Regency Seating
REGENCY STYLE
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.
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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Regency
Ornate Regency White Wirework Iron Chair
Located in Hastings, GB
An untouched and incredibly ornate Regency period wirework and wrought iron chair, superb form and scale.
English, dating to the very early 19th century.
Height 82.5cm x Width ...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron, Wire
Antique Regency circa 1815 Brown Leather Hardwood Lion's Hairy Paw Footstool
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, totally original circa 1810-1820 Regency brown leather with Rosewood frame footstool finished with Lion's hairy paw feet
Please n...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
19th Century English Wrought Iron Garden Chair with a Curved Rounded Back
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely model, English circa 1830s and in good condition.
Simple lines give this a smart understated look that could easily work for an interior with an upholstered squab cushion.
Repainted at some point it has, rounded back with scroll end arms and squashed pad feet.
Has an Industrial feel with the riverts and would make a really cool desk...
Category
1820s British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
C19th Century English Black Painted Armchair with Flower Decoration & Caned Seat
Located in London, GB
Lovely circa 1830s English black painted open armchair with decorative flower and leaf painted frieze to the back.
The caning to the seat has been redone over time and is in good condition.
A nice size chair and with the addition of a squab cushion...
Category
1820s British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Wood, Cane
Regency Influenced Carved Giltwood Daybed
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality Regency style carved giltwood and painted decoration daybed. Having four wonderful carved eagles heads to the scrolling ends and raised on carved claw feet.
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Seating
Antique Regency Quality Carved Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency quality carved mahogany desk chair having a figured mahogany carved top rail, quality carved splat to the centre, shaped reeded open arms with turned supports, newly ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Other
Antique English Regency Wing Armchair, circa 1820
Located in London, GB
Antique English Regency Wing Armchair circa 1820
Good example in excellent condition commensurate of age. Fabric will require replacing. Standin...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of Iron Garden Benches England, 19th Century European White
Located in Epfach, DE
Pair of iron garden benches England, 19th century European white
Pair of English strap iron garden seats, white painted, benches are very decorative and comfortable.
Category
1890s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Iron
Pair Regency Elbow Chairs Mahogany Period Furniture
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of mahogany regency elbow chairs.
Regency period
these chairs are raised upon sabre front legs with shaped back legs.
Having lift out seats.
The chairs feature typical shape...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Mother of Pearl Inlaid Ebonised Regency Chair, circa 1815
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Stunning 1815s Mother of Pearl occasional chair.
A very well-made and beautiful decorative chair, this is a good collector's find, not too ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Pair of Original Hand Painted Antique Regency circa 1810-1820 Side Chairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of original circa 1810-1820 Regency hand painted side chairs with period woven seats
A very good looking well made and decorat...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Rattan, Pine
Four Original Regency Walnut Restored Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to this stunning set of four Regency period circa 1810-1820 fully restored Chesterfield aged cigar brown leather dining chairs i...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Original Regency 1815 Black Leather Hardwood Horseshoe Office Desk Chair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite original circa 1815 Black leather Regency office chair with sculpted Horseshoe frame
...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Set Regency Dining Chairs Cane Backs
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful Set of 15 Mahogany Regency Style Chairs.
These Chairs stand Upon Crisply Ring Turned and Fluted Front Legs with Sabre Rear Legs.
The Lift out Seat Cushions have Recently ...
Category
1920s Vintage Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Hall Chair by Gillows, circa 1815
Located in London, GB
Regency mahogany hall chair by Gillows, circa 1815
The waisted backrest with arched top over relief carved descending lobes, with canework seat above sabre front and splayed back ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
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...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Other
Antique Regency circa 1810 Oak Carved Armchair with Lions Head Oxblood Velour
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Regency circa 1810-1820 carved oak frame depicting Lions heads armchair
This chair is an absolute classic, designed as a Regency library chair, the frame is ornately carved in oak and depicts Lion's heads
The chair is 100% solid and stable, the frame has been checked, we have also deep cleaned hand condition waxed and hand polished it from top to bottom. The velour oxblood upholstery is nice and vintage circa 1940's, it has one small repaired patch to the back, otherwise its all good
Dimensions
Height:- 77cm
Width:- 71.5cm
Depth:- 68cm
Seat height:- 44cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point.
This item is available for collection from our Pulborough warehouses RH20 1DF.
