English Tudor Furniture. The tudor period in english history begins with the ascent to the throne of king henry vii in 1485 this event signifying the end of the middle ages in britain and supposedly the historic beginning of the english renaissance. A long antique oak table with a three panel top banded on all sides.
21st century and contemporary english tudor furniture. Antique carved oak library or hunt table. While the tudor style of furniture is parallel to the medieval furniture and gothic furniture the elizabethan english furniture is a native english version and sees styles that were highly decorative and architectural meant for the wealthy and fashionable class of that period.
English tudor interior decorating.
The furniture of the period was made of european woods oak walnut and elm. The first part furniture consisted of carving on gothic framework stools and forms were the only form of seating available. The tudor period in english history begins with the ascent to the throne of king henry vii in 1485 this event signifying the end of the middle ages in britain and supposedly the historic beginning of the english renaissance. Antique bronze and marble bust of elizabethan man by arthur konn circa 1920.