Regency Settees
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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19th Century English Antique Regency Settees
Cane, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century British Antique Regency Settees
Giltwood
1810s French Antique Regency Settees
Brass
Early 19th Century Cuban Antique Regency Settees
Cane, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Settees
Gold Leaf
20th Century British Regency Settees
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Settees
Wood, Leather
19th Century British Antique Regency Settees
Gold Leaf
1810s English Antique Regency Settees
Upholstery, Mahogany
1810s English Antique Regency Settees
Leather, Hardwood
20th Century English Regency Settees
Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Settees
Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Regency Settees
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Settees
Rosewood
1840s Indian Antique Regency Settees
Cane, Rosewood
Late 20th Century American Regency Settees
Silk, Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Settees
Mahogany
1780s English Antique Regency Settees
Brass
Early 18th Century American Antique Regency Settees
Linen, Upholstery, Wood, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Settees
Wood
Late 20th Century American Regency Settees
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
1810s English Antique Regency Settees
Leather
Mid-20th Century British Regency Settees
Leather
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Settees
Silk, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Regency Settees
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Settees
Upholstery, Cane
Late 19th Century European Antique Regency Settees
Oak
19th Century American Antique Regency Settees
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Settees
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Antique Regency Settees
Oak
1990s Italian Regency Settees
Wood
20th Century English Regency Settees
Leather
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Settees
Upholstery, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Regency Settees
Walnut, Linen
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Settees
Mahogany
1990s Italian Regency Settees
Wood
Mid-20th Century Regency Settees
Chrome
1840s Italian Antique Regency Settees
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Regency Settees
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
1820s English Antique Regency Settees
Velvet, Wood
Late 20th Century North American Regency Settees
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Vietnamese Regency Settees
Brass
20th Century American Regency Settees
Upholstery, Cane, Giltwood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Settees
Upholstery, Rattan
1810s English Antique Regency Settees
Brass
Early 20th Century English Regency Settees
Wood, Upholstery, Cane
19th Century English Antique Regency Settees
Brass
19th Century British Antique Regency Settees
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Regency Settees
Mahogany
20th Century English Regency Settees
Leather