Periods & Styles

• Jacobean Period c. 1650-1670
• Carolean Period c. 1670-1690
• William and Mary Period c. 1688-1702
• Queen Anne Period c. 1702-1714
• George I Period c. 1714-1727
• George II Period c. 1727-1760
• George III Period c. 1760-1820
• Chippendale Period c. 1754-1770
• Hepplewhite Period c. 1770-1790
• Adam Period
• Sheraton Period c. 1780-1800
• Regency Period c. 1800-1835
• William IV Period c. 1835-1840
• Nineteenth Century
• Other

George II Period c. 1727-1760

The George II period saw the introduction of mahogany as a favoured wood for fashionable furniture. The earliest mahogany furniture has a remarkably straight grain and masculine proportions. The finest George II furniture is beautifully carved with claw and ball feet and lion masks to the knee.