Regency Vases and Vessels
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 English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Ceramic, Porcelain
19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Ceramic, Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Siena Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
20th Century Irish Regency Vases and Vessels
Crystal
Mid-20th Century English Regency Vases and Vessels
Brass
Late 20th Century Regency Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Vases and Vessels
Metal, Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Cut Glass
Early 19th Century French Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Ceramic, Lacquer
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Metal
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Vases and Vessels
Glass
19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Ceramic, Porcelain
Late 20th Century American Regency Vases and Vessels
Fiberglass
19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Ceramic, Porcelain
1820s English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Ceramic, Porcelain
1980s Vintage Regency Vases and Vessels
Terracotta
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Cut Glass
Early 20th Century English Regency Vases and Vessels
Metal
1820s English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Cut Glass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Brass, Tin
20th Century French Regency Vases and Vessels
Bronze
1820s English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
1810s English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
1820s English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
19th Century European Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Chestnut, Paint
19th Century Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Copper
19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Cut Glass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
1810s English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Brass
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Silver Plate
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Stoneware
Late 20th Century Regency Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
20th Century Regency Vases and Vessels
Crystal
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Tin
1820s English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Brass
18th Century French Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Chestnut
1820s English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
1970s Italian Vintage Regency Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
19th Century British Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Brass
Mid-20th Century Afghan Regency Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Brass
1810s Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
1810s English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Leather
20th Century French Regency Vases and Vessels
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Regency Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
1810s English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Tôle
Early 1800s British Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Cut Glass
19th Century British Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Copper
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Vases and Vessels
Stoneware
Early 20th Century French Regency Vases and Vessels
Crystal, Bronze