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
Regency Style Very Sophisticated Ebonized Lattice Back Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Two Regency style ebonized mahogany armchairs having gilded detailing on the lattice backs and tops, lovely reeded legs and newly upholstered white duck seats.
Measures: Arm height 29.
Category
1940s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Mahogany Armchair
Located in New York, NY
English Regency mahogany armchair with a sleigh back and spool design under both arms upholstered in a worn red tufted leather.
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Armchairs English Set of Four 19th Century England
Located in New York, NY
Armchairs English Set of Four 19th Century England. A set of 4 armchairs made in England during the Regency period 19th Century. Frame made in mahogany wit...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Large Louis XIV, Regency, Style Armchair, 19th Century, to be Restored
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Louis XIV, Regency, style armchair, 19th century, to be restored.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Beech
English Regency Leather Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Regency mahogany tub form library style arm chair with a brown leather upholstered seat and back having brass nail head trim.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Pair Grosfeld House Mahogany Rosewood Brass Inlay Hollywood Regency Arm Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of antique Hollywood Regency blue tufted upholstery mahogany frame living room arm chairs with rosewood and brass inlay attributed to Grosf...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mahogany Armchairs with Gilded Details, 19th Century, England
Located in New York, NY
Pair of mahogany armchairs with gilded details 19th century black leather, England. A pair of armchairs made in England during the Regency period 19th century. Frame made in mahogany...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Regency Style Giltwood Armchair
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique giltwood armchair, in the fabulous Regency style, and early 20th century in date.
The gilded chair has been beautifully carved with reeded lines and medallion plaques. The arms and supports scroll out in exaggerated curves which support the lime green upholstered back and seat.
Add a touch of class to your home with this exceptional antique armchair.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully restored and reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 73 x width 60 x depth 49.
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 feet, 5 inches x width 2 feet x depth 1 foot, 7 inches.
Regency Furniture.
During the Regency period it was fashionable to copy the classical furniture of the Roman and Greek times. Furniture had stopped evolving in design and had moved back to classical forms. The Pioneer designers who represented this period were:
Thomas Hope (1770-1831), George Smith (1804-28), Henry Holland (1745-1806)c
George IV had a major influence over the furniture makers of the time.
This period saw the introduction of brass to wood from the previous marquetry that had been originally used. The sofa table was also introduced.
The main features of the Regency period furniture...
Category
1910s English Vintage Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Pair of English Regency Black Lacquered and Cane Seat Armchairs, Circa 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English Regency black lacquered arm chairs with a carved spiral ringed bulbous crest, flanking filigree splat backs, sweeping carved scrolled arms, cane hole seats, and termi...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Pine, Lacquer, Cane
Set of 12 English Regency Green and Gilt Damask Upholstered Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 English Regency style (20th Century) parcel gilt & green painted open dining arm chairs with crest rail & seat on saber legs (8 upholstered in red damask, 4 upholstered in ...
Category
20th Century British Regency Armchairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Irish Regency Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Stamford, CT
An early 19th century Irish Regency carved and upholstered walnut armchair.
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of English Regency Style Rosewood Faux Bamboo Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency-style (19/20th Century) rosewood faux bamboo carved armchairs with open and filigree-carved backs (PRICED AS Pair) (Mat...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Rosewood
Rare Attributed to Gillows Regency Armchair Hand Dyed Brown Leather Hand-Painted
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning fully restored hand dyed cigar brown leather period Regency mahogany Chesterfield Porters armchair attributed to Gillows
...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of French Carved Mahogany Armchairs, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An imposing pair of Louis Philippe Fauteuils
Constructed in Honduras Mahogany, standing on swept lappeted gentle 'S' shaped legs to the fro...
Category
19th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Chesterfield Brown Leather Porters Armchair in the Manor of Gillows
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning fully restored hand dyed whiskey brown leather period Regency Mahogany Chesterfield Porters armchair...
Category
Early 1800s British Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Set of Four Antique Regency Style Throne Armchairs
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Amazing set of four antique Regency style armchairs, ornately decorated with bronze applique´, leaf foot caps and stunning bronze griffin arm details. The commanding chairs are made ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Late Regency Yew Wood Windsor Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With arched back with central pierced splat flanked by spindles, shaped seat raised on turned legs with crinoline stretcher.
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Other
Regency Style Mahogany and Tufted Leather Armchair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Rich looking Regency style armchair having mahogany carved and inlaid back with elegantly shaped arms and tapered legs, handsomely upholstered with a tufted chocolate brown leather s...
Category
1980s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of French Early 20th Century Regency Style Mahogany Carved Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French early 20th century Regency style mahogany carved armchairs, each upholstered in a light cream color pleather,...
Category
Early 20th Century French Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Synthetic
Regency Chesterfield Bordeaux Leather Porters Armchair in the Manner of Gillows
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning fully restored hand dyed Bordeaux leather period Regency mahogany Chesterfield Porters armchair...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Italian Neoclassical Cream and Gold Parcel Gilt Armchair Winged Maiden Griffins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian neoclassical cream and gold parcel gilt armchair with winged maiden griffins. Item features carved and parcel gilt figural winged female griffins...
Category
Early 20th Century French Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
English Regency Cushioned Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Regency Brighton design bamboo arm chair with filigree design and a cane seat under a cushion with a stretcher (AS IS-filigree modified) (similar to Inv. #036706)
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Bamboo, Upholstery
George III English Regency Mahogany Bergere or Armchair, circa 1815
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An unusual English Regency period upholstered bergere or armchair having concave backrest corners and carved mahogany acanthus and panel motifs on arm terminals, corner blocks, and s...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
French Regence Faux Tiger Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
French Regence style (19th/20th C) carved walnut open arm chair with faux tiger upholstered seat and back.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of 10 French Regence Carved Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 10 French Regence style (19th Cent) white painted and carved open chairs with cane seat and back. (2 arms 8 sides)
Category
19th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
19th Century Pair of Shield-Back Armchairs with Carved Prince of Wales Feathers
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of lovely shield-back armchairs in mahogany with open carving of three ostrich plumes tied by a bow, a reference to the Prince of Wales who was the Prince Regent before becomi...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Regency Pair of Armchairs in Mahogany Influenced Art Deco Style
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Swedish Art Deco influenced Klismos armchairs in mahogany with inlay brass.
Category
20th Century European Regency Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Pair of English Regency Faux Painted and Gilt Armchairs, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English Regency faux painted and gilt armchairs with quatrefoil and cross hatching splat backs, scrolled arms, and terminating on faux bamboo legs. Chairs have been upholster...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
19th Century Swedish Regency Painted Armchair
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century Swedish Regency painted armchair.
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of English Regency Serpentine Painted Arm Chairs. Circa 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English Regency serpentine splat back hand painted arm chairs with floral ribbon, swags, tassels, and medallion motif. Pair has scrolled ar...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Paint, Upholstery
Theodore Alexander Regency Mahogany Arm Chair Metamorphic Library Steps Ladder
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional English Regency inspired metamorphic library step ladder by Theodore Alexander. Features a mahogany frame with a contoured back over scrolled arms and a leather seat. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
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".
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Hide, Wood
Emanuel Morez Regency Cherry Wood Chadwick Armchairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Neoclassical or Regency style Chadwick dining armchairs
By Emanuel Morez
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Carved cherry wood frames, with damask upholstered seats a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
Midcentury Regency Mahogany Leather Seat with Cane Back Armchair
Located in Germantown, MD
Midcentury Regency Mahogany leather seat with cane back armchair in great condition. Very comfortable. Seat is very firm and has been reupholstered down the road.
Measures 24" in wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Cane, Mahogany
English Regency Style Brass Inlaid Armchair
Located in New York, NY
English Regency style brass inlaid armchair, overall with carved detail. Measures: 32.25” H x 21” W x 20.75” D.
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Regency Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency style ebonized and parcel-gilt open armchair, the over scrolled back centered by a painted rectangular panel, with a caned and cushion on a Greek key seat rail and on ring ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Regency Style Faux Bamboo Walnut Armchairs Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
1950s French Vintage Regency Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four Regency Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
With pierced crest rail with looped carved rope form decoration over a splat formed as a double triangle with oval center ring , scrolled arms, newly caned seats raised on circular t...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Early 19th Century English Parcel-Gilt Armchairs Attributed to Gillows
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning set of neoclassical ebonized and giltwood chairs attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London and inspired by the forms of Regency designer George Smith. These chairs are identical to a set supplied by Gillows to Colonel Hugh Mongomerie, Earl of Eglington, for his house, Coilesfield, one of the great lost Regency houses...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
Pair of Late Regency Rosewood Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each with bamboo turned spindle backs and carved down scrolled arms with decorative spindle supports, wood seat rail with loose cushion seat and back raised on turned tapered legs ending on casters. Provenance; Newel Galleries.
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of English Regency Stenciled and Gilt Armchairs, Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English Regency stenciled and gilt armchairs with classical painted oval scenes, cane seats, and terminating on turned stenciled bulbous legs, late 18th Century.
Category
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Regency Armchairs
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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