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.
Period English 1790-1820s era Mahogany Regency Settee
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Period English Regency Mahogany Settee, Circa 1790–1820 This exceptional English Regency period mahogany settee dates from the late 18th to early 19th century (circa 1790–1820) and ...
Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Settee with Gilt Dolphin Arms
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency mahogany settee with gilt carved dolphin arms & shells on back with beige upholstery (Estate of Edward James, W. Dean Park,...
Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood
Anglo Indian Rosewood And Caned Settee
Located in Essex, MA
In the Regency taste with serpentine arched caned back and scrolled out arms. carved seat rail with round discs over lion form legs and paw feet.
Cane, Rosewood
Early 19th Century English Regency Neoclassical Parcel-Gilt Sofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An outstanding Regency sofa in neoclassical taste. The couch is supported by Curule form legs with gilt edges. The arms of the piece exhibit eagle armrests and lion masks. The headra...
Velvet, Wood
$10,390Sale Price|20% Off
Regency Scroll End Settee/Sofa
Located in Folkestone, GB
A grand Regency scroll-end settee constructed in rosewood. Adorned with acanthus leaf carving to the back and scroll ends and standing on turned and reed...
Rosewood
$12,720Sale Price|20% Off
Gilded Cane English Regency Settee C 1810 with Original Horsehair Cushion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning, all original, Regency gilt caned settee, expertly crafted and finished in lustrous black lacquer with refined gilt gold accents. Reflecting the classical influence of early...
Cane, Wood, Giltwood
A 19th CENTURY EBONISED AND CANE REGENCY SOFA
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1820 A fine early nineteenth century Regency two-seater ebonised sofa with caned sides and back, the top rail and frieze decorated with gilt-painted Greek Key borders...
Cane
Restored Hump Camel Back Regency Chesterfield Buttoned Sofa in HandDyed Burgundy
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Stunning Hand-dyed Burgundy Hump Or Camel Back Regency Style Chesterfield Fully Buttoned Two-seater Sofa. A very stunning fully buttoned chesterfield hump or camel sofa...
Leather
English Regency Mahogany Recamier with Flanking Lion Medallions, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany upholstered recamier with fluted scrolled inward arms, flanking lion medallions, carved molded reeded skirt, and terminating on the original winged lions paw...
Upholstery, Mahogany
A Regency Style Ebonised and Upholstered Settee
Located in New York, NY
A reupholstered Regency style settee in a vintage YSL fabric.
Brass
A Handsome Late English Regency Paint and Parcel Gilt Settee
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful late English Regency paint and parcel gilt settee with three (3) cushions across the back and having out swept arms each end, it has a single ...
Silk, Wood, Paint
Antique French Régence Style Gold Leaf Settee, Circa 1885.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Régence Style Gold Leaf Settee, Circa 1885.
Gold Leaf
Antique Early 19th C Mahogany & Tufted Leather Sofa Settee
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Early 19th C Mahogany & Tufted Leather Sofa Settee.
Mahogany
$23,405
Thomas Hope Settee
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An accurate copy of an original Thomas Hope design. Mahogany, bronze painted and gilded. Please note we are currently working to a 30-36 week lead time and that this item is made to...
Mahogany
French Regency Mahogany Upholstered Bench with Original Brass Casters Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
French Regency mahogany upholstered bench with serpentine skirt, foliage carved knee, and terminating on the original brass casters. Bench is covered in white muslin with horse hair ...
Brass
English Regency Lattice and Red Upholstered Settee
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency ebonized settee with painted and gilt trim and pierced back with lattice design with square arms and tapered legs with an inset upholstered seat
Gold Leaf
Vintage Regency Cane Settee With Albert Hadley’s “Fireworks”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning vintage Regency Settee. A chic cane back frame with the most beautiful Albert Hadley “Fireworks” upholstery. A gorgeous graphic statement. Acquired from a Beautiful Palm B...
Upholstery, Cane
Regency Serpentine Hand Dyed Restored Whisky Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored Regency circa 1810-1820 hand dyed cigar brown leather serpentine fronted Chesterfield club sofa This sofa is as rar...
Leather, Hardwood
Sublime Fully Restored Regency 1810 Sofa Brown Leather Carved Herms Statue Frame
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this very rare fully restored Regency circa 1810 brown leather sofa with hand carved mahogany herms statues A one of kind piece, thi...
Leather
Edwardian Black Chinoiserie Bergère Cane Settee
Located in Hastings, GB
English Edwardian chinoiserie Beech Wood bergère cane settee, circa 1900 Decorated with painted oriental scenes and figures, in superb condition for it’s age All cane work is in good...
Cane, Wood
Hollywood Regency Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daybed style settee, upholstered in Joan Miró inspired fabric, having a long, button-tufted, drop-in center cushion, flanked by padded, outscrolled ...
Upholstery, Wood
Early Danish Settee in Leather and Green Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Settee or sofa, stained wood, leather, fabric, brass, Denmark, 1920s. Exceptional example of early Danish design with robust, bulky aesthetics. The frame of the settee is made of st...
