Regency Racks and Stands
REGENCY STYLE
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.
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Style: Regency
Early 19th Century Mahogany, Canterbury
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century mahogany Canterbury, three slatted divisions over a single beaded drawer and raised on slender turned legs and brass castors, circa 1820.
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Regency circa 1825 Mahogany Canterbury Magazine Rack
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality Regency circa 1825 mahogany Canterbury magazine rack.
This is a lovely item, that is full of age, charm and character. Stands on period brass castors.
An a...
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1820s Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Wood
Regency Mahogany Trolley
Located in Essex, MA
Most likely by Gillows of Lancaster. Excellent timber. Three shelves each with molded edges and carved volute brackets and panelled ends, raised on flattened ball feet with casters. ...
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1820s English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Rosewood Music Stand
Located in Essex, MA
With hinged trellis adjustable holder and hinged folding book rest raised on a reeded support headed by a brass knob to adjust height, raised on three saber legs with cup casters. Li...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Regency Style Rosewood Canterbury
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 19th century English Regency style rosewood four-section canterbury for sheet music, or magazine rack. Highly decorative turned spindle frame with carrying handle, raised on legs...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Mahogany 19th Century Rising Top Whatnot
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality Regency period mahogany whatnot
Having four well figured tiers and adjustable top with
Turned upright supports over one frieze drawer raised
On turned legs with original brass castors
(A very elegant and good quality 19th century whatnot...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Regency Mahogany and Brass Bound Peat Buckets
Located in Essex, MA
Each with brass bail handle and cylindrical bucket with brass liners and outer strapping. One bucket with notched side to serve a dual purpose as a plate carrier. Lovely on either si...
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1820s English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century mahogany Canterbury
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th century mahogany canterbury, the curved top having turned columns in each corner finished with turned finials, inside having three dividers, having a mahogany lined frieze...
Category
1820s British Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Duet Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Double sided with two pairs of brass candle arms, adjustable with circular columnar support on a shaped triangular plinth base.
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Wooden Folio Stand, Map and Document Holder, circa 1820
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Regency era mahogany wood folio stand rack, map, poster, document holder used in a library, office or den, circa 1820. Folds out to six positions ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Wood
Regency Style Mahogany Canterbury
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form, slots for magazines or papers over a drawer, turned legs and casters.
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Canterbury
Located in Essex, MA
Orb finials and three compartment slats over a drawer with wood knobs, raised on turned legs.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Luggage Bench Stool in the Regency manner
By Charles Heathcote Tatham
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
Fine hope crossover slatted bench with reeded legs, paterae and turned stretchers. The legs terminating in brass castors. Often used to the base end of a bed and sometimes used as a ...
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2010s English Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Library Book Canterbury, circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a handled backrest used for movement and a galleried tray for stacking books, with original brass casters.
Category
1820s British Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Rosewood Music Stand
Located in New York, NY
English Regency rosewood pedestal base music stand with an adjustable lyre design rack and 2 side telescoping brass candleholders.
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Brass and Cast Iron Stick Stand
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th century brass and cast iron stick stand, the lovely brass finials above four scrolled arms raised on a reeded iron column ending on an...
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1820s English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Iron
Early 19th Century Regency Rosewood Music Manuscript Stand
Located in Sheffield, MA
The early 19th century music manuscript stand is of the English Regency period and has a rosewood veneer. The bottom tips of an "H" shaped bracket can...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Rosewood Music Canterbury
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A stylish Regency canterbury, with three divisions united by turned spinials, and a carved laurel wreath to the front, which is silhouetted on the divisions behind. The wreath flanke...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Mahogany Canterbury
Located in New York, NY
Regency mahogany canterbury, circa 1820.
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19th Century English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Late Regency Period Canterbury, circa 1830
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late Regency period Goncalo Alves Music Canterbury, having carved wreath decoration, X-frame divisions, a single mahogany lined friez...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Canterbury
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form with single drawer with lions head handles, circular legs, casters.
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Regency Rosewood Book Caddy on Later Stand
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a picture of an English Regency book caddy with spindle divider joined by spindled ends and finials on top of end rails, supported by later mahogany...
Category
1830s English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Regency Style Mahogany Canterbury
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century English regency style Canterbury constructed from mahogany. Fronted by two large drawers measuring 4.5 inches deep. The rack is enclosed with turned spindles and s...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Antique Regency Canterbury Mahogany Rack Stand Sheets of Music
Located in Munich, DE
This rare and charming Canterbury, originally used for storing sheets of music, was made in England in circa 1815, Regency.
It is carved out of mahogany, with finely carved wreath. ...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Rosewood And Faux Rosewood Canterbury
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form with a drawer, turned legs and casters.
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Rosewood Canterbury
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form with rack section above a drawer, raised on turned carved tapered legs, casters.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Style Mahogany Canterbury
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form with a drawer, turned legs and casters. Ex Juan Montoya.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Edwardian Mahogany Canterbury
Located in Essex, MA
Simple slat design with turned legs and casters.
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Canterbury
Located in Essex, MA
Of unusual size with reeded spindles and two interior compartments, contains a frieze drawer and raised on tapered reeded legs with casters.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
A Rare Large English Regency Mahogany Canterbury. Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
A rare large English Regency period one drawer mahogany Canterbury with four slatted divisions, terminating on turned bulbous legs with original period casters. Early 19th Century.
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19th Century British Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Caribbean Regency Mahogany Four-Tier Reeded Bookshelf, Circa 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
Caribbean regency mahogany four tier bookshelf with turned bulbous stylized acorn finials, reeded ringed side columns, cross hatching with centered f...
Category
1810s Caribbean Antique Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Brass and Brushed Stainless Steel Valet
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous masculant Italian valet designed in the 1970s.
Constructed of polished brass and brushed stainless steel.
Dimensions: 46" high, 19...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Regency Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Regency racks and stands for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Regency racks and stands for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage racks and stands created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Regency racks and stands made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original racks and stands, popular names associated with this style include Fontana Arte, and Vereinigte Werkstätten Für Kunst Im Handwerk. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for racks and stands differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $325 and tops out at $15,000 while the average work can sell for $2,288.
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