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
Early 19th Century Mahogany Regency Sofa
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century mahogany Regency sofa of exceptional timber, with carved foliate scroll arms on sabre legs with paw feet.
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Set of Four Polished Nickel & Brass Regency Style Dining Chairs
Located in Danville, CA
Handsome quality set of four Nickel plated steel Dining Chairs with polished brass X splats and polished steel seat backs. The seats are freshly u...
Category
1970s French Vintage Regency Seating
Materials
Steel
Set of 20 Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Each with a scroll-carved crestrail over a carved palmette splat and a drop-in seat. Raised on front and back saber legs.
Armchairs:
33 ½" high, 22" wide, 19 ½" deep
Side Chairs:
3...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Painted and Stenciled Floral Settee, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Regency painted and stenciled settee with bell flower floral swags, cane seat, upholstered silk cushion, and original brass casters. Early 19t...
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
English Regency Upholstered Armchair with Painted and Gilt Wood Legs on Casters
Located in Atlanta, GA
This English early 19th century period Regency armchair features a new muslin upholstered curved back, seat with cushion and arms over four exquisite short painted legs with gilded accents. The front two legs are tapered and decorated with gilded stylized acanthus leaves with rosettes on the knees. The gilt accented seat rail leads the eye to the short saber legs supporting the back. The chair is raised on casters, allowing it to be moved easily. This elegant English Regency chair...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Muslin, Upholstery, Giltwood, Wood
19th Century English Regency Style Upholstered Walnut Club Chair
Located in New York, NY
19th century English Regency style club chair with curlicue arms and a rounded high back with cream upholstery and a partially exposed walnut frame.
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Regency Period Carved and Yellow Upholstered Chaise Longue
Located in London, GB
Constructed in simulated goncalo alves, rising from addorsed castor shod sabre legs decorated with finely carved Graeco-Roman palmettes, with similar tablets over; the back rest of ‘...
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Four Regency Rosewood Side Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Beautifully detailed Regency rosewood side chairs with cheetah print cushions, circa 1810-1820. Set of four.
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Rosewood
Regence Walnut Canapé
Located in Vista, CA
Regence style canapé in walnut wood. Recently upholstered.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Walnut
Set of Eight English Regency Painted & Silver Gilt Dining Room Chairs. C. 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
Set of Eight English Regency painted and silver gilt dining room chairs with scrolled arms, original ormolu mounts, and resting on saber legs. Late 18th Century. Dining room chairs h...
Category
1790s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Ormolu
English Regency Cushioned Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Regency Brighton design bamboo arm chair with filigree design and a cane seat under a cushion with a stretcher (AS IS-filigree modified) (similar to Inv. #036706)
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Bamboo, Upholstery
English Regency Style Rosewood Chaise
Located in New York, NY
English Regency-style (19th Century) rosewood chaise with swirl and finial design with rust color upholstery.
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Rosewood, Upholstery
Set of 12 English Regency Green and Gilt Damask Upholstered Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 English Regency style (20th Century) parcel gilt & green painted open dining arm chairs with crest rail & seat on saber legs (8 upholstered in red damask, 4 upholstered in ...
Category
20th Century British Regency Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Regence Faux Tiger Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
French Regence style (19th/20th C) carved walnut open arm chair with faux tiger upholstered seat and back.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of 10 French Regence Carved Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 10 French Regence style (19th Cent) white painted and carved open chairs with cane seat and back. (2 arms 8 sides)
Category
19th Century French Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
English Regency Maroon & Gold Star Récamier
Located in New York, NY
English Regency-style (19th Century) mahogany and brass inlaid roll arm récamier with maroon and gold star design upholstery.
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
English Regency Hourglass Wicker Armchair
Located in New York, NY
English Regency style (19/20th Cent) natural wicker arm chair with hour glass base and cane seat.
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Wicker
English Regency Lattice and Red Upholstered Settee
Located in New York, 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
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Rare Regency Walnut X Frame Window Seat Early 19th Century, Possibly Russ
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare Regency Walnut X Frame Window Seat
Possibly Russian
Early 19th Century
With carved eagle heads over a X stretcher with guilloche carvings and a central medallion.
