Ladies Writing Desk - Queen Anne Style

In terms of European design history, the Queen Anne style was the restrained English version of Rococo which originated in France in the court of Louis XV.

In the early 18th century, following the shift in European taste from the monumental Baroque to a more intimate mode, Rococo, English cabinetmakers created their own interpretation of the style, which they named after England's Queen Anne (1702-1714).

In terms of English design history,the Queen Anne style in England was actually the Dutch style which was made the fashion by the influence of William of Orange, a Dutchman, and Mary, his wife, when they became King and Queen of England in 1689; and this influence was continued by Queen Anne during her reign from 1702 to 1714.

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