Regency Davenport
Vintage 1980s Regency Desks
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Palisander
Vintage 1980s Regency Desks
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century Regency Desks
Oak
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Rosewood
Antique 1820s Desks
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Elm
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century Regency Soup Tureens
Ironstone
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Console Tables
Brass
Antique 1790s English Regency Desks
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 1820s English Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century Regency Desks
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Satinwood
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Boxwood, Rosewood
Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Desks
Mahogany, Rosewood
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks
Leather, Hardwood
Antique 1830s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Rosewood
Antique 19th Century Regency Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks
Leather, Walnut
Antique 1810s Regency Desks
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Platters and Serveware
Stoneware
Antique 1820s English Regency Soup Tureens
Stoneware
Antique 1820s Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Mid-19th Century Cabinets
Mahogany
Antique 1810s British Regency Desks
Rosewood
Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Mahogany, Leather
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Ebony, Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Ebony, Oak
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Desks
Brass
Antique 1820s English Regency Secretaires
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks
Rosewood
Antique 1820s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Pedestals
Wood, Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Palisander
Antique 1840s English Desks and Writing Tables
Rosewood
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Rosewood
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Palisander
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Palisander
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Wine Coolers
Terracotta
Antique Early 19th Century Regency Desks
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Burl, Leather, Walnut
Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1830s English Regency Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 1800s British Regency Vases
Pottery
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique 1830s English Regency Desks
Walnut
Antique 19th Century European Regency Desks
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Serving Pieces
Pearlware, Pottery
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Desks
Brass
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A Close Look at Regency Furniture
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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