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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19 Century English Regency Neo Classical Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine Regency giltwood and composition triple plate overmantel mirror, each mirror being beveled. The frieze is decorated with ebonized balls above alternating acanthus and anthemio...
Giltwood
Vintage Italian Carved Gilt Wood Shell Wall Mirror 16"
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, circa 1980. A good quality Italian gilt wood wall mirror with carved shells and scrollwork to the outer edge and a flat plate mirror. Unmarked. Measures 16" round.
Giltwood
Antique Gold Empire Trumeau Mirror, Foxed, circa 1820
Located in Hastings, GB
Antique gilt empire mirror, English, circa 1820 An impressive empire Trumeau mirror Original beveled mirror with exquisite full foxing all-over Fabulous classical pilaster detail to...
Wood
19th Century Regency Oval Mirror
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Regency oval mirror set within a carved giltwood frame by Adam Robertson & Son, Painters and Gilders of Alnwick in England. Surrounded by carved beaded and foliate motif...
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Dutch Marquetry Satinwood Inlay Beveled Glass Console Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Satinwood Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Beveled Glass Console Wall Mirror. Item features remarkable satinwood floral throughout, solid wood frame, beveled glass, very nice anti...
Mirror, Wood
19th Century English Regency Gilt Wall Mirrors with Lion Heads
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Regency gilt rectangular wall mirrors with swirl column sides under a cornice with an ebonized female mask and two lion head ornaments. (PRICED AS Pair).
Gold Leaf
Period Regency Toilet Mirror Dressing Glass 1810
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency mahogany toilet mirror Period antique Regency mirror This mirror stands upon splay feet Featuring 3 oak lined drawers The mirror being adjustable Offered in great shape with ...
Glass
Large, Exceptional 1970s Brass Wall Mirror with Diagonal Mirror Strips
Located in München, DE
Large, exceptional 1970s brass wall mirror with single diagonal mirror stripes. Great 1970s minimalist Rgency design. Very high quality and el...
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Regency Gesso Pier Mirror C.1820
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th Century English Regency Gesso Pier Mirror C.1820 With original mirror plate, showing ageing. The gilded gesso frame with some distressing, wear to top right corner, and...
Gesso
19th Century Satinwood Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Beveled Glass Console Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century satinwood Dutch marquetry inlaid beveled glass console wall mirror. Item features remarkable satinwood floral throughout, solid wood frame, beveled glass, very nice anti...
Mahogany
A Fine Regency Giltwood and Ebonised Girandole Mirror
Located in New York, NY
The convex mirror plate within an ebonies reeded surround and spiral reeded frame with lotus-leaf clasps; surmounted by a pair of addorsed dolphins on a rockwork plinth flanked by sc...
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Vintage Regency LaBarge Gilt Tipped Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Discover timeless elegance with our Vintage Regency LaBarge Gilt Tipped Mirror. Crafted in the USA, this exquisite piece embodies classic Regency style an...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
20th Century French Wrought Iron Table Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
A 20th century French wrought iron table mirror. The central arched plate is framed in blackened iron and flanked by hinged side panels of intricate scrollwork. The pierced metalwork...
Iron
Vintage Regency Chelini Giovanni Carved Wall Mirro
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Regency wall mirror. Made by the coveted Giovanni Chellini group. Beautiful harp d carved detail with gilt tipping. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Regency Classic Gilt Pier Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your interior with this magnificent Vintage Regency Classic Gilt Pier Mirror, a timeless piece that exudes elegance and grandeur. Reflecting the opulent aesthetics of the Reg...
Mirror, Giltwood
$7,524 / item
Egg and Dart Convex Mirror in the Regency manner
By Sir John Soane
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
This Regency design convex round mirror relies on a minimum of decoration. The mirror plate has an ebonized and reeded slip frame and an inner leaf carved frame. The outer frame is carved with egg and dart...
Wood
Regency, Circular Convex Wall Mirror, Giltwood, Eagle Motif, USA, 1950s
Located in Stamford, CT
Regency, Circular Convex Wall Mirror, Giltwood, Eagle Motif, USA, 1950s Finely carved giltwood circular convex mirror plate within an ebon...
Mirror, Giltwood
$7,806 / item
Leopard Convex Mirror in the Regency manner
By Thomas Hope
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
This convex looking round glass mirror displays a wealth of Regency decoration. The carved giltwood, compound moulded outer frame has a reeded ebonized inner slip frame and a crestin...
Gold Leaf
Period regency gilt wood convex mirror with dolphins
Located in Augusta, GA
Very unusual style with dolphins spewing water makes it a one of a kind I have never seen one like this before it's very attractive
Wood
English Regency Mahogany Gilt Wood Flanking Dolphin Reeded Wall Mirror, C. 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany and gilt wood flanking dolphin reeded wall mirror, Early 19th century Mirror retains the original looking glass and wood backing.