Height 27...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Pair of English Regency Serpentine Painted Arm Chairs. Circa 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English Regency serpentine splat back hand painted arm chairs with floral ribbon, swags, tassels, and medallion motif. Pair has scrolled ar...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Beech, Paint, Upholstery
19th Century Swedish Regency Painted Armchair
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century Swedish Regency painted armchair.
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
French Regence Style Painted Bench
Located in New York, NY
French Regence style (19/20th Century) green painted bench with floral carving and 8 legs connected with a stretcher and shaped cane seat under a cushion.
Category
19th Century French Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Cane, Paint, Wood
Antique Regency Oak Scroll Armchair, Early 19th Century Elbow Chair
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE ELBOW CHAIR
A handsome and generous chair made from solid oak with peg joints, carved scrolling arms, a shaped backrest, a solid seat and legs united by an ‘H’ stretcher.
...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Oak
Regency Office Chair Swivel Arm Chairs 1930
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Revival Mahogany Swivel Office Chair.
Circa 1930
This Office Chair Standf Upon Shaped and Fluted Legs with Brass Castors.
The Arm Supports Being of a Shaped Form.
The Chair H...
Category
1930s Vintage Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Blue Strie Velvet Painted Regency Style Curule Stools
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of newly reupholstred blue strie velvet Regency style curule shape stools crafted with detail. These stools feature a carved and painted X-form base that adds an element of so...
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Velvet, Paint
Pair of Michael Taylor Regency Style Klismos Arm Chairs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Michael Taylor Regency Style Klismos Arm Chairs. Each includes a freshly upholstered Scalamandre damask cushion.
Seat height is 19” with cu...
Category
1990s Regency Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
English Regency Style Turned Oak Handled Bench, ca. 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular seat with a molded edge with two raised and turned handles, the seat raised on turned and tapering legs
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Oak
Emanuel Morez Regency Cherry Wood Chadwick Armchairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Neoclassical or Regency style Chadwick dining armchairs
By Emanuel Morez
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Carved cherry wood frames, with damask upholstered seats a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
Emanuel Morez Regency Cherry Wood Chadwick Dining Armchairs, Set of Six
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of six Neoclassical or Regency style Chadwick dining armchairs
By Emanuel Morez
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Carved cherry wood frames, with damask upholstered seat...
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
Vintage Modern Cane Back Dining Chairs- set Six
Located in Trenton, NJ
Embrace the timeless elegance of mid-century design with this set of six Harvey Probber-style cane back dining chairs, which includes two distinguished armchairs and four sleek side ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
Kindel Furniture Regency Carved Fruitwood Dining Chairs, Set of Four
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of four Regency or Neoclassical style dining chairs
By Kindel Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Carved fruitwood frames, with white upholstered seats.
Measures: 20.5"W x ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
English Regency Tightback Loveseat or Settee, 1820s
Located in South Salem, NY
Experience the elegance of the English Regency era with this exquisite early 19th-century fruitwood square back loveseat. Adorned with classical sloping arms and a meticulously craft...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Fruitwood
Vintage Regency J. Gattuso and Sons Balloon Back Dining Chairs - Set of 8
Located in west palm beach, FL
A spectacular set of 8 vintage a Regency dining chairs. Made by the J. Gattuso and Sons group. Done in the manner of Maison Jansen. A beautiful balloon back shape with beautiful hand...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Regency Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency style carved and gilt armchair, the rectangular "X" back with a mahogany panel, the caned seat with a tie-on cushion, on turned and fluted legs.
Dimensions: 22.5" W x 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Seating
Materials
Wood
Emanuel Morez Regency Cherry Wood Chadwick Dining Armchairs, Set of Eight
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of eight Neoclassical or Regency style Chadwick dining armchairs
By Emanuel Morez
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Carved cherry wood frame...
