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.
BARKER ELLIS - Vintage Silver Plate Bottle Coaster - U.K. - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
BARKER ELLIS - Quality silver plate on copper bottle coaster - featuring a Regency style pierced border and rope twist rim with a turned wood insert - green velvet liner to the under...
Silver Plate
Regency Painted Pine Chest Of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with small frieze valuables drawer over a pair of drawers and three long drawers all with wood knobs. Painted with creme and dark brown. Toupie feet. From the Hilfige...
Pine
$3,746Sale Price / set|25% Off
Antique Regency Walnut Caned Chairs Bergere Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Walnut, Cane
Regency Period Mahogany Davenport Circa 1810 With Mechanism
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare Regency mahogany Davenport desk, circa 1810. This small English piece can serve as a writing desk or a superb display cabinet of exceptional quality. Such fine pieces...
Mahogany
Custom Multi-Banded Mahogany Georgian Style Dining Table by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a made-to-order traditional mahogany dining table made in the Leighton Hall shop. It features a field of slip-matched swirly crotch mahogany from West Africa. It has a swirly...
Mahogany
Regency Style Panache Designs for Michael Taylor White Gold Giltwood Chandelier
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Regency Style Panache Designs for Michael Taylor White Gold Giltwood Chandelier
Giltwood
Vintage Viners of Sheffield English Regency Silver Plated Wine Bottle Coaster
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Viners of Sheffield English Regency Style Silver Plated Footed Wine Bottle Coaster with Ball and Claw Feet. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements:...
Silver Plate
Regency Style Designer Taboret Bench with Cheetah Velvet by Randy Esada
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Regency Style Designer Taboret Bench w Cheetah Velvet by Randy Esada Priced each. Additional information: Materials: Velvet Color: Gold Brand: Randy Esada Designs for Prospr Design...
Velvet, Giltwood
A Stunning Early 19th Century Regency Simple Design Turn Over Leaf Tea Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning early 19th Century Regency well figured mahogany tea table of exceptional quality and of a classically simple design. This gorgeous piece is finely hand carved with beaut...
Brass
Early 19thC Regency Mahogany Bedside Cabinet
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early 19thC Regency Mahogany Bedside Cabinet Late GeorgeIII/GeorgeIV pot cupboard with gallery top, geometrically patterned door with brass handle supported on turned legs - 14.5" sq...
Mahogany
Exquisite Antique Regency Freestanding Mahogany Sofa Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
An elegant early 19th-century Regency mahogany freestanding sofa table of refined form and superb craftsmanship. The beautifully figured top finished in a rich lustrous patina featu...
Mahogany
Pair Of Custom English Regency Style Armchairs #5
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of custom English Regency style armchairs, ebonized with parcel gilt accents. The chair with a distinctive back splat of an interlocking ring design on the back with a neo-class...
Other
Set 8 Regency Dining Chairs Mahogany Period 1815
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Set of 8 ( 6 + 2) mahogany Regency period dining chairs These chairs stand upon ring turned, fluted and carved front legs and sabre back legs Period Regency antique side cabinet - ci...
Mahogany
Pair of English Regency Period Ebonized Wood Console Tables with Gilt Greek Key
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Regency period ebonized wood console tables from the early 19th century, with gilded Greek Key friezes. Born in England during ...
Wood
$482Sale Price / set|50% Off
Elegant Brass Equestrian Horse Motif Fireplace Tool Set Maison Jansen Style 1950
Located in Toronto, CA
An elegant set of solid brass fireplace tools in the Maison Jansen style, featuring sculptural horse head handles. This equestrian motif design, dating to the mid-20th century, inclu...
Brass, Iron
French Empire Regency Baccarat Style Glass Crystal Urn Table Lamp w/ Brass Swans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Regency Baccarat Style Glass Crystal Urn Table Lamp w/ Brass Swans. Measurements: 30.5" H (to finial) x 23" H (to light socket) x 5.5" W x 5.4" D. Circa Mid 20t...
Crystal, Brass
Regent’s Park Library Armchair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A late Regency/early Victorian library open armchair with finely turned arm supports and turned and tapering front legs terminating in hand-cast brass castors. The armchair is classi...
Brass
Pair of Regency Cut-Glass & Gilt Bronze Candelabra, Attributed to Parker & Perry
Located in Essex, MA
Attributed to Parker and Perry or William Blades. Each with two prismed bobeche with lower drip pan and attached prisms. Fire gilt arms with central f...
Bronze
Monumental Pair Regency Revival Mahogany & Marble Consoles Manner Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Pair Regency Revival Mahogany & Marble Consoles, Manner of Thomas Hope A monumental and architecturally significant true pair of Regency Revival mahogany console tabl...
Marble
Gillows of Lancaster Parcel-Gilt Rosewood Tilt-Top Center Table, circa 1825
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exceptional and important circa 1825, English regency, George IV period, parcel-gilt rosewood center table by the legendary firm Gillows of Lancaster, the large circular tilting t...
Brass
Vintage Regency Style Faux Stacked Book Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Regency Style Faux Stacked Book Side Table This piece features a charming design that mimics a stack of vintage books, adding a literary touch to your decor. Circa Mid 20t...
Wood
Boho Regency Cane and Faux Bamboo Mirror
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate your space with the captivating fusion of boho and regency styles in this vintage Indian mirror. Crafted with a remarkable faux bamboo an...
Mirror, Faux Bamboo
$1,071Sale Price|30% Off
20th Century Regency Gilt Metal Faux Bamboo with Glass Top Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 20th Century Regency Gilt Metal Faux Bamboo with beveled Glass Top Side Table. Very sturdy side table, with 1/3 thick beveled glass top insert. Measures 30.50" in width, 18.5"...
