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.
Find a collection of antique Regency tables, seating, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
English 19th Century Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classic English bowfront chest of drawers made of mahogany in the Regency style, circa 1870. The top surface is a large swathe of uninterrupted veneer that showcases all of the mes...
Wood, Mahogany
Antique Regency Rosewood Quartetto Nest of Four Tables Integrated Chess Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
A rare and highly unusual antique Regency rosewood quartetto nest of four tables of outstanding quality. Crafted from beautifully figured rosewood, this elegant and versatile set is ...
Rosewood
Six Regency Style Ebonized & Parcel Gilt Dining Chairs - U.K. - Circa 1900
Located in Chatham, ON
Six exceptional antique Regency style ebonized and parcel gilt dining chairs - bench made hand carved quality beechwood frames with hand woven caned seats and backs - featuring hand ...
Fabric, Cane, Beech, Giltwood
Antique Set 6 Regency Period Dining Chairs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A fabulous set of six Regency Period mahogany dining chairs, Circa 1820 in date. The set comprises six side chairs all with ribbed solid top rails, pierced scrolling splats and padd...
Velvet, Mahogany
Antique Regency Mahogany Set of 6 Dining Chairs Including 2 Carvers
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine quality set of six Regency mahogany dining chairs comprising four single chairs and two carvers. The set displays elegant proportions with beautifully shaped top rails and cla...
Mahogany
Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture Modern Regency Upholstered Camelback Sofa
By Barbara Barry, Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous and very comfortable modern Regency style camelback upholstered sofa or loveseat By Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture USA, Circa Late 20th Century Measures: 65.5"W x 34...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Baker Historic Charleston Regency Style Mahogany Round Dining Center Table 48"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Vintage Baker Historic Charleston Collection English Regency Style Dining, Breakfast or Center Table. Features a round mahogany cross banded and inlaid top over a ...
Brass
18th C Style Italian Giltwood Candle Light Wall Sconce 1 of 2
By Quatrain
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th C Style Italian Giltwood Candle Light Wall Sconce. 1 of 2 Available.
Giltwood
Antique Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs – Set of Six with Cane Seats
Located in Suffolk, GB
A very elegant set of antique English Regency mahogany dining chairs consisting of five singles and one carver, retaining their original cane seats and attractive brass mounts. Beaut...
Mahogany
Sculptural Regency Sofa in Figured Mahogany Veneer and Velvet Early 19th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Sculptural Regency Sofa in Figured Mahogany Veneer and Velvet Early 19th Century A large and sculptural regency sofa in beautifully figured mahogany veneer and velvet. Europe, early...
Velvet, Wood, Mahogany
Mid-Century Neo-Classical Style Mahogany & Brass Server / Etagere / Cabinet
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a regency style server manufactured by Irwin Furniture in the 1950s. It is marked in one of the two dovetailed drawers. The piece is mahogany with brass neoclassical accents ...
Brass
Mid Century Mersman English Regency Style Mahogany Inlaid Console Entry Table
By Mersman
Located in Dayton, OH
Mersman English Regency Style Mahogany Console table, circa 1960s. Features a Demilune top over a frieze drawer with striped inlay, flanked by a reeded outside contoured edge. The ...
Mahogany
Antique English Regency Style Mahogany Dining Chairs Set of Ten
Located in Suffolk, GB
An antique English Regency style set of ten mahogany dining chairs, well made with elegant curved top rails and shaped backs featuring reeded and layered splat detail. Raised on turn...
Mahogany
Georgian Regency Style Convex Gilt Mirror with Ribbon & Ball Detail, Circa 1925
By Regency
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good fairly large circular Convex gilt mirror in the very popular Georgian Regency Style. This is a very decorative piece, with a large diameter of 18.35 inches. The fr...
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Regency Gilt-Painted and Caned Tub Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century French Regency tub chair distills the language of its period with uncommon clarity and confidence. A deep, near-black green ground sets the stage—rich, saturated, a...
Wood, Giltwood
Vintage Italian Rare Yellow Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Italian Rare Yellow Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, 1970s
Murano Glass
Antique Set of 10 English Regency Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb antique set of 10 English Regency carved mahogany dining chairs with elegant shaped backs, finely carved scroll and fan detail and newly upholstered cream seats. The frames ...
Mahogany
Early 20th-C. Painted English Queen Anne Style Chinoiserie Dining Chairs - Set 4
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a set of four English regency style hand painted Japanned side chairs. The backs have Queen Anne styling with four individually painted scenes. The chairs have cabriole legs ...
Wood, Lacquer
Baker Furniture Style Regency Carved Mahogany and Gold Gilt Armchairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Regency, Neoclassical, or Empire style armchairs or dining captain chairs In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa Late 20th Century Carved mahogany, with go...
Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood
Small Round Convex Wall Mirror, Wood Frame, Regency Style, Late 20th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good small size round convex wall mirror made in the Regency style, dating to the late 20th century. The frame is wood, turned in various sections and representing a ...
