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Regency Armchairs

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
Pair of Regence Fauteuils Armchairs Original Aubusson Tapestry Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
"""""""""""""""""""" Short Time sale of 23 % is Over """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Rare pair of the 18th century Regence period (French Regency) detailed carving fauteuils armchairs in walnut with the original Aubusson Tapestry. Wildlife hunting scenes animalier depicted such as what we see in the Chateau Château de Chasse. We can see a rooster attacking a fox in a trap in another cartouche we see a lion with a wild horse with the surrounding typical 18th century bucolic "Bucolique" Theme in the spirit of Jean-Honoré Fragonard , depicting garden scenes with verdure and flowers. Los Angeles Antiques...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs

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Walnut

Adam Armchair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine and important George III design attributed to Robert Adam, circa 1775. The Adam Armchair is carved gilt-wood and upholstered in the client’s own material. Bespoke sizing, d...
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Late 18th Century Antique Regency Armchairs

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Giltwood

1920s Estey Manufacturing Magogany Upholstered Arm Chairs
By Estey Organ Corp.
Located in Germantown, MD
For your consideration is this beautiful, refinished pair of early 20th century regency style solid mahogany armchairs by Estay Manufacturing Co. Estay was founded in 1879 and specia...
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Early 20th Century American Regency Armchairs

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Upholstery, Mahogany

20th Century Regency Style Leather & Mahogany Armchairs, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Handsome pair of 20th century Regency style leather armchairs, with olive-green leather upholstery and mahogany frame. They are designed with classic button tufting, armrests lined w...
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20th Century Regency Armchairs

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Metal

Regent’s Park Library Armchair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A late Regency/early Victorian library open armchair with finely turned arm supports and turned and tapering front legs terminating in hand-cast brass castors. The armchair is classi...
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19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Antique Regency 1810 Restored Brown Leather Chesterfield Armchair Reading Slope
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning fully restored hand dyed Cigar brown leather, period Regency Chesterfield Library armchair complete with original mahogany...
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1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs

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Brass

Pair of Spanish Regency Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Spanish Regency parcel gilt and ebonized lacquered upholstered armchairs with splayed legs. Measure 23" in width, 25" in depth, 34.5" in h...
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Late 20th Century Spanish Regency Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood, Paint

Pair of 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century. English. Cane seats. Seat height is 16.5".
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19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Cane

Antique 1810 Attributed to Gillows Metamorphic Leather Library Armchair Steps
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this large and collectable fully restored Regency circa 1810-1820 metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London This wonderful piece of English history has been on a journey of restoration, the frame has been washed back and French polished by a Victorian trained polisher, the leather upholstery is all new, it is Italian cattle hide, upholstered plain then hand dyed six times, antiqued and sealed, it has a lovely rich reddish brown colour to it. This chair is larger than any other of its type you would have seen, it is an important and extremely expensive looking thing that commands attention in any setting. You can see the same model made by Gillows currently viewed in the Victorian & Albert Museum, below is an extra from their listing. The period 1800-1825 was a great one for ‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with bookshelves, is close to a design for a ‘Library Chair’ published in Rudolph Ackermann’s Repository of the Arts in July 1811, which was made by the London firm of Morgan and Saunders, of Catherine Street, Strand. They were well known for their ingenious furniture, including reading chairs with writing surfaces attached and a great variety of travelling beds...
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1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs

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Leather, Hardwood

Pair of Vintage Mahogany English Regency Style Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of klismos-form armchairs, having solid mahogany frames with curved tablet form padded backrest, issuing scrolling arms, on downswept, paw-form terminals, its crown seat on the ...
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1980s Vintage Regency Armchairs

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Upholstery, Mahogany

Pair of Carved Regency Style Arm Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning design with elaborate carving. Unusual, graceful form. Fine Continental style with gilt appointments.
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20th Century European Regency Armchairs

Materials

Textile, Wood

Original Regency 1810-20 Chesterfield Walnut Framed Green Library Tub Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this super rare, original circa 1810-1820 Regency Chesterfield green velour library armchair A very well made and unique armchair, originally de...
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1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs

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Walnut

Pair of Antique Regency Brown Leather Chesterfield Armchairs Extending Stools
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of circa 1810-1820 Antique Regency fully restored Chesterfield brown leather hand dyed armchairs with hidden extending footstools A fantastic looking and well made pair, the chairs have been fully restored to include the leather being stripped back and hand dyed six times this wonder cigar brown colour, antiqued, sealed then waxed These chairs are very rare and collectable, it truth I've never seen another with the built in leather topped...
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1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs

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Leather

RARE ORIGINAL REGENCY X FRAMED RECLINING BROWN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD ARMCHAiR
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite original X Framed circa 1810-1820 Regency Reclining brown leather Chesterfield tufted armchair that has been fully restored What a...
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1810s British Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood, Leather

Regency Caned Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine late-period chair made circa 1820-1830 rests on large casters in brass and the chair is deep and comfortable. Caned throughout and meant to have a loose cushion and back th...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

Baker Furniture French Regency Carved Walnut Lounge Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Regency Louis XVI style armchairs or club chairs By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Carved walnut, with cane seats, and pink upholstered removable...
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Late 20th Century American Regency Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Walnut

Classic English Tufted Club Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic traditional English look, this tufted leather club chair is comfortable, stylish and will sit well among both modern and traditional decor. With deep tufted cushions to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Armchairs

Materials

Leather

18th Century French Regence Walnut Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly upholstered with silk velvet and Luigi Bevilacqua fabric. Comfortable.
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18th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs

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Velvet, Walnut

Pair of English Regency Period Early 19th Century Black and Gold Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Regency period painted wood armchairs from the early 19th century, with gold and black décor and leopard style upholstery. Created in Eng...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Regency Mahogany Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A hand carved armchair, the verdigris brass oval inset and caned back above a silk tie on cushion seat, on spiral turned legs. The original Regency. Dimensions: 24" W x 22.75" D x...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Armchairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Regency Rosewood Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century English Regency rosewood armchair. The whole of the scroll top back and the seat join together in a sweeping curve to g...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs

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Rosewood

19th Century Regency Period Klismos Armchair with Leopard Head Carved Armrests
By Thomas Hope
Located in London, GB
A Regency Period Klismos armchair In the manner of Thomas Hope Carved from oak, with the typical Klismos construction having sabre back legs, the tapering front legs turned and reeded with baluster capitals; the swooping and curved studded toprail above a scrolling anthemion-carved crossbar; the straight armrests with applied anthemion terminals held by distinctive leopard head supports flanking the caned seat. English, circa 1815 A seemingly identical armchair can be seen at Ickworth House, acquired by the National Trust in 1956 in lieu of inheritance tax. Another variant appeared on the market, with Temple Williams Ltd, sold circa 1956 to Wilfrid Evill. Dimensions: H: 35 in / 89 cm W: 24 in / 61 cm D: 29 in / 73.5 cm Provenance: [Possibly] from the Collection of the Marquess of Bristol, at Ickworth House, Suffolk. Bristol Collection dispersed in 1956, […], Private Collection, UK. Comparative Literature: Joy, Edward Thomas. English Furniture 1800-1851. London: Ward Lock, 1977, pp. 58 & 83. Hope, Thomas. Household Furniture...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs

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Upholstery, Oak

Set of Eight English Regency Style Dining Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous set of eight hand-crafted beech dining armchairs made in the grand English Regency taste. The chairs feature large molded frames with gracefully curved arms, back, and legs....
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20th Century American Regency Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Regency Style Mahogany Armchair Crafted in Italy
Located in Southampton, NJ
Heirloom quality hand crafted Regency style armchair made in Italy with original tags in rarely if ever used condition. Graceful lines & turnings in the manner & quality of Baker or ...
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Early 2000s Italian Regency Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

English Mahogany Arm Chair With Upholstered Seat, 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Regency period ram’s horn arm chair on sabre legs. The chair back has a rectangular concave crest rail morticed between the upper leg posts and...
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1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Tufted Regency Style Armchairs by Marge Carson
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description be sure to click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this listing. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Pair o...
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1970s Vintage Regency Armchairs

