Regency Home Accents
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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1960s British Vintage Regency Home Accents
Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Home Accents
Wood, Paint, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Regency Home Accents
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Regency Home Accents
Marble, Porphyry, Ormolu
19th Century British Antique Regency Home Accents
Wood
1810s English Antique Regency Home Accents
Rosewood
1980s Indian Vintage Regency Home Accents
Brass
1820s English Antique Regency Home Accents
Silk, Lacquer
20th Century American Regency Home Accents
Cane
Mid-20th Century American Regency Home Accents
Foil
Mid-20th Century American Regency Home Accents
Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century American Regency Home Accents
Hardwood
20th Century English Regency Home Accents
Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Home Accents
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Home Accents
Stone
1970s Unknown Vintage Regency Home Accents
Oak
Early 20th Century English Regency Home Accents
Brass
1970s Unknown Vintage Regency Home Accents
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Home Accents
Metal
1790s English Antique Regency Home Accents
Mahogany
1820s English Antique Regency Home Accents
Leather, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Home Accents
Palisander
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Home Accents
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Home Accents
Brass
1790s English Antique Regency Home Accents
Giltwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century English Regency Home Accents
Leather, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Home Accents
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Home Accents
Gold, Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Home Accents
Rosewood
1810s English Antique Regency Home Accents
Wood
18th Century English Antique Regency Home Accents
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Home Accents
Fabric, Textile, Wood, Mahogany, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Home Accents
Metal
1820s English Antique Regency Home Accents
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Home Accents
Brass
19th Century British Antique Regency Home Accents
Rosewood
1810s English Antique Regency Home Accents
Other
1810s American Antique Regency Home Accents
19th Century English Antique Regency Home Accents
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Regency Home Accents
Bamboo
Late 18th Century Scottish Antique Regency Home Accents
Mahogany