George Hepplewhite (d.1786) was an English cabinet and furniture maker, an exponent of the neo-classical style, best known for his ‘Cabinet Maker and Upholsterers Guide’ published in 1788. It contained 300 designs characterised by simplicity, elegance and utility. Inspired by the excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum, neo classicism had, by the 1770s, emerged to become the dominant architectural style in Europe.
English Regency Pedestal Dining Table & Hepplewhite Chair Set
In Britain, perhaps the foremost exponent of this style was Robert Adams – who was a great influence on Hepplewhite. Hepplewhite was famous for his chairs. Hepplewhite chairs have a light simplicity, with surface ornament and painting replacing the heavier carved decoration of earlier periods.
Many Hepplewhite chairs had shield-shaped backs with splats in the form of wheat sheaves, Prince of Wales feathers, or lyres. Legs were straight and tapered, usually into spade feet. The neo-classical style of Heppelwhite chairs and other furniture are great for contemporary interiors and hence period pieces are very much sought after.
SET 10 HEPPLEWHITE ENGLISH MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS CHAIR
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