Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
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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1970s Italian Vintage Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Giltwood
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
1820s English Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood, Paint
19th Century English Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Italian Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Resin
Early 20th Century North American Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
Early 20th Century English Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Marble, Statuary Marble
20th Century English Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Marble, Statuary Marble
18th Century English Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
19th Century English Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Sheet Metal
Late 20th Century American Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
2010s American Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Giltwood
1940s Mexican Vintage Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Mid-19th Century French Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Pine
19th Century French Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Stucco, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Limestone
1950s Italian Vintage Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Aluminum, Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
19th Century Indonesian Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
19th Century Welsh Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Reed
20th Century European Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Gold Leaf
19th Century Austrian Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century American Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ormolu
1870s British Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Pine
Mid-18th Century French Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Walnut
1850s British Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Oak
19th Century English Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood, Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
1880s English Antique Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood