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.
$3,879Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs – Set of Six with Cane Seats
Located in Suffolk, GB
A very elegant set of antique English Regency mahogany dining chairs consisting of five singles and one carver, retaining their original cane seats and attractive brass mounts. Beaut...
Mahogany
English William IV Chinoiserie Painted Chiffonier-form Cabinet, circa 1835
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this wonderful circa 1835 English William IV period chiffonier-form cabinet painted black with allover chinoiserie architectural, landscape, a...
Brass
Irish Late Regency Style William IV Period Rosewood Canterbury, circa 1835
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this wonderful, unusual, and generously scaled circa 1835 William IV period canterbury of late regency Irish style and manufacture, the solid ...
Brass
Baker Historic Charleston Regency Style Mahogany Round Dining Center Table 48"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Vintage Baker Historic Charleston Collection English Regency Style Dining, Breakfast or Center Table. Features a round mahogany cross banded and inlaid top over a ...
Brass
Dutch Painted Parcel Gilt Settee with New Upholstery
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fantastic Dutch Regency style settee from the 19th century, recently updated with new upholstery to complement the painted frame with sections of parcel gilt trim. Wrapping the tig...
Brass
Ralph Lauren Conservatory Garden Wingback Dining Armchair
By Ralph Lauren, Theodore Alexander
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Classic English Regency style conservatory garden dining host armchair or wing chair designed by Ralph Lauren. The chair features a hand-carved beech frame having a dark, rich mahoga...
Brass
French Regency Giltwood Fauteuil in Scalamandré “Le Tigre” Silk Velvet
Located in Elkhart, IN
A striking French Regency style armchair, distinguished by its hand-carved giltwood frame and newly upholstered in the iconic Scalamandré “Le Tigre” silk velvet. The elegant, classi...
Upholstery, Giltwood
Mid Century Mersman English Regency Style Mahogany Inlaid Console Entry Table
By Mersman
Located in Dayton, OH
Mersman English Regency Style Mahogany Console table, circa 1960s. Features a Demilune top over a frieze drawer with striped inlay, flanked by a reeded outside contoured edge. The ...
Mahogany
Mid-Century Neo-Classical Style Mahogany & Brass Server / Etagere / Cabinet
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a regency style server manufactured by Irwin Furniture in the 1950s. It is marked in one of the two dovetailed drawers. The piece is mahogany with brass neoclassical accents ...
Brass
Vintage Italian Rare Yellow Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Italian Rare Yellow Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, 1970s
Murano Glass
Early 19th Century Walnut Half-Moon Game Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined early 19th century walnut half-moon game table, this elegant piece combines sophisticated design with exceptional versatility. In its closed position, the table presents as...
Walnut
Regency Mahogany Side Cupboards, England, Circa 1820, Diminutive Pair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Pair Of Early 19th Century, Regency Period, Mahogany Side Cupboards, Of Rare Diminutive Proportions, Having Cross Banded Decoration To Tops And Bobbin Moulded Dec...
Mahogany
$20,922Sale Price|20% Off
Superb Quality Antique Regency Three-Pillar Mahogany Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb Regency three-pillar mahogany dining table of exceptional quality and generous proportions capable of seating 12 to 14 diners comfortably. The table comprises two console en...
Mahogany
Thomas Pheasant for Baker Mahogany Round Pedestal Dining Table
By Thomas Pheasant, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
An elegant round Regency style mahogany pedestal table designed by Thomas Pheasant for Baker Furniture. The Baker table (Model # 7837G) is featured in Baker's Thomas Pheasant catalog...
Mahogany
Regency Style Banded Mahogany Two-Tier Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Vintage Regency style two-tier side table with clean lines, features fluted legs, brass details on the feet (ferrules), a banded and veneer finished top. Measures 28" in width, 24...
Brass
$3,718Sale Price / set|20% Off
Magnificent Quality Antique Set of 6 Regency Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine and elegant set of six Regency dining chairs beautifully crafted in mahogany and richly carved throughout. The shaped top rails feature bold rope-twist carving centred with a ...
Mahogany
Baker Satinwood & Mahogany English Regency Duncan Phyfe Style Dining Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Baker Furniture Collectors Edition English Regency Duncan Phyfe dining table. Features an impressive satinwood cross banded and inlaid top. ...
Brass
Maison Jansen Mahogany And Brass 3-Tier Side Or End Tables -France Circa 1940
Located in Southampton, NJ
A pair of Elgant 3-tier side tables having mahogany shelves that feature stunning grain patterns connected by spun brass risers that connect from top to feet. An absolutely stunning ...
Brass
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
English Regency Style Round Side Table, 1930s
Located in BÉTERA, ES
English Regency-style round side table, dating 1930s The table features a circular top supported by a turned central column with carved fluting, resting on a tripod base with elegan...
Hardwood
English 19th Century Mahogany Campaign Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An English 19th century campaign chest in the Regency taste with faux bamboo carving on the trim for an exotic touch as if brought back from one’s travels around the world. Wrapped i...
Mahogany
Large Hollywood Regency Style Painted Carved Wood Dolphin Grotto Wall Mirror
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 20th century Hollywood Regency style painted and carved wood double serpent or dolphin mirror. It is in very good condition, and a pair i...
Mirror, Wood
Pair John Widdicomb Walnut and Burl Single Drawer Tiered Side Tables
By John Widdicomb, William A. Berkey Furniture Co.
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of William A Berkey Fine Furniture for John Widdicomb Walnut and Burl Single Drawer Tiered Side Tables. Well proportioned 16" in width, 22" in de...
Walnut, Burl
Regency Mahogany Bowfront Chest Of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely figured flame mahogany bowed top over two short and two long drawers all with wood knobs. Splayed French feet. From Hilfiger Nantucket home provenance.
Mahogany
Donghia Shelter-Arm Sofa Fortuny Style Damask Champagne Fabric
By Donghia
Located in Rio Vista, CA
An elegant shelter-arm form sofa in a Fortuny attributed champagne and ivory damask upholstery designed by John Hutton for Donghia in the grand English Regency style. The sofa featur...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Pair French Regency Style Gold Chartreuse Velvet Music Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French Regency style music chairs with a carved and painted wood frame featuring fluted legs. The seat is upholstered in chartreuse velvet and finished with a nailhead trim.
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
French Regency Cut Glass Brass Sconce Wall Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French wall lamp Holophane clear glass shade Brass wall piece and arm diameter brass wall mount: 13.5 cm / 5.3 inches Weight: 0.70 kg / 1.5 lb Priced per individual item. All lamp...
Brass
Eight Foot Tall Mid-19th Century French Regency Style Giltwood Floor Mirror
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Found in a chateau in the Loire Valley, this nineteenth century French Regency style gilt wood mirror stands at an impressive eight feet in height. Its beveled glass is surrounded by...
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Regency Style Chinoiserie Decorated Demilune Consoles
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A refined pair of black and gilt decorated demi-lune console tables in the Regency taste with Chinoiserie influence. Each table is comprised of a demilune top over a shaped apron dec...
Wood, Paint
Drop leaf gateleg Burl Walnut side table by Theodore Alexander
Located in Miami, FL
Drop leaf gateleg Burl Walnut side table by Theodore Alexander
Wood
Pair of Regency Style Three Arm Brass Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large scale Regency Style three arm brass Sconces. Wired and ready to use. New cream colored candle covers. Good overall condition. includes mounting hardware.
Brass
Irish Regency Style Oval Mirror with Parcel Gilt Frame and Glass Cabochons
Located in Bradenton, FL
Irish Regency Style Oval Mirror features a refined Ebonized Wood Frame accented with Parcel Gilding and meticulously set with small glass cabochons encircling the mirror plate. The c...
Mirror, Giltwood
Panache for Michael Taylor Gratelli Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Panache for Michael Taylor Gratelli Coffee Cocktail Table.
Giltwood, Lacquer
Set of 8 Nancy Corzine Regency Style Dining Chairs W Scalamandre Stripe
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Set of 8 Nancy Corzine Regency Style Dining Chairs Freshly Upholstered in Scalamandre Striped Fabric.
Textile, Wood, Lacquer
Mid 20th Century Solid Cherry Semi Poster Full Size Bed Frame
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid 20th Century Solid Cherry Semi Poster Full Size Bed Frame. Overall measurements with 57.5" in with, 81.5" in depth and 67.5" in height at the tip of the candle form finials. h...
Hardwood, Mahogany
Wonderful Vintage Cartier France Plorgalva 18k Gold Plated Lighter
By Cartier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Vintage Cartier France Plorgalva 18k Gold Plated Lighter This Lighter Is Being Sold As Is, Not Sure Of It's Working Condition... Please Look At Pictures, It Is In Good Us...
Gold Plate
Pair Kindel Furniture Oxford Mahogany Lyre Twin Size Bedframes, Circa 1940s
Located in Germantown, MD
A Rare Pair of Kindel Furniture Oxford Mahogany Lyre Twin Size Bedframes, Circa 1940s. Overall measurements with 39" in with, 81" in depth and 41" in height at the headboard, 25.5" ...
Hardwood, Mahogany
Early 20th -C. Italian Regency Style Leather Book Form Side / Drinks Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is one of the better book form side tables that I have had. The leather has a warm, rich patina. The lid lifts and a back drawer offers nice storage. It has 4 turned feet. It is...
Leather, Wood
Baker Furniture Regency Burlwood Writing Desk
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Baker Furniture Regency Burlwood Writing Desk This desk measures: 48 wide x 26 deep x 29.5 high, with a chair clearance of 24.5 inches We take our photos in a controlled lighting s...
Burl
$1,575 / set
Pair of Hand Forged Steel Chairs, Italy c 1970s
Located in Norwalk, CT
Handsome steel chairs in a regency style, hand forged in Italy. Featuring a lovely patina, and nice attention to detail, theses chairs are quite comfortable. Designed to have seat c...
Steel
Pair of English Regency–Style Mahogany Bookcases with Brass Detailing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined and beautifully proportioned pair of English Regency–style mahogany bookcases, dating from the early 20th century. Each piece features a warm, rich mahogany finish and clas...
Brass
$2,423Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Late 19th Century Oak Arts & Crafts Refectory kitchen Dining Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Late 19th Century Oak Arts & Crafts Refectory Dining Table – Fine Quality This late 19th-century oak refectory dining table exudes attractive age, colour, and patina. A rare...
Wood, Oak
Baker Furniture Regency Pedestal Side Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Empire, Regency, or Neoclassical style pedestal tea table, drinks table, or occasional side table By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection Italy, Circa Late 20th Ce...
Maple
English Regency Leather Top Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
English Regency Drum Table with Leather Inset Top. Table's circular form is elegantly proportioned, resting on turned baluster support that flows gracefully into a sculptural tripod ...
Mahogany
Pair Baker Furniture Black Régence Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Baker Furniture Régence style chests of drawers finished in black lacquer and featuring cast, gilt brass hardware and ormolu.
Brass
$1,195Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 19th Century English Regency Cast Iron Lidded Garden Urns Mantel Ornaments
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely pair of antique 19th-Century English Regency Neoclassical style cast iron lidded garden urns or planters with a fabulous aged patina, perfe...
Iron
Elegant Brass Equestrian Horse Motif Fireplace Tool Set Maison Jansen Style 1950
Located in Toronto, CA
An elegant set of solid brass fireplace tools in the Maison Jansen style, featuring sculptural horse head handles. This equestrian motif design, dating to the mid-20th century, inclu...
Brass, Iron
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Box With Satinwood Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
English Regency mahogany box with satinwood inlay. The four corners of the top are inlaid with lovely triangular scalloped decoration. All the border molding are also satinwood inlay...
Mahogany, Satinwood
19th Century French Regency Gilt-Painted and Caned Tub Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century French Regency tub chair distills the language of its period with uncommon clarity and confidence. A deep, near-black green ground sets the stage—rich, saturated, a...
Wood, Giltwood
1970s Italian Regency Chippendale Style Bamboo and Wicker Credenza Cabinet
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1960s Italian regency style bamboo credenza with herring bone wicker panels and applied fretwork. It opens to shelving. It is unmarked and in very good condition.
Bamboo, Wicker, Wood
$7,794 / set
Pair of Regency Style Hall Benches
Located in Westwood, NJ
A pair of carved mahogany and parcel-gilt hall bench, the reeded solid seat with lapette carved and scroll end supports, loose button upholstered seat cushion, on turned fluted and t...
Mahogany
19th Century Regency brass inlaid writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century regency brass inlaid writing desk circa 1925. Beautifully made regency period writing table, profusely inlaid with brass stringing and decoration. Rectangular flame ma...
Brass
Regency Style Burl Walnut Library or Bedside Steps
Located in Bradenton, FL
English Burled Walnut Library or Bed Steps. Steps are inset with richly patinated leather panels bordered in delicate gold tooling. The upper two steps open on brass hinges to reveal...
Walnut, Leather
Beautiful 1970s floral table lamp by Hans Kögl in the shape of a wheat sheaf
By Hans Kögl
Located in München, DE
Beautiful 1970s gilded Florentine Regency "Sheaf of Wheat" table lamp. This lamp is an original from an earlier production. Not a reproduction. A classic among floral table lamps. De...
Metal, Gold Plate
English Regency Caned and Ebonized Mahogany Klismos Chair, Althorp, circa 1815
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this exceptionally fine and doubly rare circa 1815 English regency period chair of petite modified klismos form, the solid mahogany frame havi...
Brass
1920's Venetian Regency Clover Form / Art Glass Tall Display Cabinet
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1920's Antique Venetian Regency Clover Form Art Glass Tall Display Cabinet. Beautiful blown art glass encased. 3 adjustable glass shelves. Interior light. This is a stunning Display ...
Wood
$4,800Sale Price|58% Off
English Regency Style Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Carlton House Desk
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English Regency style mahogany and satinwood inlaid Carlton house desk. Circa 1880 rare Carlton House desk, typical for the Regency period, is a beautiful piece of furniture. It i...
Mahogany
Antique English Regency Rosewood Library Table Writing Desk Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Imposing example of an English well figured Rosewood Library or Writing Table firmly attributed to renowned Cabinet Makers Gillows of rectangular outline with rounded corners....
Mahogany
A Regency style Mahogany library chair /steps. England
Located in Den Haag, NL
A beautiful Regency style solid Mahogany Library chair/steps . Just folding the Chair open and there are the steps . Green Leather on the steps .The seat is made of Wicker . Good stu...
Mahogany
$2,358Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Regency Quality Figured Mahogany Center / Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency quality figured mahogany centre/ dining table having a quality figured mahogany tilt top with a moulded edge supported by a turned column pedestal standing on sabre l...
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