Chippendale

Chippendale Chairs | Mahogany Dining Room Chairs

Chippendale designs are typically categorized into three main styles: Gothic, Rococo, and Chinese. Thomas Chippendale, the founding 18th century craftsman blended Chinese and French design elements into mahogany wood furniture pieces he made for the aristocracy of his time period. The term ‘Chippendale’ specifically calls back to his English furniture of the 1750s and ’60s however the modern designs that attach his name bear just minor resemblance to his own furniture concepts.

Gothic Chippendale pieces will incorporate many pointed arches and S-shaped curves into the backs of chairs.

Rococo Chippendale designs are French in origin, but Thomas Chippendale modified them to be less flamboyant and more in style to the English market. Probably the best-known Rococo Chippendale chair design are ribbonback chairs that use the form of a cupid’s bow for carved interlacing ribbons. More elaborate Rococo furniture designs are those for mirror frames and console tables.

The Chinese Chippendale designs are commonly used for a gallery around the edges of tea tables and for the backs and legs of chairs. Some pieces of Chinese Chippendale furniture, often intended for rooms decorated in a Chinese-style are coated with an oriental-style lacquer.

Here, you will find varieties of ball and claw Chippendale chairs and straight leg Chippendale chairs which by weight should go hand in hand with the size of your table- heavy tables with heavier chairs and lighter, smaller tables married to lighter Chippendale chairs.