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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English Regency Corner Cabinet in Mahogany with Glass Door Panels, circa 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An English Regency corner cupboard in mahogany with pediment top, glazed and mullioned upper cabinet over paneled cabinet, and resting on bracket feet. England, circa 1820. Measures:...
Glass, Mahogany
Late 18C English Regency Corner Wall Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an important piece of English furniture, namely, a late 18c English regency corner wall cabinet. What makes this corner wall cabinet so important is the inlaid marquetry medallion in the center of the front door. The medallion is the ‘Prince of Wales Plumes’ which signifies that this piece was made during the reign of the Prince Regent...
Ebony, Mahogany, Oak, Satinwood
$2,156Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century English Mahogany Bowfront Hanging Corner Cupboard
Located in Savannah, GA
Late 18th century English mahogany bowfront hanging cupboard featuring string inlay on the doors with bone escutcheons, three curved interior drawers with brass pulls and four interior shelves. The intricate fruitwood inlay at the top of the cornice features carved dentals with seashells on either side of the Grecian lamp...
Brass
Regency Mahogany Corner Cupboard
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Excellent quality, Regency mahogany, wall hanging corner cupboard, having two flamed mahogany panelled doors with original brass escutcheons and locks, enclosing three shelves and sp...
Mahogany
$11,500
Regence Corner Cabinet
Located in Vista, CA
Regence period corner cabinet, circa 1720-1740. Small repair in molding on corner (see picture)
Wood, Paint
Pair of English Regency Style Mahogany Inlaid Corner Cabinets
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Pair of English Regency Style Mahogany Inlaid Corner Cabinets Dimensions : 41" Wide X 28" Deep X 85" Tall This gorgeous pair of English Regency style corner cabinets were made in t...
Mahogany
Pair Of Early 19th Century English Regency Gonzalo Alves Corner Cabinets
Located in Dublin, IE
A superb pair of English Regency-period corner étagères (or open corner shelves). Constructed in Gonzalo Alves prized for its rich figuring, serpentine shaped fronts with graceful ...
Brass
Regency Pair of Decorated & Marble Top Corner Cabinets
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A stylish pair of Regency simulated rosewood and gilt open corner cupboards of bowfronted form. The original marble tops above panelled friezes with foliate decoration and carved pat...
Marble
$3,488Sale Price|24% Off
H 76 in W 31 in D 17 in
Superb Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Art Nouveau Mahogany Corner Cabinet
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Exceptional antique English marquetry inlaid late 19th century Art Nouveau mahogany corner cabinet with wonderful stylized inlays of the Arts & Crafts / Art Nouveau period. Original ...
Mahogany, Satinwood
$12,950
H 90.5 in W 57 in D 36 in
Large Two-Tiered Corner Cabinet or Cupboard of Cherry with Paneled Doors
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French two-tiered corner cabinet or cupboard of cherrywood, with crown moulding over a canted front top tier, with two paneled doors enclosing a shelved interior, the canted b...
Metal, Brass
$2,681
H 72.45 in W 26.78 in D 16.15 in
Antique English Georgian Style Astragal Glazed Corner Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Antique English Georgian Style Astragal Glazed Corner Display Cabinet An English Georgian style mahogany corner cabinet, the upper section with an astragal glazed door enclosing t...
Brass
$2,800
H 71.5 in W 33 in D 21.5 in
18th Century Style Two-Door Corner Cabinet, Mahogany, Georgian Style
Located in Toronto, CA
This is a lovely mahogany corner cabinet in the 18th century Georgian styling. The top has two glass doors with 13 panels of hand glazed glass panels in each door. Behind which is a ...
Hardwood
Corner Cabinet in Mahogany, 18th Century, Georgian
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant English mahogany corner cabinet from the 18th century Very good quality corner cupboard which has braced windows. It is his ...
Mahogany
19th-C. French Corner Cabinet
Located in Ballard, CA
A single door painted French corner cabinet in the Louis XVI style. Made out of pine wood painted with light gray/blue and cream accents. Feature...
