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Show THEN: The happiest change in English and American Ameri-can furniture in hundreds of years may have occurred after William and Mary introduced the Dutch influence into England during the reign of Mary's sister. Queen Anne (1702 14). Called the Queen Anne style, it transformed large, formal furniture into smaller pieces with lovely, graceful curves that came to be called Queen Anne. A touch of carving such as the scallop shell was added, and for the next half -century , Queen Anne furniture set the standard in fashionable homes both here and in England. Many of these pieces survive in museums and private homes. NOW: An original Queen Anne table can cost thousands thou-sands of dollars, yet the design remains as popular today as in the early 1 700 s Modern versions, such as this silver chest with rounded Dutch feet and cabriole legs, unite practicality with traditional tradi-tional styling The heirloom-quality heirloom-quality piece shown here was produced by American Drew and costs about $400. It's one of 30 different examples of 18th and 19th century American furniture in the company's "Heirloom Collection |