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.
English Mahogany Hall Bench, circa 1860
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this classic English third-quarter 19th century solid mahogany hall bench or window seat having rectangular molded-edge top with turned cylind...
Mahogany
Antique Set 8 Regency Period Dining Chairs Circa 1820 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A fabulous set of eight Regency Period mahogany dining chairs, Circa 1820 in date. The set comprising six side chairs and a pair of armchairs. They feature elegant bar backs above ...
Mahogany
English Mahogany Single Seat Hall Bench, circa 1840
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this wonderful and rare English circa 1840 early Victorian period solid mahogany single seat hall bench, the rectangular molded-edge top with ...
Mahogany
$1,998Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique Regency Set of Four Mahogany Bar Back Dining Chairs with Sabre Legs
Located in Suffolk, GB
An antique Regency set of four mahogany dining chairs with beautifully figured bar backs, upholstered seats and elegant sabre legs. This quality set comprises four matching chairs, e...
Mahogany
19th Century English Mahogany Window Seat, Hand-Carved Regency Design
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 19th century hall bench, or window seat, from England shows impeccable quality within the natural characteristics of the wood and the skill of the carver, its depth of color now...
Mahogany
Six Regency Style Ebonized & Parcel Gilt Dining Chairs - U.K. - Circa 1900
Located in Chatham, ON
Six exceptional antique Regency style ebonized and parcel gilt dining chairs - bench made hand carved quality beechwood frames with hand woven caned seats and backs - featuring hand ...
Fabric, Cane, Beech, Giltwood
Antique Set 6 Regency Period Dining Chairs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A fabulous set of six Regency Period mahogany dining chairs, Circa 1820 in date. The set comprises six side chairs all with ribbed solid top rails, pierced scrolling splats and padd...
Velvet, Mahogany
$4,953Sale Price / item|20% Off
Antique Regency Mahogany Set of 6 Dining Chairs Including 2 Carvers
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine quality set of six Regency mahogany dining chairs comprising four single chairs and two carvers. The set displays elegant proportions with beautifully shaped top rails and cla...
Mahogany
$3,890Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs – Set of Six with Cane Seats
Located in Suffolk, GB
A very elegant set of antique English Regency mahogany dining chairs consisting of five singles and one carver, retaining their original cane seats and attractive brass mounts. Beaut...
Mahogany
English Regency Ebonised Open Armchair
Located in London, GB
An early nineteenth century Regency Period ebonised open armchair or desk chair. The broad, slightly bowed crest rail above a stick back with generous scrolling arms on a shaped can...
Cane
Sculptural Regency Sofa in Figured Mahogany Veneer and Velvet Early 19th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Sculptural Regency Sofa in Figured Mahogany Veneer and Velvet Early 19th Century A large and sculptural regency sofa in beautifully figured mahogany veneer and velvet. Europe, early...
Velvet, Wood, Mahogany
Thomasville Regency Style Carved Mahogany Camelback Sofa
Located in Oakwood, GA
Thomasville Regency Style Carved Mahogany Camelback Sofa, 87"W Thomasville quality craftsmanship Regency style design Solid carved mahogany exposed frame Dramatic camelback crest rai...
Fabric, Mahogany
Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture Modern Regency Upholstered Camelback Sofa
By Baker Furniture Company, Barbara Barry
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous and very comfortable modern Regency style camelback upholstered sofa or loveseat By Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture USA, Circa Late 20th Century Measures: 65.5"W x 34...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Baker Furniture Style Regency Carved Mahogany and Gold Gilt Armchairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Regency, Neoclassical, or Empire style armchairs or dining captain chairs In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa Late 20th Century Carved mahogany, with go...
Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood
Set of Ten Ralph Lauren Style Highgate Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A large elegant set of ten Ralph Lauren-style dining chairs comprised of eight side chairs and two host armchairs. The chairs are crafted with a carved ebonized hardwood frame paired...
Brass
$3,850 / set
Pair Of Period English Regency Armchairs C.1830
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of English Regency Arm chairs, ebonized with parcel gilt accents. The chair with a distinctive back splat of an interlocking ring design...
Fabric, Wood, Cane
Regency Mahogany And Satinwood Caned Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Square back with caned back set in a molded mahogany frame with satinwood banding. Closed caned arms. Caned seat. Circular tapered reeded legs with casters. No cushions.
Mahogany, Satinwood
Ralph Lauren Conservatory Garden Wingback Dining Armchair
By Ralph Lauren, Theodore Alexander
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Classic English Regency style conservatory garden dining host armchair or wing chair designed by Ralph Lauren. The chair features a hand-carved beech frame having a dark, rich mahoga...
Brass
$2,220Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 4 Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of 4 antique regency quality mahogany dining chairs having a quality carved mahogany top rail, carved mahogany splat to the centre with a figured mahogany panel, newly reupholste...
Other
Early 20th-C. Painted English Queen Anne Style Chinoiserie Dining Chairs - Set 4
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a set of four English regency style hand painted Japanned side chairs. The backs have Queen Anne styling with four individually painted scenes. The chairs have cabriole legs ...
Wood, Lacquer
18th C Style Horse Leg & Hoof Vanity Stool or Bench by Randy Esada Designs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th C Style Horse Leg & Hoof Vanity Stool or Bench by Randy Esada Designs.
Wood
Set of 8 Nancy Corzine Regency Style Dining Chairs W Scalamandre Stripe
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Set of 8 Nancy Corzine Regency Style Dining Chairs Freshly Upholstered in Scalamandre Striped Fabric.
Textile, Wood, Lacquer
English Regency Style Tufted Leather Executive Office Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A handsome 20th century English Regency style tall executive office desk chair in an opulent royal blue leather. The stately swivel chair features deep button tufting across the seat...
Brass, Iron
$1,572Sale Price|46% Off
Antique Scottish Regency Hand Carved Mahogany New Upholstered Armchair
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful Regency fauteuil or armchair that was made in Scotland, circa 1840. Typically for Scottish furniture, it is made with superb timber and...
Fabric, Mahogany
Regency Ebonized Faux Bamboo High Arm Window Bench With Upholstered Seat c1810
Located in valatie, NY
English Regency Ebonized Faux Bamboo High Sided Arm Window Bench With Upholstered Seat c1810. The rectangular bow fronted upholstered seat is raised on the faux bamboo frame with 6 t...
Fabric, Wood
$4,800 / set
Set Of Eight Oak Windsor Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Arm height 28.25, seat depth 17 in, seat width 16 in. Sturdy comfortable bow back armchairs with turned tapered legs and crinoline stretchers.
Oak
$2,504Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 4 Antique Regency Quality Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of 4 antique Regency quality carved mahogany dining chairs having a quality carved and reeded top with a carved mahogany splat to the centre, newly reupholstered seats in a quali...
Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Painted and Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Refined Pair of Regency Painted Armchairs. Chairs feature painted wood with hand-caned backs and seats, gently curving arms, a shaped crest rail, and turned legs that exemplify the ...
Textile, Wood
Ralph Lauren English Regency Style Alastair Library Chair
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare English regency style library armchair designed by Ralph Lauren. From Lauren's Alastair collection, the chair features a hardwood frame with a dramatic black ebonized lacquer fi...
Leather, Hardwood
English Regency Caned Mahogany Armchair or Bergere, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An elegant circa 1830 English Regency armchair or bergere of solid mahogany construction having shaped crest rail and scroll arms with lotus carved terminals and volute arm supports ...
Brass
English Regency Caned Mahogany Armchair or Bergere of Unusual Form, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An unusual English circa 1830 George IV, William IV period regency form armchair or bergere, the solid mahogany frame having shaped crest rail and scroll arms with caned back, sides,...
Brass
$6,005Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique Regency Mahogany Set of 8 Dining Chairs with Scroll Arm Carvers
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine antique Regency mahogany set of 8 dining chairs, comprising 6 single chairs and 2 carvers. The chairs have elegant curved top rails, finely shaped backs and decorative scroll ...
Mahogany
Antique Regency Period Caned Armchair
Located in London, GB
An extremely beautiful and very well made antique Regency period caned armchair. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1810-1820 period. It is of very fine quality, the...
Cotton, Cane, Beech
Four Regency Style Mahogany Dining Chairs, Floral Black Upholstered Seats
Located in Astoria, NY
Set of Four Regency Style Mahogany Dining Chairs, with floral black upholstered seats. 32.5" H x 18" W x 17.5" D; seat: 19.25" H. Provenance: From a 45 East 62nd Street Collection.
Upholstery, Mahogany
Maitland Smith Regency Style Ebonized and Gilt Armchair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 33 IN W: 22 3/4 IN D: 22 1/2 IN SH: 19 1/2 IN A striking and highly decorative Regency-style armchair by Maitland Smith, embodying the brand’s signature blend of cl...
Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
Early 19thC Rosewood Button Back Upholstered Armchair
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early 19thC Rosewood Button Back Upholstered Armchair with carved acanthus arms, and raised upon turned and carved tulip front legs with brass cup castors - 22"w x 34"d x 39"h (18" t...
Upholstery, Rosewood
1980s Vintage Regency Mahogany Upholstered Arm Chairs, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of Regency style armchairs in mahogany. Lacquered finish. Upholstered seat. Finish in still in very good condition. Frame Joins were reinforced under the seats and two joins a...
Upholstery, Mahogany
$2,400 / set
A Pair of Regency Mahogany Cane Chairs, c.1810
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of regency mahogany low-back cane bottom chairs, circa 1810. 18 ½ inches wide by 22 inches deep by 30 ¼ inches tall; seat height 17 inches
Mahogany
1920s Estey Manufacturing Magogany Upholstered Arm Chairs
By Estey Organ Corp.
Located in Germantown, MD
For your consideration is this beautiful, refinished pair of early 20th century regency style solid mahogany armchairs by Estay Manufacturing Co. Estay was founded in 1879 and specia...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Italian Regency Style Walnut and Upholstered Barrel Back Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
Italian Made Regency Style Walnut and Upholstered Barrel Back Chair in very good vintage condition. The green upholstery may appear slightly faded on picture , but it is not actuall...
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Regency Period Upholstered Chaise Longue Sofa
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Fine Quality Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Upholstered Chaise Longue Sofa *England, circa 1820* A fine quality early 19th-century Regency period mahogany chaise longue, dati...
Upholstery
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
Set of 6 19th century Regency mahogany dining chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Set of 19th century regency mahogany dining chairs circa 1820. Good quality set of 6 regency dining chairs, made in fine mahogany. Carv...
Fabric, Mahogany
Ralph Lauren 'Florence' Storage Ottoman in Damask Blue Linen
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A classic Ralph Lauren Home 'Florence' storage ottoman upholstered in a rich damask blue Italian Linen tailored with generous proportions and crisp upholstery. The waisted, sculpted ...
Brass
Set Six Minton-Spidell Regence Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous set of six walnut dining chairs by Minton-Spidell Los Angeles, California. Known as "Regence" chairs in a country French provincial or Louis XV style crafted from thick waln...
Brass
$7,958Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique Set of 10 English Regency Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb antique set of 10 English Regency carved mahogany dining chairs with elegant shaped backs, finely carved scroll and fan detail and newly upholstered cream seats. The frames ...
Mahogany
George Smith Mohair Velvet Ottoman Sofa Banquette
By George Smith
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental bespoke mohair velvet tufted sectional banquette sofa custom designed by George Smith, London UK. The grand "ottoman sofa" was commi...
Hardwood, Mohair
Vintage Painted Decorative Metal Bench or Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Enameled Metal, Original Upholstery Style: Italian Regency
Metal
Set of Four Diminutive English Regency Ebonized and Caned Side Chairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Ebonized frames with gilt line decoration throughout, each with a rectangular caned back panel, turned and gilt-banded stiles terminating in scrolled ears, a caned seat, and turned t...
Cane, Wood, Paint
19th Century Regency Ebonised Chaise Longue
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very Impressive Regency period ebonised chaise longue or daybed with gilt brass mounts. Conceived in the high regency taste, and of that period, this chaise has beautiful flowing l...
Wood, Upholstery
19th Century English Regency Settee / Sofa
Located in Allerum, SE
An early 19th-century English Regency settee in the neoclassical taste, circa 1810. The frame is constructed with sloping armrests and is supported by turned, tapered front legs. It ...
Wood
Pair French Regency Style Gold Chartreuse Velvet Music Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French Regency style music chairs with a carved and painted wood frame featuring fluted legs. The seat is upholstered in chartreuse velvet and finished with a nailhead trim.
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Ferguson Copeland Modern Regency Dining Armchairs, Set of Six
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of six modern Regency style dining armchairs By Ferguson Copeland USA, Late 20th century Elegant carved wood frames in gray finish, with cream upholstered seats and ...
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of English Regency Hall Chairs, Carved Mahogany, Circa 1800
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Stunning pair of Regency hall chairs from England, circa 1800. Dramatic in color alone, the solid mahogany planks lend themselves well to carved, scrolling details in the shield-back...
Mahogany, Paint
Antique Regency Mahogany Bergere/library Arm Chair.
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Sherborne, GB
Gillows mahogany bergere arm chair circa 1815. The chair has an arched top cresting rail, down swept arms resting on sabre legs ending on angled brass square castors. The back rail i...
Cane, Mahogany
$1,960Sale Price / set|20% Off
Four English Regency Mahogany & Ebony Inlay Splat Back Dining Side Chairs c1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
Four English Regency Mahogany & Ebony Inlay Splat Back Dining Side Chairs c1830 Measures- 34"H x 20.5"W x 21"D; 19" SH A set of four exquisite antique English Regency dining chairs...
Ebony, Mahogany
Pair English Regency Ebonized and Parcel-gilt Armchairs with Caned Seat
Located in San Francisco, CA
a pair of early 19th-century Regency armchairs, ebonized with gilt stencil decoration; each features a double-baluster crest rail above a lyre-form openwork back, flanked by down-cur...
Wood
$8,394 / set
Pair of Regency Style Hall Benches
Located in Westwood, NJ
A pair of carved mahogany and parcel-gilt hall bench, the reeded solid seat with lapette carved and scroll end supports, loose button upholstered seat cushion, on turned fluted and t...
Mahogany
$7,390 / set
Regency Upholstered Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
This set of 10 Regency Upholstered Chairs are complete with 2 arm chairs and 8 side chairs. The super simple design of the Regency Upholster...
Fabric, Mahogany
English Regency Caned and Ebonized Mahogany Klismos Chair, Althorp, circa 1815
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this exceptionally fine and doubly rare circa 1815 English regency period chair of petite modified klismos form, the solid mahogany frame havi...
Brass