Regency Bookcases
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.
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Mahogany
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bookcases
Wood
1820s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Rosewood
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases
Rosewood
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Walnut
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Rosewood, Silk
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Brass
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Bookcases
Brass
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Rosewood
20th Century British Regency Bookcases
Brass
Mid-20th Century Regency Bookcases
Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Glass, Mahogany
20th Century English Regency Bookcases
Hardwood
Early 20th Century English Regency Bookcases
Softwood
1990s Regency Bookcases
Metal
Early 20th Century American Regency Bookcases
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bookcases
Glass, Wood
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Marble, Brass
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bookcases
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Rosewood
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases
Marble
19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases
Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Bookcases
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Bookcases
Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Wood
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Birdseye Maple
20th Century English Regency Bookcases
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Rosewood
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Brass
1920s American Vintage Regency Bookcases
Marble, Brass
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Leather, Hardwood
1820s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Birdseye Maple
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases
Brass
19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Wood, Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Rosewood
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Bookcases
Wood
1830s British Antique Regency Bookcases
Rosewood
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases
Marble
1830s British Antique Regency Bookcases
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Mahogany
1820s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Rosewood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Elm
Late 19th Century Antique Regency Bookcases
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Bookcases
Mahogany
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Regency Bookcases
Wood, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases
Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases
Rosewood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Mahogany