Regency Bookcases
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
Outstanding Quality Antique Regency Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique regency mahogany secretaire bookcase having an unusual scroll shaped cornice above a pair of astral glazed doors opening to reveal three adjustable shelve...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Other
High Hall Bookcase
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A classical mahogany library bookcase in the manner of Gillows. The architectural cornice above a frieze of simple form resting upon four eight pane long doors. The base laid out as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$28,747
Pair of English Regency–Style Mahogany Bookcases with Brass Detailing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined and beautifully proportioned pair of English Regency–style mahogany bookcases, dating from the early 20th century. Each piece features a warm, rich mahogany finish and clas...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Grand Regency Style Bronze Mounted Mahogany Library Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent grand library bookcase cabinet crafted from mahogany in the English regency taste. The two-part case features greco-roman neoclassical style columns in the front having bronz...
Category
20th Century American Regency Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Regency Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Altrincham, GB
George IV mahogany secretaire bookcase, the upper section with a pair of eliptical glazed doors, the base with satinwood lined serectair drawer above a further three long drawers on ...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Regency Rosewood Low Bookcase
Located in Greenwich, CT
Regency period rosewood low bookcase/credenza having three doors retaining original brass grill doors and gilt bronze mounts, standing on plinth base. England circa 1830.
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Monumental Regency Oval Astral Glazed Mahogany Library Bookcases, c.1810
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An extraordinary near pair of oversized Regency astral glazed library bookcases c.1810.
Demonstrating a remarkable pair of full-length oval astragal glazed doors to each - with car...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
Early 19th Century mahogany bureau bookcase
Located in Martlesham, GB
A lovely quality early 19th Century mahogany bureau bookcase with later (Edwardian) cornice, the highly decorative carved pierced fret swan neck pediment with a central box column...
Category
1830s British Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$2,833 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Display Bookcase, English, Walnut, Breakfront Library Cabinet, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique display bookcase, an English walnut breakfront library cabinet dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
A piece of superb Regency craftsmanship, boasting s...
Category
1820s British Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Pair of Regency Style Bookcases
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pair of high quality Regency Style Stained Wood Bookcases or Etagères , with open shelves
Stylish and functional .
Height 6 feet 6 inches, width 33 1/2 inches, depth 13 1/2 inche...
Category
Early 20th Century American Regency Bookcases
Materials
Fruitwood
$2,650 / set
Regency Period Black and Gilt Painted Bookcase Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
REGENCY PARCEL-GILT AND EBONIZED BOOKCASE CABINET
Continental, circa second half of the 19th century
59 3/8" H x 17 1/4" D x 42 3/4" W
An ebonized and gilt one-piece bookcase cabin...
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique English Victorian Walnut & Brass Open Bookcase
Located in Glasgow, GB
An antique English late Victorian walnut open bookcase bookcase in the Regency style, very nice quality and unusual in that the top has a pierced brass three quarter-gallery and reed...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Pair Mahogany Open Front Bookcase - Regency Sheraton Bookcase
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are looking at a pair of English Sheraton style openfront bookcases hand crafted from the finest mahogany. This lovely pair are the perfect mix of decorative beauty and practical...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Walnut Breakfront Bookcase Sheraton Regency
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning English Regency style breakfront bookcase with Sheraton inlay
Stands in at nearly seven feet tall so an impressive piece
Classic pediment top with hand carved details
Intric...
Category
1890s Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Regency Ebonized Bookcase with Gilt Detail
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage Regency style ebonized bookcase with gilt detail. Three sections with two adjustable shelves. Great as a media cabinet.
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Regency Mahogany Open Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with arched back with a total of four shelves including the top. Bracket base. Later brass side handles.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Regency Open Front Bookcase - Mahogany Sheraton Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Viewings possible in our Hertfordshire warehouse - please contact for an appointment
Gorgeous single English Sheraton style low openfront bookcases hand crafted from mahogany
Hand cr...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Mahogany Bookcase China Cabinet With Brass Lattice Doors
Located in Southampton, NJ
A fine Regency 20th c. banded Mahogany two part bookcase cabinet. Features to the top include the handsome cornice, stately decorative brass & glass grille panel doors flanked by cla...
Category
1960s American Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Pair Regency Open Bookcases in Walnut Open Front Bookcase
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of Regency Sheraton style open front bookcase in burl walnut
Tall and thin so elegant design to this piece
We can also split the pair up if you are looking for a single...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Restored Regency circa 1810 Revolving Hardwood Library Bookcase with Faux Books
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very fine, highly collectable original Regency circa 1810 revolving library bookcase in mahogany with leather faux books
If you are looking at this ...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Pair Open Bookcases - Sheraton Regency Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Viewings possible in our Hertfordshire warehouse - please contact for an appointment
Gorgeous pair of English Sheraton style low openfront bookcases hand crafted from mahogany
Hand c...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Style Mahogany Étagère
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency-style (19th Century) narrow mahogany mirrored back etagere with black marble top and upper shelf with gallery and bronze trim.
