Regency Floor Lamps
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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Mid-20th Century American Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1810s English Antique Regency Floor Lamps
Wood
Early 20th Century French Regency Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century American Regency Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1970s European Vintage Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Regency Floor Lamps
Gold
20th Century French Regency Floor Lamps
Wood
1970s American Vintage Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s American Vintage Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s American Vintage Regency Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
1970s French Vintage Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Floor Lamps
Marble
1970s French Vintage Regency Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Regency Floor Lamps
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Regency Floor Lamps
Enamel, Chrome
2010s Italian Regency Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
20th Century Regency Floor Lamps
Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Regency Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1970s American Vintage Regency Floor Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Floor Lamps
Glass
1970s American Vintage Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Vintage Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Floor Lamps
Siena Marble, Composition, Bronze
1970s North American Vintage Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1890s Antique Regency Floor Lamps
Giltwood
20th Century English Regency Floor Lamps
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Regency Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1930s English Vintage Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Regency Floor Lamps
Wood
Late 20th Century North American Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century North American Regency Floor Lamps
Gold
Mid-20th Century German Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
19th Century French Antique Regency Floor Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Regency Floor Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Regency Floor Lamps
Metal