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.
$8,700Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 40s French Regency Iron & Rock Crystal Girandoles/ Lamps attr Maison Bagues
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 1940's French Hollywood Regency Rock Crystal & Amethyst Crystal Table Lamps/ Girandoles/ Electrified Candelabrum. These are glamorous, weighty and original - very high quality. ...
Rock Crystal
$3,800 / set
Pair of Regency Gilt Bronze Figural Candelabra
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each Greek style classically draped male figure raising a three-light oil lamp shaped top on a square stepped plinth.
Bronze
Vintage English Regency Style Brass Cornucopia Oil Lamp Style Table Desk Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage English Regency Style Brass Cornucopia Oil Lamp Style Table Desk Lamp. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 16" H (to light socket) x 10" W ...
Brass
Vaughan Regency Pair Greek Key Polished Nickel Frosted Glass Flush Mount Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Vaughan Regency Style Pair Of Greek Key Design Polished Nickel And Frosted Glass Shade 2 Candelabra Light Flush Mount Fixtures Each Sold Separately
Brass, Nickel
Pair of Elegant Gold Plated Italian 1980s Floral Regency Murano Glass Sconces
Located in München, DE
Pair of elegant Italian 1980s floral Hollywood Regency design wall lamps. Stunning beautiful elaborate design with many details. Made in Italy. The iron frame is completely gilded....
Gold Plate, Iron
Vintage Late 20th Century Regency Gilt Bamboo Spiral Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Regency spiral chandelier. A chic gilt bamboo center post with a spiral ring of small lanterns. Perfect in a tall stairwell! Acquired...
Metal
Early 19th Century Regency Set of Four Glass and Gilt Metal Wall Lights
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency set of four glass and gilt metal wall lights, electrified. Each central frame surrounding a glass sunburst, with an anthemion crown and acorn finial, with ...
Glass
Wonderful Pair E. F. Caldwell Doré Bronze Neoclassical Regency Urn Top Sconces
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of E. F. Caldwell Doré Style Gilt Bronze Neoclassical / Regency Flame Urn Top Form Crown Two Candelabra Light Sconces Rewired With New Sockets
Bronze
Wonderful Pair French Louis XVI Bronze Four-Light Medusa Lyre Regency Sconces
By Pierre Gouthiere, Henry Dasson
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Very Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Dore Bronze Four Candelabra Light Wall Appliques (Wall Lights - Wall Sconces) Having A Central Medusa Mask Abov...
Bronze
Antique Italian Three Piece Sconce Set with Seashell and Cat Tails
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual grotto type Italian wall sconce trio with a center sconce having a carved wood and paint decorated seashell and two carved cat tail sconces, all with shell like can...
Wood
Antique English Regency Silver Plated Converted Oil Lamp Lion Mounted Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Regency Silver Plated Converted Oil Lamp Electrified Table Lamp with Lion Head Drop Ring Mounts and Ornate Paw Foot Tripod Base. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurement...
Silver Plate
Vintage Chinoiserie English Regency Style Carved Wood Side Table Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Chinoiserie English Regency Style Carved Wood Side Table Floor Lamp. Circa Mi...
Wood
PAIR '40s French Regency Amber & Clear Crystal Lyre Back Girandoles/ Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
PAIR 1940's French Regency Lyre Back Grand Scale Girandoles/ Table Lamps. Cut clear and Amber Crystal adorned with fleurette and star detail. Flat back and perfect for mantle or as t...
Crystal
$5,763Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Italian Brass & Glass Icicles Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, 1970s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This stunning Midcentury Modern chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari was manufactured in Italy during the 1970s. It is made from highly polished brass, has a beautiful glass drops in the h...
Crystal, Brass
Regency Eight-Light Gilt Bronze Chandelier
By Hancock & Rixon
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An Unusual Regency period eight-light gilt bronze chandelier the main bronzed band surmounted with eight glass hurricane shades these mounted in fine decorated mounts the band also s...
Bronze
Large Impressive Iron and Wavy Glass Lantern Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Large impressive American made iron lantern having handsome acanthus leaf decoration on the sides and very top with wonderful wavy glass panels. 4 40 watt candle lights inside. 18"...
Iron
Vintage Italian Regency White Gold French Porcelain Urn Marble Base Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency White and Gold Gilt French Porcelain Urn Form Marble Base Table Lamp with Gold "Cat-Like" Figures. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 27" H (to finial) x ...
Marble, Brass
Pair of 19th Century Regency Carved Giltwood Sconces or Wall Appliques
Located in Miami, FL
This monumental pair of three-light sconces is hand-carved gilded gold. The delicate ribbon winds upward from the candle cups and ties the bundle of wheat sheaves, ending in a crowni...
Wood
1980s Modern Crystal Clear and Polished Brass Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of 1980s Modern crystal clear and Polished Brass Table Lamps in good vintage condition. Measure 5.5" in width, 5.5" in depth and stand 28.5" height to the top of the finial.
Brass
$6,500 / set
Pair of Bronze Sconces in Nickel Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our exquisite Pair of Louis XVI Style Wall Lights, attributed to the renowned E.F. Caldwell & Co., a true testament to opulence and refined taste. Crafted with utmost p...
Bronze, Nickel
$860Sale Price|33% Off
Large Travertine Stone table lamp Hollywood regency 1970s design
Located in Taranto, IT
1970S - WONDERFUL AND IMPRESSIVE HOLLYWOOD REGENCY TRAVERTINE AND BRASS TABLE LAMP. FABRIC LAMPSHADE. THE ITEM IS IN EXCELLENT CONSERVATIVE CONDITION, THERE IS NO COSMETIC OR STRUC...
Travertine, Brass
Vaughan Regency Greek Key Polished Nickel Frosted Glass Flush Mount Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Vaughan Regency Style Greek Key Design Polished Nickel And Frosted Glass Shade 2 Candelabra Light Flush Mount Fixture
Brass, Nickel
Stunning Pair of Italian Black and Gold Neoclassical Style Sconces
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of eye-catching Regency style black and gold sconces having 3 arms each. Note: we have another pair listed that is slightly different but make a great set of 4.
Wood
Late-20th Century Mixed Media Faux Bamboo Pagoda Table Lamps With Etched Brass P
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A striking pair of mixed media table lamps featuring pagoda-style silhouettes with faux bamboo framing in a cast resin finish, richly painted in tones of burnished gold and bronze. E...
Faux Bamboo, Resin
Antique English Bronze Regency Lantern Chandelier with Lion Heads and Griffins
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Magnificent English bronze and bevelled glass lantern having wonderful details such as lion heads and griffins. 6" of chain and original ceiling canopy included. 4 interior candle ...
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century English Regency Carved Giltwood Sconces or Wall Appliques
Located in San Francisco, CA
This monumental pair of three-light sconces is hand-carved in mahogany and gilded with yellow and white gold. The delicate ribbon winds upward from the candle cups and ties the bun...
Mahogany, Giltwood
Wonderful English Regency Hansom Bronze 4 Light Lantern Chandelier Hall Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful English Regency Hansom Bronze 4 Rewired Candelabra Light Lantern Chandelier Hall Fixture Ready To Install
Bronze
$4,612Sale Price|20% Off
1820 XL Antique Russian Imperial Dore Bronze Wall Sconce- Angel World Exhibition
Located in Opa Locka, FL
This is a very special Sconce. c1820 Russian Imperial World Exhibition Dore Gilt Bronze Louis XVI style "Winged Angel" Wall Lamp/ Sconce. This sconce has travelled the world being sh...
Bronze
Stunning Bohemian Glass Chandelier
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass or steel frame with eight glass arms and glass ornaments. Fitted with E14 sockets. Made in the early 1970s in Czechoslovakia. Perfect original condition some rost on the main...
Brass, Steel
Antique French Brass and Porcelain Table Lamp with Ormolu, circa 1890
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique French porcelain and brass table lamp with shade, France circa 1890. Impressive mirror noir vase lamp with a gilded brass ormolu base and acanthus leaf detail. The body feat...
Brass, Ormolu
c1820 Pair French Regency Gilt/Patinated Bronze Cherub Candle Holder Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 1820's French Regency Gilt & Patinated Bronze Cherubs on Gold Chair Candle Holders Now Table Lamps. Auction provenance. These must be important as The Rothchild family purchased...
Bronze
Pair of Regency Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of lamped candelabra, attributed to Ferdinand Barbedienne, finely cast of patinated and gilt bronze; having a triple hock-leg base with pad feet, decorated by pierced palmettes,...
Bronze
Antique French Gilt Bronze & Cut Crystal Regency Style Flush Mount 3 Light
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, circa 1920. Antique French Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Regency Style Flush Mount Chandelier. Style of E. F. Caldwell and similar to the current production of Sherle Wagner. ...
Crystal, Bronze
$3,108Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Italian Regency Crystal Luxurious Marie Therese "Crown" Crystal Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1950's Italian Regency Crystal Luxorious "Marie Therese" Chandelier in Crown Form. This is a beauty! Italian provenance.
Crystal
1940s French Regency Rare Crystal/ Art Glass Star/ Foliate Wall Sconce Lighting
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1940's Unusual French Regency Crystal/ Art Glass Wall Sconce. Star and floral detail. Back plates, all original and high end French piece of sconce lamp lighting. Ready to have your ...
Art Glass
Wonderful Neoclassical Dore Bronze Patinated Five-Arm Urn Top Regency Sconce
Located in Roslyn, NY
This wonderful five-arm neoclassical doré bronze sconce has patinated details along the interior, beautiful scroll arms, and detailed bobeches. Measures: 20" H x 12" W ...
Bronze
A pair of gilt brass & wood English table lamps.
Located in London, GB
A pair of gilt brass & wood English table lamps. An elegant pair of English table lamps of good scale, the thick uprights on triangular mahogany bases with a reeded trim, raised on ...
Brass
Pair of Large Italian Regency Style Table Lamps – Brass & Wood with Black Shades
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
A refined pair of Italian Regency-style table lamps, crafted with a rich combination of solid brass accents and wooden bases. Made in Italy, these lamps reflect the country's renowne...
Brass
$4,350 / set
Regency Cast Iron Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of lamps made from Regency cast iron andirons are very nicely detailed and of heavy quality casting. They are large and impressive size with a lot of impact, crisp and robu...
Iron
$3,640Sale Price|20% Off
19thc French Regency Gilt Bronze/ Rock Crystal Chinoiserie Wall Lamp/ Sconce
Located in Opa Locka, FL
This is a very rare piece of lighting. 19thc. French Gilt Bronze with Rock Crystal "Chioiserie" Hand Painted Panelled Wall Lamp/ Sconce. Amethyst rock crystal and clear rock crystal....
Bronze
English Regency Style Lacquered Tiered Floor Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency-style (20th Century) black and red lacquered floor lamp with shelf and round base. Ships without a shade
Lacquer
Wonderful Sherle Wagner Reeded X Bronze Sconce Light Panel Glass Box Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful Sherle Wagner reeded and X bronze sconce light panel fixture With frosted glass, rewired with a new 4 candelabra porcelain sockets clust...
Bronze
English Regency Bronze and Crystal Chandelier, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency bronze and crystal nine-light chandelier with beaded and squared crystal canopy, cascading crystal strands, bronze floral motif scrolled arms, and terminating with a ...
Pair Columned Table Lamps Chrome Finish with Silk Black White Lampshades
Located in Brescia, IT
This pair of elegant columned table lamps, has the pyramid trunk lamp shades in black and white silk fabric. EU wiring included. USA/GB wiring ava...
