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.
Distressed Antique Pastel Rug, Regencycore Meets Bridgerton Style
Located in Dallas, TX
76756 Distressed Antique Indian Rug, 11'05 x 16'01. Regencycore meets rustic sensibility in this hand knotted wool distressed antique Indian rug. The highly decorative details and pa...
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Vintage English Donegal Handmade Gray & Tan Designed Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful vintage English Donegal hand-knotted wool rug with a gray color field. This piece has a tan-designed frame with peach, yellow and gray accents in a leafy vines pattern desi...
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$4,159Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Indian Rug Inspired by the Book of Kells
Located in Dallas, TX
77553 Vintage Indian Rug Inspired by the Book of Kells, 09'00 x 12'00. Step into a realm where textile artistry meets sacred manuscript, where every knot becomes a whisper from a mon...
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Period Brown Floral Axminster Rug
Located in New York, NY
English Regency Period Brown Floral Axminster Rug Made in England, circa 1830 Wilton carpet, Regency period 24' 6" x 16' 9" (747 x 511 cm)
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Vintage Indian Runner, Flora & Fauna Meet Earth-Tone Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
78538 Vintage Indian Runner, 02'07 x 11'08. Earth-tone elegance meets cozy comfort in this hand knotted wool vintage Indian runner. The decorative details and soft pastel colors wove...
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$11,920Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Turkish Sparta Palace Size Rug with Luxe Regency Venetian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
71780 Antique Turkish Sparta Palace Size Rug with Luxe Regency Venetian Style 11'00 x 20'06. Rich in color, texture and beguiling ambiance, this hand-knotted wool palace size...
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Smaller 19th Century English Needlepoint Carpet
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
Large decorative late 19th Century English needlepoint tapestry carpet. The chequerboard centre with Prince of Wales plumes of feathers. Within a red border of heraldic shields and f...
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Mansour Handwoven Arts & Crafts Donegal Rug, Wool, Kashmir, New Design
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Originally designed and crafted in Donegal Ireland in early 1900s, this magnificently decorative brand new Donegal-inspired carpet was hand woven and created in Kashmir. This Arts & ...
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Hand-Knotted Rug in Petag Tabriz antique design
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
A beautiful contemporary rug showing a design of the PETAG company. PETAG - Persische Teppich Aktien Gesellschaft - was a german company that was found in 1911 in Berlin / Germany. P...
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Gorgeous Antique Donegal Arts & Crafts Style Rug Designed by Gavin Morton
Located in New York, NY
Donegal Carpet Ireland 10’4” x 13”6” - 315 x 411 Early 20th century; c. 1910 Wool pile of symmetric knots on a wool foundation Designed by Gavin Morton The Donegal factory in Killybe...
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Antique Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A divine antique Turkish Oushak rug. This piece encompasses a tasteful geometric design. Neutral tones and an antique red gives the piece just the right amount of color. Oushak rugs ...
Wool
$3,800
W 108 in L 140 in
RugsOnNet Vintage Earth Tone Geometric Indian Dhurrie Mid Century Flatwoven Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Indian Dhurrie Carpet ( 9' x 11'8" - 275 x 355 ) Vintage Dhurrie Indian Geometric Flat Weave Rug, Circa Date: 1960s. This exceptional mid-century piece exemplifies ...
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$1,499
W 108.27 in L 143.31 in
9x12 Earth Tone Geometric Vintage Pattern Hand Knotted Wool Rug ( G-14625 )
Located in agra, uttar pradesh
Indulge in the timeless elegance of our high-quality hand-knotted traditional wool rug. Rug Features: ⚫ CUSTOMIZE in any SIZE ⚫ Material- 100% Wool ⚫ Weave- Hand-knotted in India ⚫ C...
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$5,862
W 98.43 in L 116.15 in
8 x 10 ft Sultanabad Mahal Antique Design Rug Hand Knotted Djoharian Collection
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
8 x 10 ft Sultanabad Mahal Antique Design Rug Hand Knotted Djoharian Collection A beautiful, new 8 x 10 ft contemporary design carpet, hand knotted using finest wool. On a light crè...
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$2,720Sale Price|20% Off
W 47 in L 70 in
Vintage Indian Art Deco Rug Inspired By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Indian Deco carpet from the second quarter of the 20th century inspired by Edward McKnight Kauffer.
