Furniture of the rococo revival period hearkened back to the mid 18th century and the reign of louis xv.
Eastlake furniture history. Tables chairs sofas beds by marvin d. Eastlake s hints on household taste in furniture upholstery and other details of 1868 showed eastlake as an of morris simple straight lined designs which were inspired by rural woodworking executed in oak and other fruitwoods. This style was a result of eastlake s dislike for renaissance revival and rococo revival styles that were widespread during the victorian era. The fronts of dressers are often serpentine shaped and the corners are rounded.
He suggested a home style that was cohesive whereby only a single influence dominated the furnishings within a home. Charles locke eastlake 11 march 1836 20 november 1906 was a british architect and furniture designer. In the arts modernism is the early 20th century movement that rejected ornamentation and reduced the arts to their simplest. Victorian furniture has long appealed to all types of antique collectors for the ornate designs and high quality that many pieces if the era have.
Eastlake style as it is referred is the common name for his style of furniture which became widespread throughout the last half of the nineteenth century. The modern world didn t just appear overnight. Eastlake was originally a painter who trained in rome and was considered to have great knowledge in art however he had a specific preference. Eastlake was born in plymouth trained by the architect philip hardwick 1792 1870 he popularized william morris s notions of decorative arts in the arts and crafts style becoming one of the principal exponents of the revived early english or modern gothic style popular during the.
But there actually isn t one style that defines the victorian era 1837 1901. Leaf or fruit carved pulls. The eastlake furniture style as envisioned by its namesake charles lock eastlake came about as a response to his aversion to the over the top rococo revival and renaissance revival styles popular during the victorian era. Eastlake was a trendsetting british architect author and lecturer according to american furniture.
Eastlake furniture is a victorian furniture style envisioned by an english architect known as charles l. Charles eastlake furniture was the brainchild of charles eastlake 1836 1906 a british furniture designer and architect. Make offer magnificent 19th century eastlake style dresser solid mahogany marble. Antique victorian eastlake carved flower wood upholstered love seat settee bench 300 00.


