Regency Seating
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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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Seating
Cane
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
Wool, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Cane, Mahogany
1950s American Vintage Regency Seating
Wood
1970s American Vintage Regency Seating
Brass
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Brass
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Seating
Wood
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
Late 20th Century French Regency Seating
Metal
19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Aluminum
1890s English Antique Regency Seating
Iron
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Fabric, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Velvet, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Seating
Iron
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Other
Early 19th Century Scottish Antique Regency Seating
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
2010s English Regency Seating
Linen, Beech
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
1960s Vintage Regency Seating
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Regency Seating
Cotton, Rosewood
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Seating
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
20th Century British Regency Seating
Brass
20th Century French Regency Seating
Silk, Cane
Early 19th Century Cuban Antique Regency Seating
Cane, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
20th Century Regency Seating
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Upholstery, Cherry
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Cane, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Seating
Walnut
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Silk, Mahogany
1810s British Antique Regency Seating
Cotton, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Walnut, Upholstery
19th Century French Antique Regency Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century Regency Seating
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Seating
Leather, Wood, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Feathers
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Fabric, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Seating
Wood
1720s French Antique Regency Seating
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating
Leather, Oak
20th Century English Regency Seating
Leather, Hardwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Cane, Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Other
Early 20th Century English Regency Seating
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Regency Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Other
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Silk, Giltwood
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Brass, Steel
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Wood
1980s American Vintage Regency Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Regency Seating
Cane, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood