Regency Lounge 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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1980s Italian Vintage Regency Lounge Chairs
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Lounge Chairs
Leather, Walnut
1810s British Antique Regency Lounge Chairs
Hardwood, Leather
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Lounge Chairs
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Regency Lounge Chairs
Leather
20th Century French Regency Lounge Chairs
Faux Leather, Faux Bamboo
1970s North American Vintage Regency Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
20th Century Regency Lounge Chairs
Velvet, Cane
2010s American Regency Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Poplar
1960s American Vintage Regency Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Cane, Mahogany, Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Lounge Chairs
Hardwood, Walnut
20th Century English Regency Lounge Chairs
Leather
1980s Swedish Vintage Regency Lounge Chairs
Enamel, Iron
1820s English Antique Regency Lounge Chairs
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Regency Lounge Chairs
Cane, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Lounge Chairs
Cord, Wood, Leather
19th Century English Antique Regency Lounge Chairs
Brass
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Lounge Chairs
Rosewood
19th Century English Antique Regency Lounge Chairs
Wood
1820s English Antique Regency Lounge Chairs
Mahogany
1970s Italian Vintage Regency Lounge Chairs
Metal, Chrome
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Lounge Chairs
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Lounge Chairs
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary French Regency Lounge Chairs
Metal
1930s English Vintage Regency Lounge Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Lounge Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary French Regency Lounge Chairs
Metal