Regency Chaise Longues
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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Mid-20th Century American Regency Chaise Longues
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Chaise Longues
Linen, Upholstery, Wood
20th Century American Regency Chaise Longues
Fabric
Late 20th Century American Regency Chaise Longues
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Chaise Longues
Velvet
Early 19th Century French Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Giltwood
1820s English Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Beech
1820s Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Upholstery, Satinwood
1970s American Vintage Regency Chaise Longues
Silk, Cane, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Chaise Longues
Gold Leaf
19th Century English Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Leather, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Chaise Longues
Gold
19th Century British Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Mahogany
19th Century British Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Giltwood, Paint
19th Century Jamaican Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century British Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Brass
19th Century British Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Rosewood, Upholstery
1810s British Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Brass
1820s English Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Leather, Rosewood
1950s American Vintage Regency Chaise Longues
Gold Leaf
1980s Italian Vintage Regency Chaise Longues
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Giltwood
1990s Italian Regency Chaise Longues
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Regency Chaise Longues
Chenille
19th Century French Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Fabric, Wood, Velvet
Mid-20th Century Regency Chaise Longues
Leather
1970s Vintage Regency Chaise Longues
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century Regency Chaise Longues
Leather
1810s British Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Chaise Longues
Linen, Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Regency Chaise Longues
Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Leather
Late 20th Century North American Regency Chaise Longues
Fabric, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Beech
1960s European Vintage Regency Chaise Longues
Textile, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Regency Chaise Longues
Leather, Maple
1820s English Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Leather, Rosewood
1950s North American Vintage Regency Chaise Longues
Upholstery, Cherry
1830s Antique Regency Chaise Longues
Wood