
Queen Anne Escritoire in burl walnut. Top section features blind drawer to the upper frieze and a large fall that reveals pigeonholes, drawers and a leather inset surface. Numerous...
Brass
Queen Anne Style Mahogany Fold-Top Card Table Console Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Queen Anne Style Mahogany Fold-Top Card Table or Console Table Measures 32" in width, 32" in depth open , 16" in depth folded and 32" in height.
Wood, Mahogany
Vintage Queen Anne Style Mahogany Serpentine Gallery Tea Candle Tray Table 30"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage solid mahogany Queen Anne style tea table or side table, including graceful cabriole legs with slipper feet, serpentine apron and a raised gallery top. The table includes tw...
Mahogany
17th Century English Walnut Stool
Located in High Point, NC
Wonderful and rare 17th century walnut stool from England. This is a very rare form with a cabriole and Spanish foot, which was a very popul...
Leather, Walnut
Bolection Mantel Piece in Dark Green Marble
Located in London, GB
An English moulded bolection fireplace in dark green marble. Based on a period original from the early 18th century. An elegant shape. Modern. Measu...
Marble
17th Century Charles II Month-going longcase clock by John Greenhill
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An exceptionally rare and highly important month-going longcase clock by John Greenhill of Ashford, Kent, dating to circa 1680. The exceptional rarity of this longcase clock becomes...
Brass
Baker Furniture Queen Anne Walnut Petite Drop Leaf Tea Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Queen Anne style solid walnut drop leaf tea table or occasional side table By Baker Furniture USA, circa 1980s Measures: 26.13"...
Walnut
Southampton Furniture Queen Anne Style Mahogany Sofa Table / Hall Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Southampton Furniture Queen Anne Style Solid Mahogany Sofa Table, console table or Hall Table. Features 3 large drawers functioning smoothly. ...
Brass
$2,150 / set
Set of Swedish Queen Anne Style Nesting Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming set of Swedish Queen Anne style nesting tables featuring elegant cabriole legs and hand-painted black finishes. Designed to nest neatly together when not in use, the table...
Wood
Queen Anne Burled Walnut Secretary Desk by National Mt. Airy, Circa 1960s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Queen Anne, Georgian, or Chippendale style slant front secretary desk By National Mount Airy Furniture Co. USA, Circa 1960s Beautiful burled walnut, with original brass...
Brass
American Queen Anne Style Light Walnut & Leather Upholstered Bench, ca. 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a raised newly upholstered leather seat atop a rectangular frame raised on cabriole legs terminating in pad feet in the Queen Anne style, likely a piano bench
Walnut