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Regency Open Front Bookcase - Mahogany Sheraton Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Viewings possible in our Hertfordshire warehouse - please contact for an appointment
Gorgeous single English Sheraton style low openfront bookcases hand crafted from mahogany
Hand cr...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
John- Richard English Regency Brass Grill Two Door Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Southampton, NJ
A stately English Regency style bookcase side cabinet with gilt tooled leather top above a single drawer. Two pierced brass lattice trellis front doors stand between Tuscan columns o...
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century Regency Mahogany Lawyers Bookcase Wall Cabinet Biotech, 1811-1819
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th Century Regency Mahogany Lawyers Bookcase Wall Cabinet Biotech, 1811-1819 . Rare early 19th century Regency graduated lawyer’s bookcase cabinet . Tapered scale 13" depth to 17" at the base, which gives it a lot of charm and takes away the heavy look of some other bookcases.
All the original hardware still intact in lions head knobs with a ring This antique library bookcase has the original glass with one cracked that we never replace . Each shelf opens upward. 4 Regular size and the shelf on top of the Two lower drawers is for larger items to be exhibited and stored away.
Perfect for a library, lawyers office...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Wood
$38,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Walnut Victorian Bookcases Open Book Case
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Come view these yourself in our Hertfordshire warehouse
Stunning pair of walnut Victorian style bookcases
These really are a solid and chunky pair, ab...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$4,582 / set
Satinwood Open Bookcase, Regency Bookcases Sheraton Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Absolutely stunning Regency style bookcase in satinwood with Sheraton inlay
Offered solid and sturdy, ready for home use right away
Made in satinwood ...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood
Antique English Regency Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Regency Mahogany Secretary bookcase, Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Regency Revival Bookcase Mahogany Open Front
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany 3 section open bookcase in the Regency style
Circa 1920
This bookcase is raised upon bracket feet with carved moldings
Featuring 6 fully adjustable shelves
The top of the bo...
Category
1920s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
The Helmsley Grand Tour Bookcase
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine Regency Grand Tour architectural open bookcase. The upper section is open fronted without doors and flanked by three classical half columns and has adjustable shelving. The pe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$124,573
Pair Regency Open Bookcases in Walnut Open Front Bookcase
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of Regency Sheraton style open front bookcase in burl walnut
Tall and thin so elegant design to this piece
We can also split the pair up if you are looking for a single...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Irish Regency Bookcase by Williams & Gibton of Dublin, Ireland
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Irish late Regency early William IV mahogany freestanding double waterfall bookcase, stamped "Williams & Gibton. The upper section with three graduated shelves to either ...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Open Bookcase Walnut Sheraton Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous single English Sheraton style low openfront bookcases hand crafted from walnut
Hand crafted in England to centuries old traditions - will last for many generations
Great inv...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
English Regency Yew & Satinwood Broken Arched Pediment Breakfront, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency yew and satinwood breakfront with carved floral medallions, broken arched fretwork pediment, carved centered urn, adjustable upper and lower interior shelving, orig...
Category
1790s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Satinwood, Yew
Extraordinary And Monumental Antique Mahogany Bookcase Breakfront
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine and extremely well-crafted Breakfront in the English Style with great size and incredible attention to detail which includes Dove-Tail joinery. With particularly well-cho...
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Regency Six Tier Etagere Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency style six tier etagere bookcase with X frame supports, carved finials and a lower two drawer shelf.
Dimensions: 22" W x 10" D x 73.5" H.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$4,017 / item
English Regency Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency mahogany bookcase with 8 brass lattice doors and bronze classical Grecian heads.
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Large Regency Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th century large Regency mahogany bookcase, the moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors with brass grilles of intricate form, opening to reveal four adjustable shelves, ...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$5,499 Sale Price
20% Off
Regency Style Library Room Cabinetry Reclaimed from Clothworkers' Hall
Located in Ware, GB
Along with various other pieces, this wonderful and complete set of bookcases was reclaimed from the Library room at the Clothworkers' Hall, London.
An impressive collection, the R...
Category
20th Century British Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Regency Painted Bookcases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Regence-style cream painted and gilt trimmed bookcase cabinets with 2 glass front doors with gilt pilaster column sides above 2 lower doo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Gold Leaf
$42,000 / set
19th Century English Regency Style Rosewood Bookcase/Cabinet with Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
Regency style rosewood bookcase with gilt and ebonized accents, grillwork cabinet doors above and curtained doors hiding six (6) interior drawers below, 19th century England.
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Super Tall Regency Style Ebonised Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Fitted with seven adjustable shelves. Mounted with brass library light that plugs into wall.
From a Miles Redd-decorated New York apartment
Category
20th Century American Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Pair of Miniature Waterfall Bookcases
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair of miniature mahogany Regency era waterfall bookcases with brass castor feet, brass handles, two graduated shelves & single drawers below.
