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.
English Regency Period Mahogany Drum Table with Leather Top, circa 1820–1830
Located in Kastrup, DK
Regency library table crafted in beautiful mahogany with fine inlays in satinwood and maple wood. The table features the characteristic “drum table” form with a circular body and int...
Brass
Gillows of Lancaster Parcel-Gilt Rosewood Tilt-Top Center Table, circa 1825
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exceptional and important circa 1825, English regency, George IV period, parcel-gilt rosewood center table by the legendary firm Gillows of Lancaster, the large circular tilting t...
Brass
$6,546 / item
Regency Walnut Pedestal Center Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
The table is a fine example of late English Neoclassical design. It combines strong lines with a simple, elegant look. The rectangular top has gently rounded corners and is finished ...
Wood
English William IV Neoclassical Rosewood Pedestal Form Library Table, circa 1835
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine circa 1835 English late regency, William IV period rosewood library table of robustly drawn double-sided form, the rectangular top with moulded edge above flat freezes with ce...
Brass
20th Century English Regency Mahogany Round Center Table, Lacquered
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (20th Century) round mahogany center table with a pedestal base resting on a gilt trimed square shaped platform with four round feet
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Mahogany Drum Table with Tooled Leather Top
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Early 19th C English mahogany drum table, the circular top inset with tan leather within a gilt-tooled border, the frieze fitted with drawers with circular ring handles, the dovetail...
Brass
Mahogany Neo Classical Regency Style Marble Top Dining Center Table
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Mahogany Neo Classical Regency Style Marble Top Dining Center Table Dimensions : 50" Round X 30" Tall This center table is made in a gorgeous mahogany and has a stunning marble top...
Marble
$3,680Sale Price|20% Off
Regency style Italian Made Center table
Located in Nashville, TN
Elevate your living space with this exquisite Italian Regency style center table, a true masterpiece of craftsmanship and design. Featuring a striking top inlaid with rich rosewood a...
Rosewood
Antique English Regency Rosewood Tilt Top Centre Table C.1820
Located in London, GB
Antique English Regency Rosewood Tilt Top Centre Table C.1820, with a tapering central column with lapet carving at the base, over a tripartite base on turned feet. Stamped 'P Campbe...
Rosewood
$10,857 / item
Regency Style Center Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency style morado and pollard banded circular center table, with a carved edge and four frieze drawers with brass handles, the hexagonal column issuing outswept reeded legs on c...
Wood
Regency Chinoiserie Centre Table Black Lacquer Dining Revival
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Striking Regency style dining table with a black lacquered finish Circular top richly decorated in gilt with an extensive Chinoiserie landscape Scene features pagodas bridges boats t...
Giltwood
Regency Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A smart Regency Mahogany fixed top Drum Table, the crossbanded edge with and intricately embossed inset green leather top, above two pairs of drawers comprising of two short and two ...
Brass
Vintage French Empire Regency Style Library/Hall Table by Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Empire Regency Style Tooled Leather Top Mahogany Library/Hall Table by Maitland Smith Elegant and stunning vintage French Empire Regency style library/hall table by M...
Metal, Brass
A. B. Nordiska Kompaniet Swedish Regency Giltwood Mahogany Center Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
A. B. Nordiska Kompaniet Swedish Regency Giltwood Mahogany Center Table
Mahogany, Giltwood
Regency Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular Inset green tooled leather top and banded edge. Frieze containing alternating drawers with round brass ring handles and back plates. Turned support with four saber legs with...
Brass
$4,657Sale Price|20% Off
4 Seat Antique Supper Table, English, Tilt Top, Occasional, Breakfast, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique supper table. An English, mahogany tilt-top circular table, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Superb proportion with a...
Mahogany
Late Regency Mahogany And Rosewood Drum Table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular top with inset brown leather within a cross banded edge, conforming frieze with alternating drawers with brass knobs. Raise on a turned support with four saber legs with cas...
Brass
Georgian Style Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Dereham, GB
Georgian Style Mahogany Drum Table Circa 1950s Revolving top, with inset red leather top with gold tooling 4 drawers, & 4 dummy drawer fronts Brass embossed Oval handles, in the Ge...
Leather, Mahogany
Small Regency Rosewood & Brass Inlaid Circular Centre Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Good Quality Regency Period Rosewood Circular Centre Table, Or Hall Table, Of Rare Diminutive Proportions, With Elegant Brass Inlaid Decoration Throughout, The Superbly ...
Rosewood
$9,850 / item
Custom English Pollard Oak 60" Diameter Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Expert meld of country and formal, this table marries two ideologies and makes them get along. Segmented pollard, or burled, oak covers the top and is visually anchored by a cross ba...
