Regency Benches
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
Deepdene Stools
By Thomas Hope
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
Inspired by Thomas Hope and the furnishings at Deepdene house. A pair of bench stools with six monopodae supports united by brass cross-stretche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Benches
Materials
Brass
$16,295 / set
Library Bench in the manner of Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A Thomas Hope design bench with architecturally inspired recumbent lion and platform base design ends resting upon square recessed block feet. This ite...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Benches
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$9,537 / item
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Regency Style Serpent Lyre Carved Rush Seat Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Regency Style Serpent Lyre Carved Rush Seat Bench. Item featured has a solid carved wood frame, distressed finish, woven rope cord rush seat, serpent car...
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Benches
Materials
Rope, Walnut
French Regence Style Painted Bench
Located in Queens, NY
French Regence style (19/20th Century) green painted bench with floral carving and 8 legs connected with a stretcher and shaped cane seat under a cushion.
Category
19th Century French Antique Regency Benches
Materials
Cane, Paint, Wood
Pavilion Pineapple Stool
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A carved giltwood Regency design stool, supported by four elegant pineapple feet. Upholstered in the clients own material.
Can also be used as a coffee table, or bedroom end stool.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Benches
Materials
Gold Leaf
$7,970 / item
Luggage Bench Stool in the Regency manner
By Charles Heathcote Tatham
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
Fine hope crossover slatted bench with reeded legs, paterae and turned stretchers. The legs terminating in brass castors. Often used to the base end of a bed and sometimes used as a ...
Category
2010s English Regency Benches
Materials
Mahogany
Mario Buatta X-Form Bench
By Mario Buatta, Deangelis
Located in New York, NY
Made by DeAngelis for Mario Buatta; with rectangular fixed cushion over the X-form frame, all upholstered in a salmon pink and woven cotton. Bearing DeAngelis label to underside.
Co...
Category
1970s American Vintage Regency Benches
Materials
Cotton, Upholstery, Wood
English 1820s Regency Period Black Bench with Painted Foliage and New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency period small black bench from the early 19th century, with painted foliage, column legs and new upholstery. Created in England during the first quarter of the 19th century, this Regency bench features a rectangular seat with bow front, newly reupholstered with a neutral toned linen fabric. The apron is adorned with painted golden foliage while the ensemble is resting on six column-shaped legs. With its Regency lines and black patina, this English painted bench...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Regency Mahogany Window Bench
Located in Essex, MA
Seat height excludes cushion. Classic form with carved scrolled arms and frame. The seat rail with brass stringing. Circular reeded tapered legs. Caning on seat and arms in very good...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Benches
Materials
Brass
An Unusually Long Regency Period Mahogany Bench
Located in London, GB
In the manner of Charles Heathcote Tatham.
This window seat, elegantly framed and panelled with a reeded frieze, rests upon reeded legs adorned with finely carved paterae. Its impre...
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Benches
Materials
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Regency Trellis Wrought Iron Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite example of antique wirework, this charming bench captures the romantic spirit of a French garden. Meticulously hand-crafted from wrought iron, its impossibly airy and in...
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Benches
Materials
Wrought Iron
Small Regency Oak Hall Bench, in the Manner of Bullock
Located in London, GB
A Small Regency Oak Hall Bench, in the manner of Bullock
With turned bolster lotus leaf supports, above a panelled seat with a frieze of half r...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Benches
Materials
Oak
Vintage Regency Wrought Iron Benches - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your outdoor or indoor space with this exquisite pair of vintage Regency wrought iron benches. Featuring elegant scrollwork and a timeless Regency design, these benches combi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Benches
Materials
Wrought Iron
$1,750 / set
Vintage Regency Web Wrought Iron Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Regency Wrought Iron bench. Beautiful Wed design with a rolling edge. Three benches available. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
The bench is...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Regency Benches
Materials
Wrought Iron
Attractive Regency Style Mahogany Bench with Button Tufted Leather Squab
Located in North Salem, NY
This handsome well made Regency style Mahogany bench is ideal in a foyer, mudroom, the foot of a bed or used as a coffee table in a den. The seat rail is reeded along with the six tu...
