Regency Table 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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Late 20th Century American Regency Table Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Regency Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century French Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century English Regency Table Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century French Regency Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Table Lamps
Gold Plate, Iron, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Regency Table Lamps
Terracotta
20th Century French Regency Table Lamps
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Regency Table Lamps
Brass, Metal
1920s French Vintage Regency Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Table Lamps
Onyx, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Table Lamps
Glass, Paint
Late 20th Century American Regency Table Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
1870s Antique Regency Table Lamps
Glass
19th Century English Antique Regency Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Table Lamps
Porcelain
19th Century English Antique Regency Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century French Regency Table Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Table Lamps
Paint, Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Table Lamps
Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Table Lamps
Glass
Mid-20th Century French Regency Table Lamps
Porcelain, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Regency Table Lamps
Brass
1920s Vintage Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Regency Table Lamps
Glass, Paint, Wood
Late 20th Century American Regency Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century North American Regency Table Lamps
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Regency Table Lamps
Metal
1820s European Antique Regency Table Lamps
Brass, Gilt Metal
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Table Lamps
Siena Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Early 19th Century French Antique Regency Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 20th Century North American Regency Table Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
1850s French Antique Regency Table Lamps
Porcelain
Late 20th Century American Regency Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Table Lamps
Gold Leaf
19th Century English Antique Regency Table Lamps
Tôle
Mid-19th Century French Antique Regency Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Regency Table Lamps
Porcelain, Glass
Late 20th Century North American Regency Table Lamps
Murano Glass, Lucite
20th Century Italian Regency Table Lamps
Tôle
19th Century European Antique Regency Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century American Regency Table Lamps
Porcelain, Paint, Silk