A Pair of Painted Regency Side Chairs
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A charming pair of painted Regency chairs. Made from turned beech with a painted faux bamboo frame. Honest wear and tear for this nearly 200 year old duo. Newly re-rushed. England, ...
Rush, Beech
Regency Ebonised and Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in London, GB
A Regency ebonised and parcel-gilt armchair, with lyre back and Bargello flame stitch upholstery.
Beech
Regency Painted Chair
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A Regency chair with finely painted chinoiserie decoration. Old metal braces - please see photo. Margaret Jourdain's - Regency Furniture illustrates a very similar chair: Fig. 94
Beech
$4,141
H 32.29 in Dm 17.72 in
Very Rare Gillows of Lancaster Regency Hardwood Harpist Height Adjustable Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this stunning and very rare original Gillows of Lancaster Rosewood height-adjustable Harpist musician stool A very good looking and well-made piece, the chair ...
Wood, Beech
Regency Painted Armchair
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present a stunning Regency Painted Armchair, originating from around 1820. This chair is a true work of art, adorned with exquisite hand-painte...
Beech
18th Century Regency Desk Chair
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Regency Period Office chair, circa 1720 In molded and carved beech, cane bottom, decorated with shells, velum and acanthus. Curved legs joined together by an X spacer.
Beech
Unavailable
H 34 in W 18 in D 20 in
Set of Six Antique Regency Chairs Made by Gillow of Lancaster and London
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Simply wonderful set of six antique dining chairs. These chairs are the Classic "Kennedy's pattern" Gillows design with reeded leg, the waving frond carving and the combination of ca...
Beech
Set of 18 Regency Dining Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Rare Regency long set of 18 antique dining chairs made of simulated rosewood, these are the Classic Regency shape with sabre legs and drop in seats, they are comfortable and deep wit...
Beech
Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Antique Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 19th century Regency armchair made of simulated rosewood on beech. The paint is faded and the frame is a little wobbly. This chair is priced to sell and so the restoration is n...
Beech
Unavailable
H 33.47 in W 18.12 in D 16.15 in
Set of Six Regency Beech Chairs with Original Rosewood Graining, circa 1830
Located in Salisbury, GB
Set of six Regency beech chairs with original rosewood graining, circa 1830.
Beech, Rosewood
Regency Child's Correction Chair, circa 1830
Located in St. Louis, MO
Regency beech child's correction chair, the caned seat and back raised on tall sabre legs joined by numerous stretchers. The original time-out chair, chairs of this type are known...
Cane, Beech
Late Regency Elbow Chair in 'Stained Rosewood' Beech
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Fremantle, W.Australia
Elbow chair in simulated rosewood attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London. They described their simulated grained rosewood as 'Stained Rosewood'. The chair displays typical ...
Beech
Regency Period Ebonised Trafalgar Chair with a Triple Rope-Back
Located in Witney, OXFORDSHIRE
A fine quality Regency period ebonised “Trafalgar” chair with a triple rope-back with brass collars and raised on sabred legs. This model of chair with the ropes and sabres symbol...
Beech
Child's Deportment Chair
Located in Dorking, Surrey
A pretty Regency child's deportment chair with caned seat.
Beech, Cane
Unavailable
H 35.44 in W 17.72 in D 16.93 in
French Suite of Six Chairs, Paris Régence Period, circa 1720
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
French fine suite of six chairs, Paris Régence period circa 1720 Rare suite of six cane chairs strut X . Model carved acanthus leaves , flowers , roses , trellis .... Perfect co...
Beech
Sold
H 31 in W 18 in D 20.5 in
Set of Six Early 19th Century English Regency Period Faux Rosewood Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
This exceptional set of Regency chairs, dating to circa 1810, embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of the period. Expertly crafted in beech to resemble rosewood, each chair featur...
Brass
Sold
H 39.77 in W 22.05 in D 19.89 in
AND SO TO BED HAND CARVED BEECHWOOD CANE SEAT GORGEOUS OCCASIONAL CHAiR
By And So To Bed
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this gorgeous And So To Bed occasional Beechwood hand-carved cane seat chair. This elegant floral hand carved chair from 'And So To Bed' English ...
