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.
Rare Pair of Anglo-Indian Teak Vitrine Display Tables Cabinets, 19th century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A SCARCE PAIR OF ANGLO-INDIAN TEAK VITRINE CABINETS Probably British Colonial, circa mid-19th century 35 1/4" H x 18" D x 35 1/2" W Essay: Often called a bijouterie or display tab...
Brass
$1,450Sale Price|38% Off
Regency Style Mahogany Display Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Regency Style Mahogany Display Table, with parquetry inlay details and glass paneled lift top opening to blue velvet lined interior above four tapered legs conjoined by X-form stretc...
Velvet, Glass, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Regency Style Hand Carved Walnut Display Table, Vitrine
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Regency style hand pegged walnut display table features hand carved detailing of a diamond pattern on all sides. The hinged glass top opens for ac...
Walnut
$10,870 / set
Pair of Regency-style display cabinet
Located in Paris, FR
This beautiful pair of display cabinets is part of a rare and important Regency-style dining room set in molded, carved oak with curved sides. It served as a silver cabinet. This set is for sale on our website and also includes: - a pair of sideboards - a table (with four raw wood extensions) - a suite of nine chairs (available soon) - a pair of armchairs (available soon) The fine quality of the sculpture comes from the Château de la Haute Forêt in Bréal sous Montfort, and was part of Edouard Nignon's collection. The Château, built in 1857 in a half-Gothic, half-Renaissance style, is listed as a Historic Monument, with its extremely well-preserved interior décor: floors, panelling, ceilings and fireplaces. Edouard Nignon, who commissioned our dining room set in 1919, lived in the Château until his death in 1934. Edouard Nignon was a Grand Chef of French cuisine with a European reputation and experience. He served Tsar Nicholas II and Austrian Emperor Francis...
Oak
A Pair of Regency Japanned Display Cabinets Provenance: Doris Duke Collection
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Pair of Regency Cream, Black and Gilt-Japanned Display Cabinets Late 18th Century/Early 19th Century Provenace; Doris Duke Collection Each wi...
Soapstone
19th Century Regency Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Regency French style mahogany vitrine with brass mounts, the cabinet with two shelves, the interior lined with velvet supported on sabre legs.
Brass
Pair 19th century Regence style vitrines in gilded wood.
Located in Wijnegem, BE
Pair of beautiful Regence style vitrines in gilded wood. Napoleon III period. c. 1890s sliding doors adjustable shelves. Provenance: jewelry store in Madrid. Dimensions: H226 x ...
Giltwood
19th Century Irish Regency Trophy/Display Cabinet Stamped Gillington`s Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine and most unusual Irish Regency mahogany display cabinet by Gillington`s of Dublin. The architectural shaped top above a glazed door for displaying purposes resting on fou...
Mahogany
$2,590
H 48.42 in W 46.45 in D 11.81 in
French Provincial Plantation Style Walnut Vitrine, Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
This early (circa 1830) French Provincial plantation style walnut bookcase features an upper part topped by a cornice above two glazed doors opening u...
Walnut
$1,516Sale Price|25% Off
H 33.86 in W 22.05 in D 23.23 in
Victorian Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Late 19th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
A museum quality Victorian mahogany display cabinet. This outstanding cabinet has a glass door fitted with the original knob handle. At some point in it's life it was used in a camer...
Glass, Mahogany
$4,000
H 69 in W 38 in D 16 in
French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Bookcase / Display Cabinet
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A mahogany cabinet decorated with gilded metal mounts constructed in two sections, the upper section with two glazed doors flanked by mahogany columns opens to reveal a fabric lined ...
Mahogany
Moroccan Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A stately and rare 1900s Moroccan vitrine. This beautiful display cabinet has traditional stylized intricate geometric inlay detail, two drawers, with glass sides , doors and shelves.
Glass, Wood
Antique Display Cabinet, Gustavian Style, Sweden, C. 1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Display cabinet in two parts. Upper part with pair of slatted glass doors with inside Pompeii red color. Below top list with tooth cut. Lower part drawer with diamond-shaped fillin...
Glass, Pine
$9,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 31 in W 35 in D 23.5 in
19th Century Louis XV Style Curio Display Table, Mahogany with Bronze Mounts
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century Louis XV style curio display table, mahogany with bronze mounts French Louis XV style elegant mahogany and bronze decorated display...