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Cotton, Mahogany

English Regency Caned Open Arm Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very decorative early 19th century English Regency open arm chair that retains its original painted surface. The seat caning has an ol...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood, Paint

19th Century Regency Ebonised Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fabulously shaped 19th Century Regency black lacquer spoon back armchair. Having a large curved, open back rest, with a central splat, leading t...
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19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

Pair of Vintage English Regency Style Neo-Classical Painted Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine pair of vintage English Regency style Neo-Classical painted armchairs. These have a pretty hand-painted decorative design with a caned seat. An exceptional pair that adds a...
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Mid-20th Century English Regency Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Vintage Regency Carved Walnut and Cane Armchair, Circa 1940s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Regency style desk chair or side chair Circa 1940s Carved walnut, with caned seat. Measures: 22"W x 22"D x 33.5"H. Seat h...
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Mid-20th Century Regency Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Eight English Sussex Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
Eight English Sussex armchairs circa 1880-1910. Hand-crafted in ebonized beech with rush seats, this collection represents the work of two late 19th c...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Beech

Regency Carved Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Regency style hand-carved library armchair, with an upholstered and tufted panel back and seat, with brass nailhead trim, scroll arms, on turned, tapered, and reeded legs. With a brown Old English leather...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Rare Set of 12 Regency Carved Mahogany Elbow Dining Armchairs Antiques Furniture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rare set of 12 Regency carved mahogany elbow dining armchairs, circa 1820 All 12 chairs are armchairs. A curved bar crest rails with S-scroll carving with reeded arm supports and saber legs with slip-in seats that makes it easy to maintain and store away. Usually you can find two armchairs and the rest regular chairs but this set is very unusual and elegant. Simple in design will complement your dining table. They could be used in hallway as side chair or by a fireplace, a library. Very nice upholstery workmanship. Antique Dealer Los Angeles West Hollywood CA Melrose Ave La Cienega. For a touch of high end to your interior design a great addition to your fine furniture European...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany

Late Regency Satinwood and Painted Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Large scale with caned back and seat plus sides in excellent condition with loose cushions , Curved back and scrolled arms raised on saber legs with casters. Steel braces under the r...
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1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs

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Satinwood

Pair of Early 19th Century Irish Regency Armchairs by Mack Williams & Gibton
Located in Dublin, IE
A superb pair of Irish Regency mahogany armchairs attributed to Mack, Williams and Gibton, the arched reeded crest rails above open frames with lattice-work back rails, each with arm...
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Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Armchairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Antiques Style Black Wooden Feet And Beige Fabric Armchair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Vintage design style black wooden feet with patina brass finishes and beige fabric armchair.
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21st Century and Contemporary Regency Armchairs

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Fabric, Wood

Pair of English Regency 1840s Mahogany Chairs with Ionic Capitals and Griffons
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Regency period mahogany armchairs from the mid 19th century, with ionic capitals, griffon arms and paw feet. Created in England during the second quarter of the 19t...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs

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Mahogany

An Exceptional Gilt and White Painted Regency Bergere, attr to Morel & Seddon
By Morel & Seddon
Located in London, GB
An exceptional Regency white painted and parcel gilt library bergere. The carved and decorated areas to mahogany and bearing traces of the original covering - a finest Italian red silk brocade fabric...
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Early 1800s British Antique Regency Armchairs

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Giltwood, Paint

Regency Style Thomas Hope Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Regency style mahogany armchair in the manner of Thomas Hope, the bowed and panel carved top rail above a saddle seat, turned armrests with lions head carved finials, the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Dolphin Arm Venetian Grotto Swivel Brown Leather Chesterfield Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this super rare and highly collectable, circa 1830 Italian Venetian, fully restored swivel armchair What a find! I have never seen another carved with th...
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1830s Italian Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Regency Style Leather and Mahogany Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Regency style smoker bow armchair, the mahogany frame with leather upholstery. Dealer: S138XX
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Mid-20th Century Regency Armchairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Pair of Regency Painted and Gilded Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Comfortable with useable upholstery, sturdy , square back and seat raised on circular tapered legs with spiral gilded fluted design. Casters.
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1790s English Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Classic Klismos Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
The typical lead time is 12- 16 weeks. A Regency style classic klismos form armchair with a channel reeded frame on the upper back, recessed back rails with channel detail, and reces...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Armchairs

