Late Victorian Furniture Styles

The victorian period overlapped the industrial revolution making it the first style of furniture to be manufactured.
Late victorian furniture styles. Art furniture of the late victorian era designed by eastlake and others was solidly built well constructed and had few decorative effects for their own sake. However not every piece of furniture can be dated or definitely identified so the generic term victorian will apply to those pieces. Victorian furniture is characterized by a romantic influence heavy proportions dark finish and elaborate ornamentation. Victorian 1840 to 1910 the victorian period named after england s queen victoria served as a very sharp contrast to the shaker period.
For quite some time victorian furniture was perennially popular with decorators and collectors alike especially accent pieces such as tables side chairs and decorative accessories interest has cooled some as decorating interests have turned to midcentury modern and other styles. The victorian period as it relates to furniture styles can be divided into several distinct styles. Furniture made during queen victoria s reign from 1837 to 1901 drew heavily from gothic rococo and louis xv furniture with dark finishes or gilding embellishments and heavy proportions. Shop late victorian furniture at 1stdibs the world s largest source of late victorian and other authentic period furniture.
Aesthetic style armchair 1868. Free shipping on everything at overstock your online furniture store. The victorian era is known for its interpretation and eclectic revival of historic styles mixed with the introduction of middle east and asian influences in furniture fittings and interior decoration. Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the victorian era victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a grand excess of ornament.
Named after queen victoria this was the furniture style of the english victorian period. Victorian furniture is formal elaborate and opulent. 6 or 12 month special financing available. There was plenty of furniture made due to the change in history of methods of manufacture the machine had taken over and was able to produce mass amounts of victorian furniture to satisfy the vast demand by the middle class people that desired it.
The wood was unvarnished and usually without veneer and the whole appearance was one of simplicity and usefulness. Get 5 in rewards with club o.