Regency Decorative Objects
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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19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Cut Glass
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Gesso
Early 20th Century English Regency Decorative Objects
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Regency Decorative Objects
Ceramic
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Glass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Wood
Mid-19th Century British Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Metal
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Rosewood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Porcelain
1890s French Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Regency Decorative Objects
Silver Plate
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
Mid-19th Century British Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Satinwood
Late 20th Century Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century British Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Metal, Brass, Steel
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Ormolu
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Earthenware
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Velvet, Cut Glass, Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Bronze, Ormolu
1820s English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
Late 20th Century American Regency Decorative Objects
Bronze
19th Century Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Regency Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century American Regency Decorative Objects
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass, Tin
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
1830s English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Pearlware
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Pearlware, Pottery
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Crystal, Bronze
1820s French Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Porcelain
1890s English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Regency Decorative Objects
Brass, Bronze
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Ormolu, Bronze
Early 20th Century Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
19th Century British Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Copper
Mid-20th Century Regency Decorative Objects
Porcelain
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Lead
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Bronze
19th Century Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Crystal, Brass
Early 19th Century French Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Porcelain
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Mahogany
1830s Scottish Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver