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 Regency Blue John, or Derbyshire Spar Ormolu Mounted Urn
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Blue John, or Derbyshire Spar is a rare semi precious stone and the only variety of fluorite to possess qualities significant enough to classify it as a gemstone. Mined from the Blu...
Other
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
Antique French Grand Tour Ormolu Bronze Dore Marble Urn Vase Centerpiece 19thC
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Example of French lidded grand tour ormolu & bronze cast heavy duty model of a two handled Urn of Museum quality. First quarter of the Nineteenth Century, possibly Regency per...
Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
An English late 18th century Neo-Classical st. Blue John and Ormolu mounted urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most attractive English late 18th century Regency Period Neo-Classical st. Blue John and Ormolu mounted urn. This stunning urn is raised by a marble plinth and is decorated by a to...
Marble, Ormolu
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
Pair French Regency Styl Giallo Sienna Marble Gilt Bronze Ormolu Urns Vases 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair French Well Veined Sienna Marble and Ormolu Twin Handle Urns of exceptional quality, in the Regency style, last half of the Nineteenth Century of medium proportions. ...
Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$1,360Sale Price / set|54% Off
Fine 19th Century Near-Pair of Regency Tole-Painted Chestnut Urns
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A FINE NEAR-PAIR OF REGENCY TOLE-PAINTED CHESTNUT URNS WITH LION MASKS Probably Dutch, ca. first half of the 19th century Item # 402YTP08P An incredibly beautiful pair of chestnut u...
Chestnut, Paint
Antique Pair of Grand Tour Borghese or Medici Bronze Campana Urns Vases Marble
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Impressive Pair of Grand Tour Twin Handle Patinated Bronze Medici Urns of Campagne outline, of compact and heavy proportions. Second quarter of the Nineteenth Century. Firmly attribu...
Siena Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century Regency Rosewood Antique Table Urn Tazza
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptional Quality Regency Period Rosewood Table Urn, Or Tazza, Having Crisply Carved Decoration To Moulded Edge And Turned Upright Support (This is a great example of the high quality objects which cabinet makers of early 19th century used to produce to compliment the furniture they had already created. This piece in particular clearly hails from a high end workshop evidenced by the exceptionally crisp carved decoration and high grade of rosewood used...
Rosewood
$3,120Sale Price / set|61% Off
Pair of English Sheffield Silver Plated Cobalt Blue Glass Urns by Barker-Ellis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VERY FINE PAIR OF ENGLISH SILVERPLATED COBALT GLASS CHESTNUT URNS Marked for Barker-Ellis of Birmingham, England made circa 1912-1931 with maker's mark to underside [seven-branch menorah], signed "England" and impressed "8" along with silversmith's scratched notations Item # 312DPP11Z An exceedingly fine pair of chestnut or candy urns by the renowned silversmithing firm Barker-Ellis of Birmingham, England, the menorah marker's mark was reportedly used by Barker-Ellis starting in 1912 and continued to be in use by the firm through 1931 [see the Smithsonian Museum of American History, acc. no. 1988.0569.07 for a tray of the same marking and documented dates of use]. The present version of the menorah mark is an earlier version of the marking and probably places the pair of urns to circa 1920. The urns feature a carved pineapple finial with exquisitely chiseled and chased leaves over a coved lid, this lifting off to reveal a spacious interior with removable hand-blown cobalt glass...
Silver Plate
Large Neoclassical Blue John Covered Vase on Marble and Blue John Plinth
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and quite large Regency period neoclassical early 19th century round-shaped blue John Covered vase or urns raised on a Belgian black marble, Carr...
Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble
$2,875 / set
Pair Of Regency Urn Form Oak Wine Coolers
Located in Essex, MA
Urn form with hinged domed lids with urn finials. Tapered body and circular bases. Ebonized details. Tin lined interior. Lion head rings. Amherst Mass collectors estate.
Oak
$12,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
19th Century English Regency 3 Garniture Chestnut Urns tole Tea Urn Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th Century English Regency 3 Garniture Chestnut Urns tole Tea Urn Los Angeles . Early 1800’s Garniture of 3 pieces . A pair of Regency period painted and parcel gilt chestnut urns, with a tea urn on a tripod stand . Tole pewter chestnut urns...
Tôle
Classical Terracotta Garden Urn Regency Rams Head Planter
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous English terracotta garden urn in the Regency manner Great for achieving that classical English garden look Wide planters features distinctive rams heads to...
Terracotta
Regency Bronze and Ormolu Candlestick Urns with Pineapple Reversible Tops
Located in Downingtown, PA
The bronze urns rest on an ormolu flaring foot which rests on a two step bronze square base. The ormolu handles in the form of dolphins are applied to each side and encircling each i...
Bronze, Ormolu
Spode Botanical Porcelain Urns- A Pair from The Lubbock Family Service
By Spode
Located in Downingtown, PA
A Grand Botanical Legacy: A Pair of Spode Porcelain Ice Coolers The Lubbock Family Service, Staffordshire, England, 19th Century This stunning pair of large porcelain urns represen...
Porcelain
Pair of English Regency Silvered Cast Iron Egg-and-Dart Urns, Early 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of English Regency Silvered Cast Iron Egg-and-Dart Urns, Early 19th Century This refined pair of English Regency urns is executed in cast iron with remnants of an original silv...
Iron
$9,102 / set
Pair of Regency Classical Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Regency classical gilt bronze vases, each in the form of a shallow gadrooned bowl with an acorn finial supported by three goat-headed terms ...
Bronze
Large Antique English Porcelain Vase Urn Hand Painted Flowers & Gilding Ca. 1820
By Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
This large English porcelain vase, made during the Regency period, is campana-shaped and beautifully balanced in form. The vase is hand-painted with a lush bouquet of pink and yello...
Porcelain
Classical Terracotta Garden Urn Regency Rams Head Planter
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous English terracotta garden urn in the Regency manner Great for achieving that classical English garden look Wide planters features distinctive rams heads to...
Terracotta
Pair of 19th Century Urns 'Japanned Tole and Copper'
Located in Incline Village, NV
The copper domed covers are mounted with wood finials (possible added later). The shaped body of the urns terminate with turned socles which are in turn supported by drum like bases ...
Copper
Pair of English Regency Tole Chestnut Urns, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Regency tole chestnut urns with hand-painted floral decorative motif, removable lids with acorn finials, original lions head side ha...
Antique Pair of Bronze and Ormolu Tazzas on Sienna Marble Columns
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th century bronze & ormolu Tazzas having double snake handles & garland & fluting to underside of bowls, raised on acanthus stands mounted on Sienna marble circular...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Fine Large Pair of Regency Period Bronze and Marble Tazzas
Located in London, GB
A fine and large pair of early 19th century Regency period bronze tazzas, the dishes with moulded edges, raised on fluted and acanthus leaf stems, mounted on sienna marble plinths, h...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century (Early) George III English Regency Bronze Urns
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century (Early) George III English Regency Bronze Urns Beautiful urns purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Bronze
Regency Period Bronze and Ormolu Pen Holder
Located in London, GB
An unusual early 19th century bronze & ormolu Penholder surmounted by “Sander” in the form of classical urn with allegorical figures, supported on square plinth base.
Bronze, Ormolu
Fine Pair of Early 19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Campana Shaped Urns
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th century bronze and ormolu Campana shaped urns, having moulded and beaded rims with satire mask handles, raised on leaf decorat...
Bronze, Ormolu
Classical Terracotta Garden Urn Regency Rams Head Planter
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous English terracotta garden urn in the Regency manner Great for achieving that classical English garden look Wide planters features distinctive rams heads to...
Terracotta
Handsome English Urn Edwardian Regency Large Swag Neoclassical Coal Scuttle
Located in Roslyn, NY
A handsome English urn form Edwardian / Regency large neoclassical coal scuttle with removable top lid, very fine detail throughout, interior lining has begun to eat away but structu...
Iron
Antique pair of English Regency period classical bronze urns, circa 1820
Located in Central England, GB
This very elegant pair of English Regency period classical bronze urns are of small proportions and made to a very stylish and sophisticated design. They stand on plain square bases ...
Bronze