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
FRIEDMAN BROTHERS XVII CENTURY STYLE THE LADY OGLETHORPE BEVELED WALL MiRROR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Friedman Brothers XVII style The Lady Oglethorpe Beveled wall mirror Please note the delivery...
Mirror
LOVELY COLLECTABLE ANTiQUE FRENCH ORIGINAL PAINT CONVEX BUTLERS WALL MIRROR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this very nice Regency style French Country original paint wall mirror circa 1940-1950 with hand carved giltw...
Wood
Period Regency Neoclassical Overmantel Mirror, All Original
Located in Essex, MA
Original and magnificent English Regency period overmantel mirror --Original mirrors --Lion heads, Corinthian columns, and neoclassical frieze --Middle frieze depicts the nine Muses...
Gesso, Pine, Giltwood
Antique Small Scale English Regency Bullseye Convex Gilt Wood Mirror, Circa 1825
Located in Litchfield, CT
Antique diminutive scale English Regency bullseye convex gilt wood mirror, circa 1825. With ebonized liner. Original untouched paper back. Measures 11 3/8" diameter x 1 3/8". Good co...
Giltwood
French Regence Period Mirror, 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French Regence Period mirror. Carved giltwood decorated with leaves volutes masks and topped by a bust. Use restorations.
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Carved And Gilt Regency Mirror
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality, elegant and large carved and gilt Regency mirror. With a neoclassical influence, elongated style. Some areas of silver gilding.
Gold Leaf
Vintage Regency Uttermost Tortoise Shell Finish Gilt Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gorgeous vintage wall mirror. A chic tortoise shell finish with gilt tipping. Large and impressive. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Mirror
Maitland-Smith Chest with Mirror in Mahogany
Located in Milford, NH
A beautifully made mahogany chest by Maitland-Smith with large upper beveled mirror supported by two round wooden columns with nicely carved finials, over three fitted small banded d...
Mahogany
Monumental English Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror, circa 1820
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A circa 1820 Regency gilt convex mirror of grand proportions and typically form. Ebonised reeded slip, applied gilt spheres and surmounted by an eagle perched with its wings sprea...
Mirror, Giltwood
$16,000 / set
Pair of Regency Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each oval beveled mirror plate within a rope-twist frame, with an apron ending in a bracket, decorated overall with rosettes, foliage, leaf tips and fluting.
Wood, Glass
Vintage Regency Carved Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Indulge in timeless luxury with our Vintage Regency Carved Gilt Wood Mirror. American-crafted, this mirror showcases exquisite gilt wood carving, blending classic Regency elegance wi...
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Regency Gilt Swag Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Vintage Regency gilt mirror featuring an ornate swag design. The intricately detailed frame showcases gilded embellishments, including draped swags, floral accents, and cl...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Vintage Regency Monumental Greek Key Gilt Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Enhance your space with the grandeur of this Vintage Regency monumental Greek Key gilt mirror. With its classic American Regency design, this mirror exudes timeless elegance and soph...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Large English Regency Style Gilt Wood Pier Glass Wall Mirror
Located in Litchfield, CT
Large antique English Regency style gilt wood wall mirror with reeded ebonized liner. Restrained architectural design. Measures 45" x 28" x 3". Good condition - light wear with age.
Giltwood
19th Century French Gilded Pier Mirror in Gold Leaf, Regency Style
Located in High Peak, GB
St051 Antique 19 century French giltwood Pier Mirror, having original foxed glass in moulded and gilded frame with ripple effect and floral motifs to each corner. this antique mirror...
Gold Leaf
Antique Italian Regency Carved Wood Round Cream & Gold Wall Mirror by M Grieve
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Regency Style Carved Wood Round Cream & Gold Wall Mirror by M Grieve. Item features round central mirror, hand carved wood leafy frame, cream and gold gilt distressed...
Mirror, Wood
Irish Georgian Giltwood Convex Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
An Irish giltwood convex mirror, Irish Georgian or very early Regency eagle surrounding flames, early 19th century Measures: Height approximate 60 x width 36 inches. Provenance: Clinton Howell...
Giltwood
Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror
Located in London, GB
An Regency period giltwood convex mirror, English, circa 1825, having a well carved eagle on a rocky outcrop above interlocking leaf and scrolls leading to detailed circular frame in...
Giltwood
19th Century 'Regency Period, 1820s' English Giltwood Convex Mirror with Unusual
Located in North Miami, FL
19th Century (Regency Period, 1820s) English giltwood convex mirror with unusual bold carved eagle surmounted to top and foliate carved decoration on bottom.
