Queen Anne Legs

Who would have thought that a mistake in identifying the proper origin of a single table leg would result in arguably the best known furniture style of the world today--the Queen Anne? You see, it was really the Chinese who inspired the cabriole legs and the Devonshire legs. Although mistakenly attributed to England's Queen Anne period, the nomenclature remains today. Carefully researching the history of the 'Queen Anne cabriole legs', we find that it most resembles the William and Mary styling of the late 1800's. Thanks go in great part to William Thackeray's novel 'The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne'. Thackeray eluded to the Queen Anne style of architecture, but failed to give many particulars. So, readers and craftsmen devised their individual interpretations and labeled these different styles 'Queen Anne'. Thus was born the many variations of the Queen Anne styling appearing today. Although quite a misnomer, the Queen Anne leg has certainly taken its place in the world of beauty and desing, even if it does have a bit of an identity crisis. Check out the variety offered at Osborn Wood Products.

Carved Queen Anne
	#6155 (6 x 4 1/2) Ah, the carved Queen Anne Leg. When you close your eyes and think of the Victorian period of furnishings, what comes to mind? I'll bet it's a Queen Anne Leg. The Queen Anne Leg with this beautiful carving outshines the ordinary cabriole leg. The carving, in its ornate brilliance, makes this leg the favorite among sofa designers and ottoman builders the world over.

6 Inch Winged Corner Queen Anne
	#6140 (6 x 4 1/2)

8 Inch Winged Corner Queen Anne
	#6145 (8 x 4 1/4) Have you ever tried to make a Queen Anne Leg? The band sawing, the rasping, the sanding...Oh, the sanding! And the price of the stock for making these legs nowadays...I vowed I would never make another one by hand again. Well, it's a good thing Osborne Wood Products came along. They make it so easy for you to get the 8" Winged Corner Queen Anne Legs for that stool or mini high boy that you're planning to construct. These little legs from OWP look great, are reasonably priced, and - boy - do they save you massive amounts of time and work...and all that sanding! Contributed by Charles Head, Beautiful Interiors

10 Inch Winged Corner Queen Anne
	#6150 (10 x 4 3/8) It always amazes me how I feel when I see a Queen Anne Leg. There is just something about that leg that says, "quality." When I started a furniture company a couple of decades ago, one of the first things I did was make a sample piece out of cherry stock and put Queen Anne Legs on it. You know what? It immediately said to people that we made quality furniture. Without us saying anything, that feeling was conveyed. The 10-inch Queen Anne Leg typifies that kind of quality.

10 Inch Devonshire
	#6100 (10 x 2 7/8) The thing I like about the 10 inch Devonshire Leg is that it can be attached to the piece as an integral part of the item. It is not something that you screw onto the piece after the joinery is finished. Personally, I've used dowels and sometimes even biscuits (I know...I'm supposed to call it plate joinery, but let's be real here, they're biscuits). I've also used the hardware leg brackets and hanger bolts that are also available at Osborne Wood Products. Having the 10 inch Devonshire Leg as a part of the overall construction really helps to create a strong piece.

High Boy Queen Anne
	#6500 (32 x 1 3/4) As the tallest Queen Anne leg offered by Osborne, this leg provides enough room for drawers or shelves for any end table.