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
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
Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture Modern Regency Upholstered Camelback Sofa
By Baker Furniture Company, Barbara Barry
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
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
Circa 1815 English Regency Secretaire Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Regency circa 1815 English Secretaire Bookcase Cabinet. Mahogany. Stately proportions & exceptional quality. The bookcase crown is spectacularly arched above diamond glazed doors...
Wood
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
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
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
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
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
Vintage Carolina Mirror Carved Palm Leaf Wall Mirror – Coastal Organic Modern
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
beautifully carved vintage palm leaf wall mirror by Carolina Mirror Company, featuring layered botanical detailing and strong sculptural movement throughout the frame. The deeply ca...
Wood
Antique English Regency Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with Silver Mounts
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING The Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with Silver Mounts is an elegant early nineteenth century example dating to the reign of George III, circa 1810. Of oval form, the tea caddy is veneered in richly patterned tortoiseshell displaying warm amber and deep chestnut colouring throughout. The exterior is finished with finely worked rippled silver mounts framing the tortoiseshell. The simple shape and clean lines place the focus firmly on the natural pattern and colour of the tortoiseshell, which changes beautifully under light. Pieces combining tortoiseshell and silver were produced as luxury tea wares during the Georgian period, when tea remained an expensive household commodity stored securely within fitted caddies such as this example. The interior retains its original silver faced compartment with a pie crust border and floating tortoiseshell lid finished with a silver ball handle. The floating lid would originally have helped keep loose tea fresh while stored inside the caddy. Oval tortoiseshell tea caddies...
Silver
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
English Regency George IV Oak and Burr Walnut Library Writing Table, circa 1825
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this exceptionally fine and unusual circa 1825 English regency, George IV period, solid oak and burr walnut veneer library writing table of go...
Brass, Gold Leaf
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
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
Vintage Italian Rare Yellow Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Italian Rare Yellow Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, 1970s
Murano Glass
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
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
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
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
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
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
Early 19th Century English Regency Mahogany Inlaid Games Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a classic example of a D-end fold-over early 19th century English Games or Card Table. The table features a beautifully grained fold-over top support by line-inlaid finely pr...
Satinwood, 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
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
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
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
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
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
Mid 20th Century Solid Cherry Semi Poster Full Size Bed Frame
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid 20th Century Solid Cherry Semi Poster Full Size Bed Frame. Overall measurements with 57.5" in with, 81.5" in depth and 67.5" in height at the tip of the candle form finials. h...
Hardwood, Mahogany
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
Regency Mahogany 19th Century Brass Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive And Good Quality Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy, Of Sarcophagus Form, Having Profuse Brass Inlaid Foliate Decoration Throughout, The Hinged Lid Enclosing Two Lidded Div...
Mahogany
English 19th Century Mahogany Campaign Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An English 19th century campaign chest in the Regency taste with faux bamboo carving on the trim for an exotic touch as if brought back from one's travels around the world. Wrapped i...
Mahogany
English Regency Style Tooled Leather Inset Mahogany Two-Tier Coffee Table
Located in Germantown, MD
English Regency Style Tooled Leather Inset Mahogany Two-Tier Coffee Table, Circa 1940s Measures 46" in width and 23.5" in depth and 17" in height. Lower tier clearance is 5.5".
Mahogany, Leather
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
$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
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
Antique 7ft George III Regency Period Twin Pillar Dining Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique George III Regency Period flame mahogany twin pedestal extending dining table, Circa 1820 in date. The table top is of beautiful flame mahogany with a mou...
Brass
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
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
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 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
$1,234Sale 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
Henkel Harris Georgian Banded Mahogany Extension Dining Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Georgian or Regency style double pedestal extension dining table By Henkel Harris USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous book-matched mahogany, with satinwood string inlay, flam...
Brass
English Mahogany Double-Sided Library Writing Table, circa 1835
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this fine William IV, early Victorian period late regency style solid mahogany double-sided rectangular form library writing table attributed...
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
Regency Style Bronze Round Tripod Side Table With Polished Black Granite Top
Located in Stamford, CT
Regency style side table with round polished black granite top over bronze tripod 'faux bois' legs made to resemble tree branches. A very handsome and elegant side or drinks table su...
Granite, Bronze
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
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
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
Antique Rosewood Sarcophagus Shape British Tea Caddy
Located in Bridgeport, CT
British tea caddy finely crafted from rosewood and accentuated with a contrasting wood. It features a distinctive sarcophagus shape with a hinged, sloped lid, suede lined interior a...
Brass
Antique Cellarette, English, Walnut Wine Cooler Stand, Side Table, Regency, 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cellarette. An English, golden walnut circular wine cooler stand or side table, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. A beauti...
Walnut