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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2010s Philippine Regency Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Regency Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Brass
2010s British Regency Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Wood, Pine, Gesso
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary South African Regency Furniture
Tin, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Marble
2010s American Regency Furniture
Mahogany
2010s British Regency Furniture
Mirror, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Brass
2010s British Regency Furniture
Mirror, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Brass
2010s British Regency Furniture
Bronze
2010s English Regency Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Wood
2010s American Regency Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Furniture
Rosewood, Ebony
2010s British Regency Furniture
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Furniture
Giltwood
2010s Regency Furniture
Fabric, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Yew
2010s Philippine Regency Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Furniture
Statuary Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Furniture
Wood
2010s British Regency Furniture
Mirror, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Furniture
Velvet, Giltwood, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary European Regency Furniture
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Leather, Wood
2010s British Regency Furniture
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Gold Leaf
2010s American Regency Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Wood