Queen Anne
Queen Anne furniture — named for the English monarch who reigned 1702–1714, though the style flourished in America through the 1760s — is defined by the cabriole leg with pad foot, the fiddle-back or vase-shaped chair splat, and the graceful curved aprons and shaped skirts that replaced the rectilinear heaviness of William and Mary furniture. American examples in walnut and maple are among the finest early American furniture. Austin Auction Gallery sells and appraises Queen Anne furniture.
What it's Worth
American period Queen Anne furniture in original surface is among the most valuable early American furniture. A New England maple highboy with original finish can bring $8,000–$50,000+; a Philadelphia example, more. Connecticut cherry tea tables and dressing tables in good original condition bring $3,000–$20,000+. English period pieces bring $1,000–$12,000 depending on quality and condition. Quality 20th-century reproductions in mahogany or mahogany-finish bring $400–$2,500. Late Victorian Queen Anne Revival spindle-back chairs bring $100–$500 per piece.
Quality reproductions $400–$2,500; English period pieces $1,000–$12,000; American period pieces $3,000–$50,000+