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A Brief History of Antiques

Because the term "antiques" covers all types of items with many different histories, we can't go into a lot of detail about the history of every type of antique. However, the chart below will help you identify what style or period an antique can be classified as, based on its country of origin and the year it was manufactured. This chart is from Miller's Understanding Antiques by Judith and Martin Miller.

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DATES BRITISH MONARCH BRITISH PERIOD FRENCH PERIOD GERMAN PERIOD UNITED STATES PERIOD STYLE DATES
1558-1603 ELIZABETH I ELIZABETHAN RENAISSANCE RENAISSANCE
(to c. 1650) 		  GOTHIC 1558-1603
1603-1625 JAMES I JACOBEAN 1603-1625
1625-1649 CHARLES I CAROLEAN LOUIS XIII (1610-43) EARLY COLONIAL BAROQUE
(c. 1620-1700) 		1625-1649
1649-1660 COMMONWEALTH CROMWELLIAN LOUIS XIV
(1643-1715) 		RENAISSANCE/
BAROQUE
(c. 1650-1700) 		1649-1660
1660-1685 CHARLES II RESTORATION 1660-1685
1685-1688 JAMES II RESTORATION 1685-1688
1688-1694 WILLIAM & MARY WILLIAM & MARY WILLIAM & MARY 1688-1694
1694-1702 WILLIAM III WILLIAM III DUTCHÔ COLONIAL ROCOCO
(c. 1695-1760) 		1694-1702
1702-1714 ANNE QUEEN ANNE BAROQUE
(c. 1700-30) 		QUEEN ANNE 1702-1714
1714-1727 GEORGE I EARLY GEORGIAN REGENCE (1715-23) CHIPPENDALE (from 1750) 1714-1727
1727-1760 GEORGE II EARLY GEORGIAN LOUIS XV (1723-74) ROCOCO (c. 1730-60)   1727-1760
1760-1811 GEORGE III LATE GEORGIAN LOUIS XVI (1723-74)
DIRECTOIRE (1793-99)
EMPIRE (1799-1815) 		NEO-CLASSICISM
(c. 1760-1800)
EMPIRE (c. 1800-15) 		EARLY FEDERAL (1790-1810)
AMERICAN DIRECTOIRE (1798-1804)
AMERICAN EMPIRE (1804-15) 		NEO-CLASSICAL
(c. 1755-1805)
EMPIRE (c. 1799-1815) 		1760-1811
1811-1820 GEORGE III REGENCY RESTAURATION (1815-30) BIEDERMEIER
(c. 1815-48) 		LATER FEDERAL (1810-30) REGENCY (c. 1812-30) 1811-1820
1820-1830 GEORGE IV REGENCY 1820-1830
1830-1837 WILLIAM IV WILLIAM IV LOUIS PHILIPPE (1830-48)
2nd EMPIRE (1848-70)
3rd REPUBLIC (1871-1940) 		REVIVALE (c. 1830-80)
JUGENDSTIL
(c. 1880-1920) 		ECLECTIC (c. 1830-80) 1830-1837
1837-1901 VICTORIA VICTORIAN VICTORIAN ARTS & CRAFTS (c. 1880-1900) 1837-1901
1901-1910 EDWARD VII EDWARDIAN   ART NOUVEAU (c. 1900-20) 1901-1910

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