Hepplewhite Style


Chair designs by George Hepplewhite from the Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer's Guide published in 1788.



Oval-back chair with Prince of Wales feathers splat and a heart-back chair in the style of Hepplewhite.



Heart-back and honeysuckle-back chairs, circa 1790.



Hepplewhite sofa with form derived from French models.



Side table and sideboard from Hepplewhite's Guide. Note concave form near the corners.



Urn stands and library bookcase from Hepplewhite's Guide. Note use of straight lines in tracery and panels.



A satinwood inlaid demi-lune commode, circa 1785. The design is nearly identical to plate 78 of Hepplewhite's Guide.



Designs for beds by Hepplewhite.


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