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Wood

Antique Regency circa 1810-1820 Claw & Ball Oak Framed Blue Leather Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely hand made in England Regency circa 1810-1820 oak framed Gentleman’s tub armchair with Royal blue leather upholstery A very good looking and d...
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1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs

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Leather, Oak

Pair of Regency Armchairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Fine Pair of English Regency ebonized armchairs with classic painted panel splats with matching motifs and gilt decorations. Ca 1810 Dimensions: 21" W x 18" D x 35" H We are proud of our long-standing partnership with George N Antiques...
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1810s European Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Ebonized English Regency Armchairs with Pony Seats and Monogram
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 19th century English Regency ebonized armchairs with hand painted monogram. Natural pony hide seats in black and white. Measures: Arm height 25".
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19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs

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Hide, Wood

English Regency Child Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Regency (c. 1820) child size mahogany open arm chair with caned seat and back.  
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19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Eight Restored Brown Leather Thomas Chippendale Chesterfield Club Armchairs 8
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning suite of eight fully restored Chesterfield tufted armchairs with Thomas Chippendale style fret work carved legs These chairs are a...
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20th Century English Regency Armchairs

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Leather

Regency Library Armchair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A good quality early 19th century simulated rosewood Regency period library armchair having elegant scrolling Arms over X framed end supports with ...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Restored Pair of Antique Regency Bolster Arm Brown Leather Library Armchairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely pair of circa 1810-1820 Antique Regency fully restored Chesterfield brown leather hand dyed armchairs with Bolster arms A fantastic looking a...
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1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs

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Leather, Hardwood

Important George IV Rosewood Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Important and very fine George IV carved rosewood armchair, probably by Gillows of Lancaster and London, of great scale and profusely carved in the Grecian style with boldly scrolled...
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19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs

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Leather, Rosewood

English 1830s Regency Green Tufted Leather Club Chair with Scrolling Arms
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency green tufted leather club chair from the 19th century, with scrolling arms and casters. Created in England during the second quarter of the 19th century, this Regency club chair...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Large and Imposing Regency Nautical Chair Made for the Alliance Assurance Comp
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large and imposing Regency nautical chair made for the Alliance assurance company, the rectangular leather covered back, padded arms and seat surmoun...
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1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century British Colonial/Regency Ebony Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
A 19th century British Colonial Ebony chair with carved back and feet. Caned seat with scrolled arms.
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Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Rattan, Ebony

English Regency Style Black and Gold Painted Cane Seat Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Regency-style (20th Century) black and gold painted armchair with x-shaped backs, turned top rails and arms, and black painted cane seats.   
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20th Century Regency Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Armchairs with Red Upholstery of the Regency Period
Located in London, GB
A pair of Regency Period bergères After a Design by Thomas Sheraton Constructed from goncalo alves, the chairs with curved backs supported on reeded front legs and splayed legs t...
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1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Other

Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Klismos Armchairs after a Design by Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in London, GB
A pair of Klismos armchairs of important size After a design by Thomas Hope Constructed in a finely patinated Cuban mahogany, dressed with the carved Burnell family crest; rising fr...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Set of 6 Regency Style Mahogany Arm Chairs with Yellow Damask Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 English Regency style mahogany colored armchairs with yellow damask upholstered seat & back supported on faux bamboo turned legs connected with an x-bar stretcher.   
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20th Century Regency Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Regency armchairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Regency armchairs 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 armchairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Regency armchairs 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 armchairs, popular names associated with this style include Chesterfield, Baker Furniture Company, Hickory Chair Furniture Company, and Jonathan Sainsbury. 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 armchairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $495 and tops out at $106,393 while the average work can sell for $4,500.

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