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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Style: Regency
Handsome Set of Four Regency Style Leather Library Chairs with Tufted Backs
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome set of four Regency style leather library chairs with tufted backs. Priced per chair.
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Vintage Spanish Regency Carved Wood X-Frame Gold Upholstered Stool Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Spanish Regency carved wood x-frame gold upholstered stool bench. Item features solid wood construction, distressed gold finish, nicely carved ...
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair Regency Simulated Rosewood & Leather Trafalgar Chairs, Circa 1820
Located in Norwich, GB
A pair of Regency scroll back chairs in simulated rosewood and black leather inset seats. Circa 1820.
The chairs have a rope twist turned top rail, with a carved central rail, and...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Beech
Set of 4 English Regency Black and Gold Painted Cane Seat Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 English Regency (19th century) side chairs with turned painted black and gold frames with caned seats and fan-shaped back panels.
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Vintage English Regency Style Neo-Classical Painted Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine pair of vintage English Regency style Neo-Classical painted armchairs. These have a pretty hand-painted decorative design with a caned seat. An exceptional pair that adds a...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Regency Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Cuban Empire Carved Mahogany Hand Caned Sofa / Settee, Early 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Notable Cuban Empire Mahogany caned sofa, circa 1820, featuring Flame Mahogany veneers and opposing Eagle carvings. The center crest of this Caribbean Settee has a Pineapple motif flanked by Regal Bird Heads clasping drapery from their beaks rest on a Mahogany Cresting Wave framing a hand-cane back. This West Indies settee...
Category
Early 19th Century Cuban Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Pair of Early 19th Century Side Chairs Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning pair of Regency mahogany side chairs attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, each moulded curved back with pierced fluted rail backs...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of English Walnut Finished Leather Benches
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of English Chippendale style walnut benches with brown leather upholstery.
Category
1920s English Vintage Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Burr Walnut Brown Leather Regency Metamorphic Reading Armchair to Library Steps
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of large and collectable Regency style metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps after the original 18th century design by Gillows of Lancaster with Burr Walnut panels
A very good looking and well made pair, I have never seen a Regency style piece with Burr Walnut panels before, the leather seat pads have been restored by my leather polishers, they have been hand dyed six times, antiqued and sealed
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
18th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Carved Oak Regency Period X-Frame Stool Possibly by George Bullock
Located in London, GB
A Regency period X-frame stool
Possibly by George Bullock
Constructed from indigenous oak--a wood typically used by the renowned cabinetmaker George Bullock--this stool of elegan...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Oak
English 1820s Regency Period Wooden Bench with Saber Legs and New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency period wooden bench from the early 19th century, with new upholstery, brass nailheads and saber legs. Created in England during the first quarter of the 19th centu...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
8 Set of ca 1820 Regency Dining Room Chairs
Located in New Haven, CT
A sophisticated set of 8 Regency Period mahogany dining chairs the Klismos Form, a Gillows Of London Design with a rolled tablet crests and intersecting curved slat backs.
Made ca ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Regency Charles Hollis Jones Python Printed Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic set of 6 vintage Charles Hollis Jones dining chairs. The iconic high back design with acrylic and chrome legs. Chic channel tufted python printed upholstery. Super sexy. Ac...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Seating
Materials
Chrome
Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Klismos Armchairs after a Design by Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in London, GB
A pair of Klismos armchairs of important size
After a design by Thomas Hope
Constructed in a finely patinated Cuban mahogany, dressed with the carved Burnell family crest; rising fr...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of Regency Mahogany Metamorphic Library Steps
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A set of Regency mahogany metamorphic library steps, this sturdy armchair unfolds to reveal four leather-inset steps which rest on the cresti...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Set of 10 Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Dining Room Chairs
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional set of 10 IRegency mahogany dining chairs, The set comprising of eight side chairs and two armchairs, each with pierced arched top rail, carved with acanthus leaves an...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Regency Carved Walnut and Cane Armchair, Circa 1940s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Regency style desk chair or side chair
Circa 1940s
Carved walnut, with caned seat.
Measures: 22"W x 22"D x 33.5"H. Seat h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Elegant 19th Century Mahogany Neoclassical Regency Style Arm Chair with Stars
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Regal Regency 19th century neoclassical mahogany and newly upholstered grey velvet arm chair having handsome brass stars where legs meet the seat and scroll arms. Brass caps finish t...
Category
19th Century North American Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Antiques Style Black Wooden Feet And Beige Fabric Armchair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Vintage design style black wooden feet with patina brass finishes and beige fabric armchair.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Regency Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Eight English Regency Style Dining Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous set of eight hand-crafted beech dining armchairs made in the grand English Regency taste. The chairs feature large molded frames with gracefully curved arms, back, and legs....
