Regency Desks
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
19th Century English Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
Distinctive and elegant, this English mahogany partners desk has 9 functioning drawers on one side and 3 drawers over two cabinet doors on the opposite side.
Please enlarge photos t...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Boulle Ormolu and Ebony Bureau Plat/Desk by Mathieu Béfort, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century Regency Boulle-style ormolu and ebony wood bureau plat/desk by Mathieu Béfort (AKA: Béfort Jeune), France
By: Mathieu Béfort, Béfort Jeune, André-Charles Boulle (i...
Category
1880s French Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Metal, Silver, Bronze, Copper, Ormolu
English Shaped Top Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Mahogany shaped top partners writing table with satinwood stringing and inlaid fan medallions. Black/green, antiqued and gold tooled leather top. Three drawers each side with antique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Boxwood, Olive, Satinwood
$11,950 / item
Antique English Regency Mahogany Davenport Writing Desk Occasional Side Table
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Imposing example of an English well figured Rosewood late Regency Period Davenport Desk or occasional side piece of compact proportions, in the manner of renowned Cabinet Make...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood Davenport with Spring-Loaded Pen Drawer
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
This wonderful early 19th century Antique English Rosewood and ebonized Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk is one of the finest we've had in recent years. Davenports or Ship Captain's Desks are so-named originally for a Captain Davenport...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
$5,738 Sale Price
24% Off
Antique English Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century English desk handcrafted in mahogany having a tooled black leather top, featuring a rare dramatic burled mahogany front, fluted supports and classic block fee...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Early 19th Century mahogany tambour desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century mahogany tambour desk, the cylindrical tambour top opening to reveal a fitting writing interior comprising of central cupboard with thr...
Category
1820s British Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th century warm brown English Oak Regency Slant-Front Desk
Located in Casteren, NL
Elegant English slant front secretary desk from the Regency period, crafted around 1820. Made from solid oak, this finely built piece has a deep, warm brown tone with a soft sheen an...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
19th century Chinese Canton black lacquered desk cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century chinese canton black lacquered desk cabinet, circa 1830.
Stunning quality chinese export desk, circa 1830. Main feature is the rare alabaster doors which have been hand...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Regency Mahogany Occasional Snap Top Table possibly Irish 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Imposing example of an English well figured Mahogany late Regency Period snap-top Occasional Table of small proportions, in our opinion is of Irish Manufacture. Circa 1815-20....
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Regency Rosewood Library Table Writing Desk Gillows Lancaster
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Imposing example of an English well figured Rosewood Library or Writing Table firmly attributed to renowned Cabinet Makers Gillows of rectangular outline with rounded corners....
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Style Crotch Mahogany and Tooled Leather Two Part Lady's Writing Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A Regency Style Crotch Mahogany and Tooled Leather Two Part Lady's Writing Desk with lock and functional key.
Size is 31.25" wide, 18.5" deep and 53.5" tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Crocodile Mahogany Side Table by Gillows of Lancaster & London, circa 1820
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An extremely fine circa 1820 side or writing table by legendary English cabinetmaking firm of Gillows of Lancaster and London of rectangular form having an exquisitely grained solid ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Gentlemans Satinwood Rosewood Crossbanded Speciman Cabinet Early 19th Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of an early Irish Mahogany Georgian Demi-Lune fold-over games table of outstanding museum quality. Made in Ireland during the last quart...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Walnut, Satin
Period Regency Mahogany Mechanical Gentleman's Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine desk made during the Regency period in England is of great design and exceptional quality. Constructed of Mahogany solids and veneers with fine figure and color. The d...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Style Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Carlton House Desk
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English Regency style mahogany and satinwood inlaid Carlton house desk.
Circa 1880 rare Carlton House desk, typical for the Regency period, is a beautiful piece of furniture. It i...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Fine Quality Early 19th Century, Regency Period, Mahogany Pedestal Desk Of Nice Small Proportions, Having Attractive Gilt Tooled Leather Inset To Crossbanded Top, Over Nine Drawers...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$6,459 Sale Price
30% Off
Regency Style Leather Wrapped Davenport Desk, Atrib. Maitland-Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Regency Style Leather Wrapped Davenport Desk, Atrib. Maitland-Smith
Late 20th century
A stunning Regency-style leather-wrapped Davenport desk, attributed to Maitland-Smith, was ma...
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
$2,796 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Regency Brass Bound Coromandel Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Well Figured Solid Coromandel Anglo-Indian Colonial Officers Campaign Style Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
Straight Leg Chippendale Style Library Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new traditional mahogany Library Writing Desk. It’s design was inspired by Chippendale desks from the Regency period and features classi...
Category
2010s American Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Custom Mahogany Regency Style Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is made-to-order traditional mahogany writing desk made in the Leighton Hall shop. It features a cathedral mahogany top with a satinwood inlay, inlaid and tapered legs, dovetail...
