Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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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1960s American Vintage Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather, Cane, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Brass
17th Century English Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Oak
20th Century English Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather
1950s English Vintage Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Early 17th Century American Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1890s English Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather, Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Other
1810s English Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
20th Century American Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Metal, Brass
1820s English Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Steel
20th Century English Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather, Beech
19th Century European Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Other
20th Century American Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Mahogany
1830s English Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Cane, Walnut
19th Century English Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century English Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century British Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Silk, Birch
Early 20th Century French Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Mahogany, Synthetic
20th Century English Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Upholstery, Cotton, Walnut
1960s Danish Vintage Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Teak
1940s French Vintage Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather, Wood
2010s Turkish Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather
1880s Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather, Oak
1950s American Vintage Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Wrought Iron
Early 2000s Unknown Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Rattan
1950s Italian Vintage Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Metal
1970s American Vintage Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather, Wood
1960s French Vintage Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Metal, Chrome
20th Century English Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather
20th Century English Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather
1990s American Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century American Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Fabric, Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Other
1810s British Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Metal
1960s American Vintage Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Cane, Mahogany, Leather
1990s Italian Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Cotton, Cane, Walnut
1990s American Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Brass
1820s English Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Mahogany
1820s Antique Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Cane, Wood