Metal
$685Sale Price|20% Off
Georgia Jacob Rare 'Fruit D'ange' Lamp, 1970s
Located in Oirlo, LI
Very beautiful and rare 'Fruit D'ange' lamp, as the French call it. A classic example of French design. The base is made of ceramic and resembles an antique column with a fruit bowl...
Ceramic, Fabric, Acrylic
Wonderful French Dore Bronze Floral Basket Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful French Dore bronze floral basket Bouillotte lamp tole shade Measures: 28" Height x 15 1/4" Diameter.
Bronze
French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Three Candelabras Bouillotte Lamp Silk Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire / Neoclassical bronze three candelabras bouillotte lamp with silk shade.
Bronze
Impressive Pair Of Regency Style Scarlet Japanned Wall Lanterns
Located in Kent, Dover
An impressive pair of English Regency style scarlet and gilt japanned tapering, pagoda shaped wall lanterns. With mercury mirror glass back plates and a gilt bronze acanthus single a...
Brass, Bronze, Tin
Pair Of Exceptional French 19th Century Dore Bronze Six Light Sconces
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Each sconce with a patinated ribbed horn form scrolled support with dore rosette and collar is attached to a dore acanthus leaf and flower decorated circular back plate. The patinate...
Bronze
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
Regency Style Brass Bamboo Lamp Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant Regency style brass bamboo lamp table is a sophisticated combination of lighting and functional furniture, perfect for both traditional and transitional interiors. The p...
Brass
Pair of English Regency Style Egyptian Pilaster Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Regency style (19th-20th century) terra-cotta Egyptian pilaster form classical figures of women mounted as table lamps.
Terracotta
$1,960Sale Price|59% Off
French Regency Empire Style Basket Bronze & Crystal Chandelier, 9 Arms 12 Lights
Located in Plainview, NY
An early 20th century French Regency Empire bronze and cut-crystal basket chandelier. Featuring 9 large arms ending with French style bobeche in bronze embellished with crystals and ...
Crystal, Bronze
$8,590 / item
Regency Hall Lantern, Medium
Located in Westwood, NJ
Regency hall lantern. This classic lantern is based on a 19th-century six-sided original. Superbly cast, it demonstrates a range of techniques, fr...
Brass
Vintage Regency Vietri Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps - A Pair
By Vietri
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite pair of vintage Regency Vietri table lamps showcases a striking black glazed ceramic finish with a sleek, ribbed texture that exudes sophistication. The high-gloss gla...
Metal
Exceptional Regency Gilt Bronze Cut Crystal Center Bowl Empire Baltic Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
An exceptional French Regency gilt bronze and cut crystal center bowl Empire / Baltic eight-arm chandelier dressed with 3 tiers of crystal drops and c...
Crystal, Bronze
Circa 1810 English Regency Bedpost Now as a Floor Lamp
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1810 Regency bedpost now as a floor lamp, English. Made into a torchiere in the Victorian era by adding shell carved ball & claw legs and now converted to a floor lamp. Mah...
Wood
Large English Regency Gilt Bronze Lamp Depicting Atlas
Located in Kent, Dover
A fine XIX Century English gilt-bronze lamp depicting Atlas, holding up the earth, with a frosted glass shade. Formerly for oil, now electrified, and with good patina.
Brass, Iron, Ormolu
$10,460 / item
Globe Lantern, Bronze Finish, Small
Located in Westwood, NJ
The Globe Lantern is based on a similar 19th-century antique. The globe shape of the fixture emanates strength and is united by the solid bronzed brass finials and acanthus top. T...
Brass
Chinese Regency Style Black and Gold Floral Lidded Urn Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese black porcelain table lamp made from a lidded urn decorated in gold florals, swag foliage, and geometric patterns sitting atop a wooden...
Porcelain
Vintage Brass six lighLantern in English Regency Georgian American Federal Style
Located in New York, NY
Vintage, large brass chandelier in the English Georgian Regency (or American Federal) style measuring 15 inches across and 32 inches tall, with six wired sockets and frosted glass pa...
Brass