Regency Shelves
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
Mid-Century Regency Style Carved Mahogany Faux Bamboo Etagere / Shelf / Book
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a regency style carved fruitwood faux bamboo shelf / etagere / bookcase. The shelves are about 11.75” deep, and 14 inches in height. The top shelf is the only one that has a ...
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Mid-20th Century American Regency Shelves
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Etagere
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Square English Mahogany Etagere with brass casters and knobs. Etagere features four horizontal shelves with subtle railings for along the sides for added security, and a...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Coastal Regency Faux Bamboo Metal Etagere Turquoise
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
This charming mid-century faux bamboo metal étagère is a bold statement piece, powder-coated in a vibrant turquoise hue.
While there are some...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Shelves
Materials
Metal
Jonathan Charles Pair of Burlwood & Embossed Leather Etageres Bookshelves
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Great looking pair of versatile burlwood and embossed leather etageres or shelves having bottom drawer and 2 shelves with pierced brass upper gallery.
38.5 h to gallery top 37 h to ...
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2010s American Regency Shelves
Materials
Leather, Burl
Italian 19th Century Regency Style Rustic Walnut Wood Open Shelves Bookcase
Located in Firenze, IT
This multifunctional display cabinet with open shelves shows the rustic and simple line typical of Florentine 19th Century piece of furniture. This amazingly useful and functional pi...
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19th Century Italian Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Walnut, Wood
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Moroccan Style Rustic Iron Etagere With Glass Sh
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
Striking Mid-20th Century Moroccan Revival style iron etagere featuring an arched dome top with flame finials and beautifully detailed scrollwork. The iron frame retains its original...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Shelves
Materials
Iron
Vintage Two Drawer Bevan Funnell Flamed Hardwood Dwarf Open Library Bookcase
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage Bevan Funnell dwarf open library bookcase in flamed mahogany with twin drawers
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20th Century English Regency Shelves
Materials
Hardwood
English Regency Pine Etagere, Early 19th Century, Four Shelves, Turned Supports
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English regency period pine freestanding étagère from the early 19th century with four shelves, turned supports and petite finials. This English Regency period freestanding pine é...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Pine
English Regency Period Mahogany Étagère or Library Stand, circa 1815
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Elegant English Regency period, circa 1815, étagère or library stand of unusual form having solid mahogany construction with top platform on turned colonette-form supports with ball turned finials above single door locking cabinet with real leather-bound book spine veneer above lozenge band of boxwood inlay on bulbous turned feet. Book spines are 'Dickens Works...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Neoclassical Style Brushed Steel and Brass Étagère by Maison Jansen
Located in North Miami, FL
Italian Maison Jansen étagère with 7 shelves from the mid-20th century. Brushed steel frame with brass acorn finial accents and X design stretch...
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1960s Italian Vintage Regency Shelves
Materials
Brass, Steel
Regency Six Tier Etagere Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency style six tier etagere bookcase with X frame supports, carved finials and a lower two drawer shelf.
Dimensions: 22" W x 10" D x 73.5" H.
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Shelves
Materials
Wood
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 Shelves
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century English Regency Mahogany Trolley
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century English Regency Mahogany Trolley / Etagere with 4 Shelves & Lower Cabinet Door
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Folio/Plan/Chart Stand
Located in Folkestone, GB
An exceptional quality early 19th century mahogany folio stand the two leaves adjustable for angle by pulling on the two decorative cords to disengage the ratcheted mechanism. The ce...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Wood Regency Style Four Tiered Display Etagere
Located in Tarry Town, NY
English Regency style mahogany wood four tiered display etagere with single drawer below lowest shelf. The display etagere features four turned ball finials at each corner of upper g...
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
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 Shelves
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Pair of Fine Antique Regency Hardwood Brass Gallery & Marble Dwarf Bookcases
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite pair of original Regency circa 1810-1820 mahogany open library bookcases with Italian marble tops surmounted with brass gallery rail...
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1810s English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Mahogany Regency Etagere, What Not
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Mahogany Regency Etagere, What Not.
A very nice and unusual three tier Étagère with drawers. The good usable three tier what-not is free standi...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Mahogany Etagere or Stand with Shelves
Located in London, GB
A fine Étagère'of the Regency Period
Constructed in a well figured and patinated mahogany, with brass accents; rising from four ‘hairy paw’ feet, the three main tiers having radiu...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
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 Shelves
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
Vintage Billy Baldwin Brass Etagere With Green Lacquered Shelves
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage brass Billy Baldwin etagere with five dark green lacquered shelves.
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Shelves
Materials
Brass
Caribbean Regency Mahogany Four-Tier Reeded Bookshelf, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
Caribbean regency mahogany four tier bookshelf with turned bulbous stylized acorn finials, reeded ringed side columns, cross hatching with centered f...
Category
1810s Caribbean Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Style Bamboo Etagere with Lacquered Panels
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency-style (19th Century) bamboo and lacquered etagere cabinet with inlaid panels on 2 front doors and drawer and detailing.
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Paint, Bone
English Regency Period Walnut Four Tier Étagère, Circa 1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
English Regency Period walnut four tier étagère, Circa 1820. Faded walnut with an unrestored oxidized surface. Very fine / delicate turnings with ball finials on the top. Fitted with...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Brass
19th Century Mahogany Waterfall Bookshelves with Panelled Doors
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th century Regency period well figured mahogany waterfall bookshelves, having galleried tops above beaded edged graduated shelves, above pleated panelled doors with...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century Regency Mahogany Waterfall Bookcases
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
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A smart pair of Regency mahogany waterfall open bookcases, with low gallery to the top shelf and bow cent...
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1820s English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Etagere Display Shelf
Located in Stamford, CT
English Regency style mahogany display shelf with brass trim, the shelves backed with pale yellow water silk.
56 inches high 28 wide 13 deep
Category
Early 20th Century British Regency Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Regency Faux Bois Etagere
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add an elegant statement to your space with this stunning vintage faux bois étagère, featuring an exquisite rope-like carved frame that exudes a refined Regency charm. The five-tier ...
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Mid-20th Century American Regency Shelves
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Regency Mahogany Two Tier Dumbwaiter
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 19th century Regency mahogany two tier dumbwaiter with two drop flaps to each tier, supported by a turned column with three reeded sabre legs.
Dimensions:
H 86.5 x W 62 x...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Other
Small 19th Century Rosewood Whatnot
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Mid 19th Century Rosewood Whatnot, Or Etagere, Having Three Very Well Figured Rectangular Tiers, United By Elegant Turned Upright Supports And Tapering Turned Leg...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Mahogany Circular Three Tier Folding Dumbwaiter Etagere Brass Castors
Located in Stamford, CT
A lovely 19th century English Regency mahogany three tiered etagere or dumbwaiter with three circular shelves that fold. The central turned support resting on a tripod base of three elegant legs with acanthus leaf carving ending in the original paw feet brass...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Brass
19th Century Rosewood Three-Tier What-Not
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Rosewood three-tier what-not. The top shelf is surmounted with a brass gallery rail and carved cockbead detail to the edges. The whole piece stands supported by four fin...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Brass
Regency Mahogany 19th Century Rising Top Whatnot
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality Regency period mahogany whatnot
Having four well figured tiers and adjustable top with
Turned upright supports over one frieze drawer raised
On turned legs with original brass castors
(A very elegant and good quality 19th century whatnot...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Wide Painted Etagere
Located in Westwood, NJ
English Regency style three-tier wide painted etagere, capturing the essence of old-world drama and modern luxury. Black lacquered, the solid hardwood ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Shelves
Materials
Metal
Regency Rosewood Antique English Whatnot
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality English regency period 19th
century rosewood whatnot of unusual shape having
three well figured tiers united by elegant silhouette
end supports over one mahogany ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
English Regency Mahogany Etegere
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany three tiered three drawer etegere with original ebonized knobs and original turned bulbous legs. Dealers please call ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Regency Shelves
Rare and Unusual Regency Etagere
Located in Folkestone, GB
A fine and rare Regency three tier Etagere attributed to GILLOWS constructed in Gonçalo Alves (Tigerwood), with each shelf edged in close bead-work. The top tier with three-quarter f...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
Pair Regency Style Gilt Eagle Wall Shelves
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 20th Century Italian Regency Style hand-carved giltwood eagle wall shelves.
Category
20th Century Italian Regency Shelves
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage Regency Twisted Gilt Roses Etagere
Located in west palm beach, FL
The Vintage Regency Twisted Gilt Roses Etagere embodies American Regency opulence with its intricate gilt rose motifs and elegant twisted frame. Crafted with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Shelves
Materials
Metal
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 Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany and Brass Plate Trolley
Located in Essex, MA
Circular with a lower conforming wider shelf all on a turned columnar post, with brass gallery plate holders and a pair of cutlery holders, raised on sa...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Brass
Regency Rosewood Whatnot
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Regency four-tier whatnot; elegant turned pillars surmounted by small finials; lovely variegated rosewood and a single drawer at the bottom; fine original condition.
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Style Four-Tier Server
Located in Dallas, TX
Regency Style Four-Tier Server,
on reeded column legs
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Shelves
Regency shelves for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Regency shelves 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 shelves 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 shelves 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 shelves, popular names associated with this style include Bevan Funnell Ltd., Billy Baldwin, Leighton Hall Furniture, and Thomasville. 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 shelves 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 $32,500 while the average work can sell for $3,938.