Bronze
$1,444Sale Price|20% Off
H 45.28 in W 25.2 in D 24.41 in
Victorian Painted Mahogany Shop Display Cabinet / Vitrine, Late 19th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
A museum quality Painted Victorian mahogany display cabinet. This outstanding cabinet has a mirrored door fitted with the original handles. It features two shelves on cast brass shel...
Metal
$7,990
H 61.81 in W 33.46 in D 17.72 in
19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Vitrine/ Display Cabinet, Austria circa 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable 19th century nutwood display cabinet/ vitrine from the famous Biedermeier period in Austria around 1840. Veneered in fine nutwood, this beautiful Biedermeier vitrine impre...
Brass
Chinoiserie Display Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century chinoiserie display cabinet with glass shelves, two hidden drawers, and opening to two bottom doors.
Wood
$3,800
H 72 in W 47.25 in D 15.75 in
Antique 19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Regency Revival Display China Hutch 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique late 19th century Regency Revival inlaid mahogany china hutch cabinet in excellent condition, circa 1890. The cabinet of serpentine shape including the glass panels, t...
Mahogany, Satin, Glass, Ebony, Satinwood
Vintage Mahogany Display Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, CA
This elegant vintage mahogany display cabinet has a mirrored back and two glass shelves to exhibit your special treasures. Adorned wi...
Glass, Mahogany
$1,135Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.47 in W 25.99 in D 19.69 in
Victorian Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Late 19th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
A museum quality Victorian mahogany display cabinet. This outstanding cabinet has a glass door fitted with the original handle and lock.
Mahogany
Ebonized Regency Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet, England, c. 1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Regency display cabinet (or bookcase) crafted from black-polished mahogany. Designed in two sections, featuring three doors in both the upper and lower section. Retains its o...
Brass
Sold
H 28.75 in W 17.92 in D 13.78 in
19th Century Curios Cabinet / Vitrine Table Attributed To Gillows Of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine and attractive 19th century curios display table / cabinet. The plate glass beaded hinged top opens up to a black velvet upholstered ba...
Wood
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H 20 in W 12 in D 12 in
Pair Impressive Knife Urns, Regency Style Custom Bench Made Carved Finials
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine and impressive pair of knife urns by the custom cabinet maker W.K. Cowan of Chicago. Hand crafted to his exacting standards this pair feature...
Wood
English Regency Period Mahogany and Glass Bookcase, Circa 1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant English Regency mahogany and glass bookcase / cabinet. In two parts: The top section has glazed doors with diamond panes, the lower section has three drawers with original ...
Brass
E. Pollard & Co. English Regency Style Mahogany Vitrine
By E. Pollard & Co
Located in Astoria, NY
English E. Pollard & Co. Regency style mahogany vitrine / glass display cabinet, late 19th century, pagoda shaped glass paneled top over round body with three display shelves and swing door, raised on cabriole legs. 77" H x 26" W x 26" D. Provenance: Purchased from Eagles Antiques...
Metal
Open Bookcase in Rosewood, Early 19° Century, England
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant open bookcase in rosewood from the beginning of the 19th century Regency period, England. Very good quality bookcase in rosewood which is unusual. It is entirely decorated...
Rosewood
Regency Style Mahogany Vitrine
Located in New Orleans, LA
Regency style mahogany vitrine.
Mahogany
Sold
H 80 in W 91.5 in L 80 in
French Regency Style Flame Mahogany Breakfront China Cabinet Vitrine by Safavieh
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Many know the name Savafvieh. They are dealers and makers of some of the best French Regency pieces today. This beautiful breakfront has a rich and luxurious look and couldn't be bet...
Mahogany
English Postal Bookcase, Early 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Rare English postal bookcase from the beginning of the 19th century Unique piece with its original polychromy which was at the time in a post office in the North of England near M...
Giltwood
Mahogany Bookcase Regency Period-19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A fine English bookcase from the early 19th century regency period English work from the early 19th century. The library stands out by its very good quality and its superb proportio...
Mahogany
Francois Linke Rouge Marble Top Vernis Martin Vitrine China Cabinet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb Francois Linke Vitrine. This is not attributed, this is genuine. The rouge marble sits atop a stunning hand-painted Vernis Mart...
Bronze
Mahogany Antique 19th Century Bookcase / Cupboard
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Beautiful English mahogany bookcase from the early 19th century Beautiful bookcase in massif mahogany with his original shelves in massif mahognay The library has rack which al...
Mahogany