Queen Anne Chest of Drawers

This handmade Queen Anne Chest of Drawers is a reproduction of an early chest attributed to renowned furniture maker John Townsend of Newport Rhode Island circa 1750. This bureau is handmade of solid cherry. Details include fully hand-cut dovetail joinery throughout with exposed dovetails on the top, reproduction brass hardware and a hand rubbed finish. This chest can also be made in tiger maple, walnut and mahogany, in an 6,7, and 8 drawer configuration. Ht: 41 1/2” Wd: 36” Dp: 19 1/2”

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as shown $4800

Take a look at a similar 8 drawer version of this chest in Tiger Maple

Queen Anne Furniture :

Queen Anne style furniture was named after Queen Anne of England. This style developed in America between 1720 and 1760. The Queen Anne style is a refinement of the William and Mary style, which came before. Queen Anne furniture became visually pleasing through grace instead of ornamentation. The most notable ornamentation on Queen Anne furniture was the carved cockle or scallop shell. Otherwise the furniture was relatively simple, without many other flourishes. The straight, turned legs of previous styles were replaced with more graceful, curving legs called cabriole. Cabriole legs have a flowing S shape, with the knee curving out, and the ankle curving in. Walnut, cherry, maple, and mahogany became the preferred wood in Queen Anne furniture.