Beech
Sold
H 30.71 in W 25.6 in D 29.14 in
Fine Pair of Fully Restored Vintage Hand Dyed Brown Leather Tub Club Armchairs
By Thomas Chippendale Jr., Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of fully restored hand dyed cigar brown leather tub armchairs A very good looking and comfortable pair of armchairs, they have...
Leather, Beech
Pair of English Regency Style Sage Velvet Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare and unusual pair of English regency style dining chairs or hall chairs with a sage green velvet upholstery. The chairs feature a curved back crest with scrolls on the ends resem...
Velvet, Beech
Great Set of 8 Cane Back English Regency Style Ebonized Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Cane back and seat. Wood frames. Removable upholstered cushions. Painted accents. 2 arm chairs measure 35 1/4" H x 23 1/2" W x 21 3/4" D. Seat height 19 1/2". 6 side chairs measure 3...
Beech
Regency Black Lacquer Spoonback Chair
Located in London, by appointment only
English Regency period spoon back slipper chair in the original high-polished black ground, with gilt bronze detailing, klismos legs on solid brass castors. England, circa 1810 M...
Beech
Pair of Early 19th Century Faux Bamboo Bedroom Chairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th century Regency Period faux bamboo painted bedroom chairs, with spindle backs and stretchers and rush seats.
Beech, Paint
Early 19th Century Regency Rush-Seated Armchair
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century Regency rush seated armchair with railed back, scroll arms and turned legs and stretchers.
Rush, Beech
Regency Faux Rosewood Caned Tub Chair
Located in Essex, MA
Arched rounded back and loose cushion seat raised on turned legs with casters.
Beech
Sold
H 35 in W 22 in D 24 in
Carved Black Lacquer and Gilded French Regency Arm Desk Chair, circa 1960
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb carved and water-gilded over red clay bole, French Regency armchair. The chair is perfect for a desk or just as an occassional or head chair at a dining table. Measu...
Beech
Set of 6 Antique Danish Regence Chairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
A set of 6 Danish regency chairs (not exactly alike). Beech frame upholstered in cowhide. Denmark, circa 1770 Sold as a set
Cowhide, Beech
Pair of Regency Style Carver Armchairs / Desk Chairs / Library Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Good shape and elegant pair of faux Regency carver chairs. These are a good decorative pair of chairs with sabre legs and a fun shape to the arms. These would look very grand either ...
Beech
Sold
H 34.06 in W 24.81 in D 20.67 in
Antique Birdcage Elbow Chair, English, Painted, Leather, Regency, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 'birdcage' elbow chair. A rare, English, painted, leather seat carver, dating to the Regency period of the early 19th century, circa 1820. Highly desirable and ...
Beech
Pair of Regency Original Painted Side Chairs
Located in Shustoke, GB
A very pretty pair of Regency side / occasional side chairs, retaining their original decoration. Both in good condition, strong and sturdy. English, circa 1820.
Beech
Set of Ten Regency Style Dining Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
This is a set of ten (eight sides, two arms) beechwood dining chairs with ebonized accents and black leather upholstery. With an elegant and simple design, they are incredibly comfor...
Upholstery, Beech
Sold
H 37.5 in W 27 in D 19.5 in
Pair of Regence Armchairs with Cane Seats and Backrests, 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of finely carved Regence Fauteuils with hand caned backrests and seats and vintage tapestry style upholstered fitted cushion. The frame of the chairs carved with acanthus leaves...
Tapestry, Cane, Beech
William Morris Sussex Armchair
Located in Chireno, TX
William Morris Sussex armchair in excellent condition with original ebonized finish and rush seat. This chair (made by Morris & Co. circa 1865-1885) is named after a type of country ...
Beech
Pair of George Smith Chesterfield Armchairs in Brown Leather
By George Smith
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of new George Smith Georgian chair model aged whiskey brown leather armchairs RRP £13,800 These were custom-made to order with button ...
Leather, Beech
Set of Four 19th Century Painted Regency Style Neoclassical Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Four Nineteenth Century Painted Regency Chairs --Wonderful green Neoclassical Painting --Lion Mask On Back --Caning in good shape
Beech
Sold
H 37.8 in W 32.88 in D 39.38 in
Restored Chesterfield Hand Dyed Cigar Brown Leather Scroll Back Armchairs, Pair
By Thomas Lloyd
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of fully restored hand dyed cigar brown leather scroll back club armchairs with Chesterfield buttoning A very g...
