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.
Large Regency Style Cut Glass and Gilt Bronze Six-Light Antique Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A large Regency style cut glass and gilt bronze six light antique chandelier, with tented beaded ropes descending from the corona to the waterfall of profusely hung spear drops weigh...
Cut Glass
Very Fine Gilt Bronze Regence Style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb gilt bronze Regence style chandelier. Very fine workmanship and detail. 8-light. France, circa 1900. Dimensions: Height 27" x diame...
Bronze
Large Twelve-Light Crystal Chandelier in the English Regency Manner
Located in London, GB
A large twelve-light 20th century gilt brass and crystal chandelier in the English Regency manner. The main rim with smaller lower rim applied with candle branches and strung with gl...
Crystal
Pair of English Regency Brass Decorative Ceiling Roses
Located in London, GB
Pair of English Regency brass decorative ceiling roses English, circa 1830 Measures: Depth 12cm, diameter 92cm Each ceiling rose in this pair is craf...
Brass
Regency Style Brass Hall Lantern
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality Regency style brass hall lantern, having bowed glass panels swag and ribbon decoration and a four branch sconce within.
Brass
$22,500 / set
Antique Magnificent Giltwood Sconces
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of opulent and extraordinary Regence style hand carved gilded wood sconces with five electrified lights, featuring a female mask at the bottom and lion mask at the top, two pair...
Wood
Antique Regency Bronze & Amber Glass Pendant Lantern
Located in New York, NY
Antique Regency ceiling lantern made of bronze and adorned with amber glass panels. This is a stunning piece that adds vintage charm and warm illumination to any interior with its el...
Bronze
Pair of Cut Glass Lamps 19th Century, Property of an Important Collection
Located in Buchanan, MI
A pair of Cut glass lamps 20th Century with custom hand made silk shades. Newly wired and ready for installation. Measure: Height overall 32 ...
Crystal
$21,866 / set
Pair of Regency Cut-Glass Candelabra by John Blades
By John Blades
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare pair of Regency twin-light gilt bronze mounted, pillar and file cut, glass candelabra by John Blades. The firm of John Blades was first recorded in the London guide for 178...
Cut Glass
Empire Style Gilt Bronze Two-Light Bouillotte Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Empire style gilt bronze two-light Bouillotte lamp 19th century having a flame finial and two candle arms, with a tole shade. Measures: Height 19 inches.
Bronze
Pair of Regency style Cobalt Pineapple Candlesticks
Located in Atlanta, GA
English late 19th century. Pair of candlesticks in the regency style, each having a cut glass nozzle and bobeche hung with faceted prisms, pineapple-form stem, cobalt glass cylindric...
Bronze
Regence Style Bronze Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine Regence style bronze chandelier. Great detail and quality. 5-light France, circa 1900 Dimensions: Height 20", diameter 24" CW3006.
Bronze
$22,500 / set
Antique Regence sconces
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exquisite pair of five light gilt bronze Regence style sconces with incredible detail
Ormolu
$2,700 / set
Pair of Regency Style Rosewood Finish Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Regency style faux rosewood finish lamps. Measures: 35.25 H (top of finial). Base: 5.5 diameter Shades not included.
Rosewood
Set of Four 19th Century Regency Carved Ebonized & Gilt Lions Head Wall Lights
Located in Southall, GB
Lions can be found on English heraldry and in sculptures as a symbol of national heritage. Four lions are stand guard at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. If you walk past Number 10 Downing Street...
Giltwood
Italian Tole Columnar Lamp
Located in Buchanan, MI
Italian tole columnar lamp. Great color.
Tôle
Regency Style Painted Brass Candle Lamp, Three Candle Design, 1920s
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Regency Style Painted Brass Candle Lamp This is a beautiful and attractive design, the lamp has 3 slender candles set on a 3 sided base, the lamps can all be switch on and off separ...
Brass
19th Century Regency Pair of Bronze and Gilt Brass Table Lamps
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Regency pair of bronze and gilt brass table lamps in the form of miniature street lamps, each with hexagonal pierced lantern.
Brass, Gilt Metal
Set of Early 19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Lustre Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
An unusual set of early 19th century bronze & ormolu Lustre candlesticks, 2 singles & 1 double, having pierced canopies raised on unusual “hippocampi” supported on plinth with acanth...
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Regency period Gilt Bronze Wall Lights
Located in London, GB
An unusual pair of English Regency period gilt bronze wall lights raised on scrolled ‘wolfhead’ and coronet supports with triple lustres above winged angels. The lustres, terminating...
Bronze
Vintage Early 20th Century Regency Style Giltwood Twin Wall Light
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Regency style giltwood carved TwinWall light This is a very attractive light it has regency look with dark stripes in the column, it has 2 sconces The light is in good vinta...
Giltwood
Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Twelve-Light Crystal Chandelier. Great scale.
Located in Buchanan, MI
A neoclassical style gilt bronze twelve-light chandelier. Measures: height 41 x diameter 29 inches. Beautiful view from below. Feel free to call or email with further questions.
Crystal
XIXth Century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Regency Style Sconces
Located in IT
XIXth Century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Regency Style Sconces This delightful pair of gilded bronze sconces was made in France around the end of the 19th century in the Regency sty...
Bronze
$3,378Sale Price / set|29% Off
Pair of 19th C. Regency Gilt and Patinated Metal Table Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of 19th century Regency gilt and patinated metal lamps. Each with an urn candle nozzle and leaf cast pan, on a reeded column with a circular domed foot cast with acant...
Metal
Tall Laquered Table Lamp
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Very nice laquered and gilt tall table lamp, in overall excellent condition, rewired and ready for use. 27" HIGH 7" DIAMETER 34" WITH SHADE You are welcome to view this item at our...
Wood
Late 20th Century Vintage Regency Florentine Plaster Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Regency table lamps. A chic Italian Florentine design with a patinated bronze finish. Monumental in size and drama. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Metal
19th Century Regency Louis XV Style Bronze-Gilt Pair of Wall Lights
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of appliques in the Regence style. Each three-lobed electrically mounted, bronze gilded, in the form of a mascaron semi-plastically executed, as well as floral decor, in each c...
Bronze
19th Century English Red Painted Tole Urn as a Lamp
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century English red tole painted with gold design urn as a lamp.
Tôle