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
$28,326 / set
Pair Regency Bookcases, Satinwood Open Front Sheraton Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Absolutely stunning Regency style bookcases in satinwood with Sheraton inlay
Both are offered solid and sturdy, ready for home use right away
Made in satinwood with walnut inlay
G...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood
English Regency Honduran Mahogany Etagere. C1810
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Regency Honduran Mahogany Etagere. C1810
Unique piece purchased in France
Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos.
Message us with any questions.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century Mahogany Waterfall Bookcase with Three Shelves
Located in Sofia, BG
An early 19th century Regency period mahogany waterfall bookcase, having shaped sides and three open shelves with a large drawer beneath.
England, circa 1820.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$2,272 Sale Price
35% Off
Pair of Regency Period Rosewood Open Bookcases, England, Gillows Style
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th Century Regency period figured rosewood Open Bookshelves of unusual small proportions, in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster, having brass galleried mirror...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Library Ladder English Mahogany Book Study Furniture
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant Regency style library ladder in mahogany
Great looking interiors piece what scrolls around with seven steps
Perfect for the large bookcase or library study
Some of our items ...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century regency Period Mahogany Tall Wellington Base Open Bookcase
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Superb Quality Early 19th-Century Regency Period Mahogany Wellington-Base Open Library Bookcase
An early 19th-century Regency period solid mahogany tall open library bookcase with...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Regency Tabletop Etagere - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of refined elegance to your decor with this pair of Vintage Regency Tabletop Etageres. These charming pieces feature multiple tiers with classic Regency detailing, perfec...
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$1,150 / set
English Regency Book Matched Mahogany Bookcase with Tiered Shelving, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency book matched mahogany bookcase with three tiered shelving, cross hatching, turned bulbous ringed columns with urn finials, wooden k...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$10,800 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Two Drawer Bevan Funnell Flamed Hardwood Dwarf Open Library Bookcase
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage Bevan Funnell dwarf open library bookcase in flamed mahogany with twin drawers
...
Category
20th Century English Regency Bookcases
Materials
Hardwood
19th century English Regency Mahogany Bookcase with Brass Grillwork
Located in Savannah, GA
Early 19th century English Regency bookcase featuring solid brass original grill work with gracefully curved doors. Inside there are three adjustable shelves with divider. Fluted det...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
$4,450 Sale Price
50% Off
Elegant Victorian Oak Handmade Revolving Tabletop Bookcase with Partitions
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Elegant Victorian, small revolving tabletop bookcase handmade with dowel partitions, circa late 1800s.
Handmade bookcase on swivel footed base.
...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Oak
$1,188 Sale Price
20% Off
English Regency Mahogany Glass Front and Satinwood Inlaid Book Case, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany book case with an arched cornice, corner urn finials resting on oval floral satinwood inlaid plinths, centered satinwood in...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Regency Horner Style Carved Mahogany Griffin Bookcase Curio Stands - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Mahogany Regency Style Carved Griffin Bookcase Curio Stands in the Horner Style. Item features finely detailed full figured winged griffins, pierce carved gallery, column sup...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Fine Antique Regency Hardwood Brass Gallery & Marble Dwarf Bookcases
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite pair of original Regency circa 1810-1820 mahogany open library bookcases with Italian marble tops surmounted with brass gallery rail...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Brass
English Regency Mahogany Bookcase w/ Flanking Hinged Brass Screen Doors, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany bookcase with a carved molded edge cornice, flanking hinged brass screened doors revealing six interior adjustable shelves, five graduated drawers with perio...
Category
1790s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique 1810 Attributed to Gillows Metamorphic Leather Library Armchair Steps
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this large and collectable fully restored Regency circa 1810-1820 metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London
This wonderful piece of English history has been on a journey of restoration, the frame has been washed back and French polished by a Victorian trained polisher, the leather upholstery is all new, it is Italian cattle hide, upholstered plain then hand dyed six times, antiqued and sealed, it has a lovely rich reddish brown colour to it.
This chair is larger than any other of its type you would have seen, it is an important and extremely expensive looking thing that commands attention in any setting. You can see the same model made by Gillows currently viewed in the Victorian & Albert Museum, below is an extra from their listing.
The period 1800-1825 was a great one for ‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with bookshelves, is close to a design for a ‘Library Chair’ published in Rudolph Ackermann’s Repository of the Arts in July 1811, which was made by the London firm of Morgan and Saunders, of Catherine Street, Strand.
They were well known for their ingenious furniture, including reading chairs with writing surfaces attached and a great variety of travelling beds...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Pair Regency Bookcases Open Walnut Book Shelf
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair Regency Bookcases Open Walnut Book Shelf
These wonderful bookcases stand upon turned feet with carved and fluted columns.
Each bookcase is divided into 2 sections, each section ...
Category
1920s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
$7,221 / set
Regency bookcases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Regency bookcases 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 bookcases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Regency bookcases 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 bookcases, popular names associated with this style include Gillows of Lancaster & London, Bevan Funnell Ltd., Williams & Gibton, and Arthur Brett. 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 bookcases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $971 and tops out at $128,000 while the average work can sell for $6,588.
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