Wood, Giltwood
Vintage Regency Monumental Gilt Laurel Leaf Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Adorn your space with the grandeur of this Vintage Regency Monumental Gilt Laurel Leaf Mirror. With its majestic proportions and intricate gilt laur...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
$1,070
Very Good Regency Mirror
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A lovely Regency gilt mirror with Egyption detailing and bevelled mirror, in overall very good condition. Height 37.5" x 24" You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, ple...
Gesso
Neoclassical Regency Rectangular Silver Hand Carved Wooden Mirror
Located in Madrid, ES
Neoclassical Regency style handcrafted mirror. Rectangular hand carved wooden structure with silver foiled finish. Spain, 1970.
Silver Leaf
Regency antique mahogany cheval mirror
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
Regency mahogany cheval mirror, the turned frame with ball finials to trestle end supports with swept feet that terminate with brass box castors. The arched and bevelled mirror plate...
Mahogany
Vintage Regency Monumental Wrought Iron Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Crafted with timeless elegance, our Vintage Regency Monumental Wrought Iron Mirror embodies the grace and grandeur of American style. Its intricate wrought iron frame exudes sophisti...
Wrought Iron
Vintage Regency Carved Bow and Lily Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Experience timeless elegance with our Vintage Regency Carved Bow and Lily Mirror. American-crafted with exquisite bow and lily motifs, this mirror captures classic Regency style, ble...
Mirror, Wood
Regency Period Gilded Pier Mirror with Lion’s Mask, early 19th century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A fine early 19th century pier mirror in the Neoclassical taste, it is beautifully developed with complex arrangements of decoration throughout. The projecting crest features a very ...
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Painted Repoussé Brass Parecloses Mirror, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rectangular beveled "parecloses" mirror with pediment, enclosed in a repoussé brass frame, painted off-white. Shell, flower and palmette motifs. Wooden back.
Brass
Regency Ebonized and Parcel-Gilt Two-Light Girandole Mirror
Located in Montreal, QC
Regency Ebonized and Parcel-Gilt Two-Light Girandole Mirror. Bearing Gludded Tag of Print & Drawing Mounter near Regent Circus London 26 princes St
Wood
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Putti Cherub Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extraordinary vintage Regency mirror. Beautiful blue and white glazed ceramic composition with charming little Putti cherubs. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Ceramic, Mirror
English Round Gilded Wooden Mirror
Located in Southampton, NY
English round gilded wooden mirror.
Other
Exquisite Regency Circa 1810-1820 Gilded Gesso Mirror Hand Carved Large Eagle
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this absolutely exquisite original Regency circa 1810-1820 hand carved gilded gesso wall mirror with oversized eagle top This is a very decorative and be...
Mirror
Regency Rectangular Handcrafted Gold Foil Wood Mirror Spain, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Handcrafted carved Regency Style wood mirror cavered in gold foil.
Mirror, Wood
English 19th Century Regency St. Giltwood Mirror Labeled Thomas Fentham and Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative English 19th century Regency st. patinated and giltwood convex mirror labeled Thomas Fentham and Co. circa 1830. The...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency convex mirror, the plate of circular form set within reeded slip and ball decorated surround surmounted pair intricately carved pair of trumpets and star e...
Giltwood
Vintage Regency Gilt Pediment Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your décor with the regal allure of this Vintage Regency Gilt Pediment Mirror. Inspired by classic American design, its lavish gilt frame and intricate detailing exude opulen...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Vintage Regency Gilt Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your home decor with the Vintage Regency Gilt Mirror, a stunning embodiment of American elegance and refinement. Its ornate gilt frame exudes timeless charm, adding a touch o...
Mirror, Wood
Regency Dressing Mirror in Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A Very Pretty Regency Mahogany Dressing Mirror. 19th century Featuring 3 Shaped Mahogany Lined Drawers (note the fine dovetails) Having turned Bun feet. The Swivel Mirror Support...
Mahogany
Vintage Regency Carved Rope and Tassle Gilt Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Dive into opulent charm with our Vintage Regency Carved Rope and Tassel Gilt Mirror. American-crafted, this mirror features exquisite rope and tassel motifs in gilt, blending classic...
Mirror, Wood
Large Mid 19th Century Gold Gilt American Philadelphia Floral Wall Mirror
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Large Mid 19th Century Gold Gilt American Philadelphia Floral Wall Mirror Dimensions : 91" Tall X 47" Wide X 4" Deep This stunning mirror was made by James S Earle of Chestnut St....
Wood
Neoclassical Regency Rectangular Triptych Silver Hand Carved Wooden Mirror, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Neoclassical Regency style handcrafted mirror. Rectangular triptych mirror, hand carved wooden structure with silver foiled finish. Spain, 1970.
Silver Leaf