Regency Screens and Room Dividers
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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Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint, Mahogany
1820s English Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Lacquer
20th Century American Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Cane
Mid-20th Century American Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Foil
Mid-20th Century American Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century American Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
1970s Unknown Vintage Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Palisander
1790s English Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood, Paint
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Gold, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Textile, Wood, Mahogany, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Late 18th Century Scottish Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
20th Century Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century French Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
Late 20th Century Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Hardwood
20th Century Chinese Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s American Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
2010s American Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1980s Italian Vintage Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Rosewood
1960s American Vintage Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
20th Century Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Birdseye Maple
1960s Swedish Vintage Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Silk
Late 20th Century North American Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Mahogany
1830s English Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Elm, Parchment Paper
19th Century English Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
19th Century Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Palisander
19th Century British Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze, Wrought Iron