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
20th Century Regency Mahogany Display Table with Parquetry Inlay
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
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
$10,636 / 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
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
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
$2,304
H 86.62 in W 47.25 in D 13.78 in
20th Century, Vitrine with Fine Inlay in the Dutch Baroque Style Mahogany Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Light mahogany and maple on solid wood. Very rich, Baroque inlaid work. High-corpuscular body. On balustrade-shaped legs connected with an X-shaped ridge. Above two-wise frame base with profiled cover plate. Three-sided sprout-glazed, single-door display case. Interior shelves, wall covered...
Mahogany
$6,500
H 49.61 in W 53.15 in D 13 in
Antique 20th-Century French Art Deco Mahogany Veneered Display or Bar Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful French Art Deco bar cabinet was made in mid-France in the early 20th century circa 1925. It features a strong geometric design that is typical for art deco furniture. ...
Fabric, Mahogany
$1,413Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.83 in W 34.65 in D 22.45 in
Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Early 20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This mahogany and pine vitrine was made circa 1920s in England and probably used in a shop. It features a solid wooden frame with glass sides, top and sliding doors.
Mahogany, Pine
$2,233Sale Price|30% Off
H 50.4 in W 42.52 in D 12.21 in
20th Century Square Vitrine in Mahogany, England
Located in Sofia, BG
Vitrine in mahogany and tinted wood opening with two glazed doors Compartmentalized and resting on four tapered feet, England, early 20th century. Measures: High 128 cm, width 108 c...
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
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
Pair Campaign Style Curio Display Cabinets by Henredon
By Henredon
Located in Dallas, TX
We are very pleased to offer a great pair of gorgeous, sleek and minimalist display cabinets made by the famous Henredon furniture makers, made in the USA. Part of Henredon’s early 1...
Brass
French 19th Century Mahogany Louis XVI Style Vitrine
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
We love this Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine from France, crafted during the 1870s, topped with an antique piece of red marble that is surrounded by a pierced brass gallery. Three s...
Metal, Brass
$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
19th Century Country French Walnut Vitrine
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Country French Walnut Vitrine will make a stunning display case for your most prized possessions! Crafted in the inimitable French manner, it features a chapeau de genda...
Walnut
French 20th Century Empire Style Mahogany Vitrine
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Display your treasured objects in this beautiful, early 20th century French Empire style mahogany vitrine. Beveled glass panels can be found in the case antique’s door and sides, all...
Brass
19th Century French Demilune Vitrine Display Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Embrace the timeless allure of our antique demilune-shaped vitrine and china cabinet, Beautifully finished in a warm, inviting red stain. T...
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
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
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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
Sold
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