Smith and Watson's online catalog.

Sheraton Furniture Style (1780 – 1820)

As the last of the great Georgian masters, Thomas Sheraton's furniture is characterized by Neoclassical simplicity. Perhaps due to the French Louis XVI influences, his work presented a lighter and more feminine refinement of late Georgian styles incorporating delicacy and grace.

Chair and sofa backs are mostly rectangular and eschew the cabriole leg in favor of straight, rounded thin legs often fluted like columns of a Greek temple. Back legs were occasionally splayed with most ending in simple, unadorned feet.

Sheraton incorporated contrasting veneer inlays with painted finishes and brass fittings. He is known for creating desks with secret drawers and inlays.