George II style furniture. George II, born in 1683, was king in Great Britain from 1727 until his death in 1760. Mahogany replaced walnut as the fashionable wood. mahogany furniture furniture is dark reddish and did not need varnishing.

museumfurniture.net is an online museum of antique furniture styles. In History British Furniture you will find the landmarks in English styles like the book of Chippendale, ¡¦ The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker's Director.

William and Mary style furniture 1689 - 1702. William III and Mary II reigned over England, Ireland and Scotland from 1689. Mary died in 1694, William in 1702. William and Mary style has Flemish, Dutch, French and Chinese influences. Huguenot refugees from France worked in the cabinetmakers¡¦.

Louis XV style furniture: sofa, dressing table, armchair, armoir, mirror, secretary and bed.

Tudor furniture was made of oak. or wood which was obtained locally, highly ornate, carved and heavy.

George Hepplewhite style furniture: wardrobe, armchair, sidetable, sideboard and sidecabinet.

The word mission furniture indicates the furniture of Spanish missions throughout colonial California in the late 19th Century. Mission style furniture was primarily built from native American oak in simple horizontal and vertical lines and flat panels accentuating the grain of the wood.

Antique Flemish style furniture: chair, table, wardrobe, chest, bench, side cabinet, armoir.

The Queen Anne style is a refinement of the William and Mary style with lighter, graceful, more comfortable furniture. The single most important decoration of Queen Anne furniture was the carved cockle or scallop shell.

Museum Furniture : Varnish: is coating consisting of resinous matter, as copal (tree secretion) or lac (insect resin secreted by the lac bug), dissolved in an oil, alcohol, or other volatile liquid. Wax: Good wax contain carnauba and beeswax, a solvent, and some have pigments to add a color. Some have silicone to add a shine.