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Illustrated Furniture Glossary

Terms to Help you Identify Your Antique Furniture

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Paw Foot Example

- Jay B. Siegel
This glossary contains terms often distinctive to the world of buying, selling and collecting antique furniture.

A
arrow foot

B
ball foot
block foot
bracket foot

C
cabriole leg
Chippendale
claw-and-ball foot

D
dovetails

E
Eastlake

F

G

H
Hepplewhite

I

J

K
kneehole desk

L

M
marlborough leg
marquetry

N

O
ormolu

P
pad foot
patina
paw foot
pediment
provenance

Q
Queen Anne

R
relief

S
sleeper
snake foot
spade foot
splat
Stickley, Gustav

T
tea table

U

V
Victorian

W

X
x-stretcher

Y
yoke back

Z

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