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.
French Regency Gilt and Painted Trumeau Mirror with Flanking Gilt Sconces C 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
French Regency gilt wood and painted trumeau mirror with a gilt carved palmette cornice, flanking scrolled griffons with palmette, centered cherub chariot lead by Pegasus, flanking g...
Bronze, Gold Leaf
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Federal Giltwood Trumeau Pier Mirror Eglomise Reverse Painted Regency
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 19th century Federal period trumeau mirror. Features a giltwood frame with a reverse painted country landscape highlighted by a small river and a figure in a red jacket or tuxe...
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
$3,450
H 39.75 in W 17.5 in D 2.5 in
18th Century French Louis XVI Painted and Giltwood Armorial Trumeau Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
18th century French Louis XVI painted and giltwood Armorial Trumeau mirror. Beautifully executed 18th century French Louis XVI painted and gilt trumeau with shield design. This antiq...
Glass, Wood
Early 19th C French Gold Trumeau Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
Early 19th c French gilt Trumeau mirror Fantastic example of a French Trumeau mirror with elegant proportions. The carved wooden frame is overlaid with gesso and gilt, finished in g...
Wood
$2,495
H 48.75 in W 31.13 in D 2.88 in
1960s Neoclassical Style Giltwood & Painted Trumeau Mirror by LaBarge - Italy
By LaBarge
Located in St. Louis, MO
1960s LaBarge Neoclassical style giltwood and composition trumeau mirror by. It was handcrafted in Italy, and it does have the early LaBarge label. The trumeau section depicts gilt f...
Composition
$12,000
H 55 in W 26.5 in D 1.5 in
French Maison Jansen Chinoiserie Trumeau Mirror, Gilt Bamboo Border
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rare and beautiful French Maison Jansen chinoiserie trumeau mirror, bordered in a gilt bamboo stalks motif. Mid-Century Moderne in the spirit of Hollywood Regency. The black japanned...
Mirror, Wood
$7,400
H 91.5 in W 50 in D 2 in
Painted and Giltwood French Régence Trumeau Mirror from Normandy, Circa 1720
Located in Dallas, TX
This very tall trumeau mirror was recently discovered in the storage attic of a chateau in Normandy, France. The beautiful mirror, which features both hand-painted and giltwood eleme...
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
$7,950
H 56 in W 45 in D 2 in
French 1775 Transition Period Painted and Gilt Trumeau Mirror with Carved Urn
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Transition period painted and gilt trumeau mirror from the 18th century, with urn, flowers, foliage and volutes. Created in France during the third quarter of the 18th centu...
Mirror, Wood
$760Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.5 in W 16.5 in D 2 in
Antique Federal Trumeau Reverse Painted Gilt Wood Mirror Unsigned 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Federal Trumeau Reverse Painted Gilt Wood Mirror 19thC Measures - 32.5"H x 16.5"W x 2"D This 19th-century Federal Trumeau mirror features a reverse-painted panel depicting a ...
Giltwood
18th Century French Seaform Painted Trumeau Mirror with Trophic Crest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Seafood / powder blue painted trumeau mirror with off-white carved trophic crest, 18th century, France.
Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Painted Trumeau Mirror
Located in Wichita, KS
An 18th century French Louis XVI giltwood and painted trumeau mirror, elegantly combining classic neoclassical ornamentation with the warmth of timeworn gilding. The upper pastoral s...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 50 in W 22 in D 1.5 in
Parcel-Gilt Pagoda Style Enameled Panel Trumeau Mirror
By Falconer Plate Glass Corp.
Located in Chicago, IL
Parcel-gilt pagoda style enameled panel trumeau mirror.
Wood, Lacquer, Mirror
Early 19th Century French Trumeau Mirror with Gilt Frame, Circa 1810
Located in New Orleans, LA
A finely painted naïve landscape with castle, a stone bridge over a small river with 2 figures in the foreground, a woman riding a donkey and a man walking on the road. Original merc...
Canvas, Mercury Glass
$2,376Sale Price|20% Off
H 57.09 in W 26.38 in D 1.97 in
19th Century Gold Green Painted Giltwood Empire Trumeau Mirror
Located in Madrid, ES
An old French Directory period, hand-carved trumeau mirror in gilded wood and painted in green, and its base in off-white. The mirror glass is origina...
