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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19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Beech
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Mahogany, Leather, Satinwood
1980s American Vintage Regency Furniture
Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Wood, Cherry
18th Century French Antique Regency Furniture
Marble
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Rosewood
Late 20th Century American Regency Furniture
Cane
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century American Regency Furniture
Wood, Burl
19th Century Scottish Antique Regency Furniture
Wood
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Yew
20th Century English Regency Furniture
Statuary Marble
1970s German Vintage Regency Furniture
Gold Plate, Metal
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Other
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Fruitwood, Paper
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Regency Furniture
Wrought Iron
2010s Philippine Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1960s Vintage Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Regency Furniture
Cherry
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Cane, Wood
20th Century Regency Furniture
Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Late 20th Century English Regency Furniture
Wood
1830s English Antique Regency Furniture
Statuary Marble
Mid-20th Century American Regency Furniture
Brass
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Furniture
Wood
1810s English Antique Regency Furniture
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century Unknown Antique Regency Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
1980s Vintage Regency Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Regency Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Cane, Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Rosewood
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
20th Century English Regency Furniture
Metal
1980s Unknown Vintage Regency Furniture
Aluminum
Mid-19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Brass, Wrought Iron
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Marble
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Stone, Agate, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Quartz, Alabaster...
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century American Regency Furniture
Leather, Mahogany
1890s French Antique Regency Furniture
Walnut
19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Silver Plate
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Furniture
Cut Glass
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain