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
Early 19th century Regency Satinwood Breakfront Glazed Floor Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
An early 19th century Regency satinwood breakfront glazed floor bookcase. The bookcase is cross banded in satinwood and is raised on four flat turned wood bun feet
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Satinwood
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
Waterfall Bookcase
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A five-tier waterfall bookcase of tapering form with blind fret and open fret decoration, the ends inset with brass retaining rods. Finished in an a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$4,215
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
Early 19th Century Regency Breakfront Low Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency breakfront low bookcase, the shaped statuary marble top raised over four brass grilled and lined doors with brass closing...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Marble
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
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
Regency Twisted Metal Rope 4 Tier Glass Shelf Etagere
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing vintage regency 4 tier glass shelf Etagere. Features a twisted metal rope pagoda frame.
Category
1990s Regency Bookcases
Materials
Metal
$480 Sale Price
65% Off
19th Century Irish Regency Side Cabinet Bookcase by Williams & Gibton of Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Irish Regency period brass inlaid side cabinet by "Williams & Gibton" of small proportions, with green marble top over a plain frieze and a glazed door, stamped with No. ...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Marble
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
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$7,071 / set
English Regency '19th Century' Faux Bamboo Étagère
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency (19th century) narrow pine faux bamboo trimmed étagère / what-not with three open shelves and slat sides having a bottom drawer.
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Pine
Late Regency Rosewood Breakfront Open Bookcase, Attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency rosewood breakfront open bookcase, attributed to Gillows, of rectangular form with three adjustable shelves, with tooled leather dust fringes, divided by four fluted p...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
George Bullock Breakfront Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Side Cabinet
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine early 19th-century Grecian revival side cabinet in the manner of George Bullock, two glazed central doors flanked by cupboards with inlaid marquetry panels of foliate floral d...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
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
Walnut Open Bookcase, Regency Inlay Bookcases Study Interiors
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Regency style open front bookcase in walnut
Great thing about this piece is the size, plenty of width for all your books and tomes
Hand crafted from walnut with satinwood ...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
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
19th Century George IV Yew Wooden Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A George IV yew-wood veneered and crossbanded secretaire bookcase.
The upper part with a moulded cornice, fitted with adjustable shelves enclosed by a pair of Gothic pointed arch gla...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Yew
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
148CM TALL RESTORED REGENCY STYLE REVOLVING HARDWOOD LiBRARY BOOKCASE TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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
Nineteenth Century Open Bookcase ex. Holkham Estate
Located in London, GB
A nineteenth century Regency period open bookcase, previously of the Holkham Estate, Norfolk, with mirrored back and two adjustable shelves to main body, the super-structure possibly...
Category
1830s British Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Library Steps Mahogany Spiral Bookcase
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of Regency style library steps in mahogany
Half spiral design, great interiors piece
Steps are inscribed in metal with : Studio Globe Wernicke
Some of our items are in ...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Wood
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 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
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
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
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
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
Antique Regency Library Metamorphic Library Steps Table Oxblood Leather Ladder
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime original Regency circa 1810-1820 fully restored metamorphic library steps table with oxblood leather steps
This is an important and sophisticated piece of English Regency furniture. Every discerning gentleman’s library should have one. They were the height of elegance and technology in the late Georgian to early Victorian era
The one is a very fine, fully restored example, the steps are hidden inside the bottom drawer, the idea being you sit this table near a very large library bookcase...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
19th Century regency period rosewood bookcases
Located in London, GB
An unusual near pair of early 19th century Regency period rosewood Bookcases, boxwood line and ‘fleur-de-lys’ inlaid throughout, havin...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Boxwood, Rosewood
$51,679 / set
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 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
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
Period Regency Secretaire Bookcase Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency mahogany secretaire bookcase.
Period Regency antique furniture
This bookcase having an arrangement of 4 mahogany lined drawers with wonderful cast brass plate handles
The top...
