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Hepplewhite style
An 18th-century English style originated by George Hepplewhite, and characterised by delicate forms in the neoclassic framework. See Style Guide.
Named after George Hepplewhite, the 18th century English cabinet and chair maker. His style is characterised by light curvilinear forms, and by distinctive details such as slender, tapering legs. He is noted for distinctive chair backs in shield, oval, interlaced hearts, ladder and wheel forms. .
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