Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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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18th Century French Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1810s English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Rosewood
19th Century English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Purpleheart, Satinwood, Holly
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birdseye Maple
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
19th Century European Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Other
Early 20th Century British Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Late 18th Century English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ebony, Mahogany, Oak, Satinwood
19th Century English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1950s French Vintage Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Bronze
18th Century British Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1820s Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Rosewood
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1980s Vintage Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 2000s American Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
19th Century Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Other
1810s Irish Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1820s Irish Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
18th Century French Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century American Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Rosewood
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Fruitwood
1810s English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Amboyna
1960s American Vintage Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1880s English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Rosewood
18th Century French Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1820s English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Rosewood, Satinwood
Late 20th Century American Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Faux Bamboo, Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1970s Belgian Vintage Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Burl, Lacquer
19th Century French Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Wood
1820s English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Paint
1810s English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Ormolu
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mirror, Wood
18th Century French Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble
19th Century English Antique Regency Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass