Vintage Italian Rare Yellow Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Italian Rare Yellow Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, 1970s
1970s Italian Vintage Regency Decorative Objects
Murano Glass
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.
Vintage Italian Rare Yellow Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Italian Rare Yellow Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, 1970s
Murano Glass
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
Antique Irish Tipperary Waterford Glass Cut Crystal Victorian Circular Bowl Tray
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An impressive quite rare deep hand cut full lead Irish Crystal Circular Fruit Bowl or Centerpiece of generous size of circular outline, together with a similar dish of oval form with...
Crystal
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
Italian Horchow Faience Ceramic Busts Vintage Mid Century, A Pair
By Horchow
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vintage Pair of Italian Faience Ceramic Busts/Planters by Horchow. Horchow previously operated as a luxury home goods brand and was acquired by Neiman Marcus in 1988. Busts are of a ...
Ceramic
Italian White Ceramic Seashell Clam Shell Centerpiece Bowl
Located in New York, NY
An Italian white ceramic seashell clam shell centerpiece bowl, circa late-20th century, Italy. A detailed white ceramic seashell: great as a standalone piece or fill with your favori...
Ceramic
English Regency Period Original Watercolor Fruitwood Frame Portrait of Young Man
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original British School Regency Period watercolor portrait, mounted in a Georgian Period fruitwood frame – Dated 1834. These watercolors were largely painted by young girls fro...
Fruitwood, Paper
Worcester Porcelain Fence Pattern Cup and Saucer Hand Painted 1820
By Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester
Located in Katonah, NY
This Worcester cup and saucer features the Fence Pattern in a clear and well-defined version, with multiple points of interest. The cobalt rockwork, the gilt fence, the pink flower, ...
Porcelain
Tortoise Shell on Stand Regency Style Specimen Mount
Located in Atlanta, GA
Regency style tortoise shell on stand, American, circa 1960s.
Iron
Antique English Regency Porcelain Worcester Dragons in Compartments Ink Well
Located in Wilton, CT
Exquisite antique Worcester porcelain desk inkstand and cover in "dragons in compartments" or "bengal tiger" pattern. A stunning piece of English Regency chinoiserie in imari palette...
Porcelain
Regency Period Brass Inlaid and Bound Document Box with Lift Handles and Key
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Brass bound Regency period rosewood document box by Wells & Lambe with brass edges, geometric line inlay and flush mounted skeletal lift handles. The top with a monogramed rectangula...
Brass
Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A ‘FANTASTICALLY’ RARE, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY and MUSEUM QUALITY Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes. Made in Englan...
Shell, Glass, Mahogany
L'Etude Ormolu and Bronze Fusee Mantel Clock
Located in Amersham, GB
This impressive mantel clock with an eight day single fusee movement evokes the concept of time well spent in learning. It is crowned by Jupiter's eagle who bears sacred oak garlands above the dial, whose Ionic capital cradle is framed by addorsed studying nymphs. They are seated on a bronze plinth which is centred by an Arcadian Pan mask amongst golden flowered ormolu garlands, the whole resting on turned baluster feet. The dial is cast in ormolu and unusually has Arabic numerals, surround by a anthemion frieze bezel. With the eagle a symbol of Jupiter and hence the divinity of learning, and the mask of Pan a reference to the natural world. This clock is, therefore, a celebration Natural Philosophy, the study of science and the natural world, and a display of classical learning and understanding. The two seated figures derive from the model of L'Etude, which together with La Philosophie, was created for the Sèvres factory by Louis-Simon Boizot in 1780. Under the instructions of the marchand-mercier Dominique Daguerre, these figures were incorporated into a clock design, from which the present clock derives, by the cisleur-doreur François Rémond. In 1788 Daguerre delivered two clocks after his new design to Louis XVI for the Château de St. Cloud. The model obviously appealed to the Prince of Wales, later George IV, as he purchased two clocks of this model from Daguerre, one of which was in his bedroom, the other in his dressing-room one is now in Windsor Castle the other in Buckingham Palace. This clock was probably made by Baetens & Co who specialised in bronze and ormolu decorative objects in the Regency period. No doubt identifying the fashionable subject matter and style after the Prince Regent popularised it at Carlton House. They made models in bronze ormolu and marble for many clock makers of the period. A near identical version of this clock was in the collection of the Marquess of Bath at Longleat House until its sale at Christies in 2002, made by Santiago James Moore French of the Royal Exchange. Other examples of this clock have been recorded by Barraud and Lund...
Bronze, Steel, Ormolu
Georgian Tortoiseshell Folding Card Case With Silver Piqué Borders C. 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined small-scale folding card case is constructed in the traditional two-leaf format, opening on a central pinned hinge to reveal a silk-lined interior compartment. The exte...
Shell
Wonderful Lorin Marsh Tavola Regency Penshell Large Tea Caddy Box Casket
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Lorin Marsh Style Tavola Regency Penshell Large Tea Caddy, Decorative Box Casket With Black felt Lining
Stone
Antique French Pair Regency Gilt Bronze Dore Candlesticks Candelabra 1815
Located in Dublin, Ireland
PAIR French very stylish Regency Ormolu and Bronze Miniature Candlesticks, internally fully weighted, complete with their original firm fitting drip pans. Each triangular base below ...
Bronze, Ormolu
English Regency Brass Inlaid Sewing Box, c1810
Located in valatie, NY
English Regency brass inlaid sewing box, c1810, rosewood with original silk interior raised on gilt brass feet. The top lifts to a divided interi...
Brass
$29,497Sale Price|20% Off
Exceptional C19th French Boulle Mantle Clock
Located in London, GB
A very Important French Ormolu Mounted Boulle Mantel Clock Inlaid Brass in The Regency Style Each Corner Decorated with Recumbent Horses Nice Large Dial 8 and a half inches surround...
Brass, Ormolu
Early 19th Century Wine Cooler. Cellarette, Rosewood, Regency, Lead Lined.
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 18th / Early 19th Century Wine Cooler. Storage Chest, Rosewood, Rococo Lead Lined. A late 18th or 19th century rosewood Regency carved wine cooler or Cellarette having a sarcop...
Rosewood
Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut Crystal Bronze Baccarat Casket Jewelry Box
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut Crystal & Bronze Jewelry Casket / Box With Decorative Key In The Style And Manner Of Baccarat
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
The Greenwich Palace Candelabra
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine giltwood carved regency design floor standing candelabra. The six carved and swept arms with hollow centres for wiring, rest upon fine carved and fluted columns terminating in...
Giltwood
Hermes Ceramic "Chaine D'Ancre" Vide Poche or Change Tray / Trinket Dish
By Hermès
Located in Malmö, SE
Hermès Porcelain Vide Poche / Change Tray / Trinket Dish in the classic "Chaine D'Ancre" pattern. Made in France, early 2000s. Excellent original condition. No chips, cracks or cra...
Porcelain
Regency Rosewood Writing Box, English, Circa 1825, Brass Inlay
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine quality, charming 19th century Regency Italian late baroque period walnut 2-drawer table, late 17th/early 18th century period rosewood writing box h...
Rosewood
"Cries of England-Sweet Oranges" Regency Bone China-Made in England
By Regency
Located in Medina, OH
The "Cries of London" series, including this "Sweet Orange" plate, originated from a series of oil paintings by Francis Wheatley exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1792 and 1795. These paintings were subsequently engraved and sold as prints. Reproductions of these popular prints, like the plate that we have listed here were produced over a long period, even into the 20th century. It is noted that Adams China, of Tunstall, England produced these Cries of England plates...
Brass
$440Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Regency Style Carved Wood Tazza or Centrepiece. English C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Very smart Regency or George IV stlyle tazza Fabulous gadrooned detail Carved tropical hardwood Good condition. Free UK shipping
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
Antique Shell-Decorated Worcester Porcelain Plates, Set of Five, Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
This is a set of five exceptional plates made by Flight Barr and Barr Worcester in England circa 1820. Each plate features a delicate hand-painted shell in a roundel at the center. T...
Porcelain
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
Vintage Italian Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Regency Style, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Italian Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, 1970s
Murano Glass
Antique Limoges French Regency White & Gold Porcelain Swan Urn Vase Cachepot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Limoges French Regency White & Gold Porcelain Swan Urn Vase Cachepot with Large French Hand Beaded Glass Daisy Flower Bouquet. Circa Mid 20th Century....
Porcelain
$437Sale Price|30% Off
French Porcelain Jewelry Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A French porcelain jewelry box, styled after Sèvres porcelain, in the Regency design style, circa late-19th century to early-20th century, France. Boxes' lid features outdoor nature scene with couple and dog surrounded by hand-painted gold detail i the Regency design style. Gold hand-painted detail featured on lid, front, sides and back of box. Great as a standalone piece or to hold jewelry (demonstrated) or other items on a desk, vanity, dresser, etc. Marked on underside as shown in last image, 'Made in France', 'Hand Decorated'. Box is a nice size. Dimensions: 2.75" Height x 4.13" Depth x 6.5" Width. Jewelry and other items shown available separately, search 1stDibs ref. #: For Italian Ginori box search 1stDibs ref. #: LU1314243501722 Cartier coffee...
Porcelain
Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency quality mahogany inlaid tea caddy having inlaid satinwood stringing, original ornate brass handles and escutcheon, lift up lid opening to reveal two tea caddies Dim...
Other
Antique 18th Century Chinese Porcelain Plate with Regency Style Overdecorating
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely made piece of 18th century porcelain decorated with a beautiful scene. Underglaze blue and overglaze other enamels done later in Europe. We have also added a picture of how a similar original Blue and white dish would have looked like. This is an example of British overdecoration.Provenance:Provenance: Doyle Sep 27, 2024 11:00 Boston Collects, Lot 1083 Six Chinese Porcelain Table Items 18th and 19th centuries Estate / Collection: Property of a Jamestown, Rhode Island Collector Often seen as ugly and black sheep of the porcelain world. British 1810-1820 Clobbered wares deserve better as they are historically very interesting. So lets call them George the IV or Regency Taste redecorated porcelain. And leave the clobbered behind us as it does no justice to what they are at all. Its not that because we live in a time were these super funky colours are out of taste that we should hate on these pieces. A short history! During the early 19th century, the Prince Regent (later King George IV) played a key role in cultivating a taste for the exotic Orient among the British elite, influencing interior design during the Regency era. His lavish projects, such as the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, epitomized this fascination. The Pavilion, with its blend of Indian, Chinese, and Gothic elements, became a symbol of the Prince’s extravagant taste. The interiors featured Chinese wallpaper, Indian textiles, and oriental furniture, reflecting the era’s growing interest in Chinoiserie and other oriental-inspired designs. This trend extended to the decorative arts, where clobbered Chinese porcelain—originally blue-and-white pieces—was reimagined with bright reds, golds, greens, and dragons to cater to the new European tastes. These colorful repainted pieces symbolized wealth, sophistication, and an affinity for the exotic, perfectly complementing the bold and opulent interiors of the time. The dragon, a powerful symbol in Chinese culture, was a recurring motif in these porcelain pieces, further aligning with the Regency’s romanticized view of the Orient. George IV’s penchant for luxury, eccentricity, and vibrant decoration influenced the wider aristocratic society, and clobbered porcelain...
Porcelain
Antique Brass Inlaid Mahogany English Tea Caddy Box Regency Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb example of an English Regency Rosewood Double Tea Caddy of traditional sarcophagus outline and unusually large size, with lavish geometric brass inlay decoration. The dome sha...
Crystal, Brass
Regency Mahogany Tall Case Clock By W. Ashford, London
Located in Essex, MA
With arched bonnet with brass finials over a convex glass bezel opening to a steel clock face. Newly cleaned and put in ready to go condition. The case with pendulum door. Weights, k...
Brass, Iron
Wonderful Pair Ralph Lauren Home Annelise Black & Clear Crystal Candlesticks
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Ralph Lauren Home "Annelise" Black & Clear Crystal Candlesticks
Crystal
English Regency Period Amboyna Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An English Regency Inlaid Amboyna Tea Caddy with brass mounts. The sarcophagus form with lion handles and scrolled feet. The interior with two compartments for tea with a replaced ...
Brass
$2,695Sale Price / set|48% Off
A Regency Hand Crafted Rosewood Writing Slope With Secret Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning Regency Era Rosewood Hand-Crafted Writing Slope. With Purple Velvet Interior, Secret Compartments. Befit With The Original Brass Topped Square Glass Inkwells. Decorated ...
Brass
Antique Regency Campaign Writing Slope Brass Mounts, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An elegant Regency brass mounted Gonçalo Alves campaign writing slope, circa 1820 in date. The beautifully polished goncalo alves case has a ...
Wood
Rare Regency Memento Mori Box
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Decorated with four skulls to top with titles of a Witch, King, Beauty and Beggar to each Skull underneath. Lidded.
Antique English Crown Derby Pair Sauce Soup Tureens Urns Vases Centerpieces 19C
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Wonderful Rare Identical Pair of Early English Porcelain China Sauce or Food Tureens complete with their original covers and undertrays, possib...
Ceramic, Porcelain
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Regency Egyptian Revival Leather & Snake Handled Ormolu Box C. 1815
Located in Atlanta, GA
This remarkable Regency-period jewelry or document box is a rare example of Egyptian Revival design, a style that gained popularity during the early 19th century following the Napole...
Bronze, Ormolu
Regency English Penwork Double Tea Caddy
Located in Downingtown, PA
Regency English Penwork Double Tea Caddy, England, Circa 1820 A striking example of Regency-era craftsmanship, this rectangular double tea caddy showcases the elegance and precision...
Wood
$816Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique Victorian Casket Tortoiseshell Trinket Jewellery Regency Grand Tour 1840
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of two Trinket or Jewelry Boxes of small proportions, both made during the first half of the Nineteenth Century, of English or French origin. Rectangular box made e...
Silver
Regency Period Sarcophagus-Shaped Penwork Box
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A fine sarcophagus-form penwork decorated box. The lid depicting a chinoiserie scene. With brass ring handles and elaborate foliate brass feet. Possibly used as a jewelry box or sewi...
Wood
English Regency Pagoda Form Tea Caddy
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Unusual pagoda form caddy finely figured veneers. Interior lids are original and match the exterior of the caddy, resting on brass ball feet
Tortoise Shell
Pair Meissen Porcelain Pug Dog Figures With Pup After J.J.Kaendler
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A beautiful pair of heavy Meissen porcelain figures of Pug Dogs with gilt bell collars on blue ribbons.The larger Pug with attached pup. Exquisitely hand-painted with realistic tones and colors. Each Pug is wearing a vibrant blue color ribbon collar...
Porcelain
$8,125 / set
A Pair Of Regency Ormolu & Cut Glass Cassoletts
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A pair of regency cassolettes on white marble bases mounted with ormolu bands, supporting three bronzed ram legs terminating with ram heads, These mounted to central ormolu band fitt...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique EnglisH Regency Tea Chest with Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING Tea chest with Chinoiserie decoration, of rectangular sarcophagus form with a slightly tapered body and angled lid, raised upon four brass ball feet and dat...
Sycamore
Rare Regency Architectural Pressed Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Pressed Tortoiseshell Design From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Architectural Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of bombe form with flared bas...
Shell
$1,240Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Tea Caddy, English, Satinwood, Box, Mixing Glass, Regency, circa 1830
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique tea caddy. An English, rosewood and satinwood container with glass mixer, dating to the late Regency period, circa 1830. Delightful R...
Satinwood
Pair of Regency Cut-Glass & Gilt Bronze Candelabra, Attributed to Parker & Perry
Located in Essex, MA
Attributed to Parker and Perry or William Blades. Each with two prismed bobeche with lower drip pan and attached prisms. Fire gilt arms with central f...
Bronze
19th Century English Regency Polished Steel Warwick Vase
Located in Stamford, CT
English Regency Warwick Vase in polished steel. A handsome rendition of the famous Roman original. After it's excavation from Hadrian's Villa in the late 18th century it caused a sen...
Steel
Antique French English Rosewood Brass Inlaid Boulle Writing Slope Box Desk 19thC
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exquisite Example of an Early Rosewood Travelling Writing Slope of fairly large proportions of Continental origin, possibly French. Circa first half of the Nineteenth Century prob...
Brass
French Napoleon III Marquetry Inlaid Serpentine Form Tea Caddy Circa 1880
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Napoleon III marquetry double compartment tea caddy, featuring a serpentine silhouette and parquetry pattern edged with a brass molding. Mahogany veneer with a ...
Brass
Genius of the Arts Mantel Clock by James Moore French
By French Royal Exchange London
Located in New Orleans, LA
Genius of the Arts Mantel Clock James Moore French, Royal Exchange, London Circa 1815 This magnificent English Regency mantel clock stands among the most sculpturally ambitious time...
Bronze, Enamel
Vintage Regency Monumental Glazed Ceramic Bowl of Fruit
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning example of classic Italian majolica, this monumental fruit centerpiece offers timeless opulence and vibrant artistry. Meticulously hand-sculpted and glazed, it features a ...
Earthenware
Antique French Bronze Figure Male Ice Skater Sienna Marble, 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine quality well cast dark olive green patinated bronze of a young male Skater of generous size, complete with its original well grained Sienna Marble Circular Stepped Base. Thi...
Siena Marble, Bronze
English Regency Period Leather Covered Sewing Box w/Gilt Brass Ornament
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English Regency period sewing box covered in fine grained leather with gilded brass ornament, lion mask ring handles and paw feet. Opening to a floral paper lined and compartmented i...
Brass
Regency Tole Chestnut Urn
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good example of an early 19th c. Regency Tole Chestnut Urn . The black urn is finely decorated in Chinese motifs with lion head and ring si...
Brass, Tin