Regency Armchairs
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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Mid-20th Century British Regency Armchairs
Beech
20th Century English Regency Armchairs
Leather
1950s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Paint, Giltwood, Wood, Cane, Upholstery
1950s Vintage Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Cane, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Mid-19th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Beech
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
1980s Italian Vintage Regency Armchairs
Wrought Iron
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Wood
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Leather, Elm
1950s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Metal, Brass
1960s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Brass
20th Century English Regency Armchairs
Leather
20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
1980s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Wood
20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Brass
1950s British Vintage Regency Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Wood, Paint
20th Century Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Cane
Early 20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Wood
1920s French Vintage Regency Armchairs
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
1980s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Faux Bamboo
1980s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Regency Armchairs
Cotton, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Faux Bamboo, Cane
Early 2000s American Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 2000s American Regency Armchairs
Wood
1980s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Cherry
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Regency Armchairs
Hardwood
19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Burl, Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century Regency Armchairs
Hardwood, Cane
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Wood
19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Armchairs
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Rosewood
20th Century Regency Armchairs
Cane, Wood
Early 20th Century Regency Armchairs
Tapestry, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Brass
17th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Rush, Beech
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs
Rosewood
1920s French Vintage Regency Armchairs
Mohair, Walnut
1950s English Vintage Regency Armchairs
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Wrought Iron
2010s American Regency Armchairs
Oak
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Wood, Hide
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Walnut
1980s Vintage Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Regency Armchairs
Wood