Regency Furniture
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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1970s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Brass
20th Century French Regency Furniture
Kingwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Furniture
Leather, Mahogany, Wood
1970s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Metal, Brass
1970s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Metal, Steel
1970s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Brass
1940s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Marble, Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Regency Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Furniture
Brass, Steel
20th Century French Regency Furniture
Brass
1940s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Iron, Bronze
19th Century Portuguese Antique Regency Furniture
Rosewood
1970s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Brass
1960s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Mirror
1970s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Brass, Nickel
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Furniture
Rush, Ash
Mid-20th Century French Regency Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Silk, Hardwood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century American Antique Regency Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
1970s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Brass, Copper, Nickel
1970s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Brass
1870s French Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Late 20th Century French Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Regency Furniture
Carrara Marble, Bronze
1970s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Brass, Chrome
1970s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century French Regency Furniture
Mahogany, Paint
1970s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Brass
1950s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Brass
1960s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Metal, Brass
1940s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Wood
1970s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Brass, Chrome
1970s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Brass, Chrome
1980s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Chrome
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Regency Interiors
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