Mirror, Wood
Ralph Lauren Conservatory Garden Wingback Dining Armchair
By Theodore Alexander, Ralph Lauren
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Classic English Regency style conservatory garden dining host armchair or wing chair designed by Ralph Lauren. The chair features a hand-carved beech frame having a dark, rich mahoga...
Brass
1970s Italian Regency Chippendale Style Bamboo and Wicker Credenza Cabinet
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1960s Italian regency style bamboo credenza with herring bone wicker panels and applied fretwork. It opens to shelving. It is unmarked and in very good condition.
Bamboo, Wicker, Wood
$1,238Sale Price|20% Off
English Regency Style Round Side Table, 1930s
Located in BÉTERA, ES
English Regency-style round side table, dating 1930s The table features a circular top supported by a turned central column with carved fluting, resting on a tripod base with elegan...
Hardwood
$2,992Sale Price|33% Off
Baker Satinwood & Mahogany English Regency Duncan Phyfe Style Dining Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Baker Furniture Collectors Edition English Regency Duncan Phyfe dining table. Features an impressive satinwood cross banded and inlaid top. ...
Brass
French Regency Giltwood Fauteuil in Scalamandré “Le Tigre” Silk Velvet
Located in Elkhart, IN
A striking French Regency style armchair, distinguished by its hand-carved giltwood frame and newly upholstered in the iconic Scalamandré “Le Tigre” silk velvet. The elegant, classi...
Upholstery, Giltwood
Vintage Sculptural Silver-Plated Flower Form Candlestick or Bud Vase, Bacillar
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
ailing. Crafted in a polished silver-plated finish, the organic bloom rises from a slender tapered stem and rests on a weighted circular base. The fluid, modernist silhouette gives t...
Metal, Silver Plate
Wedgwood Queensware 'Moonlight Lustre' Nautilus Shell Form Centerpiece
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful early 19th Century Wedgwood 'Moonlight Lustre' Centerpiece in the form of an open Nautilus Shell decorated in iridescent tones of pink, pu...
Ceramic
Dennis & Leen for Formations Gustavian Style Scroll Arm Painted Bench
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Dennis & Leen for Formations Gustavian Style Scroll Arm Painted Bench
Wood
Early 19th Century Walnut Half-Moon Game Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined early 19th century walnut half-moon game table, this elegant piece combines sophisticated design with exceptional versatility. In its closed position, the table presents as...
Walnut
Eight Foot Tall Mid-19th Century French Regency Style Giltwood Floor Mirror
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Found in a chateau in the Loire Valley, this nineteenth century French Regency style gilt wood mirror stands at an impressive eight feet in height. Its beveled glass is surrounded by...
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair French Regency Style Gold Chartreuse Velvet Music Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French Regency style music chairs with a carved and painted wood frame featuring fluted legs. The seat is upholstered in chartreuse velvet and finished with a nailhead trim.
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Italian Regency Style Chrome Brass Faux Bamboo Etageres Shelves Bookcases - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1970s Italian pair of regency style chrome and brass faux bamboo etageres. The shelves are 3/16 inch glass. The etageres themselves breakdown for transport. They have some ...
Brass
Regency Style Banded Mahogany Two-Tier Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Vintage Regency style two-tier side table with clean lines, features fluted legs, brass details on the feet (ferrules), a banded and veneer finished top. Measures 28" in width, 24...
Brass
$284Sale Price / set|51% Off
Regency Period Derby Cup and Saucer Duo Hand Painted, Circa 1830
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful porcelain duo of a cup and saucer by the Derby factory, made during the late Georgian, Regency period of the first half of the 19th century, circa 1830 The han...
Porcelain
Thomas Pheasant for Baker Mahogany Round Pedestal Dining Table
By Baker Furniture Company, Thomas Pheasant
Located in Rio Vista, CA
An elegant round Regency style mahogany pedestal table designed by Thomas Pheasant for Baker Furniture. The Baker table (Model # 7837G) is featured in Baker's Thomas Pheasant catalog...
Mahogany
Pair Baker Furniture Black Régence Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Baker Furniture Régence style chests of drawers finished in black lacquer and featuring cast, gilt brass hardware and ormolu. To view more of our listings from Moxie Interi...
Brass
Wonderful Pair Brass Blown Glass Star Bell Jar Lantern Vaughan Light Fixtures
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Gilt Brass & Blown Etched Glass Star Pattern Bell Jar Lanterns Each With A 3 Candelabra Light Cluster In The Manner Of Vaughan Each Fixture Comes Ready To Hang W...
Brass
Maison Jansen Mahogany And Brass 3-Tier Side Or End Tables -France Circa 1940
Located in Southampton, NJ
A pair of Elgant 3-tier side tables having mahogany shelves that feature stunning grain patterns connected by spun brass risers that connect from top to feet. An absolutely stunning ...
Brass
Superb Quality Antique Regency Three-Pillar Mahogany Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb Regency three-pillar mahogany dining table of exceptional quality and generous proportions capable of seating 12 to 14 diners comfortably. The table comprises two console en...
