Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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.
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1920s Vintage Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
1920s Vintage Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Olive
Early 20th Century British Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
1920s Vintage Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
1920s French Vintage Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
1920s Czech Vintage Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
1920s French Vintage Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal
19th Century English Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
1940s American Vintage Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Early 20th Century English Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
1820s English Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
20th Century American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany, Burl
1810s English Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
1980s Vintage Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
1950s British Vintage Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
20th Century American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mirror
Early 20th Century American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Paint
1920s French Vintage Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal
1920s American Vintage Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
1920s American Vintage Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
Early 20th Century Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Faux Bamboo
Early 1900s French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
1920s Vintage Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Brass
1920s French Vintage Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century European Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany