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
Recognized Seller Listings
Regency Era Set of Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
This handsome set of 12 Regency period dining chairs is and exceptional example of Regency furniture in both construction and design. The chairs are crafted of rich mahogany and are ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Rosewood and Brass Klismos Armchair
By Morel and Hughes
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Regency rosewood and gilt brass armchair in the manner of Morel and Hughes, having curved back with gilt brass mounts over scrolled arms with gilt longleaf mounts, over scrolled...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Bronze
Fine English Regency Antique Mahogany Curule Curved Chair Bench c. 1815
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FINE REGENCY CARVED MAHOGANY CURULE BENCH
England, circa 1815
Item # 403PHK02S
Inspired by Greek antiquity, the present example is a very finely made "curule" bench of the Regency p...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
A Regency Style Ebonised and Upholstered Settee
Located in New York, NY
A reupholstered Regency style settee in a vintage YSL fabric.
Category
20th Century English Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
An unusual pair of Regency mahogany day beds in the manner of Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual pair of Regency mahogany day beds in the manner of Gillows, one facing left and the other facing right, each having a scroll and a bolster at one end and lotus fan at the ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
A Fine Simulated Rosewood and Gilt Decorated George III Sheraton Period Settee
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A particularly fine English Thomas Sheraton period simulated rosewood and gilt decorated settee. Circa 1800 England.
The finely decorated sette...
Category
Early 1800s British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Beech
19th Century Set of Eight Regency Period Dining Chairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century set of eight Regency period dining chairs in light mahogany with enclosed bar backs and ropetwist centre rails. The seats are covered in leat...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
A late Regency Rosewood stool
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency Rosewood stool, of long rectangular form, the turned tapering legs terminating in the original brass castors, reupholstered in d...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
A fine pair of Regency mahogany armorial hall chairs attributed Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine pair of Regency mahogany armorial hall chairs attributed Gillows, each with an ogee back supported on C-scrolls and circular dished seat raised on turned and reeded outswept f...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
A Regency mahogany library reading chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency mahogany library reading chair, of rectangular form with slatted back and sides, with two deep buttoned cushions and padded elbow rests re-upholstered in distressed black l...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of Geo Smith English Regency Ebonized Bergére Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pairof English Regency (20th Century) ebonized and gilt trimmed bergere Armchairs with cane sides and carved lion heads on back and arms. (Reproduction of Geo Smith design) .
Category
20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Cane
Early 19th Century English Regency Period Carved Mahogany Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Elegant Regency Armchairs
Constructed in mahogany, rising from sabre form front legs, bold 'C' scroll arm with roundels, the centre splat having a central shell flanked by...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
A late Regency rosewood window seat, in the manner of George Oakley
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency rosewood window seat, in the manner of George Oakley, of rectangular form, with vase-shaped, upholstered arms, reeded seat rails and tapering gadrooned legs with the o...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Rosewood
Mahogany Regency Period Large Caned Library Chair
Located in Montreal, QC
Mahogany Regency Period Large Caned Library Chair Stamped number "03020"
Caning was professionally redone.
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Regency Library Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of Regency period armchairs, the square backs with reeded crest ending in Greek key motif, the arms, back rails, seat frame and legs similarly treated, the latter having sa...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
English Regency Mahogany and Brown Leather Semi-Circular Bench
Located in New York, NY
English Regency semi-circular bench with a mahogany frame and caned top, supporting a taupe / brown fabric upholstered seat cushion, resting on 5 square and 4 sabre mahogany legs.
Category
20th Century English Regency Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Pair of Regency Style Benches
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of Regency style benches, the cane seat over molded rails, the reeded legs with palmette carved corners, the whole of good design and proportion. Ready as is or with your c...
Category
1880s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Cane, Beech
Pair of English Regency Style Upholstered Bergeres in Tapestry Fabric
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency Style (20th Century) bergeres with curved mahogany frames, scroll arms, leather upholstered backs and armrests, the front and seat upholstered in an urn-theme...
Category
20th Century European Regency Seating
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Regency Grained and Gilt Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Each back centered by a horizontal splat decorated with different floral specimens; the caned seat striped silk squab cushion in green and pale peach ove...
