Regency 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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19th Century European Antique Regency Sculptures
Marble
Late 20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Ceramic, Leather
Early 20th Century Italian Regency Sculptures
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Sculptures
Marble
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Sculptures
Pottery
19th Century Scottish Antique Regency Sculptures
Glass, Hardwood, Burl
Late 20th Century French Regency Sculptures
Concrete
Mid-20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Concrete
Mid-20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Concrete
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Sculptures
Malachite, Ormolu
Early 19th Century French Antique Regency Sculptures
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Porcelain
Late 20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Concrete
Late 20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Composition
1810s Irish Antique Regency Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Concrete
Mid-20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Concrete
Late 20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Fiberglass, Plaster
20th Century English Regency Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Concrete
Mid-20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Concrete
Mid-20th Century Indian Regency Sculptures
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Sculptures
Marble
1970s Italian Vintage Regency Sculptures
Porcelain
19th Century British Antique Regency Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Concrete
Mid-20th Century Chinese Regency Sculptures
Ceramic
1810s English Antique Regency Sculptures
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century German Antique Regency Sculptures
Porcelain
Late 20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Sculptures
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Concrete
1810s English Antique Regency Sculptures
Lead
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Sculptures
Shell, Glass, Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Regency Sculptures
Siena Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Early 17th Century Antique Regency Sculptures
Brass
19th Century Indian Antique Regency Sculptures
Marble
Late 20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Regency Sculptures
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Sculptures
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Sculptures
Plaster
Late 20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Terracotta
1820s English Antique Regency Sculptures
Plaster
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Sculptures
Steel
Late 20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Brass
1830s English Antique Regency Sculptures
Pottery
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Sculptures
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Sculptures
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century North American Regency Sculptures
Ceramic, Glass, Paint
Late 20th Century American Regency Sculptures
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Sculptures
Ceramic, Pearlware, Pottery
Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Sculptures
Brass
19th Century French Antique Regency Sculptures
Griotte Marble, Bronze