Category
20th Century American Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
19th Century Regency Arm Chair with Scrolled Arms, English
Located in Toronto, CA
A fine arm chair from the English Regency period in mahogany with a scroll arm. This would be a fantastic arm chair to add a bit of character to a library or to be used as a complime...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of English Regency Upholstered Slip Seat Side Chairs, 1815
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of English Regency Period faux rosewood painted beechwood Klismos side chairs inlaid with pierced brass embellishments on the center of the back rail and the corners of the crest rail. The chairs are fitted with upholstered slip seats...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Regency Berger Mother of Pearl Side Occasional Chairs & Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of original circa 1810-1820 Regency bergere ebonised with mother of pearl inlay side chairs and matching tray table
A very good looking well made and decorative suite. In truth, they rarely come up for sale in pairs, they usually turn up as singles and are rare survivors. This set has lovely mother of pearl inlay, some great gold leaf painting and the original ebonised finish. The seats are early rattan...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Pine
Window Benches in the Regency Manner
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A pair of turned mahogany and brass-mounted window seats on elongated brass casters. In the Regency manner.
Upholstered in clients own material.
We are ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
Tufted Regency Style Armchairs by Marge Carson
By Marge Carson
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
Pair o...
Category
1970s Vintage Regency Seating
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany
Mahogany Regency Style Triple Chair Back Settee with Upholstered Seat
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Measures: 55.5 W x 23.5 D x 34 H seat height 18
Wonderful quality mid 20th century Regency Style settee upholstered in an ivory stripe fabric. The back with a triple chair...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Ebonized and Gilt Star Design Sofa / Settee
Located in New York, NY
English Regency ebonized and fluted frame 3-seat settee with gilt trim and unfinished upholstered sides and back with a loose cotton-covered cushion, resting on brass casters.
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood, Ebony, Giltwood
Baker Furniture Faux Bamboo and Cane Regency Armchair, 1960s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous faux bamboo Regency armchair
By Baker Furniture
USA, 1960s
Faux bamboo and cane
Measures: 21"W x 21.5"D x 35.88"H. Seat height 17.5"; arm height 27.75".
Exc...
Category
1960s American Vintage Regency Seating
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Cane
Ebonized and Gold Leaf Painted Regency Chairs, a Pair
Located in Wichita, KS
Lovely and unusual ebonized and gold leaf painted chairs with chinoiserie style and floral scenery. These chairs were purchased in Austria but are in...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood, Giltwood
Pair of Regency Foot Stools
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a unique pair of period Regency foot stools that features beautifully carved hairy paw feet and finely cast lion head side handles. The stoo...
Category
1830s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Regency Dolphin Carved Bloomingdale Trianon Collection Armchair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency dolphin carved Bloomingdales Trianon collection armchair. Item features serpent/dolphin carved legs, solid wood frame, dis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Seating
Materials
Wood
Regency Style Leather and Mahogany Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Regency style smoker bow armchair, the mahogany frame with leather upholstery.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Ebonized Regency Wood Side Chair in Black with Stick and Ball Gold Details
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous ebonized black and gold side chair or ballroom chair. Upholstered in a peach and cream floral striped fabric, this petite chair will be great as a side chair, at a dining table, vanity, or in a great room. The spindle back is accented with gold circular carved wood pieces. It reminds us of stick and ball furniture...
Category
20th Century American Regency Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Regency Scrollwork Aluminum Garden Patio Lounge Arm Chairs with Ottoman, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Modern Italian Regency style scrollwork cast aluminum garden patio club lounge arm chairs with ottomans- a pair. Listing includes (2) Ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Pierluigi Colli Bench and Pouf from 1950, Design
By Colli Torino
Located in Foggia, FG
Pierluigi Colli bench and pouf from 1950, Design
Author: Pierluigi Colli, Turin 1950s
Materials: Full gilded iron, cushions redone and re-upholstered with white synthetic fur
...
Category
1950s Vintage Regency Seating
Materials
Iron
19th Century British Colonial/Regency Ebony Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
A 19th century British Colonial Ebony chair with carved back and feet. Caned seat with scrolled arms.
Category
Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Rattan, Ebony
Pair of English Regency Style Parcel Gilt Caned Back Settees
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency faux painted rosewood loveseats with parcel gilt ornaments, removable caned backs with gilt anthemion top crests, and mint green striped upholstery, resting o...
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Wood
Regency Mahogany Height Adjustable Stool
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5080 Regency mahogany revolving piano or dressing table stool, having height adjustable seat, reeded rails and 4 outswept ringed legs united by cro...
Category
1820s Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of English Regency 1820s Ebonized and Gilt Stools with New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Regency period ebonized and gilt stools from the early 19th century, with new upholstery. Created in England during the first quarter of the 19th century, each of this pair of Regency...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Wood, Upholstery, Giltwood
Pair of English Regency Style Mahogany Ladders
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency style (19th Century) provincial mahogany ladder back armchairs with slip seats.