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
An English Regency Sofa
Located in New York, NY
One could build a room around this stunning 19th-century English Regency sofa. Featuring scrolled arms, saber legs with brass claw feet, and stun...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Midcentury Regency Mahogany Leather Seat with Cane Back Armchair
Located in Germantown, MD
Midcentury Regency Mahogany leather seat with cane back armchair in great condition. Very comfortable. Seat is very firm and has been reupholstered down the road.
Measures 24" in wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Cane, Mahogany
Midcentury Baker Furniture Regency Style Black Lacquered Frame Settee
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Midcentury Baker Furniture Regency Style black lacquered frame settee. Serpentined Lumbar Style Backrest with Caning in the Center. Rolled ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Wood, Cane, Paint
Vintage English Regency Black Lacquer & Gold Painted Occasional Caned Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
English Regency style black lacquer arm chair with cane seat and back. Features golden ribbed trim, a Greek key apron, stringing, leaf paintings and a pair of griffins...
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Cane, Hardwood, Lacquer
Eight New Traditional Mahogany Adams Style Inlaid Dining Chairs by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
These are new traditional mahogany dining chairs. Their design was inspired by dining chairs from the Regency period. They feature c...
Category
2010s Philippine Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Style Parcel Gilt Ebonized Side Chairs, 6
Located in New York, NY
Six Regency style parcel gilt ebonized side chairs, 20th century, the arched backrest with three central slats above an upholstered seat with tie-on cushions above square tapering le...
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Regency Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency style ebonized and parcel-gilt open armchair, the over scrolled back centered by a painted rectangular panel, with a caned and cushion on a Greek key seat rail and on ring ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Seating
Materials
Wood
Regency Side Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
A carved and gilt side chair, the rectangular "X" back with a mahogany panel, the caned seat with a silk tie-on cushion, on turned and fluted legs. The original Regency after Thomas ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of Four Regency Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
With pierced crest rail with looped carved rope form decoration over a splat formed as a double triangle with oval center ring , scrolled arms, newly caned seats raised on circular t...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Hand-painted Adams Style Side Chairs
By Adams
Located in Nashville, TN
A pair of period Adams side chairs from the late 18th Century. Both are hand painted with foliate design and gilt accents. The original cain seats hav...
Category
1750s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Fruitwood
Rare Early 19th Century Regency Burr Yew Bergere Armchair
Located in London, GB
An unusual early nineteenth century Regency Period burr yew wood leather upholstered bergère armchair of generous proportions, the back flanked with carved acroteria, the scrolling a...
Category
Early 19th Century Scottish Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Mahogany Hall Bench
Located in London, GB
Of neat Regency design, sharply cared at modest, useful proportions.
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Early 19th Century English Parcel-Gilt Armchairs Attributed to Gillows
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning set of neoclassical ebonized and giltwood chairs attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London and inspired by the forms of Regency designer George Smith. These chairs are identical to a set supplied by Gillows to Colonel Hugh Mongomerie, Earl of Eglington, for his house, Coilesfield, one of the great lost Regency houses...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
Pair of Late Regency Rosewood Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each with bamboo turned spindle backs and carved down scrolled arms with decorative spindle supports, wood seat rail with loose cushion seat and back raised on turned tapered legs ending on casters. Provenance; Newel Galleries.
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Rosewood
Late Regency Rosewood Chaise Longue
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency rosewood chaise longue, with acanthus carved scroll terminals and arms, on boldly gadrooned tapering legs with the original brass ...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
19th Century West Indies Jamaican Regency Mahogany Upholstered Recamier
Located in Charleston, SC
A Caribbean 19th century Jamaican Regency mahogany and upholstered recamier, circa 1830, featuring scroll arm and stylized carvings of lotus and folia...
Category
19th Century Jamaican Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century St. Croix Regency Mahogany and Cane Rocking Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
A Caribbean Regency mahogany and cane rocking chair from St. Croix, circa 1860, featuring scroll arms and handwoven caning. The mahogany is sun bleached and the runners were replaced...
Category
19th Century Virgin Islands Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Cane, Mahogany, Oak
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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