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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1950s British Vintage Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century English Regency Armchairs
Gold
Mid-20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Faux Leather
Mid-20th Century Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Cane, Wood
1960s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut, Giltwood
1950s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Paint, Giltwood, Wood, Cane, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century British Regency Armchairs
Beech
Mid-20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Wood, Paint
1950s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Paint, Giltwood, Wood, Cane, Upholstery
1950s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Metal, Brass
1960s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Regency Armchairs
Cotton, Rosewood
1950s English Vintage Regency Armchairs
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Wrought Iron
1960s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Cane, Mahogany, Satinwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Armchairs
Velvet
Mid-20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Cane, Wood
1960s Vintage Regency Armchairs
Walnut, Velvet
1960s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Faux Bamboo, Cane
Mid-20th Century Regency Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Regency Armchairs
Cane, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Armchairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Regency Armchairs
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Regency Armchairs
Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Brass
1930s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Mahogany
1940s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Leather, Cane, Mahogany
20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Burl, Fabric, Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Hide, Wood
Late 20th Century Regency Armchairs
Cotton
20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Wood, Burl
Mid-20th Century British Regency Armchairs
Beech
Late 20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Metal
20th Century British Regency Armchairs
Leather
20th Century Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Cane
1880s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Oak
1980s English Vintage Regency Armchairs
Leather
1940s Scandinavian Vintage Regency Armchairs
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Late 20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Brass
1950s British Vintage Regency Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Mahogany
1960s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Faux Bamboo, Cane, Hardwood
1960s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Faux Bamboo, Cane, Hardwood
1950s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Cane, Wood
1940s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Regency Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
1960s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Faux Bamboo, Cane, Walnut
1960s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century English Regency Armchairs
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
1950s German Vintage Regency Armchairs
Leather, Wood