popular in the 18th century, the design of a furniture leg based on a curved animal`s leg.
A form of chair or table leg which appeared in England from France in the early 18th century. It is in the shape of a long slow "S", the outward curve of the knee sometimes decorated. Many of the earlier examples ended in stylized goat feet with later examples ending in pad feet, slipper feet or claw and ball feet.
A curved leg with an out-curved knee and an in-curved ankle resembling an inverted S. In all the styles that feature cabriole legs, the excellence of the leg is an indicator of the quality of the whole design of the furniture piece. A good flowing line that conforms to the grain of the wood is much more pleasing to the eye than an excessive curving line that breaks the vertical quality of the entire piece.
an S-shaped curve, bowing out at the knee and in at the ankle.
A leg that is curved in an ogee shape.
A double curved leg, swelling out at the top (knee) and in at the bottom (ankle).
A furniture leg with a double curve. Popular in late 18th century and 19th century Europe.
A decorative S-shaped chair or table leg that curves outward at the knee then tapers at the ankle. Found on Queen Anne and Chippendale furniture.
A gently curving S-shaped leg found on tables and chairs of the late 17th C and 18th C.
elongated furniture leg with gently curving S-shape
Table or chair leg shaped to imitate a stylised form of an animal’s hind leg. Originally from the Far East it became popular in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries.!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8039990704443990"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text_image"; google_ad_channel ="6807473505"; google_color_border = "FFFFFF"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; google_color_link = "0000FF"; google_color_text = "000000"; google_color_url = "FF3300";
Sometimes erroneously called a Queen Anne leg, this was a carved, curved leg with a foot and a knee. Introduced in the early 18th century presumably to take the Windsor chair "up market"
A shaped leg with an outward curved knee and an incurved ankle. Originating in Italy and is based on a representation of the rear leg of a leaping mountain goat.
An elegant, tall, curving leg, subject to many designs and variations, and found on many pieces of furniture, from the height of its popularity in the first half of the C18th, right through to the late C19th. It is formed of a convex curve above a concave one and resembles an animal's leg: in fact, the name 'cabriole' is derived from the Italian 'Capro', or goat. This type of leg was made with many different types of foot including plain, club, pad, paw, ball, ball-and-claw, scroll etc. [ picture
The most common distinguishing feature in chairs, etc. From the late 17th to the late 18th Century. The leg starts just under the seat or table and curves outward forming a knee, then curves inward, tapering, to the foot. It is originally from China. The cabriole leg is sometimes called a bandy leg. In French, cabriole means "to caper like a goat."
A decorative S-shaped table or chair leg that curves outward at the knee then tapers at the ankle. Commonly found on Queen Anne, Chippendale and other 18th-century pieces. Often seen with ball and claw feet.
Related Article A leg used on Queen Anne furniture. The cabriole leg is characterized by graceful curves and a shape that resembles an animal leg.
A curved furniture leg rounded and swollen at the top and tapered down ending in an ornamental foot.
A bowed leg that curves into a tapered foot.
A decorative S-shaped chair or table leg which curves outward at the knee, then tapers inward into a foot which swings out again. It is found on Chippendale, Queen Anne, and Louis XV furniture.
Table leg that gently curves outward then back toward the base of the leg. Cafe curtain cafe curtain A window treatment that covers the bottom half of a window. More info
A cyma, or double curved leg, arching outward at the top, inward near the foot which swings out again. It is used on Chippendale, Queen Anne, and Louis XV furniture .
Cabriole (KAB ree ole) leg