A privately owned family ran business founded in Wimbledon SW19 and now based in Pulborough RH20. We specialise in finding, restoring very fine luxury antique leather seating...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Fine Set of 6 Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Library Chairs by Gillows
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine set of 6 antique regency quality mahogany library chairs by the prestigious furniture maker Gillows of Lancaster and London having a quality figured mahogany top rail with a ree...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Other
Outstanding Quality Antique Regency Quality Rosewood Reclining Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Regency quality rosewood reclining armchair having fabulous carving and newly reupholstered in a quality green leather wi...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Other
William IV Bergere finished with Goat Skin Leather
Located in London, GB
As a LAPADA dealer I always have a large stock of Chesterfield sofas and chairs ranging from early 19thC through to present day. We also ...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Cane, Goatskin, Leather
English Regency Arm Chair
Located in Kastrup, DK
Beautiful and elegant Regency armchair in original and untouched condition.
Made in England during the first quarter of the 19th century.
Featuring splat back with vertical spindle...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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...
Category
20th Century British Regency Seating
Materials
Leather
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Regency Seating
Materials
Leather
Maddox Armchair
Located in London, GB
Produced entirely in the UK, this armchair is based on a special commission Howard & Sons model of specifically compact dimensions making it not only highly comfortable but easy to p...
Category
2010s British Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Located in Premariacco, IT
Refined set of 4 dining chairs, entirely with wooden structure and upholstered seat in decorated burgundy fabric.
Simple, light and elegant.
Thanks to their distinct design they can be used in all furnishing contexts, from modern to antique.
Two chairs have slightly darker fabric because they can be used at the head of the table...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Regency Seating
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Eight Vintage Hardwood Fully Restored Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs 8
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning suite of eight Regency style vintage fully restored Chesterfield aged cigar brown leather dining chairs in mahogany.
An absolutely...
Category
20th Century French Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Regency Period Mahogany Rectangular Stool
Located in London, GB
Early 19th Century Regency period mahogany Stool, having upholstered & buttoned rectangular top supported on turned reeded tapering legs.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Six Late Regency Rosewood Dining Chairs
Located in Altrincham, GB
A set of six late Regency rosewood dining chairs, with bowed top rails, shaped stiles, drop in seat and raised on turned and stylised tu...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
Antique Regency 1820 Brown Leather Pollard Oak Chesterfield Office Desk Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare fully restored Victorian Chesterfield brown leather office desk chair with Pollard oak frame and original horse hair padding.
Thi...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set Regency Dining Chairs, 6 English Rope Back
Located in Potters Bar, GB
- Absolutely stunning set of 6 Regency style rope back dining chairs
- Hand crafted from mahogany and walnut, this set really is the ultimate i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Regency Seating
Materials
Walnut
Regency Oak Leaf Stool
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A finely carved and reeded mahogany stool, with a central panel of oak leaves and quatrefoil corner paterae, on brass castors.
To be upholstered in ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
Regency Mahogany Armchair, England Approx. 1810 - 1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
Regency armchair, made of solid cuba mahogany.
Back, frames and sides with round bars.
Made in excellent craftsmanship, newly upholstered with li...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Robert Adam Window Seat
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine carved giltwood window seat after a design by
Robert Adam. Upholstered in client’s own material.
Bespoke sizing, design adaptations and finishing available.
We are curr...
Category
18th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Tatham Library Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An important carved mahogany library armchair of large proportions inspired by Charles Heathcote Tatham’s designs from the Grand Tour. To be upholstered in the clients own material.
...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Adam Dressing Stool
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine carved gilt-wood dressing stool in the manner of Robert Adam, with fluted and turned legs. To be upholstered in client’s own material.
Bespo...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Regent’s Park Library Armchair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A late Regency/early Victorian library open armchair with finely turned arm supports and turned and tapering front legs terminating in hand-cast brass castors. The armchair is classi...
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
Gillows Bench
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine regency design Grand Tour inspired mahogany bench/hall seat of elegant proportions. Almost certainly designed by renowned Charles Heathcote Tatham.
Bespoke sizing, design a...
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Dinton Sofa
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Dinton sofa is a fine polished mahogany regency design sofa/settee with classically polished turned and tapering legs terminating in brass castors, below a polished frieze with i...
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
Adam Armchair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine and important George III design attributed to Robert Adam, circa 1775. The Adam Armchair is carved gilt-wood and upholstered in the client’s own material.
Bespoke sizing, d...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Regency Large Mahogany Hall Bench, in the Manner of Tatham and Marsh
Located in Sherborne, GB
Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, in the manner of Tatham and Marsh, this Regency hall bench/window seat is one of the best examples of English fu...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 1810 Attributed to Gillows Metamorphic Leather Library Armchair Steps
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this large and collectable fully restored Regency circa 1810-1820 metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London
This wonderful piece of English history has been on a journey of restoration, the frame has been washed back and French polished by a Victorian trained polisher, the leather upholstery is all new, it is Italian cattle hide, upholstered plain then hand dyed six times, antiqued and sealed, it has a lovely rich reddish brown colour to it.
This chair is larger than any other of its type you would have seen, it is an important and extremely expensive looking thing that commands attention in any setting. You can see the same model made by Gillows currently viewed in the Victorian & Albert Museum, below is an extra from their listing.
The period 1800-1825 was a great one for ‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with bookshelves, is close to a design for a ‘Library Chair’ published in Rudolph Ackermann’s Repository of the Arts in July 1811, which was made by the London firm of Morgan and Saunders, of Catherine Street, Strand.
They were well known for their ingenious furniture, including reading chairs with writing surfaces attached and a great variety of travelling beds...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Original Hide Regency Chesterfield Brown Leather Library Reading Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Regency circa 1810-1820 Chesterfield distressed leather library reading armchair...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather
Ditchley Sofa
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine Regency design taken from Ditchley park, with carved and decorated sabre legs. The back with brass ball finals and the frame with inset paterae. The...
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
Antique Regency 1810 Restored Brown Leather Chesterfield Armchair Reading Slope
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning fully restored hand dyed Cigar brown leather, period Regency Chesterfield Library armchair complete with original mahogany...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
Vintage Aged Regency Green Leather Chesterfield Tufted Office Directors Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Regency green leather, Chesterfield tufted office chair
A good looking and well made off...
Category
20th Century English Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Beech
Tennyson Sofa
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Tennyson sofa is a fine country house Chesterfield design of generous proportions. The upholstered body of the sofa terminates upon finely turned polished mahogany bun feet with ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Marle Club Sofa
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Marle Club Sofa is a polished mahogany Regency design sofa/settee with fine classically polished tapering legs. Can be made to the client’s specific req...
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Antique Regency Brown Leather Chesterfield Armchairs Extending Stools
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of circa 1810-1820 Antique Regency fully restored Chesterfield brown leather hand dyed armchairs with hidden extending footstools
A fantastic looking and well made pair, the chairs have been fully restored to include the leather being stripped back and hand dyed six times this wonder cigar brown colour, antiqued, sealed then waxed
These chairs are very rare and collectable, it truth I've never seen another with the built in leather topped...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather
Tatham Dining Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A Regency mahogany dining chair with carved paterae and reeded legs, carved in the style of Tatham. To be upholstered in the clients own material.
Bespoke sizing, design adaptatio...
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Pair of Regency Mahogany Hall Chairs by Gilllows, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique pair of Regency mahogany hall chairs by Gillows Lancaster, circa 1820 in date.
These lovely chairs have been masterfully crafted in beautiful solid maho...
Category
1820s British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Six Important Antique Regency Leather Pollard Oak Chesterfield Dining Chairs
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare suite of fully restored Regency Chesterfield brown leather dining chairs with Pollard oak frames and original horse hair padding.
...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
2 Lovely Regency Chairs with new Upholstered Seats
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
2 Lovely Regency chairs with new Upholstered seats
A very attractive pair of chairs, they have a broad carved back top rail and a carved centre rail
The chairs have slender tur...
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Silk
Original Regency 1810-20 Chesterfield Walnut Framed Green Library Tub Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this super rare, original circa 1810-1820 Regency Chesterfield green velour library armchair
A very well made and unique armchair, originally de...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Velvet Stool 1950's
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Vintage velvet stool made around 1950 in red/pink velvet fabric.
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Regency Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
RARE ORIGINAL REGENCY X FRAMED RECLINING BROWN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD ARMCHAiR
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite original X Framed circa 1810-1820 Regency Reclining brown leather Chesterfield tufted armchair that has been fully restored
What a...
Category
1810s British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Hardwood, Leather
Vintage Velvet Stool, 1950's
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Vintage velvet stool made around 1950 in red/pink velvet fabric.
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Regency Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Vintage Velvet Stool 1950's
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Vintage velvet stool made around 1950 in red/pink velvet fabric.
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Regency Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Set of 12 Late Regency Period Dining Chairs, circa 1830
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality set of 12 late Regency period dining chairs, each with wonderful classical carved scrolling decoration to the back rests, upholstered seats, raised on turned tape...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Rosewood
Regency seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Regency seating for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Regency seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Chesterfield, Jonathan Sainsbury, and Gillows of Lancaster & London. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $309 and tops out at $126,413 while the average work can sell for $3,828.
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