Furniture Leg Glossary

Fellow furniture enthusiasts visiting our Furniture store in Toronto here is a quick run-down of some furniture leg styles and their names. Always useful to know the name of the leg instead of saying… ‘yeah, I like the piece with the thingamajiggy leg!'”

1 – Bobbin 2 – Baluster 3 – Twist 4 – Cup and cover 5 – Flemish scroll 6 – ‘Square’ 7 – Louis XV 8 – Plain cabriole 9 – Carved cabriole 10 – Taper 11 – Chippendale straight 12 – Hepplewhite 13 – Hepplewhite decorated 14 – Adam 15 & 16 – Sabre 17 – Pre-Victorian 18 – American fancy 19 – Windsor 20-23 – Victorian 24 – Modern Cabriole

5 Response(s) for “Furniture Leg Glossary

  • James Smith says:

    Love concept!

  • dorothy awino says:

    perfect

  • Millie L. Hayes says:

    Interest in dining chairs with leg styles #17 and #19

    1. Carrocel Interiors says:

      Hello Millie, thank you for your comment. This page is a reference tool for researching purposes.
      Please visit the following links to browse all the dining chairs we have available.
      Thank you!

      https://www.carrocel.com/product-category/dining-chairs/

      https://www.carrocel.com/product-category/custom-dining-chairs/

  • Benedict McLoughlin says:

    I’m currently undertaking an inventory of a country house in England, and this glossary has been very useful, thanks.

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