Category
2010s American Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Gillows of Lancaster Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
R043 Exceptional Regency mahogany 3 drawer writing table by the world renowned cabinet maker Robert Gillow.
This writing table is constructed from the finest quality Cuban mahogany, ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$7,656 Sale Price
20% Off
Stunning Faux Book Hardwood & Brown Leather Kidney Desk with Gallery Rail
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this absolutely stunning faux book back and sides Kidney desk with brown leather top and brass gallery rail
This is pretty much the best looking desk I hav...
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Desk in the manner of Charles Heathcote Tatham
By Charles Heathcote Tatham
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An important Regency design carved wood pedestal desk in the manner of Charles Heathcote Tatham. The top is symmetrically divided and leathere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
$23,051 / item
English Crossed Sabre Leg Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Handcrafted for us by a small workshop in England, this writing table embodies the quality and appearance buyers of bespoke English furniture have come to expect over the last 300 ye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$10,950 / item
Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Period early 19th century Regency Mahogany Partners desk. Drawers on both sides. Great proportion. Excellent quality...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Regency Style Mahogany Fall Front Plantation / Bookkeepers Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
19th Century Regency Style Mahogany Fall Front Plantation Desk / Bookkeepers Desk with needed legs. Cross-Banded Mahogany and satinwood front around flame mahogany surface Fall front...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Mahogany Davenport Attributed to Gillows
Located in Folkestone, GB
Attributed to Gillows
A superior quality late 18th/early 19th century mahogany Davenport Desk The leather-lined top with brass gallery, lifting to ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Davenport Desk of Diminutive Size
Located in Essex, MA
Of unusual almost one half normal width with part brass gallery top with handle and hinged tooled green leather writing lid opening to a fitted interior over a case fitted with four ...
Category
1790s English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Writing Table, English, Regency, Mahogany, Davenport, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writing table, an English, Regency, mahogany, open Davenport dating to the early 19th century, circa 1820.
Of quality craf...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency mahogany sideboard with 3 drawers centered between bowed form drawers and supported by 6 square fluted legs with lio...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Exceptional Regency Bonheur Du Jour Attributed to John Maclean
Located in Lymington, GB
An exceptional English Regency-period bonheur du jour attributed to John Maclean, ca 1810.
A fine early-19th century rosewood and brass-inlaid bonheur du...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Antique English Regency Mahogany Butlers Secretary c. 1820
Located in Westfield, MA
This exquisite English Regency mahogany butler’s secretary, dating to circa 1820, captures the grandeur and functionality of early 19th-century desig...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Sheraton Style Kidney Shaped Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new traditional mahogany library writing desk. Its design was inspired by Sheraton desks from the Regency period and features a kidney shape. The legs are Classic Sheraton ...
Category
2010s American Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Traditional Mahogany Partners Desk by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new traditional mahogany partners desk. Its design was inspired by partners desks from the 1800s. It is ideal for the senior partner, CEO or home office. It features a top ...
Category
2010s Philippine Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$7,795 / item
Theodore Alexander The Residency 7100 Bowfront Slide Out Campaign Writing Desk
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Theodore Alexander The Residency 7100 Bowfront Slide Out Campaign Writing Desk
Dimensions : 42" Wide X 22" Deep X 33.5" Tall
This desk was made by Theodore Alexander and is their T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Desks
Materials
Walnut
Regency Carlton House Desk Sheraton Inlay 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Absolutely glorious Regency Revival Carlton House desk we date to circa 1880
Features intricate marquetry inlay work - classical Sheraton motifs - on all surfaces
Leather writing sur...
Category
1880s Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Regency Chinoiserie Library Desk or Table
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century English Regency Chinoiserie Library Table A substantial 19th century, English Regency, Chinoiserie partners library table with a gre...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Secretaire
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a beautifully articulated and unusual English Regency mahogany chiffonier secretaire. The top section containing two shelves with round b...
Category
1830s English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Rosewood
FULLY RESTORED EXTRA LARGE DOUBLE SiDED REGENCY TWIN PEDESTAL PARTNER DESK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this Museum quality, fully restored extra large double sided twin pedestal partner desk with brown leather, ...
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Chippendale Walnut Desk
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The desk has an egg-and-dart moulded and serpentine shaped top with leather writing surface. The opposing sides are fitted with a frieze drawer flanked by four graduated drawers to e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood, Walnut
$16,465 / item
19th Century Mahogany Knee Hole Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an unusual English Regency mahogany knee hole desk, the top with leather inset, above a frieze drawer flanked by a pair of pilasters with brass capitals and collars, situated...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Regency Style Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Knee Hole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (19/20th Century) red lacquer Chinoiserie knee hole desk with light brown leather top.
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Leather
ANTIQUE ORIGiNAL REGENCY CIRCA 1810-1820 HARDWOOD BROWN LEATHER DAVENPORT DESK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, totally original, finest quality Antique Regency circa 1810-1820 Davenport desk wi...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Large Traditional Mahogany 84 Inch Executive Desk by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new traditional mahogany executive desk. Its design was inspired by large desks from the 1800s. It is the larger version of our classic LH-3072. It is ideal for the senior...
Category
2010s American Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Regency Mahogany Ladies Tambour Writing Table Desk Cabinet
Located in Glasgow, GB
An attractive Regency mahogany and satinwood ladies’ tambour writing table cabinet dating to c.1815. The rectangular cornice centred by an inlaid demi-navette pediment above a pair ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
Regency Rosewood Slant Lid Writing Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Finely crafted with a hinged leather writing lid enclosing a fitted interior comprising drawers. The sides with pull out slides and a drawer for pens and ink. Raised on circular tape...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Period Regency Davenport Desk Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany Davenport.
This Davenport Features an arrangement of 6 Graduated Mahogany Lined Drawers to the Right Hand Side with Faux Drawers to the Reverse.
Period Regency
The T...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique circa 1830-1850 James Winter & Sons London Satinwood Green Leather Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare and important original fully stamped James Winter & Son’s 101 Wardour St Soho London Satinwood & Regency green leather partner desk circa 1830-1850
This is a very rare and fine piece of English craftsmanship, the timber is sublime, the leather top nicely aged and the stamps to the drawer’s crisp, this piece is pure quality
The renowned cabinet makers James Winter & Sons were based in Soho London between 1823 to 1870 and produced some amazing pieces of antique furniture.
James Winter founded his company in 1823 as a cabinet maker, undertaker, dealer, appraiser and specialised as a restorer of second hand and antique furniture to retail in his Soho shop. His sons joined his firm and then the business was renamed James Winter & Sons, 101 Wardour St., Soho, London.
It was throughout the Regency and Victorian period, James Winters Company...
Category
1830s English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Satinwood
$5,145 Sale Price
25% Off
Regency Davenport Desk Burr Walnut Ebonized
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant Regency Davenport desk
Gorgeous desk with distinctive light burr walnut finish and ebony accents
Black against the light brown really highlights the elegant design
Leather li...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique English Regency Rosewood Occasional Side or Work Table Circa 1815
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Stylish English well figured Rosewood and Gilt Metal Mounted Center, Side or Worktable of compact proportions, early Nineteenth Century, Regency period.
The figured rectangular t...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Regency Mahogany Fold-Over Games Card Tea Side Table 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Fine Well Figured Rosewood Fold-over Games Table of outstanding quality, early Nineteenth Century, possibly Regency Period and of English origin.
The rectangular top with rounded...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Antique Style Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modeled after classic 19th-century English pedestal desks, it features a richly figured mahogany construction with a tooled leather writing surface set into the top. The surface incl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
$17,397 / item
Bureau, 19th Century, English, Regency, Mahogany, Secret Drawers, Gallery
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The top fitted with a removable gallery with fine brass filigree depicting lion heads and crowns amongst trailing stems. The mahogany, fall-front fitted with a later writing slope, a...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Period Regency Davenport Desk 1815
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This Handsome Davenport Stands Upon Turned Feet.
Having an Arrangement of 4 Oak Lined Graduated Drawers Which Retain Their Original Knobs.
Period Regency - circa 1815
The Interior Fe...
Category
18th Century Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Oak
Regency Desk Mahogany X Frame Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany Writing Table.
This Quality Table is Raised upon Cross Frame Supports with Original Box Brass castors.
The Writing Table Features a Turned Stretcher, 2 x Oak Lined D...
Category
1980s Vintage Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
LUXURY PREMiUM GREEK KEY BLACK DESK LEATHER INSERT 161CM X 104.5CM
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this new old stock RRP £599 luxury premium black leather desk hide with green key embossed boarder
This was...
Category
20th Century Regency Desks
Materials
Leather
Extremely Rare Antique Regency Period Campaign Chest with Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
This campaign chest/desk is quite a find. Fanciers of this type of dual purpose antique will not be disappointed in this piece!
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Wood
Regency Cylinder Desk Mahogany Furniture, 19th Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
English regency cylinder desk.
A very nice quality cylinder desk.
Raised upon stylised bracket feet.
19th century
Featuring 3 graduated oak lined drawers.
The whole of the desk ...
Category
1890s Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel
By Morel & Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency amboyna and gilt library table attributed to Seddon and Morel, with a rectangular top set upon solid end supports with a turned, reeded an...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Desks
Materials
Amboyna
Regency desks for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Regency desks 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 desks created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Regency desks 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 desks, popular names associated with this style include Leighton Hall Furniture, Gillows of Lancaster & London, Hampton & Sons , and Ira Yeager. 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 desks differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $880 and tops out at $107,291 while the average work can sell for $5,769.
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