Articles: Periods and Styles

For many Antiques and Collectibles, particularly those in the Furniture and "Furnishings and Accessories" categories, an era or period is often associated with the item.

The following is a general guide correlating various years and the "Period" or "Style" with which it is frequently associated. As an additional reference, the periods of reign for British Monarchs is also listed.

There have been four major spheres of regional influence throughout recent history: British(B), French(F), German(G) and American(US).

The listed years are indicative of a general agreement and accepted usage for the periods stated. They should therefore be considered to contain the prefix "circa", with no definitive clear beginning or end. In many cases the same styles will have been popular in different areas at different times. As such, there are often overlaps; such as in the case of a British Monarchs' reign not coinciding exactly with the derived Period or Style. Where suitable, an abbreviation in parantheses has been used to indicate the particular region of popularity or usage for that period of time.

Periods and Styles Adam Style 1760 - 1790 Art Deco 1920 - 1930 Art Nouveau 1900 - 1920 Arts & Crafts 1880 - 1900 Baroque 1620 - 1700 Baroque (G) 1700 - 1730 Biedermeir (G) 1815 - 1848 Chippendale 1745 - 1790 Chippendale (B) 1745 - 1770 Chippendale (US) 1755 - 1790 Carolean 1660 - 1690 Colonial (Dutch) 1694 - 1702 Colonial (Early) 1600 - 1690 Commonwealth 1649 - 1660 Cottage Style 1860 - 1880 Cromwellian 1649 - 1660 Directoire (F) 1793 - 1805 Directory 1798 - 1815 Duncan Phyfe 1800 - 1850 Eclectic Style 1830 - 1880 Edwardian 1901 - 1910 Elizabethan 1558 - 1603 Empire Style 1799 - 1815 Empire (F) 1799 - 1820 Empire (G) 1800 - 1815 Empire (US) 1804 - 1840 Empire "2nd" (F) 1848 - 1870 Federal 1780 - 1830 Federal (Early) 1780 - 1810 Federal (Late) 1810 - 1830 Frontier 1700 - 1850 Georgian (Early) 1714 - 1730 Georgian (Mid) 1730 - 1760 Georgian (Late) 1760 - 1810 Gothic Style 1550 - 1620 Hepplewhite (B) 1770 - 1790 Hepplewhite (US) 1785 - 1810 Hitchcock 1820 - 1840 Jacobean 1603 - 1690 Jacobean (Early) 1603 - 1625 Jacobean (Late) 1660 - 1690 Jugenstil (G) 1880 - 1920 Louis XIII Style 1610 - 1643 Louis XIV Style 1643 - 1715 Louis XV Style 1723 - 1774 Louis XVI Style 1774 - 1793 Louis Phillippe Style 1830 - 1848 Mahogany Age 1730 - 1860 Mission Style 1890 - 1910 Neoclassical Style 1755 - 1805 Neo-Classicism (G) 1760 - 1800 Oak Age 1540 - 1820 Pennsylavania Dutch 1670 - 1820 Pennsylavania German 1720 - 1850 Pilgrim Century 1600 - 1690 Primitive 1650 1850 Puritan 1645 - 1670 Queen Anne Style 1702 - 1750 Queen Anne (B) 1702 - 1720 Queen Anne (US) 1725 - 1750 Regence (F) 1715 - 1723 Regency 1810 - 1837 Regency (B) 1810 - 1830 Regency (Late) 1830 - 1837 Renaissance (F) 1550 -1610 Renaissance (G) 1550 -1650 Renaissance/Baroque (G) 1650 -1700 Republic "3rd" (F) 1870 - 1940 Restoration (F) 1815 -1830 Restoration 1660 - 1689 Revival (Classic) 1727 - 1760 Revival (G) 1830 - 1880 Revival ("1st" Gothic) 1750 - 1765 Revival ("2nd" Gothic) 1830 - 1860 Revival (Greek) 1790 - 1830 Rococo Style 1695 - 1760 Rococo (G) 1730 - 1760 Shaker 1775 - 1870 Sheraton (B) 1790 - 1810 Sheraton (US) 1795 - 1820 Stuart (Early) 1603 - 1649 Stuart (Late) 1660 - 1690 Tudor (Early) 1500 - 1560 Tudor (Late) 1560 - 1600 Victorian 1837 - 1901 Victorian (Early) 1830 - 1860 Victorian (Mid) 1860 - 1880 Victorian (Late) 1880 - 1901 Victorian Gothic 1830 - 1880 Victorian Renaissance 1850 - 1870 Victorian Rococo 1840 - 1860 Walnut Age 1660 - 1735 William & Mary (B) 1689 - 1710 William & Mary (US) 1700 - 1725 William III 1694 - 1702

British Monarchs 1558 - 1603 Elizabeth I 1603 - 1625 James I 1625 - 1649 Charles I 1649 - 1660 Cromwell (Commonwealth) 1660 - 1685 Charles II 1685 - 1689 James II 1689 - 1694 William & Mary 1694 - 1702 William III 1702 - 1714 Anne 1714 - 1727 George I 1727 - 1760 George II 1760 - 1820 George III 1820 - 1830 George IV 1830 - 1837 William IV 1837 - 1901 Victoria 1901 - 1910 Edward VII 1910 - 1936 George V 1936 - 1936 Edward VIII 1937 - 1952 George VI 1952 - .... Elizabeth II

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