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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 More Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1840s English Antique Regency More Mirrors
Bronze
20th Century British Regency More Mirrors
Mirror
20th Century European Regency More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century American Regency More Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Early 19th Century Antique Regency More Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Regency More Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency More Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency More Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
20th Century American Regency More Mirrors
Composition
Late 20th Century American Regency More Mirrors
Mahogany
1970s Spanish Vintage Regency More Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century North American Regency More Mirrors
Mirror
Early 20th Century English Regency More Mirrors
Sterling Silver
Early 18th Century French Antique Regency More Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Plaster, Giltwood
19th Century Antique Regency More Mirrors
Metal
1810s English Antique Regency More Mirrors
Mirror
18th Century French Antique Regency More Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1810s Irish Antique Regency More Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century English Antique Regency More Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1820s French Antique Regency More Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
1820s English Antique Regency More Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century European Antique Regency More Mirrors
Wood
Early 20th Century French Regency More Mirrors
Glass
1960s English Vintage Regency More Mirrors
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency More Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Regency More Mirrors
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Regency More Mirrors
Mirror
1830s English Antique Regency More Mirrors
Mahogany
1820s English Antique Regency More Mirrors
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Regency More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Regency More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
2010s British Regency More Mirrors
Mirror
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency More Mirrors
Walnut
Early 1900s English Antique Regency More Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
Late 20th Century North American Regency More Mirrors
Mirror, Lacquer
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency More Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century English Antique Regency More Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 19th Century Antique Regency More Mirrors
Gesso
Late 20th Century Regency More Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Regency More Mirrors
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency More Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century European Antique Regency More Mirrors
Wood
20th Century European Regency More Mirrors
Stucco
Late 20th Century North American Regency More Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century North American Regency More Mirrors
Mirror