Category
Early 1800s British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
DeAngelis Silk Two-Seater Sofa
By Deangelis
Located in New York, NY
Upholstered in a wheat yellow slubby silk in a modified Regency form; the highest quality construction with down and foam; custom made for Albert Hadley.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Seating
Materials
Silk, Foam, Wood
Set of 10 Neoclassical Inlaid Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Remarkable set of 10 Regency style brass inlaid mahogany chairs with rosewood, satinwood and kingwood veneers, having paterae inlaid back panels ...
Category
1920s European Vintage Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
Dining Chairs Set of 6 English Mahogany Leather Black 19th Century England
Located in New York, NY
Dining Chairs Set of 6 English Mahogany Leather Black 19th Century England. A stunning set of of 6 dining chairs made in England during the 19th Century. Frame in mahogany with gilde...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Regency Period Klismos Armchair with Leopard Head Carved Armrests
By Thomas Hope
Located in London, GB
A Regency Period Klismos armchair
In the manner of Thomas Hope
Carved from oak, with the typical Klismos construction having sabre back legs, the tapering front legs turned and reeded with baluster capitals; the swooping and curved studded toprail above a scrolling anthemion-carved crossbar; the straight armrests with applied anthemion terminals held by distinctive leopard head supports flanking the caned seat.
English, circa 1815
A seemingly identical armchair can be seen at Ickworth House, acquired by the National Trust in 1956 in lieu of inheritance tax. Another variant appeared on the market, with Temple Williams Ltd, sold circa 1956 to Wilfrid Evill.
Dimensions: H: 35 in / 89 cm W: 24 in / 61 cm D: 29 in / 73.5 cm
Provenance:
[Possibly] from the Collection of the Marquess of Bristol, at Ickworth House, Suffolk.
Bristol Collection dispersed in 1956, […], Private Collection, UK.
Comparative Literature:
Joy, Edward Thomas. English Furniture 1800-1851. London: Ward Lock, 1977, pp. 58 & 83.
Hope, Thomas. Household Furniture...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
19th Century Regency Ebonised Carved Library Chair
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Regency ebonised carved library chair with needlepoint back and seat, of solid wood construction and finely carved details. The arms of t...
Category
1810s Irish Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Regency Antique Simulated Rosewood Gilt Lined X Frame Stool
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A beautifully drawn Regency simulated rosewood, decorated and gilt lined x-frame stool in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster and London, upholstered in beige ho...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Beech
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
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
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
English Regency Child Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Regency (c. 1820) child size mahogany open arm chair with caned seat and back.
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Important George IV Rosewood Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Important and very fine George IV carved rosewood armchair, probably by Gillows of Lancaster and London, of great scale and profusely carved in the Grecian style with boldly scrolled...
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Large and Imposing Regency Nautical Chair Made for the Alliance Assurance Comp
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large and imposing Regency nautical chair made for the Alliance assurance company, the rectangular leather covered back, padded arms and seat surmoun...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Fine Regency Ebonised and Gilt Heightened Chaise Longue in the Manner of Thomas
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Fine Regency ebonized and gilt heightened chaise longue in the manner of Thomas Hope
Early 19th century Regency ebonised and gilt heightened chaise longue in the manner of Thomas Hope, the reeded show-wood frame with twin scroll ends with flower head motif and caned back, satin striped upholstery on splayed legs, terminating in lions paw foot cappings and casters. Almost certainly acquired by Rev. Daniel Shipton, during the remodelling of Crawley House, circa 1806 and by descent to his daughter Charlotte Orlebar, (nee Shipton) and by descent through the Orlebar Family, Crawley House, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire.
Crawley House was built for Rev. Daniel Shipton in 1777 with a legacy from his wife Temperance’s family: Daniel and Temperence’s daughter and heir Charlotte married Robert Charles Orlebar in 1807 and thus the estate came into the possession of the Orlebar family. It was reworked in 1806, when the drawing room was decorated (and presumably furnished) in the Egyptian style, including the upper part of the walls divided into panel with a border of sphinxes and mummies, a scheme recorded in the surviving account book.
Surviving accounts detailing Rev. Shipton’s expenditure on the 1806 renovations and extensions at Crawley house deposited with the Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service, provide great detail about internal furnishings through each room in the new part of the house in turn: Library; yellow bedroom; blue room; green bedroom; dining parlour and drawing room. Many payments were made to fashionable London firms including to Wedgewood, to Parker the famous glass manufacturer, £119.2s 11ds, to Shout for Statuary, and notably, the very large sum of £915.0s. 11d to Collier the upholsterer, considering the house cost in the region of £1,000 when it was built in 1777-8, one can only presume that Collier supplied all the furniture from as-yet-unknown London...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Giltwood
English Regency Style Black and Gold Painted Cane Seat Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Regency-style (20th Century) black and gold painted armchair with x-shaped backs, turned top rails and arms, and black painted cane seats.
Category
20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Armchairs with Red Upholstery of the Regency Period
Located in London, GB
A pair of Regency Period bergères
After a Design by Thomas Sheraton
Constructed from goncalo alves, the chairs with curved backs supported on reeded front legs and splayed legs t...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Other
Pair of Faux Bamboo and Taupe Leather Upholstered Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency style (late 20th century) faux bamboo armchairs with turned maple frames comprised of a rectangular back rail connected by vertical slats to a semi-circular b...
Category
20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Leather, Bamboo
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
Fine Regency Black Painted and Gilt Daybed in the Manner of George Smith
By George Smith
Located in New York, NY
This daybed stands out for its impressive scale. With outward scrolling upholstered side and downswept back within an ebonized surround with gilt acanthus and lotus leaf decoration; ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Set of 6 Regency Style Mahogany Arm Chairs with Yellow Damask Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 English Regency style mahogany colored armchairs with yellow damask upholstered seat & back supported on faux bamboo turned legs connected with an x-bar stretcher.
Category
20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of French Regence Gold Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Regence style (19th Cent) walnut Armchairs with gold upholstery.
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Gold
Pair of English Regency Red Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency style (19th cent) mahogany and gilt lion Armchairs with square back and red upholstery.
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
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
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
Mahogany Regency Period Canned Bench
Located in Montreal, QC
Mahogany Regency period canned bench resting on casters.
Provenance: estate of Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski.
This was purchased recently and will be pol...
Category
1820s British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
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
Pair of William IV Green and Gilt X-Form Benches
Located in New York, NY
Each rectangular seat with outscrolled ends upholstered in green silk velvet; raised on bronzed and gilt lotus leaf-wrapped X-form supports joined by a turned boss and terminating in...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Pair of English Regency Style Carved Black and Gilt Cane Back Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency style (20th century) armchairs with black and gilt painted wooden frames with carved detail, cane seat backs, light yellow and gold seat...
Category
20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of English Regency Style Brass Inlaid Oak and Cane Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency stained oak armchair with floral brass inlay pattern, carved detail, cane seat, and removable beige tufted and upholstered seat cushion.
Category
20th Century Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
English Regency Burl Elm Bench
Located in New York, NY
English Regency style (20th Century) burl elm bench with upholstered rectangular seat on turned reeded legs with casters.
Category
20th Century British Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
English Regency Mahogany Settee
Located in New York, NY
English Regency mahogany settee with gilt carved dolphin arms & shells on back with beige upholstery (Estate of Edward James, W. Dean Park, Chi...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood
English Regency Chinoiserie Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency brown lacquered chinoiserie design armchairs with dolphin arms.
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Cane, Lacquer
Pair of Mahogany Armchairs with Gilded Details, 19th Century, England
Located in New York, NY
Pair of mahogany armchairs with gilded details 19th century black leather, England. A pair of armchairs made in England during the Regency period 19th century. Frame made in mahogany...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of English Regency Mahogany Ladder Back Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency style (19th century) provincial mahogany ladder back arm chairs with slip seat.
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Regency Pair of Hall Chairs by Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency pair of mahogany hall chairs by Gillows of London & Lancaster, the carved moulded back with centred armorial shield surmount...
Category
1810s Irish Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Mahogany
6 Regency Style Mahogany Armchairs with Yellow Damask Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 English Regency style mahogany colored armchairs with yellow damask upholstered seat and back supported on faux bamboo turned legs connected wit...
Category
20th Century English Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of 4 English Regency Rosewood Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 English Regency style (19th Cent) faux rosewood painted side chairs with cane seat and brass rope design handle with balls on back and feet
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
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
English Regency Red Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century English Regency style mahogany and gilt lion armchairs with square back and red upholstery.
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood
French Regence Gold Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Regence style (19th century) walnut armchairs with gold upholstery.
Category
19th Century French Antique Regency Seating
Materials
Wood, 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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