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Regency Mahogany Folding Bench Loveseat Sleeper Sofa Campaign
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 19th century museum quality English Regency convertible hall bench or bed. A rectangular form made from walnut with with brass trim. Upholstered in a striped blue and red fabric with red cording. The bench is supported by square tapered legs leading to spade feet. When ready to sleep the brass bolts along the back side can be released allowing it to fold open into a flat surface with a built in frame for mattress. AKA hide a bed or sleep bench...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique Dolphin Arm Venetian Grotto Swivel Brown Leather Chesterfield Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this super rare and highly collectable, circa 1830 Italian Venetian, fully restored swivel armchair
What a find! I have never seen another carved with th...
Category
1830s Italian Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Set of 10 English Regency Style Dining Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Set of 10 vintage Regency style dining chairs, 8 sides and 2 arm chairs. The armchairs have scrolled arm resting on turned supports. The frames have a generous seating and back rest area with impressive detail supported by tapered turned legs and stretchers.
Great set of chairs for a conference room table chairs.
Measures: Side chairs: 19.5 x 19.5 x 36" H/SH 18.5"
Arms chairs: 24 D x 23.5 W x 36" H/ SH= 18.5"/arm H = 26"
Search terms: Hollywood Regency style, antique dining chairs. jacobean style, renaissance style, gothic style. Baroque dining chairs, English Tudor dining chairs, Italian baroque dining...
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Classic Klismos Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
The typical lead time is 12- 16 weeks.
A Regency style classic klismos form armchair with a channel reeded frame on the upper back, recessed back rails with channel detail, and reces...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Seating
Materials
Wood
Regency Scroll End Settee/Sofa
Located in Folkestone, GB
A grand Regency scroll-end settee constructed in rosewood with panels of intricately cut ivory. Adorned with acanthus leaf carving to the back and scroll...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Rosewood
Pair Regency Style Ebonised Window Seats
Located in Lymington, GB
A very well-drawn, highly decorative and sophisticated pair of Regency-style window seats.
Finely decorated by hand, in grey, with anthemions (anthemia) and lines, on an ebonised gro...
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Zebra Hide, Ebony
Eight English Sussex Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
Eight English Sussex armchairs circa 1880-1910. Hand-crafted in ebonized beech with rush seats, this collection represents the work of two late 19th c...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Rush, Beech
Lovely Antique Regency Oak Carved Bergere Armchair with Lions Head Arms Velvet
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Regency Oak Bergere armchair with Lions head arms
Please note t...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Velvet, Oak
20th-C. Large Scale Painted Black Lacquer Regency Style Bench
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely bench in a nice size! It has regency styling with it’s black lacquer painted frame and subtle red accents. The vintage upholstery is in very good condition and is a ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Classic Henredon Carved Mahogany & Upholstered Bench with Lions
By Henredon
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome carved mahogany Henredon bench having lions heads on each of the four extensions at the top and paw feet. Upholstery is a beige gold herringbon...
Category
2010s American Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of 6 English Regency Black Lacquered Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 English Regency style (19th Cent) black lacquered & gold decorated chairs with cane seat & back with painted panel. 4 side @ 20¬Ω"w x 20"d x 32¬Ω"h, & 2 arms.
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Gold
Set of Eight Regency Style Painted Dining Chairs with Harp Detail
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A set of eight Regency style ivory painted dining chairs with open back and harp detail, and tie back cushions with tassels.
Category
20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of English Regency Style Mahogany and Parcel Gilt Klismos Armchairs
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a pair of stately English Regency style mahogany and parcel gilt klismos armchairs with fully padded upholstered back and seat, 20th century.
Category
20th Century American Regency Seating
Materials
Wood
An Exceptional Gilt and White Painted Regency Bergere, attr to Morel & Seddon
By Morel & Seddon
Located in London, GB
An exceptional Regency white painted and parcel gilt library bergere. The carved and decorated areas to mahogany and bearing traces of the original covering - a finest Italian red silk brocade fabric...
Category
Early 1800s British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Pair of Large Scale Antique English Regency Style Ottomans with Dolphin Feet
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of large scale antique English Regency style ottomans with dolphin feet. These stunning large Regency style benches or ottomans are beautifu...
Category
1920s English Vintage Regency Seating
Materials
Walnut
Set of 4 Outdoor English Regency Brass Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Outdoor English Regency style (20th Cent) steel and brass trimmed sleigh back side chairs with stretcher and dolphin detail.
Category
20th Century British Regency Seating
Materials
Brass, Steel
71″ Ward Bennett Regency Style Sofa for Geiger
By Ward Bennett
Located in Pasadena, TX
71? Ward Bennett Sofa for Geiger
Ward Bennett
As a young man, Mr. Bennett undertook various studies in the Fine Arts including drawing at the Porto Romano...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Seating
Materials
Walnut
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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