Regency Slipper Chairs
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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1960s Unknown Vintage Regency Slipper Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Regency Slipper Chairs
Fabric
18th Century French Antique Regency Slipper Chairs
Wood, Cane
19th Century English Antique Regency Slipper Chairs
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Slipper Chairs
Wood
1970s Vintage Regency Slipper Chairs
Chrome
18th Century French Antique Regency Slipper Chairs
Tapestry, Walnut, Upholstery
20th Century Italian Regency Slipper Chairs
Iron
1860s French Antique Regency Slipper Chairs
Brass
Late 18th Century French Antique Regency Slipper Chairs
Walnut
1950s Italian Vintage Regency Slipper Chairs
Metal
20th Century British Regency Slipper Chairs
Rush, Oak
20th Century Regency Slipper Chairs
Leather, Wood
1870s French Antique Regency Slipper Chairs
Paint
1950s Italian Vintage Regency Slipper Chairs
Metal
1950s American Vintage Regency Slipper Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
2010s French Regency Slipper Chairs
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Slipper Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1920s English Vintage Regency Slipper Chairs
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Slipper Chairs
Beech
Early 1900s Antique Regency Slipper Chairs
Linen
Early 1800s English Antique Regency Slipper Chairs
Rosewood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Slipper Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1810s Irish Antique Regency Slipper Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1940s American Vintage Regency Slipper Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Slipper Chairs
Brass
1940s Vintage Regency Slipper Chairs
Brass
Early 20th Century French Regency Slipper Chairs
Metal