Oak, Burl
Large 19th Century Regency Period Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A Fine Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Drum Top Library Table This fine-quality early 19th-century Regency period mahogany circular drum top library table showcases exceptional ...
Leather, Mahogany
English 19th Century Regency Rosewood Tilt Top Centre Table, C.1830
Located in London, GB
English 19th century Regency rosewood tilt top centre table, c.1830 A striking Regency rosewood tilt top centre/dining table. Standing on a bulbous pedestal and splayed cabriole...
Rosewood
Baker Furniture Burl Wood and Parcel Ebonized Regency Center Table, Restored
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Empire, Regency, or Neoclassical style round pedestal breakfast table, game table, or center table From the exclusive "Stately Homes" Collection by Baker Furniture USA, ...
Ebony, Burl
Arteriors Regency Style Round Veneered Center Table
By Arteriors
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent round center table designed in the Regency taste by Arteriors Home. The table features a Zebra wood veneered round top with a geometric sunburst design on the top. The top is...
Wood, Mahogany
Regency Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Center Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a circular hinged top with brass inlaid border supported on a triangular support ending on a conforming base with brass stringing and raised on plain Greek form feet. Casters.
Brass
Regency Rosewood Antique Circular Center Table, English circa 1825
Located in Shippensburg, PA
REGENCY ROSEWOOD CIRCULAR CENTER TABLE England, probably London circa 1825 28 5/8" H x 48" diameter A remarkably striking circular center table of the Regency period, it features s...
Brass
1940s Ball and Claw Round Wood Turquoise Table
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, table you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it bei...
Brass
6ft Regency Mahogany Round Pedestal Dining Table
Located in London, by appointment only
A magnificent and substantial and well-figured early 19th century solid mahogany circular dining table of exceptional scale. The circular table top is crafted of bookmatched highly f...
Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Dining Table with Gilt Claw Feet
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency mahogany round dining table with a molded edge supported on a pedestal base with 4 gilt claw legs and green painted trim.
Gold Leaf
$15,900 / item
Custom Regency Style 56" Diameter Mahogany Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Swathed in the finest figured mahogany, this 56” diameter table features a bold pedestal comprised of a tapered octagonal column having an ebonized collar and terminating on a platfo...
Mahogany, Satinwood, Ebony
20th Century English Regency Rosewood Extension Dining Table with Gilt
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (20th Century) circular rosewood veneer pedestal base extension dining table with a bookmatched top and gilt carved detail on the top apron, base, and scroll an...
Mahogany
Antique Regency Quality Figured Mahogany Center / Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency quality figured mahogany centre/ dining table having a quality figured mahogany tilt top with a moulded edge supported by a turned column pedestal standing on sabre l...
Other
Antique English Regency Mahogany Drop Leaf Pembroke Breakfast Table C.1820
Located in London, GB
Antique English Regency mahogany drop leaf pembroke breakfast table C.1820 A Regency mahogany pembroke breakfast table, the twin rectangular flap top above drawer raised on facett...
Mahogany
Baker Furniture Style French Empire Burl Wood and Gold Gilt Center Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Empire, Neoclassical, or Regency style pedestal breakfast table, center table, or game table In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa Late 20th Century Be...
Walnut, Giltwood, Burl
English Regency 1840s Mahogany Rent Table with Leather Top and Eight Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency period mahogany drum or rent table from the early 19th century, with black leather top, eight drawers, pedestal and quadripartite base on bronze feet. Created in E...
Bronze
Custom, English Mahogany 48" Round Starburst Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Created in the style of tables from the 18th century, this circular, mahogany starburst table is supported by a single column pedestal with four splay legs ending in brass toe caps a...
Mahogany, Satinwood, Ebony
$10,723Sale Price|20% Off
H. Walker English Regency Centre Table in Mahogany
Located in High Peak, GB
K09 Superb quality Regency, mahogany centre table, having figured mahogany top with rosewood banding and gadroon edge, standing on turned, ringed and fluted column and trefoil base t...
Mahogany
Maitland Smith Mahogany Leather Top Center Table
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Maitland Smith Mahogany Leather Top Center Table Dimensions : 38" Round X 29.5" Tall This center table was made by Maitland Smith in the regency style and has stunning mahogany an...
Mahogany
Baker Furniture French Empire Carved Cherry Center Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Empire, Regency, or Biedermeier style library table, desk, or center table By Baker Furniture USA, Circa Late 20th Century Gorgeous carved cherry wood, with ...
