Regency Bowls and Baskets
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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1930s Indian Vintage Regency Bowls and Baskets
Bronze
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Cut Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Regency Bowls and Baskets
Metal
Mid-20th Century Spanish Regency Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Italian Regency Bowls and Baskets
Metal, Brass, Tôle
Late 20th Century Portuguese Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 1900s Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Brass
19th Century Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Cut Glass
Early 20th Century French Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
1850s English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
1820s European Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Brass
1820s English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century British Regency Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
20th Century English Regency Bowls and Baskets
Leather, Hardwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Earthenware
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Regency Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
1890s English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
19th Century Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Crystal, Bronze
Late 20th Century American Regency Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
1830s Scottish Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Regency Bowls and Baskets
Gold
19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Ormolu
Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Bowls and Baskets
Metal
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Regency Bowls and Baskets
Silver Plate
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Brass
1930s American Vintage Regency Bowls and Baskets
Silver Plate
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Copper, Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Creamware
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Glass
19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Rosewood
1940s British Vintage Regency Bowls and Baskets
Wood
Mid-20th Century Regency Bowls and Baskets
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Regency Bowls and Baskets
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Regency Bowls and Baskets
Silver Plate
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bowls and Baskets
Earthenware