Iron
English Pine Corner Cupboard
Located in Woodbury, CT
English cabinetmakers worked extensively with pine and this corner cupboard is a fine example of the kind of the excellence of their craft. Its arched barrel back and raised panel do...
Pine
Brutalist display cabinet corner cabinet 1960s Danish
Located in Lemmer, NL
Brutalist display cabinet corner cabinet 1960s Danish period 1960s design N.O. Andersen Scan Rustic Denmark condition good minor signs of wear size 180 x 93 x 63 cm (H x W...
Glass, Oak
George III Pine Corner Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming George III pine corner cabinet is a fine example of 18th-century British craftsmanship, designed to maximize space while adding timeless elegance to any room. Crafted f...
Pine
$4,015Sale Price|20% Off
H 85.83 in W 30.71 in D 14.57 in
Fine Quality Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Corner Cupboard
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality Edwardian inlaid mahogany corner cupboard having an elegant swan neck pediment with pierced fretwork and very desirable inlay decoration, ogee shaped cornice, single gla...
Mahogany
18th Century Dutch Mahogany Corner Cupboard
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century Dutch mahogany corner cupboard with a moulded arched cornice, the top section having two paneled doors with shaped and moulded beading around the panels, opening to reveal three fixed shelves and a drop down flap at the bottom of the cupboard, the bottom section also having two paneled doors with shaped and moulded beading around the panels, opening to reveal a single fixed shelf inside, the corner cupboard...
Mahogany
Swedish Gustavian Style Corner Cabinet
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian style corner cabinet. it was just restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White" from the very back out to each corner its 23" ...
Wood
Regency Style Mahogany String Inlay Corner Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Regency style mahogany string inlay corner cabinet
Glass, Mahogany
English Regency Style Solid Flame Mahogany Corner Cabinet
Located in Long Branch, NJ
English Regency Style Solid Flame Mahogany Corner Cabinet Dimensions : 93" Tall X 45" Wide X 25" Deep This gorgeous English corner cabinet is made in a stunning mahogany and has g...
Glass, Mahogany
Regency Faux Bamboo Painted Corner Washstand
Located in Sherborne, GB
This attractive Regency simulated bamboo corner washstand, has its original paint. The upper section consists of a curved splash back and holding ho...
Pine
Black and Gilt Six-Tier Corner Étagere
Located in New York, NY
Of spreading pyramidal form; with gilt line-edging throughout; on bracket feet.
Wood, Paint
19th Century Mahogany Inlaid Corner Cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century mahogany inlaid corner cabinet, circa 1820. Inlaid mahogany regency corner cabinet, circa 1820. Glazed display cabinet to the top containing 2 shelves, single door be...
Mahogany
Lovely Flame Mahogany English Corner Cabinet by Bevan Funnell
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautifully made flame mahogany corner cupboard having a curved front with two lovely paned glass doors with 3 interior shelves, gorgeous carved wood decorative pediment, a pull out ...
Glass, Mahogany
Pair of Antique Corner Cabinets
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Mahogany banded demilune shapes, each with square supports and a single open shelf, circa 1800-1850. The lower cabinets with a single shelf each. Ebonized string inlays to the side p...
Mahogany
Yew Wood Corner Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very well-made with fine form, two upper shelves and chosen figured yew with excellent color. Bottom doors open to one interior shelf. There is some veneer loss to the shelf edges.
Yew
19th Century French Mahogany Corner Cabinet
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French mahogany corner cabinet with two opening doors and beautiful small ivory details. All original, lovely condition.
Ivory, Mahogany
Sold
H 41.5 in W 29.5 in D 16.75 in L 41.5 in
English Crotch Mahogany Hanging Corner Cupboard, circa 1870
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Remarkable antique English crotch mahogany hanging corner cupboard. This beauty is a must have for those of you needing storage, but h...