Brass
19th Century Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Settee
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Anglo-Indian hand-carved ebony settee upholstered in natural creamy white ecru linen.
Upholstery, Velvet, Rosewood
French 19th Century Directoire Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A sumptuous French 19th century settee, Directoire in style, with original painted finish of French gray-blue and spruce green. The tightly upholstered seatback and bench seat is don...
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Javanese Teak Settee with Carved Décor and Out-Scrolling Arms
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Javanese teak wood plantation settee from the early 20th century, with carved back, large out-scrolling arms and curving legs. Created on the ...
Teak
Italian Mohair Settee Sofa, Brown, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful mohair upholstered curved sofa with wooden legs. Perfect shape and size. In excellent condition, 1950s, Italy. Same era as: Ch...
Mohair, Wood
Edwardian Mahogany Two Seater Sofa Settee
Located in Altrincham, GB
Edwardian Mahogany 2 Seater Sofa with Lyre Central Panel, Satinwood and Ebony Inlays with Sheraton Style Square Tapered Legs - 37"w x 20"d x 32"h (16" to the seat)
Mahogany
Edward Wormley Pair of Sofas / Settees
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Highland, IN
These lovely, lightly scaled sofas or loveseats designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, are not only an uncommon form, having a matched pair available is also very rare. They are stru...
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Gustavian Sofa Settee
Located in Essex, MA
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian or Neoclassical Sofa Settee. Very similar to those by Ephraim Stahl. Parcel gilt. Laurel leaf motif terminating in lion head at arm ends. Uph...
Beech, Giltwood
$15,000
H 25.5 in W 88.25 in D 27.25 in
English Regency Mahogany Recamier with Flanking Lion Medallions, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany upholstered recamier with fluted scrolled inward arms, flanking lion medallions, carved molded reeded skirt, and terminating on the original winged lions paw...
Upholstery, Mahogany
$19,995Sale Price|55% Off
H 37.5 in W 68 in D 31 in
Anglo Indian Settee, Late 18th or Early 19th Century Carved Rosewood
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hand-carved rosewood, mid 19th century. Free shipping within the United States and Canada.
Rosewood
Made to Order Large Heritage Brown Leather 2 to 3 Seater Sofa
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely made-to-order large Heritage brown leather 3 to 4-seater sofa. This sofa has been handmade by Mark Elliot, a manufacturer based in S...
Leather
Super Mahogany Sofa
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very nice inlaid mahogany two seater couch with seperate seat pad, reeded front, very good overall condition and very comforable. 33" high 54" length 29" overall depth 19" seat ...
Mahogany
Super Regency Two Seat Sofa
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A wonderful mahogany framed Regency style two seater couch, recently reupholstered in fine Regency stripe fabric, standing on square spade foot and original castors, in very good ove...
Mahogany
Sold
H 35.5 in W 44 in D 19 in
Antique Louis XVI Style Caned Settee With Distressed Green Painted Finish
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
charming antique Louis XVI style caned settee featuring a hand-carved wood frame in a distressed green painted finish. The medallion back and sides are finely caned, paired with a c...
Wood
Vintage Regency Velvet Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Indulge in luxurious comfort with this vintage Regency velvet settee, a perfect blend of sophistication and timeless style. Upholstered in rich velvet, ...
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Regency Mustard & Zebra Print Velvet Scroll Arm Settee
Located in London, GB
Mustard & Zebra Print Scroll Arm Settee A Regency rosewood scroll arm settee. A stunning original settee with elegant scroll arms, fully restored, sanded back to original wood and l...
Velvet, Wood
Late 20th Century Vintage Regency Striped Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Introduce classic elegance to your home with this Vintage Regency Striped Settee. Blending timeless American style with regal sophistication, this piece...
Upholstery, Wood
Sold
H 35.75 in W 46 in D 22 in
Vintage Theodore Alexander Regency Caned Mahogany Settee With Down Cushion
Located in Centennial, CO
An elegant, Regency style vintage Theodore Alexander caned settee bench with luxurious champagne velveteen and silk down seat cushion. Bench can be used with or without the cushion. ...
Brass
Regency Caned Settee by Baker Furniture
Located in Southampton, NJ
Baker Furniture Regency style caned settee in all original black lacquer finish with gold gilt accents, upholstered in blue & white embroidered floral fabric. Exquisite lithe lines i...
Upholstery, Cane, Giltwood, Lacquer
Vintage Regency Blue Floral Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning vintage Regency settee. A gorgeous blue floral upholstery on a painted white frame. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Upholstery, Wood
English Regency Saber Leg Open Settee in Mohair
Located in Southampton, NJ
Mahogany open Regency style settee with ever so subtle curved spindle back and faux bamboo saber leg styling. Newly upholstered in plush Amber Mohair of substantial heirloom quality. Seat 20" High. Accents nicely with our separate listing, " Guild Master Chest...
Mohair, Faux Bamboo, Mahogany
Baker Furniture Regency Mahogany and Cane Settee
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Regency style sofa or settee By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection USA, Circa 1990s Carved mahogany frame, with caned back and sides, and upholstered cushio...
Upholstery, Cane, Mahogany