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.
Regency Painted Faux Bamboo Dressing Table Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
An antique large dressing table mirror, painted in the faux bamboo Regency style, the mirror plate with age related foxing Weighted Base, adjustable angle with side finials Heigh...
Mirror, Pine
Regency Vanity Dressing Table Marble Mahogany Mirror with Barley Twist Supports.
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Elegant Regency Vanity Dressing Table Marble Mahogany Mirror with Barley Twist Supports. Would work wonderfully in any period or cont...
Marble, Brass
$1,599Sale Price|35% Off
A Rare Regency Cherubic Brass Revolving Vanity Mirror
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Rare Regency Brass Revolving Bevelled Edge Vanity Mirror With Darted Frame & Decorative Cherub Column.
Brass
Regency Satinwood Inlaid and Carved Mahogany Chest Mirror, Circa 1800-1810
Located in Germantown, MD
A true Regency Satinwood Inlaid and carved Mahogany Chest Mirror, Circa 1800-1810 in great antique condition. Measures 24" in width, 8.5" in dept...
Mahogany, Satinwood
Regency Mahogany Serpentine Dressing Table Mirror, 3 Drawers, Boxwood Stringing
Located in Leeds, GB
Regency Mahogany Serpentine Dressing Table Mirror A refined Regency period mahogany dressing table mirror, dating to the early 19th century, circa 1805–1825. The piece is of elegant...
Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany
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
Art Nouveau Style Brass Vanity Mirror
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Nouveau style brass vanity tilting mirror with swan motifs. Only mirror is 14" x 10"
Brass
$15,000
H 44 in W 21.5 in D 2 in
English Chippendale Gilt Carved Wood Floral and Shell Motif Mirror. Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale gilt carved wood and gesso mirror with acanthus floral and shell motif. Mirror retains the original glass. Late 18th Century
Glass, Giltwood
Brass Vanity Mirror by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large and beautiful oval mirror designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1960s. The mirror has a beautiful aged patina, the mirror is double sided and it can be flip...
Brass
1940s Mahogany Tabletop Vanity Mirror with Drawer
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Mahogany Tabletop Vanity Mirror with Drawer Beveled Mirror Edges
Mirror, Mahogany
Karl Springer Brass and Nickel Vanity Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
Nice mirror. Vanity or shaving.Brass and nickel. It swivels and one side is magnifying.
Brass, Nickel
$1,907
H 24.81 in W 30.32 in D 5.12 in
Italian Art Deco Mirror Dressing Table, Psyche Mirror in Walnut with Two Drawers
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Art Deco mirror dressing table, psyche mirror in walnut with two drawers. Polished with shellac and wax. Measures in cm: ...
Mirror, Walnut
Midcentury Italian Brass Vanity or Tabletop Mirror
Located in Weesp, NL
Enhance Your Space with Timeless Elegance Step back into the glamorous era of the 1940s with this exquisite Italian brass and glass tabletop or vanity mirror. Crafted with meticulou...
Brass
Barovier Murano Glass and Brass Vanity Mirror, 1930s
By Barovier
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A refined and sculptural Barovier Murano Glass vanity mirror, Italy, circa 1930s, executed in ribbed, hand-formed Murano glass with warm champagne undertones enhanced by the addition...
Brass
Brass Vanity Tilting Mirror
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brass vanity tilting mirror in the style of Charles Hollis Jones. There are a few 1mm age spots on the mirror on both sides. Only mirror is 14.5" by 10"
Brass
$425Sale Price|22% Off
H 8.5 in W 7.5 in D 2.5 in
Wonderful Roger’s Silver Plate Co. Gold Cherub Man In The Moon Vanity Mirror
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Rogers Silver Plate Co. Gold Gilt Cherub & Man In The Moon Vanity Table Top Mirror
Silver Plate
Antique Dutch Marquetry Toilet Mirror
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
An exceptional Dutch marquetry walnut toilet mirror with flower inlays in bone and woods. Original colour and patina. Attractive shaping to the mirror frame and drawer front. Fitted ...
Walnut
$14,951
H 18.51 in W 16.15 in D 1.78 in
Rare Large Signed Ercole Barovier Pink Murano Glass & Brass Vanity Mirror 1940s
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
We are extremely proud to be able to offer this absolutely stunning, large and very rare Italian oversized Mid-Century brass and pink twisted 'rope' pink Murano glass vanity, desk or...
Brass
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H 2.125 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in
Pair, 19th Century French Silver & Mahogany Beaded Edge Square Mirrored Plateaus
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, 19th century. Rarely does a square plateau hit the market, but here is a PAIR! With this exquisite pair of 19th-century French silver and mahogany mirrored plateaus. These...
Silver, Silver Plate
Unusual Antique Tri-fold Venetian Dresser / Vanity Mirror
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Antique Tri-fold Venetian Dresser / Vanity Mirror, etched glass. Beautiful etching of flowers , as well as scrolls along the edges.
Cut Glass, Wood
Antique Regency Mahogany Serpentine Dressing Table Swing Mirror
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality Regency C1825 mahogany serpentine dressing table swing mirror. This is a lovely mirror, that is full of age and charm, wit...
Wood
Early 19th Century English Regency Mahogany Mirror Stand
Located in Nashville, TN
A handsome Bullnose front English Regency Period mahogany mirror stand. Two drawers with knobs. Carved acanthus fronts on the right and left sides, Turned bun feet, two knobs to tigh...
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Mahogany Dressing Mirror
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century mahogany dressing table / toilet mirror, with a swivel oval mirror, nice shaped frame, the base section having three mahogany lined drawers, standing on small bracket fe...
Mahogany
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H 32.29 in W 14.77 in D 10.44 in
Early 19th Century Regency Country House Chinoiserie Dressing Table Mirror
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A delightful and proportionally pleasant English Regency tabletop dressing mirror, with its thick original shapely swing arm mirror. The piece is c...
Pine
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H 13.98 in W 11.03 in D 6.11 in
Antique Vanity Mirror, English, Oak, Mahogany, Dresser, Regency, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique vanity mirror. An English, oak and mahogany dresser mirror, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Pleasingly distressed mir...
Oak
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H 33.47 in W 24.41 in D 12.21 in
Antique Regency circa 1825 Mahogany Dressing Table Swing Mirror Toilet
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique circa 1825 Regency mahogany swing dressing table or toilet mirror. This is a lovely elegant mirror, that is full of age and charm, with great design and proportions. Far b...
Wood
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H 36.82 in W 29.53 in D 14.38 in
Large Antique Vanity Mirror English, Regency, Toilet, Swing, Platform circa 1830
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique vanity mirror. An English, Regency toilet or swing platform mirror dating to circa 1830. An attractive vanity mi...
Mahogany
Regency Flame Mahogany Swing Dressing Table Mirror Toilet
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality Regency flame mahogany swing dressing table mirror toilet, circa 1825. This is a lovely mirror, that is full of age and charm, with great proportions. A rare find, ...
Mahogany
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H 29.14 in W 23.23 in D 14.97 in
Antique Platform Mirror, Regency, Mahogany, Vanity, Toilet, Swing, circa 1830
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique platform mirror. An English, Regency, mahogany, vanity, toilet swing mirror dating to the mid-19th century, circa 1830. Quality mahogany with rich colour and fine grain interest Standing upon an inset marble platform, well veined in vibrant caramel hues Adjustable oval mirror supported with elegant swan-neck risers Mirror plate displays brightly displaying desirable light foxing Raised upon low-profile, turned bun feet A charming antique swing mirror...
Mahogany
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H 19.99 in W 22.84 in D 9.45 in
Antique Platform Mirror, English, Regency, Toilet, Dressing Table, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique platform mirror. An English, Regency toilet, or dressing table, mirror dating to early 19th century, circa 1820. A mid-sized adju...
Mahogany