Regency Dining Room Chairs
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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1790s English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Ormolu
1980s Philippine Vintage Regency Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Bamboo, Rattan
2010s American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Lacquer, Linen, Silk, Poplar
1970s Spanish Vintage Regency Dining Room Chairs
Wrought Iron
2010s European Regency Dining Room Chairs
Rattan, Wood, Faux Leather
19th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1990s Italian Regency Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
1950s Italian Vintage Regency Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
19th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Brass, Bronze
19th Century British Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Wrought Iron
1980s Vintage Regency Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Regency Dining Room Chairs
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Lucite
19th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Iron
1970s Vintage Regency Dining Room Chairs
Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany