Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
20th Century English Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Yew
1910s English Vintage Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1910s English Vintage Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
Late 20th Century British Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Metal
1870s English Antique Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
1980s American Vintage Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mirror, Giltwood
1990s North American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Faux Bamboo, Wood
20th Century English Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Walnut
20th Century Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
20th Century Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1950s Unknown Vintage Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal
19th Century English Antique Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1820s English Antique Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather
1970s Italian Vintage Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century English Antique Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Tôle, Tin, Brass
1830s English Antique Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary North American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lacquer
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
Early 2000s Philippine Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Upholstery, Wood
1970s French Vintage Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal
18th Century English Antique Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Faux Bamboo
Late 20th Century American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood, Mahogany, Satinwood, Giltwood