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Zabihi Collection Antique Turkish Yellow Scatter Mouse Size Pad Rug
Located in New York, NY
Anatolian Square Mouse Pad Size Rug from the early 20th century Details rug no. y1670 size 1' 2" x 1' 7" (36 x 48 cm)
Wool
$35,000
W 135 in L 183 in
1950's Irish Donegal Biophilic Wool Rug Inspired by CFA Voysey & William Morris
By William Morris (English), Charles Voysey
Located in Dallas, TX
78758 Vintage Irish Donegal Rug Inspired by William Morris, 11'03 x 15'03. Irish Donegal rugs, originating from County Donegal, Ireland, are celebrated for their thick pile, intricat...
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Large Antique Irish Donegal Rug, Hand-Knotted Wool, 22x28 ft
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This handwoven antique Irish Donegal long rug has a pale blue field with an overall design with pairs of light green leafy sprays issuing from a shaded pink stem linked by a blue ros...
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$21,000
W 164 in L 168 in
1900s Red Floral Antique English Edwardian Axminster Carpet 13'8"x14' Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
The brilliant orange-red of this very late Victorian carpet - Early Edwardian displays floral sprays in lighter orange with a lacy, broken border with poppies in the corners and cent...
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Antique Turkish Sparta Palace Size Rug with Luxe Regency Venetian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
71994, antique Turkish Sparta Palace size rug with Luxe Regency Venetian style. Rich in color, texture and beguiling ambiance, this hand knotted wool palace size...
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Vintage Persian Mashhad Area Rug with Arabesque Baroque Regency Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77355, vintage Persian Mashhad area rug with Arabesque baroque Regency style. Ravishing and vibrant this hand knotted wool vintage Persian Mashhad area rug features an eight-point cu...
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Contemporary Turkish Oushak Rug with Eclectic Regency or Modern Venetian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
52509, contemporary Turkish Oushak rug with eclectic Regency or modern Venetian style. This hand knotted wool contemporary Turkish Oushak area rug features an all-over geometric pattern composed of Harshang-style motifs, blooming palmettes, organic shapes, and meandering vines floating on an abrashed field. It is enclosed with a Harshang border flanked with an inner and outer subsidiary guard border. This new contemporary Turkish Oushak rug was made from the wool of an antique Kilim. The process starts from unraveling the wool from a 100 year old antique Kilim rug and ends with a new transformation into an Oushak rug. Perfect for a living room, bedroom, dining room, front room, library, studio, study, loft, and lounge, or it would make an excellent choice for a state room, great room, private Chambers, drawing room, or music room. With its rich and contrasting colors, this Regency style Oushak rug pairs nicely with high-gloss furniture and decor. Well-suited for a wide range of interior styles: Traditional, Regency, Eclectic, Modern, Contemporary, Venetian, Renaissance, Cottage, Bungalow, Farmhouse, Manor House, Neoclassical, Regency, Empire, Georgian, Arts & Crafts, Craftsman, Tudor, Jacobean, Colonial Revival, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, Bohemian, boho chic, and Romantic Gothic. Rendered in robust striations and variegated shades of charcoal, coffee, dark gray, stone gray, oyster gray, dark gray, slate, light gray, beige, sand, taupe, cerulean, seafoam, ruby red, robin's egg, peach, pale coral, grape, raisin, lavender, eggplant, orange, teal, royal blue, and indigo. Complementary Sherwin Williams Colors and Hues: Keystone Gray, Malabar, Foxy, Sycamore Tan, Indigo, Muddled Basil, Sunset, Softer Tan, Ramie, Cocoa Whip, Homestead Brown, Honied White, Coral Bells...
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Antique Persian Mashhad Area Rug with Arabesque Baroque Regency Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77029 Antique Persian Mashhad Area Rug with Arabesque Baroque Regency Style. This hand-knotted wool antique Persian Mashhad Area rug with Arabesque Art Nouveau style features a central curvilinear floral medallion on a field of dancing vines and tendrils surrounded with elaborate spandrels of medallions and corners. The antique Mashhad rug...
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Antique Turkish Sparta Rug with Venetian Regency Style
Located in Dallas, TX
70769 Antique Turkish Sparta Rug with Venetian Regency Style. With its rich detailing, vibrant colors, and symmetry, this hand-knotted wool antique Tu...
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Antique Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
Whimsical colorful Turkish Oushak rug with a Directional prayer niche motif in predominant accents in sky blue and green.
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Turkish Deco Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
A pillow created from a turkish deco rug.
Cotton, Foam, Wool