Colonial: Cabriole-Leg Chair

The Georgian cabriole-leg chair was a solid, yet elegant structure. Often, it strongly evoked a Chippendale style which was popular in Calcutta, India, in the late 18th century.

This chair combines the French Rococo with the English Chippendale style to create a product with a yoke-shaped top-rail, a pierced vertical back-slat with sharply carved foliate scrolls, and an upholstered seat raised on finely structured legs. The front legs are of the lion’s feet design - a type of cabriole design - and the rear legs are of the Marlborough style - a block-foot base without any elaborate carvings.