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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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Seating
Wood
1920s Vintage Regency Seating
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
1970s American Vintage Regency Seating
Fruitwood
20th Century Regency Seating
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
1940s British Vintage Regency Seating
Ebony, Mahogany, Giltwood
1960s American Vintage Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1950s American Vintage Regency Seating
Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Seating
Mahogany
2010s Regency Seating
Fabric, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Leather, Upholstery
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
1950s British Vintage Regency Seating
Leather, Wood
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Hardwood
1980s Vintage Regency Seating
Mahogany
18th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Leather, Walnut
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Seating
Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Other
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Cuban Antique Regency Seating
Cane, Mahogany
20th Century Italian Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Upholstery, Hardwood
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century English Regency Seating
Leather, Beech
1960s Unknown Vintage Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1950s American Vintage Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Seating
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century English Regency Seating
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
1950s English Vintage Regency Seating
Leather
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Other
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Seating
Gold
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Hardwood
1830s British Antique Regency Seating
Leather, Mahogany
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Brass
1960s American Vintage Regency Seating
Upholstery, Cherry
Late 20th Century Mexican Regency Seating
Aluminum
1810s British Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
2010s Philippine Regency Seating
Mahogany
1980s Unknown Vintage Regency Seating
Wood
18th Century French Antique Regency Seating
Cane, Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Wood, Cane
1950s Vintage Regency Seating
Cotton, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Seating
Mahogany
19th Century Unknown Antique Regency Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Wood, Beech
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Wood
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Leather, Hardwood
20th Century English Regency Seating
Leather, Hardwood
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Leather, Hardwood
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Wood
1920s Vintage Regency Seating
Mahogany