Regency Daybeds
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 English Antique Regency Daybeds
Mahogany
1750s British Antique Regency Daybeds
Oak
Early 20th Century English Regency Daybeds
1970s Italian Vintage Regency Daybeds
Steel, Chrome, Silver Leaf
1820s Antique Regency Daybeds
Upholstery, Satinwood
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Daybeds
Fabric, Mahogany
1990s British Regency Daybeds
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Daybeds
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Daybeds
Gold
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Daybeds
Giltwood, Paint
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Daybeds
Rosewood
19th Century British Antique Regency Daybeds
Brass
1820s English Antique Regency Daybeds
Leather, Rosewood
2010s Spanish Regency Daybeds
Wrought Iron
1960s American Vintage Regency Daybeds
Upholstery, Wood
1860s French Antique Regency Daybeds
Rosewood
19th Century English Antique Regency Daybeds
Leather
20th Century Regency Daybeds
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary European Regency Daybeds
Rattan
1980s Danish Vintage Regency Daybeds
Wool, Pine
1950s French Vintage Regency Daybeds
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Daybeds
Velvet, Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Regency Daybeds
Cotton, Upholstery, Mahogany
1930s English Vintage Regency Daybeds
Fabric
1980s Dutch Vintage Regency Daybeds
Steel
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Daybeds
Iron
1810s English Antique Regency Daybeds
Giltwood
1990s North American Regency Daybeds
Wood
1820s English Antique Regency Daybeds
Leather, Rosewood
19th Century French Antique Regency Daybeds
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century English Antique Regency Daybeds
Mahogany
Early 19th Century European Antique Regency Daybeds
Wood, Silk
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Daybeds
Oak
1980s Vintage Regency Daybeds
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
20th Century Regency Daybeds
Wood, Fabric
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Daybeds
Beech, Paint
1810s English Antique Regency Daybeds
Upholstery