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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Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1980s Vintage Regency Seating
Wood
19th Century European Antique Regency Seating
Birch
1960s French Vintage Regency Seating
Walnut
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century American Regency Seating
Iron
Early 1800s English Antique Regency Seating
Leather
19th Century Italian Antique Regency Seating
Giltwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Giltwood
2010s Philippine Regency Seating
Mahogany
1890s English Antique Regency Seating
Iron
1950s Vintage Regency Seating
Cotton, Rosewood
Early 20th Century American Regency Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century English Regency Seating
Fabric, Rosewood
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Linen, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Seating
Leather, Wood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Regency Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Giltwood
1950s American Vintage Regency Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century American Regency Seating
Wood
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1880s English Antique Regency Seating
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Seating
Gold Leaf
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Brass
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Upholstery, Rope, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century American Regency Seating
Metal, Brass
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Leather, Cane
Early 2000s Italian Regency Seating
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Hide, Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Other
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Seating
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Regency Seating
Wood
1950s American Vintage Regency Seating
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Giltwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
20th Century Italian Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
1810s Irish Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Wood
1820s British Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
20th Century Regency Seating
Leather
19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Cane, Lacquer
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Cane, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Seating
Wood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Seating
Wood
1920s French Vintage Regency Seating
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Bamboo, Upholstery
1810s French Antique Regency Seating
Brass
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
1970s American Vintage Regency Seating
Cotton, Upholstery, Wood
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Cane, Pine, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Seating
Hardwood
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Leather, Mahogany
2010s Philippine Regency Seating
Mahogany