Giltwood
French Provincial Giltwood Trumeau Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Above the framed mirror plate, the panel is decorated with a floral motif and carved musical instruments.
Gold, Gold Leaf
$1,225
H 33 in W 19 in D 6 in
Antique American Federal Carved Giltwood Pier Mirror Églomisé Panel NY 1810
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique American Federal period, Classical giltwood eglomise pier mirror, New York, circa 1815. The mirror with a stepped cornice and applied gilt spheres, below are bands of ...
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Jansen Manner Eglomise’ Sunburst Trumeau Mirrors
Located in Dallas, TX
The Jansen Manner Eglomise Sumburst Trumeau Mirrors are a striking and elegant addition to any room. The intricate sunburst design along with an antique patina make these a focal po...
Mirror
Giltwood Framed Trumeau Mirror Featuring Pastoral Scene, Ca. 1800
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Finely painted oil on canvas, pastoral scene presented above the original mirrored glass panel, all within a refined and ornate gilt wood frame. Dimensions: 26 3/4" W, 53 1/2" ...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Regency Painted Mirror
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very good Original Regency painted trumeau mirror in walnut with original mirror. 42" x 16" You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting. Ple...
Walnut
19th Century French Regency Bleached Oak Trumeau Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century French regency style Trumeau mirror. Hand-carved with intricate scrolling and medallions on top and sides. This rare piece has a wonderfully bleached finish to give it a...
Oak
19th Century Regence Style Painted Trumeau Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
The 19th Century Regence Style Painted Trumeau Mirror epitomizes the sophistication and opulence of its era. Its intricate carvings, adorned with raised decorations delicately accent...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Vintage Regency Trumeau Mirror with Ornate Detailing
Located in Trenton, NJ
This striking vintage regency trumeau mirror makes a tremendous centerpiece to any setting, with ornate carved detail and painted finish. The french country style of the detailed woo...
Mirror, Wood
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H 43 in W 34 in D 1.75 in
Vintage Carvers Guild Quatrain Regency Neoclassical Gold Leaf Trumeau Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
"Vintage Carvers Guild Quatrain wall mirror #1002. Features a frame of reeded moulding with open fretwork and distinctive corner motifs. Was available i...
Gold Leaf
Antique Carved, Gilt and Painted Trumeau Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large antique French carved, painted and gilt trumeau mirror. In off-white paint with applied carved and gilt decoration of pendant leafy upper corner motifs and vasiform ones in the lower corners. The mirror with ribbon twist and beaded surround. The top with an oil on canvas panel with 18th century. style ladies in a garden along with a flute player. With a dentil and beaded surround. Measures: Width 37", height 59", depth 1" Condition: Chipped edges, slight chips to the gilt and some loose joinery at the top right gilt cornice...
Canvas, Wood
19th Century Antique Painted French Regency Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This 19th century antique painted French Regency style trumeau mirror is a refined example of neoclassical design, blending artistry, elegance, and history in one statement piece. Cr...
Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century Regency Giltwood Trumeau Pier Mirror
Located in Dublin 8, IE
36K Early 19th century Regency giltwood trumeau pier mirror, the overhanging broken pediment stepped cornice with ball decoration and rope twist detail raised over sanded frieze wit...
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Antique Painted French Regency Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Antique Regency style distressed painted trumeau mirror with gilt accents and 2 candelabra. The mirror does have an old loss which will can and will seamlessly repair so you won't re...
Mirror, Wood
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H 30 in W 52.25 in D 2.25 in
Antique English Regency Oil Painting Wide Trumeau Mirror with Gilded Frame C1830
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Antique 19th century Regency style trumeau mirror with oil painting on top. The painting measures 11.5" H x 43" W. The mirror measures 15" H x 43" W.
Mirror, Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Trumeau Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Antique 19th century Swedish distressed painted trumeau mirror with paint decor.
Mirror, Wood
English Regency Period Trumeau Mirror with Giltwood Motifs
Located in East Point, GA
An English Regency period trumeau mirror. This 19th century wooden mirror features a painted frame highlighted with giltwood motifs inspired from...
Wood, Glass
French Regency Trumeau
Located in Montreal, QC
White painted French Regency style trumeau frame.
Wood