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
Flame Mahogany Heritage Heirlooms Drexel Bookcase China Cabinet Breakfront
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Flame Mahogany Heritage Drexel Bookcase China Cabinet Breakfront
Dimensions : 91.25" Tall X 79" Wide X 17.5" Deep
This breakfront was made by Heritage about 20-30 years ago and is...
Category
Early 2000s American Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century 'Regency Period, 1820s' English Fine Quality Mahogany Desktop Book
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century (Regency Period, 1820s) English fine quality mahogany desktop book stand with elegant spindles turned upright. Supports and scrolling ends to...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Antique Mahogany Chiffonier Cabinet with Bookshelf
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Regency mahogany brass-mounted chiffonier,
England, 19th century
Item # 902XFP09P
With a diminutive form and tidy lines, this little Regency era chiffonier is the ideal size and proportion for today's home. Projecting only 14" into the room, this shallow cupboard...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Regency Breakfront Bookcase Mahogany Lambs Manchester 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Sheraton Revival Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase (Stamped Lamb and Co)
Circa 1880
This Quality Breakfront Bookcase is Rather Unusual Having Glazed Doors to the Lower and Upper Section.
...
Category
1880s Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
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
Classic Display Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
This stately cabinet, finished in a rich, aged Umbria oak, exudes an air of aristocratic elegance and timeless appeal.
The doors are graced with cast rosettes and circular bands wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Classic Oak Display Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
This stately cabinet, finished in a rich, light mink oak finish, exudes an air of aristocratic elegance and timeless appeal.
The doors are graced with cast rosettes and circular ban...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
Small Antique Regency Quality Figured Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Small antique Regency quality figured mahogany secretaire bookcase having a quality carved mahogany cornice above a pair of unusual glazed moulded doors opening to reveal two adjusta...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Other
Regency Satinwood And Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular shaped cornice over a pair of glass doors enclosing three shelves. The lower section with a pair of cabinet doors enclosing two shelves. Plinth base. With Key.
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Baker Historic Charleston Mahogany Bookcase China Cabinet Breakfront
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Baker Historic Charleston Mahogany Bookcase China Cabinet Breakfront
Dimensions : 69" Wide X 83" Tall X 16" Deep
This breakfront was made by Baker for their historic Charleston li...
Category
Early 2000s American Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Monumental Mahogany Maitland Smith Bookcase China Cabinet Breakfront
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Monumental Mahogany Maitland Smith Bookcase China Cabinet Breakfront
Dimensions : 112" Tall X 84" Wide X 20" Deep
This gorgeous breakfront was made by Maitland Smith on of the bes...
Category
Early 2000s Philippine 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
Pair Walnut Bookcases - Regency Sheraton Open Front
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are looking at a pair of English Sheraton style openfront bookcases hand crafted from the finest walnut. This lovely pair are the perfect mix of decorative beauty and practical f...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
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
Pair of Regency Style Mahogany Open Bookcase's
Located in Martlesham, GB
A nice pair of mid-20th century Regency style mahogany open bookcases, each bookcase having four adjustable shelves inside, decorat...
Category
1960s English Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Revival Open Front Bookcase Bamboo
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Regency Revival bookcase in mahogany
Features faux bamboo motifs to the front legs and column Four shelves so plenty of storage
Brass gallery to the top
Circa 1900 on this l...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Rosewood Open Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with bronze gallery over two adjustable shelves. The whole flanked by fluted columns with carved acanthus.. Plinth base. Ex Stair And Co. NY. Sold for 34,000 in 2000.
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Canterbury Mahogany Side Stand Antique Magazine Rack
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany Canterbury.
Standing upon Turned Feet with Original Brass Castors.
Featuring 1 Mahogany Lined Drawer.
Period Regency
The Magazine Dividers Being of a Criss Cross For...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Wide Regency Open Bookcase - Mahogany Inlay Library Study
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Regency style open front bookcase in mahogany
Good size to this, very wide for all those books you never read
Hand crafted from mahogany with satinwood banding and inlay wor...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Regency Estate Cabinet
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency mahogany estate cabinet, the stepped moulded cornice with beading surmounted with pierced broken swan neck pediment raised over two period bevel mirrored d...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Style Mahogany And Brass Open Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
With a top brass rail over a rectangular top over three shelves with turned brass dividers, brass paw feet.
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
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
Large 4-door Mahogany English Bookcase from the 1800s Regency era
Located in Barletta, IT
Large English bookcase from the mid-1800s, Regency style, made of mahogany wood and mahogany feather. It features 4 glass doors, 4 closed doors,...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Fine quality early 19th century flame mahogany bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine example of a regency period bookcase circa 1820.
Very much in the manor of Thomas Hope. Matching flame mahogany veneers from top to bottom. Comprising of 3 sections, lower ca...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Regency Open Bookcase - Satinwood Sheraton Bookcases
Located in Potters Bar, GB
- Stunning English Regency style bookcase in gorgeous satinwood
- We normally have similar bookcases in mahogany so it was a joy to find this in satinwood - perfect for modern interi...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood
19th Century Mahogany Waterfall Bookcase
Located in Houston, TX
The 19th Century Mahogany Waterfall Bookcase is a timeless furniture piece that exudes elegance and craftsmanship. Constructed from rich mahogany, this bookcase features a gracefully cascading design, known as the waterfall style, adding a touch of sophistication to any space. With two spacious shelves, it provides ample display space for books, decorative items, or cherished collectibles. The four drawers offer convenient storage for smaller items, maintaining a seamless blend of form and function. The warm, reddish-brown hue of the mahogany wood showcases its natural beauty, while the period-specific design details capture the essence of 19th-century craftsmanship, making it a statement piece that seamlessly combines history and practicality in your home or office. The meticulously carved round tapered feet not only provide stability but also showcase the attention to detail characteristic of the 19th-century design. Each drawer, with its paired knobs...
Category
19th Century European Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Pair Regency Bookcases - Mahogany Open Front Sheraton Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
- Gorgeous pair of Regency style open front bookcases
- Classic pair of mahogany bookcases with adjustable shelving
- Hand crafted from mahogany with satinwood inlay work to the top
...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Bookcase Secretaire Desk Antique Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase.
This Quality Bookcase Stands Upon Splay Feet with a Shaped Apron.
2 panelled Doors with Boxwood Line inlays the doors open to reveal 2 Sliding T...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Bookcase Glazed Cabinet Mahogany Period Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany 2 Door Glazed Bookcase.
This Impressive Regency Bookcase Stands Upon Carved Ebonised Lions Paw Feet.
Period Regency
Having 2 Glazed Doors which Feature Typical Regen...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Bevan Funnell Astral Glazed Hardwood Library Display Bookcase Regency Style
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Bevan Funnell LTD glazed mahogany bookcase.
Well made in the 20th century, it has dental-s...
Category
20th Century English Regency Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
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 detail...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Antique English Regency Rosewood Waterfall Bookcase with Drawers
Located in Glasgow, GB
Furnish your home with timeless elegance – introducing our antique Regency rosewood waterfall bookcase, made in England circa 1820. Crafted with exq...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Early 19th Century Regency Period Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
An exceptional fine early 19th century, Regency period brass, mahogany, satinwood and boxwood inlay secretaire bookcase. The upper section with a surmounted by an ornate fretted bras...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood
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
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 Regency Open Bookcases Mahogany Adjustable Shelving Sheraton Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning pair of Regency Sheraton style open front bookcases
Hand crafted from mahogany with gently curved shape to front
Adjustable shelving via slat system easy to use
Intricate in...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
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
148CM TALL RESTORED REGENCY STYLE REVOLVING HARDWOOD LiBRARY BOOKCASE TABLE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine, highly collectable Regency style circa 1930's revolving library bookcase in mahogany
Please...