Category
Early 18th Century American Antique Regency Benches
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Regency Bench Window Seat Marsh & Tatham Georgian Country House 1820
By Marsh and Tatham, Charles Heathcote Tatham
Located in London, GB
A fabulous, fine and rare mahogany hallway bench or window seat in wonderful antique condition. This stunning and versatile piece will add gorgeous colouring, refined Regency styling...
Category
1820s British Antique Regency Benches
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Painted and Silver Gilt Regency Style Benches or Footstools
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Black Painted and Silver Gilt Regency Style benches with newly upholstered seats in grey. Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
20th Century North American Regency Benches
Materials
Wood
Regency Style Designer Taboret Bench by Randy Esada
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Regency style designer Taboret bench by Randy Esada.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Benches
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Velvet
$1,540 Sale Price
30% Off
Regency Style Designer Taboret Bench with Cheetah Velvet by Randy Esada
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Regency Style Designer Taboret Bench w Cheetah Velvet by Randy Esada
Priced each.
Additional information:
Materials: Velvet
Color: Gold
Brand: Randy Esada Designs for Prospr
Design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Benches
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
Vintage Regency Wrought Iron Grape Leaf Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Regency Wrought Iron Grape Leaf Bench, featuring intricate grape leaf details and durable construction. A charming and elegant addition to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Benches
Materials
Wrought Iron
20th-C. Large Scale Painted Black Lacquer Regency Style Bench Att. Baker Fur.
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely bench in a nice size! It has regency styling with it’s black lacquer painted frame and subtle red accents. The vintage upholstery is in very good condition and is a ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Carved Regency Style Blue Upholstery Benches MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Carved Regency Style Blue Upholstery Benches MINT
Category
20th Century American Regency Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Regency Armorial Bench By George Oakley
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Regency period mahogany bench probably by George Oakley with a dished scrolled plank seat and a channeled frieze terminating in scrolls over a carved panel centered with the painte...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Benches
Materials
Mahogany
Lotus Stool in the manner of Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A Regency gilded wood stool, carved with lotus leaf decoration and lion paw feet, based on a design from Thomas Hope’s ‘Household Furniture and Interior De...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Benches
Materials
Gold Leaf
$7,493 / item
Thomas Hope Settee
By Thomas Hope
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An accurate copy of an original Thomas Hope design. Mahogany, bronze painted and gilded. Upholstered in the clients own material.
We are currently work...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Benches
Materials
Gold Leaf
$20,165
Superb 19th Century English Regency Tufted Velvet Bench
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A true find for it's superb shape and style, an English Regency tufted bench with original horsehair stuffing, having a soft neutral tobacco taupey velvet upholstery, brass nailheads...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Benches
Materials
Velvet
$4,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Spanish Regency Carved Wood X-Frame Gold Upholstered Stool Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Spanish Regency Carved Wood X-Frame Gold Upholstered Stool Bench. Item features solid wood construction, distressed gold finish, nicely carved details, great style and form. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Benches
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Regency Style Bronze And Steel Leather Top Bench
Located in Essex, MA
Impressive scale. c. 1920, attributed to Edward F. Caldwell & Co., New York, in the Empire taste, with rectangular button tufted red leather seat, molded seat rail with bronze rosett...
Category
Early 20th Century American Regency Benches
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Pair of 18th Century Tapestry Covered Benches
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Heavy oak construction with cabriole legs ending in incurved feet and shaped X-stretchers. Upholstered in sage green velvet with fringe and 18th century tapestry covered tops depicti...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Regency Benches
Materials
Tapestry, Velvet, Oak
$1,495 / set
English Regency Mahogany and Brown Leather Semi-Circular Bench
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency semi-circular bench with a mahogany frame and caned top, supporting a taupe / brown fabric upholstered seat cushion, resting on 5 square and 4 sabre mahogany legs.
Category
20th Century English Regency Benches
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Regency Style Giltwood Bench with Tibetan Tiger Velvet by Randy Esada Designs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Regency style giltwood ribbon bench by Randy Esada for Prospr. It features silk velvet Tibetan tiger velvet and genuine giltwood silver finish.
Additi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Regency Benches
Materials
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century Italian Regency Style X Bench with Red Upholstery
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 18in W: 19in D: 16in
This Antique 18th Century Regency style "X" bench is made of the highest quality and is perfect for you and your home! This is perfect for use ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Regency Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Regency Style Hall Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency style carved mahogany and parcel-gilt hall bench, the reeded solid seat with lapette carved and scroll end supports, loose button upholstered seat cushion, on turned fluted...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Benches
Materials
Mahogany
$3,897 / item
Regency Ebonized Bench
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular upholstered seat. [used fabric]. With splayed legs and curved stretchers.
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Regency Benches
Materials
Fruitwood
Stylish Vintage Italian Regency White Lacquer and Chocolate Brown Bench
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Super chic Regency style bench having white lacquer wood with black and brass accents and sensual curvy shape. Seat is newly upholstered in complimentary faux leopard fabric and the ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Regency Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Regency Wrought Iron Grape Leaf Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Regency Wrought Iron Grape Leaf Bench, featuring intricate grape leaf details and elegant curves. A timeless piece perfect for adding sophi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Benches
Materials
Wrought Iron
Wonderful Pair Regency Carved White Wash Benches Green Silk Chinoiserie X Form
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of Regency style X form carved white wash benches with green silk chinoiserie fabric and nailheads
Measures: Height 18 inches, w...
Category
20th Century Regency Benches
Materials
Silk, Wood
Early 19th Century Irish Hall Bench By Mack, Williams & Gibton, Dublin, Ireland
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning early 19th century mahogany hall bench by Mack, Williams and Gibton, Dublin. With Rochfort family crest.
Circa 1810
Irish
Footnote:
The firm of Mack, Williams and Gibt...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Benches
Materials
Mahogany
Neoclassic Style Giltwood And Upholstered Bench
Located in Essex, MA
With arched scrolled arms and rectangular seat in tufted creme colored upholstery and splayed legs with paw feet.
Category
1970s European Vintage Regency Benches
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage Regency Baker Tufted Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Transform your space with this Vintage Regency Baker Tufted Bench. Crafted with exquisite attention to detail by Baker Furniture, this bench epitomizes American elegance and sophisti...
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
A late Regency rosewood window seat, in the manner of George Oakley
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency rosewood window seat, in the manner of George Oakley, of rectangular form, with vase-shaped, upholstered arms, reeded seat rails and tapering gadrooned legs with the original brass castors, the arms carved with bold acanthus scrolls, reupholstered in red fabric with a separate buttoned seat cushion. English, c 1820.
See ‘Ackermann’s Regency Furniture and Interiors’ by Pauline Agius and Stephen Jones, Marlborough, 1984, p 132 pl. 116 for a very similar ‘dress sofa...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Benches
Materials
Rosewood
A Rare Regency Walnut X Frame Window Seat Early 19th Century, Possibly Russ
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare Regency Walnut X Frame Window Seat
Possibly Russian
Early 19th Century
With carved eagle heads over a X stretcher with guilloche carvings and a central medallion.
Height 27...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Benches
Fine and Rare Pair of Regency Mahogany Benches, Early 19th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine and rare pair of Regency mahogany benches.
Early 19th Century
The scrolled ends with cushion-moulded rails with a central design, above saber legs ending with scrolled tip...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Benches
French Regency Gilded Petite Vanity Bench Newly Reupholstered In Teal Mohair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Regency Gold Gilded Tufted Back Petite Vanity Bench Newly Reupholstered in Italian Emerald Teal Mohair
This exquisite antique French Regency vanity bench features a s...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Benches
Materials
Mohair, Giltwood
Regency benches for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Regency benches 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 benches created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Regency benches 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 benches, popular names associated with this style include 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 benches differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $675 and tops out at $30,000 while the average work can sell for $6,800.
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