Regency Bedroom Furniture
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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20th Century American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century European Regency Bedroom Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood
1960s American Vintage Regency Bedroom Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood
1950s American Vintage Regency Bedroom Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Metal
19th Century British Antique Regency Bedroom Furniture
Brass
1960s American Vintage Regency Bedroom Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Regency Bedroom Furniture
Cane
19th Century Antique Regency Bedroom Furniture
Iron, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood
1890s Antique Regency Bedroom Furniture
Fabric, Wood
2010s American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Mahogany
2010s American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Cane
2010s American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Mahogany
2010s American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bedroom Furniture
Mahogany
2010s American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Bedroom Furniture
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood
2010s American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Mahogany
1830s British Antique Regency Bedroom Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Brass
1940s Vintage Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century English Antique Regency Bedroom Furniture
Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Bedroom Furniture
Marble
1960s English Vintage Regency Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Bedroom Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bedroom Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood
20th Century English Regency Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century English Regency Bedroom Furniture
Mirror, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Textile
1820s British Antique Regency Bedroom Furniture
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Regency Bedroom Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Bedroom Furniture
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Regency Bedroom Furniture
Satinwood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Regency Bedroom Furniture
Brass, Wrought Iron