Antiques are often dated by the period in which a particular ruler,
style or craftsman existed when the item was made. Many of the items listed
for sale on these pages are dated in this manner. To help those of you
who are unfamiliar when a particular period occurred (for example the Victorian
era), the tables below should provide as a helpful, convenient reference.
England
Most items originating from England are dated by the following periods:
| Edward VI |
1547 - 1553 |
|
Mary |
1553 - 1558 |
| Elizabeth |
1558 - 1603 |
|
James I |
1603 - 1625 |
| Charles I |
1625 - 1649 |
|
Cromwell |
1649 - 1660 |
| Charles II |
1660 - 1685 |
|
James II |
1685 - 1688 |
| William III |
1689 - 1702 |
|
Anne |
1702 - 1714 |
| George I |
1714 - 1727 |
|
George II |
1727 - 1760 |
| George III |
1760 - 1820 |
|
George IV |
1820 - 1830 |
| William IV |
1830 - 1837 |
|
Victoria |
1837 - 1901 |
| Edward VII |
1901 - 1910 |
|
George V |
1910 - 1936 |
| Edward VIII |
1936 - 1936 |
|
George VI |
1936 - 1952 |
|
France
Most items originating from France are dated by these periods:
| Francois I |
1509 - 1547 |
|
Henri II |
1547 - 1559 |
| Francois II |
1559 - 1560 |
|
Charles IX |
1560 - 1574 |
| Henri III |
1574 - 1589 |
|
Henri IV |
1589 - 1610 |
| Louis XIII |
1610 - 1643 |
|
Louis XIV |
1643 - 1715 |
| Regence |
1715 - 1724 |
|
Louis XV |
1715 - 1774 |
Rococo
(Transitional period) |
1750 -1770 |
|
Louis XVI |
1774 - 1789 |
| Neo-classical |
1789 |
|
French Revolution
National Convention |
1792 - 1795 |
| Directoire |
1795 - 1799 |
|
Consulat |
1799 - 1804 |
| Napoleon I |
1804 - 1814 |
|
Empire Louis XVIII |
1815 - 1824 |
Restoration
Charles X |
1824 - 1830 |
|
Restoration
Louis Philipe |
1830 - 1848 |
Second Empire
Louis Napoleon |
1848 - 1852 |
|
Second Empire
Napoleon III |
1852 - 1871 |
| Second Empire Republic |
1871 |
|
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America
Most items originating from the United States are dated by the following
periods:
| Jacobean-Carolean |
1620s - 1690s |
|
William & Mary |
1690s - 1720s |
| Queen Anne |
1720s - 1750s |
|
Chippendale |
1750s - 1780s |
| Federal ( Neoclasical ) |
1780s - 1830s |
|
Victorian |
1830s - 1900s |
| Craft Revival |
1870s - 1920s |
|
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English Furniture
English furniture can also be dated by the style of the item or by
its manufacturer. The table below contains the dates for which these apply.
| Tudor Period |
1485 - 1558 |
|
Elizabethan Period |
1558 - 1603 |
| Indigo Jones |
1573 - 1652 |
|
Jacobean Period |
1603 - 1649 |
| Grinling Gibbons |
1648 - 1721 |
|
Cromwellian Period |
1649 - 1660 |
| Restoration Period |
1660 - 1688 |
|
William Kent |
1684 - 1748 |
| William & Mary Period |
1688 - 1702 |
|
Robert & Richard
Gillow |
1697?- 1772 |
| Queen Anne Period |
1702 - 1714 |
|
Thomas Chippendale |
1709?- 1779 |
| Georgian Period |
1714 - 1811 |
|
William Linnel |
c. 1720 - 1763 |
| George Seddon |
1727 - 1801 |
|
Adam Brothers |
1730 - 1794 |
William & George
Bradshaw |
1736 - 1750 |
|
Matthias Lock |
c. 1740 - 1769 |
| Angelica Kauffman |
1741 - 1807 |
|
Thomas Sheraton |
1751 - 1806 |
| Thomas Johnson |
c. 1755 |
|
Ince & Mayhew |
c. 1758 - 1810 |
| Robert Manwaring |
c. 1765 |
|
William Vile |
? - 1767 |
| John Cobb |
? - 1778 |
|
George Hepplewhite |
? - 1786 |
| Thomas Shearer |
c. 1788 |
|
John Linnel |
? - 1796 |
| Regency Period |
1811 - 1830 |
|
Edwards & Roberts |
c. 1830 |
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