Thomas Chippendale Designed Dining Chairs

Chippendale Dining Chairs

Mostly made of mahogany, Chippendale chair designs made the splat seem lighter by being pierced into graceful openwork of ribbons and scrolls. Chippendale's early work featured the Queen Anne cabriole leg terminating in the ball and claw motive. Chippendale chairs are notably wider, lower and more comfortable.

Chippendale chairs fall into three groupings. Rococo Chippendale designs were made to be less showy than their French inspiration. This perhaps led to his most famous chair; the ribbonback chair with its broad seat, pierced splat of carved interlacing ribbons and a cupid's bow-style back rail.

Pointed arches and s-shaped curves characterize Gothic Chippendale furniture. Including bookcases with triangular tops and wooden glazing bars securing glass panels.

Chinese Chippendale chairs often included fretwork on the backs and legs of chairs. Usually coated w/ lacquer.