Regency Wall Mirrors
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 Unknown Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century English Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century French Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
20th Century Unknown Regency Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Late 19th Century Northern Irish Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1990s Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
20th Century Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1920s French Vintage Regency Wall Mirrors
Gesso, Hardwood
17th Century American Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Pine
20th Century Unknown Regency Wall Mirrors
Paint
1890s Italian Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
20th Century Unknown Regency Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
1820s French Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
20th Century Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century British Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Wood, Glass
17th Century American Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Composition
Late 19th Century Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Mahogany
20th Century British Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Faux Bamboo
19th Century English Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Mid-20th Century English Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Wood, Gesso
19th Century French Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Mahogany, Mirror
1820s British Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1810s English Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Brass
1780s Russian Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
1940s American Vintage Regency Wall Mirrors
Lacquer, Mirror, Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1960s American Vintage Regency Wall Mirrors
Walnut, Giltwood, Gesso, Mirror
20th Century American Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century English Regency Wall Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster
Early 19th Century American Antique Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror
20th Century American Regency Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
1940s Italian Vintage Regency Wall Mirrors
Bronze