Brass
$12,500 / item
Custom 48" Diameter Mahogany Table with Leaf
Located in Woodbury, CT
Handmade in England, this beautiful 48 in. round dining table offers the versatility of a single 22 in. leaf that allows it to seat up to six people comfortably. With a radial cut, f...
Mahogany, Satinwood, Ebony
Early 19th Century Regency Revolving Drum Library Centre Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare early 19th Century Regency well figured mahogany revolving drum library centre table. This stunning piece is of exceptional quality and finely hand carved with rich pati...
Brass
Antique English Regency Pedestal Table with Leather Top for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
For restoration. A handsome antique pedestal table showcasing a wide circular table top with a cream embossed leather center. The apron is fitted all around with drawers sporting fin...
Metal, Brass
CIRCA 1820 REGENCY ROSEWOOD TILT TOP CENTER TABLE w/ TRIPOD BASE
Located in New Orleans, LA
A fine Regency rosewood circular tilt-top table, showcasing a beautifully faded and richly figured book-matched rosewood veneer top. The circular top is raised on a ring-turned pedes...
Rosewood
English Regency Mahogany Rent Table. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany four drawer rent table with leather top, original pulls, bulbous pedestal, and terminating on saber legs with original brass casters. Late 18th Century
Brass
Antique Gentlemans Satinwood Rosewood Crossbanded Speciman Cabinet Early 19th Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of an early Irish Mahogany Georgian Demi-Lune fold-over games table of outstanding museum quality. Made in Ireland during the last quart...
Ebony, Mahogany, Walnut, Satin
Mid-19th Century Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very good quality mid-19th Century British mahogany revolving drum table. Fitted with four drawers and a leather top. Circa 1860.
Leather, Mahogany
18th C Style Thomas W. Morgan Trompe l'Oeil Center Table W Giltwood Eagles
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th C Style Thomas W. Morgan Trompe l'Oeil Center Table W Giltwood Eagles
Giltwood
$24,788
The Hermes Centre Table
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine circular Thomas Hope design entwined snake centre table. A marble top rests upon a moulded frieze supported on extraordinary intertwined pythons surrounding a central column. ...
Marble
Early 19th Century Regency Circular Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th Century Regency circular mahogany drum table of generous proportions. With drawers to frieze and a tooled brown leather top supported by pod with four sabre legs held on b...
Brass
Baker Furniture Stately Homes Regency Carved Mahogany Marble Top Center Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency or Empire style tea table or center table By Baker Furniture, "Stately Homes" Collection USA, Circa Late 20th Century Gorgeous carved mahogany, with b...
Marble, Brass
Regency period brass inlaid centre table, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality elegant Regency period Rosewood Center table with a wonderful faded patina and scrolling brass inlay to the cross banding. Raised on a turned tapering column and trifo...
Brass
A fine 19th century Regency rosewood and marble top center table
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century English rosewood and marble topped centertable. Finely carved paw feet with a center stretcher . Castors
Marble
Regency Style Maitland-Smith Bronze & Leather Faux Horn Center / Side Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Maitland - Smith regency style center or side table. The base is heavy casting with three cast metal and bronze faux horns. The base is a tooled leather clover form . The b...
Bronze
$26,337
Dolphin Centre Table
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine Regency design circular centre table with inset marble geometric inlaid top within an egg-and-dart frieze supported on three carved stylised dolphins resting upon an aged gess...
Marble
American Regency Mahogany Four Drawer Center Table with Desk, Phila, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American Regency mahogany four drawer circular center table with a fitted interior writing desk, foliage brass pulls, key hole escutcheons, central support column with decorative bra...
Brass
Regency Mahogany Crossbanded Tilt Top Pedestal Breakfast Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
Regency mahogany crossbanded tilt top Pedestal Breakfast table with Sabre Legs and Brass Cup Castors 60"w x 47"d x 29"h.
Brass
19th Century Rosewood Regency Pedestal Table Base Only
Located in Sheffield, MA
Early 19th century English Regency rosewood tripod pedestal base. Listing does not include marble top as shown in photo.
Rosewood
Refinished English Regency 2-Tier Leather Top Insert Stenciled Side Tables, Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Stunning, refinished English Regency two-tier maroon leather top insert side tables. Pedestal Tripod legs terminating with paw feet. Just been profes...
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century Regency Style Round Mahogany and Leather Inlay Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (20th Century) round center / end table in a dark brown wood top with leather inlay supported by a fluted pedestal base atop 4 scroll feet Some small veneer lo...
Leather
Regency Round Walnut Center Table with Carved Edge and Pedestal Base, circa 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
This English Regency center table, crafted circa 1840, showcases the refined elegance and symmetrical balance characteristic of the period. Made of beautifully figured walnut, the ci...
Walnut