Category
1920s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
PAIR OF SUPER RARE ANTIQUE REGENCY HAND PAINTED SHERATON WATERFALL BOOKCASEs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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
Exceptional Inlaid Antique Mahogany Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elegant Antique Cabinet with fine form and having a trim side profile. A tall Antique Bookcase cabinet in two parts with fine details includin...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood, Mahogany
PAIR OF ORIGINAL ANTIQUE REGENCY CiRCA 1815 DWARF OPEN WATERFALL BOOKCASES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning pair of circa 1815-1820 Flamed Mahogany dwarf open Library bookcases with cupboard ...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Hardwood
Regency Revival Open Bookcases Walnut Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair burr walnut open bookcases with satinwood crossbanded tops
In the Regency manner so clean and minimal design is perfect for modern interiors
Features adjustable height shelves c...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
$1,699 / set
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
$27,788 / set
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
English Regency Sheraton-Style Secretary and Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
English Regency period mahogany and satinwood two-piece secretary cabinet. Pine secondary wood. Top section having a shaped cornice with an ebonized lion medallion flanked by sphinxe...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique 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
19th Century Regency Rosewood Open Bookcase
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Early 19th Century Regency Period Rosewood Dwarf Open Bookcase, Having Well Figured Rectangular Top, Over Attractive Freize With Brass Mounted Decoration And Two ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Large Pair of Regency Style Quality Breakfront Bookcases
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large pair of regency style quality breakfront bookcases having a pair of white painted regency style open top breakfront bookcases above a pair of brass grille cabinets
H 247 x W 1...
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Bookcases
Materials
Softwood
English Regency Period Goncalo Alves and Gilt Brass Secretaire Bookcase
By John Mclean
Located in London, GB
A Regency period secretaire bookcase attributed to John Mclean of London.
Constructed in a well figured goncalo alves, with extensive use of gilt brass accents. Rising from compressed ball brass feet, the lower section consists of two blind cupboard...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century Satinwood Floor Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century floor bookcases of rectangular form in satinwood with mahogany line inlay, terminating on four tapering square feet. The stepped top is raised...
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood
Late Regency Rosewood Breakfront Four Door Side Cabinet, Attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency rosewood breakfront four door side cabinet, attributed to Gillows, the shaped top with a brass gallery above four doors fitted with trellis-and-rosette grilles relined...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Silk, Rosewood
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
English Regency Bookcase of Mahogany with Gilt Bronze and Ebonized Ornament
Located in Dallas, TX
a Regency bookcase of mahogany and mahogany veneers with gilt bronze mounts and ebonized applied decoration, glazed doors above with large panes of glass and gilt bonze trim, adjusta...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Late Regency Gonçalo Alves Two-Door Side Cabinet Attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency Gonçalo Alves two-door side cabinet firmly attributed to Gillows, of rectangular form with two glazed doors retaining the original brass trelliswork centred on rosette...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Regency Burl Elm Bonheur De Jour
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular shelf superstructure with two shelves and three drawers with ebony trim , the base with a flip up writing surface thats felt lined over a drawer and raised on square...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Elm
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
Regency Bookcase Mahogany Glazed Cabinet 1815
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous Regency Mahogany Glazed Bookcase. This Bookcase is Raised Upon Bracket Feet.
Circa 1815
The Lower Section Having 2 Paneled Doors.
The Upper Astragal Glazed...
Category
1810s Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Birds Eye Maple Open Bookcase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency birds eye maple open bookcase, of rectangular form with a shaped top surmounted by the original brass gallery, above two adjustable shelves and two mirror-fronted cupboards...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Birdseye Maple
19th Century English Mahogany Writing Bookcase with Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A good Regency secretaire bookcase.
Constructed in mahogany, rising from feet of circular form, the lower section having two blind doors with fielded panels, enclosing a shelved i...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Late Regency Bird’s-Eye Maple Cylindrical Open Bookcase Attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency bird’s-eye maple cylindrical open bookcase attributed to Gillows, the circular leather-inset top above four sections divided by panelled uprights, each with two adjust...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Birdseye Maple
19th Century Regency Rosewood Double Sided Bookcase
Located in Folkestone, GB
19th Century English bookcase in the Manner of Gillows.
A fine and unusual Regency rosewood double sided bookcase of rectangular form with rounde...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
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
Early 19th C English Regency Mahogany Library Stand
Located in Charleston, SC
An early 19th century Channel Island library bookcase or étagère features solid mahogany turnings, three shelves, a finished scalloped gallery, and two drawers on four bun feet wit...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
Antique English Regency Indian Rosewood Inverted Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Glasgow, GB
A superb quality Indian Regency rosewood inverted breakfront bookcase dating to circa 1820. With a stunning pierced scrolling fretwork back with tu...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Bookcases
Materials
Wood
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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