Leather, Beech
Sold
H 33 in W 19.5 in D 22.5 in
Fine Set of Four Regency Painted Side Chairs in the Manner of Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of four Regency period paint and line decorated beechwood side chairs, each with a line decorated crest rail, the back splat centred with a superbly carved lion's face, fitted ...
Beech, Paint
Regency Period Green and Gold Decorated Elbow Chair
Located in Witney, OXFORDSHIRE
A good Regency period green and gold decorated elbow chair, the palmette pattern top rail above an X-lattice centre splat, the downswept arms raised on turned urns and legs with a de...
Beech
Pair of Late Regency Bobbin-Turned Side Chairs, circa 1830
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of Regency ebonized bobbin-turned side chairs with lovely faded patina on the top rail, bobbin-turning also on the apron, upholstered removable seats in heavy white cotton fabri...
Beech
Matched Pair of Regency Paint and Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A matched pair of Regency paint and parcel-gilt armchairs, the upholstered crest rail above an X frame splat centered with a boss, the saddle seats now upholstered in damask, support...
Beech
Regency Painted Armchair with Caned Seat, Deuce & Co.
By Deuce & Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Regency armchair with a grisaille painted seascape depicting tall ships in combat, titled Nile 1791, with additional foliate decoration on the seat rail, labeled "Deuce & Co." Lond...
Beech, Cane
Set of Eight Regency Ebonized Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of Eight Regency Ebonized Dining Chairs, 6 are old 2 are new. With red leather seat cushions.
Beech, Mahogany
Antique Pair of Regency Chairs
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A handsome pair of Regency ebonised armchairs with gilt decoration. The gilding mainly original but restored.
Beech
$1,500
H 30.12 in W 23.82 in D 14.18 in
Japanese Antique Drawer / Tansu Storage / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer. The original red color has balanced with soot from its long use in an old house with an irori hearth, and has turned a natural reddish-brown. The pee...
Iron
Sold|$233,150
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
$6,767 / set
H 31.7 in W 35.83 in D 17.52 in
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Blue Painted Breakfront Commodes
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant pair of Gustavian-style breakfront commodes from Sweden, circa 1840–1860. Each is painted in a light blue tone with a charming patina. Below the top runs a finely carved à l...
Pine
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$3,408 / item
H 31 in W 72 in D 31 in
Madison Slip Covered Ticking Stripe Linen Sofa with Scallop Skirt Down Cushion
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Madison Slip Covered Sofa Our sofa has been designed with a linen slip cover in a flax with ecorcé (bark/brown) ticking stripe. The fabric is designed and made specially for us! The ...
Linen, Foam, Wood
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$2,560 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 21.66 in
Mustard Mohair Velvet Round Ottoman with Oak Feet, Modern UK Design
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design - Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in a mustar...
Oak, Mohair, Velvet
1960s Wrought Iron Cafe Chairs, Pair
Located in Esperance, NY
1960s Wrought iron cafe chairs - a pair.
Metal
$20,206 / set
H 29.53 in W 46.86 in D 35.83 in
Pair of Bambola Armchairs by Mario Bellini, Italy 1970s
By Mario Bellini
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Bambola armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in 1972. Upholstered in a pink Toile de Jouy-style fabric with pastoral scenes. Fully padded structure with no ...
Fabric
$117,339
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
$5,189Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Burl, Poplar
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
The Albert, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection. A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium. Has been used by many influent...
Linen
Capiz Shell Table Lamp, Model Cornelia
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cornelia Table Lamp is a lamp that is made from capiz shells which gives the material an irregular structure. This makes each lamp unique, something that adds to its character and pe...
Brass
$3,995 / set
H 33 in W 20.75 in D 22 in
Pair of Regency Styled Side or Accent Chairs with Reclining Nude & Swan Panels
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique chairs are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in a Regency, or Hollywood Regency style. The...
Cane, Pine
$2,600
H 54 in W 59.25 in D 1.5 in
20th Century Italian Baroque Style Carved and Gilded Wood with Fabric Headboard
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Italian Baroque style carved wood with fabric headboard Original patinated.
Fabric, Walnut
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.
Find a collection of antique Regency tables, seating, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.