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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19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Beech
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs
Silk, Upholstery, Foam, Mahogany
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Hide, Wood
Late 19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs
Cane, Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Cane, Hardwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Cane, Hardwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century Irish Antique Regency Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
Late 19th Century North American Antique Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1850s French Antique Regency Armchairs
Tapestry, Walnut
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Beech
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Leather, Elm
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Brass, Bronze
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Rosewood
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Cane, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Walnut
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1880s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Oak
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs
Rosewood
1820s British Antique Regency Armchairs
Wood, Cane
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Other
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Walnut
1820s British Antique Regency Armchairs
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Regency Armchairs
Wood
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Oak
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Leather, Hardwood
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Leather
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Brass
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Rosewood
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Oak
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Brass
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Brass, Other
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Cane, Wood, Paint
19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs
Brass
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Brass
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Wood, Cane
1810s British Antique Regency Armchairs
Hardwood, Leather
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Leather
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Brass