Regency Benches
Like France’s Empire style, Regency-style furniture was rooted in neoclassicism; the characteristics of its bedroom furniture, armchairs, dining room tables and other items include clean lines, angular shapes and elegant details.
Dating roughly from the 1790s to 1830s, antique Regency-style furniture gets its name from Prince George of Wales — formally King George IV — who became Prince Regent in 1811 after his father, George III, was declared unfit to rule. England’s Regency style is one of the styles represented in Georgian furniture.
George IV’s arts patronage significantly influenced the development of the Regency style, such as the architectural projects under John Nash, which included the renovation of Buckingham House into the formidable Buckingham Palace with a grand neoclassical facade. Celebrated designers of the period include Thomas Sheraton, Henry Holland and Thomas Hope. Like Nash, Hope instilled his work with classical influences, such as saber-legged chairs based on the ancient Greek klismos. He is credited with introducing the term “interior decoration” to English with the 1807 publishing of Household Furniture and Interior Decoration.
Although more subdued than previous styles like Rococo and Baroque, Regency interiors incorporated copious use of chintz fabrics and wallpaper adorned in chinoiserie-style art. Its furniture featured fine materials and luxurious embellishments. Furniture maker George Bullock, for instance, regularly used detailed wood marquetry and metal ornaments on his pieces.
Archaeological discoveries in Egypt and Greece informed Regency-era details, such as carved scrollwork, sphinxes and palmettes, as well as the shape of furniture. A Roman marble cinerary chest, for example, would be reinterpreted into a wooden cabinet. The Napoleonic Wars also inspired furniture, with martial designs like tented beds and camp-style chairs becoming popular. While the reddish-brown mahogany was prominent in this range of pieces, imported woods like zebrawood and ebony were increasingly in demand.
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Late 20th Century American Regency Benches
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Benches
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Regency Benches
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Hardwood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Benches
Upholstery, Mahogany
1890s English Antique Regency Benches
Iron
1860s English Antique Regency Benches
Cane, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Regency Benches
Velvet, Paint
1950s American Vintage Regency Benches
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Regency Benches
Berlin Iron
19th Century English Antique Regency Benches
Brass
Early 1900s English Antique Regency Benches
Mahogany
18th Century Italian Antique Regency Benches
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Benches
Velvet, Giltwood
Early 19th Century European Antique Regency Benches
Fruitwood
1990s American Regency Benches
Metal
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Benches
Brass
1810s English Antique Regency Benches
Wood
1810s Caribbean Antique Regency Benches
Brass
Late 20th Century Regency Benches
Rope, Walnut
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Benches
Linen, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Benches
Cotton, Linen, Cane, Birdseye Maple
1820s English Antique Regency Benches
Rosewood
19th Century English Antique Regency Benches
Brass
1970s European Vintage Regency Benches
Giltwood
20th Century English Regency Benches
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Benches
Wrought Iron
1820s English Antique Regency Benches
Oak
20th Century English Regency Benches
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Regency Benches
Silver Leaf
Late 20th Century North American Regency Benches
Cotton, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Benches
Giltwood, Leather
1880s English Antique Regency Benches
Cane, Beech
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Benches
Wood, Upholstery
19th Century Italian Antique Regency Benches
Fabric, Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Regency Benches
Cowhide, Wood
Early 2000s American Regency Benches
Mohair, Walnut
Mid-20th Century European Regency Benches
Metal, Brass, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Regency Benches
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Regency Benches
Giltwood
1810s English Antique Regency Benches
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Regency Benches
Ebony, Giltwood
1820s English Antique Regency Benches
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Benches
Gold Leaf
1970s American Vintage Regency Benches
Chrome
19th Century Italian Antique Regency Benches
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Regency Benches
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Benches
Wood
19th Century British Antique Regency Benches
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Benches
Wood
20th Century North American Regency Benches
Wood
Early 18th Century American Antique Regency Benches
Brass
2010s English Regency Benches
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Benches
Leather, Wood
18th Century European Antique Regency Benches
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Benches
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Benches
Steel
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Benches
Mahogany
1810s English Antique Regency Benches
Mahogany