Mahogany
Grand Rapids Imperial Furniture Regency Bird's Eye Maple Demilune Console Table
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful painted Adam or Regency style bird's eye maple demilune console table with classically painted details By Imperial Furniture of Grand Rapids USA, Circa 1940s Measures:...
Paint, Birdseye Maple
Antique Regency Brass Bound Traveling Desk Wooden Mahogany Writing Slope Regency
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Well Figured Solid grained Mahogany Officers Campaign Style Traveling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large size. First quart...
Brass
$625 / set
Regency Glass Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of regency style baluster table lamps made of glass and brass. The glass is decorated with a blush and gold filigree transferware pattern, separated with white serpentine line...
Brass
Antique Regency Figured Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase Desk With Glazed Doors
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine quality Regency figured mahogany secretaire bookcase of elegant proportions. The upper section with glazed doors featuring distinctive shaped astral mouldings, enclosing adjus...
Mahogany
Vintage Tortoise Bamboo Sideboard Cabinet With Decoupaged Appliqué Panels
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A wonderfully unique vintage storage cabinet trimmed in faux tortoise bamboo with chicken wire-front doors and decoupaged floral appliqué side panels in a warm crackled finish. Origi...
Wire
English Regency Walnut Butler's Serving Tray Table
Located in Germantown, MD
English Regency walnut butler's tray table with a removable top and folding stand. The tray features pierced handles for easy transport. The stand has criss-crossing legs and folds...
Wood, Walnut
Set of 8 Nancy Corzine Regency Style Dining Chairs W Scalamandre Stripe
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Set of 8 Nancy Corzine Regency Style Dining Chairs Freshly Upholstered in Scalamandre Striped Fabric.
Textile, Wood, Lacquer
Regency Two-Pillar Dining Table in Solid Mahogany, England
Located in Kastrup, DK
Regency two-pillar dining table with one additional centre leaf. Crafted in solid mahogany with beautifully figured grain. The table is constructed in two sections, each raised on a...
Brass
German Porcelain Jewelry Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful German oval porcelain jewelry box, in the Regency design style, circa mid-20th century, Germany. Boxes' lid features outdoor nature scene with couple in a park sounded by...
Porcelain
English Regency Style Tufted Leather Executive Office Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A handsome 20th century English Regency style tall executive office desk chair in an opulent royal blue leather. The stately swivel chair features deep button tufting across the seat...
Brass, Iron
Drop leaf gateleg Burl Walnut side table by Theodore Alexander
Located in Miami, FL
Drop leaf gateleg Burl Walnut side table by Theodore Alexander
Wood
Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Cabinet English Regency
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING This Regency japanned chinoiserie sewing cabinet dates to the early nineteenth century, circa 1815. The cabinet is of rectangular form and decorated through...
Wood, Lacquer
19th C. English Regency Bow Front Side Table or Small Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A handsome 19th century bow front side table or petite desk crafted in an English Regency style out of honey-amber mahogany. The table features a gracefully bowed front apron that ho...
Brass
18th C Style Dennis & Leen Regency Fauteuil Arm Chair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th C Style Dennis & Leen Regency Fauteuil Arm Chair
Wood
Windsor Art Large Brass-Plated Aluminum Wall Mirror, USA, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and substantial vintage brass-plated aluminum wall mirror by Windsor Art, crafted in the USA circa 1980s. This striking rectangular mirror featu...
Aluminum, Brass
Regency Style Small Scale Brass Frame Glass Top Coffee Table Faux Bamboo Base
Located in Stamford, CT
Great looking Regency style small scale coffee table, perfect proportions for an apartment or guest room. The heavy gauge brass shaped top sits on a faux bamboo base. A very appealing design that fits any interior, contemporary or antique. Measures: 42 inches wide...
Brass
Pair Regency Style Black Steel Upholstered X-Stools, 1970's
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Regency style steel stools with X-form bases. The steel with a blackened textured finish. Upholstered in light brown faux leather. Quite comfortable and very sturdy, a moder...
Steel
English Regency Period Mahogany Drum Table with Leather Top, circa 1820–1830
Located in Kastrup, DK
Regency library table crafted in beautiful mahogany with fine inlays in satinwood and maple wood. The table features the characteristic “drum table” form with a circular body and int...
Brass
Austrian pendant in Brass with Silk Shades, Regency Style 1950's, Rupert Nikoll
Located in Vienna, Austria
A beautiful, small, Regency styled, pendant lamp in brass with silk shade from Rupert Nikoll, from the 1950's. Exquisitely crafted in brass by hand, this pendant is in very fine, or...
Brass
Regency Convex Mirror by Thomas Fentham, Giltwood, Circa 1810
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptional Early 19th Century Regency Period Gilt Wood Circular Convex Mirror, Of Rare Large Proportions, The Old Convex Mirror Plate Set Within Ebonised Reeded Slip And Gilt Mou...
Giltwood
Antique English Regency Mahogany Occasional Side or Work Table Circa 1815
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Stylish English well figured Mahogany and Gilt Metal Mounted Center, Side or Worktable of compact proportions, early Nineteenth Century, Regency period. The figured rectangular t...
Mahogany