Category
1930s English Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Hardwood
Regency Satinwood Open Bookcase Sheraton Inlay Breakfront Bookcases
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Satinwood open front breakfront bookcase in the Sheraton manner
Elegant and practical piece
Shelves are adjustable so you can fit different sized books and decorative pieces in
Intricate marquetry inlay in the Sheraton manner
Bookcase comes in three parts so easy to move around
We have another one if you are looking for a pair of these bookcases
Viewings available by appointment possible at our Hertfordshire showroom
Note if you would like to view in our Herts showroom please contact us first as some of our goods are in storage but we can arrange for it to be ready for a viewing with slight advance warning
Will ship to anywhere in the world - please get in touch for a shipping quote
Please fire away with any questions or enquiries
Our Hertfordshire antiques showroom...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood
Regency Rosewood And Brass Inlaid Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular finished top with brass gallery over a brass inlaid frieze and a pair of brass inlaid glazed doors enclosing shelves. Raised on lions paw feet. Sold Christies, New York A...
Category
Early 19th Century English 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
Regency Bookcase, James Winter & Sons
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4749, exceptional Regency rosewood bookcase, having adjustable leather top with removable book holder above 2 panelled and arched sections and 2 open sections, each with 2 height a...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
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
Mahogany Bow Front Display China Cabinet by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This a traditional mahogany bow front display or china cabinet with two doors by Leighton Hall. It features a delicately bowed front shape. The cabinet features two bottom doors with...
Category
2010s American Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Canterbury Antique Book Stand Period Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany Regency Canterbury.
Period Regency
This Canterbury Stands Upon Turned Legs with Original Brass Castors.
Featuring Turned and Fluted Columns.
The Canterbury Having 3 Shaped S...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Glazed Bookcase From The 19th Century - England
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely little mahogany display cabinet or glazed bookcase from the beginning of the 19th century of very good quality
Very beautiful English work in mahogany which stands out by its...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Maitland - Smith Regency Bookcase 5 Shelf Etagere Leather With Brass Rails Finia
Located in Cookeville, TN
Extremely rare and exquisitely crafted Maitland -Smith late 20th Century Sculpted Monkey Bookcase Etagere with 5 shelves. Glass shelves are extremely thick and heavy, coming in at ab...
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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
Regency Mahogany Open Bookcase
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present a distinctive Regency Mahogany Open Bookcase, crafted around 1830. This piece is a unique find, featuring an open bookcase atop a fixed...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
A rare small Regency Mahogany secretaire bookcase by Gillows of Lancaster c 1830
Located in Central England, GB
A Rare Small Regency Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase by Gillows of Lancaster
This very rare small sized figured mahogany secretaire bookcase has been beautifully made in the Regency wo...
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Elegant Victorian Oak Handmade Revolving Tabletop Bookcase with Partitions
Located in High Wycombe, GB
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
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
PAIR OF SUPER RARE ANTIQUE REGENCY HAND PAINTED SHERATON WATERFALL BOOKCASEs
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime pair of original Regency circa 1810-1820 Waterfall bookcases with drawers to the bas...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Pair Regency Bookcases - Open Sheraton Satinwood 7 ft English
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning pair of English Regency style bookcases in gorgeous satinwood
We normally have similar bookcases in mahogany so it was a joy to find these in satinwood - perfect for modern ...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood
19th Century English Regency Breakfront Bookcase Attributed to Gillows Lancaster
Located in Dublin, IE
A superb Regency flame mahogany four door breakfront bookcase attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, surmounted with pierced lattice work, cresting above four geometric glazed doors, wi...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
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
STUNNiNG ARTHUR BRETT SATINWOOD WALNUT REVOLVING BOOKCASE TABLE LION'S PAW FEEt
By Arthur Brett
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very unique, Arthur Brett of Norwich, hand made in England, Satinwood, Walnut & rosewood revolving bookcase...
Category
20th Century English Regency Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
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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