Steel
Irish Late Regency Style William IV Period Rosewood Canterbury, circa 1835
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this wonderful, unusual, and generously scaled circa 1835 William IV period canterbury of late regency Irish style and manufacture, the solid ...
Brass
Walnut Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in Bradenton, FL
Walnut cabinet campaign chest of drawers. Chest features five drawers fitted with recessed brass bail handles and strengthened with brass corner mounts. These provide support and a c...
Walnut
Vintage Chinoiserie Butterfly & Bird Custom Painted Tall Secretary Desk & Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Butterfly & Bird Custom Painted 2 Piece Tall Secretary Desk & Chair. Item features blue and off-white painted finish with i...
Cane, Wood
Beacon Hill Regency Walnut Cabinets or Bedside Chests, Pair
By Beacon Hill
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Regency style commodes, consoles, or bedside tables By Beacon Hill USA, Mid-20th Century Carved walnut, with lattice door fronts and original brass hardwa...
Brass
Rare Russian Gilded Marble Top Mahogany Paw Foot Commode with Brass Inlay
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare Russian marble top mahogany commode with gilded accents and brass inlay is a striking example of early 19th-century neoclassical design. Featuring a finely figured mahogany...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Large Regency Irish Giltwood and Ebonised Wall Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
A superb Irish regency period oval mirror, ebonised, surrounded with domed glass cabachons and stunning gilt sgraffito decoration. Foxing to the mirror plate and wear to the frame co...
Gesso, Art Glass, Mirror, Wood
Mid-19th Century Late Regency Flame Mahogany Chamber Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
A fine late Regency flame mahogany chamber cabinet, English circa 1865, featuring two short drawers over a double‑door cupboard, raised on elegant turned legs. Crafted of richly figu...
Brass
$3,900Sale Price|20% Off
Handsome English Regency Style Ebonized Library Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
with incurved back caned back centering an inlaid crest above sloping arms with brass terminals over a caned seat all raised on reeded supports ending in brass feet
Wood
Regency Revival Ladies Desk Bureau Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This is an elegant Regency-style writing table / bureau plat with superstructure, crafted in richly figured mahogany Also these are sometimes called ladies desks The rectangular top ...
Mahogany
Arteriors Regency Style Round Veneered Center Table
By Arteriors
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent round center table designed in the Regency taste by Arteriors Home. The table features a Zebra wood veneered round top with a geometric sunburst design on the top. The top is...
Wood, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Regency Pearlware Blue & White Transferware Platter
Located in Litchfield, CT
Antique 19th century English Regency blue & white transferware platter with sphinx and Greek key decoration. Measures 20" x 16" x 1 3/4". Good condition - a few minor rim frits does ...
Pearlware
$840Sale Price|30% Off
Merman Regency Style Mahogany Six-Leg Tiered Kidney Coffee Table, Circa 1940s
Located in Germantown, MD
Merman Regency Style Mahogany Tiered Kidney Coffee Table, Circa 1940s Measures 36" in width, 18" in height and 17" in depth.
Mahogany
Vintage Regency Hand Painted Floral Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your home with whimsical charm and romantic elegance with this enchanting Vintage Regency Hand Painted Floral Chest of Drawers. This exquisite piece embodies the delicate arti...
Giltwood, Lacquer
Wonderful English Regency Hansom Bronze Large 6 Light Lantern Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful English Regency Style Hansom Gilt Bronze Large 6 Candelabra Light Lantern Chandelier, the Fixture Comes With Chain Canopy And Mounting Hardware For Installation.
Bronze
English Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Inset Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or console desk of mahogany from England, from the late 19th century, featuring a rectangular inset embossed leather top over a frieze of two drawers - e...
Metal, Brass
Large Vintage Flamingo Picture, English, Framed Print, JJ Audubon, Wildlife Art
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage flamingo picture. An English, framed print engraving of wildlife interest originally by J.J. Audubon (1785 - 1851), dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960...
Glass, Pine, Paper
Unusual Antique Quality Mahogany And Satinwood Freestanding Sofa/Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique Regency quality mahogany and satinwood inlaid freestanding sofa/dining table having a fantastic quality mahogany top with inlaid satinwood stringing with two unusual ...
Other
Regency Silver Plated Toasted Cheese Dish by Matthew Boulton
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form rectangular with hinged removable domed lid with engraved crest and cast loop finial, wood handle unscrews expose fill hole for hot water to b...
Other
Pair of Maitland-Smith Barley Twist Style Table Lamps with Gilt Metal Mounts
Located in Morristown, NJ
An elegant pair of Maitland-Smith table lamps featuring richly detailed barley twist style standards with scrolling foliate carving and warm faux bois decoration accented by gilt met...
Metal
Superb Regency Rosewood Library Writing Table
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A top quality Regency rosewood writing table wth green leather sciver, outstanding double twist legs and stretcher base, with a lovely colour and in super condition. 30" high 45" le...
Rosewood
$1,480Sale Price / set|20% Off
Traditional Pair of Mahogany & Upholstered Arm Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome pair of traditional arm chairs having mahogany arms and legs and classic striped upholstery. Arms 27” h TS
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Polished Steel Warwick Vase
Located in Stamford, CT
English Regency Warwick Vase in polished steel. A handsome rendition of the famous Roman original. After it's excavation from Hadrian's Villa in the late 18th century it caused a sen...
Steel
$1,245Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Tea Caddy, English, Satinwood, Box, Mixing Glass, Regency, circa 1830
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique tea caddy. An English, rosewood and satinwood container with glass mixer, dating to the late Regency period, circa 1830. Delightful R...
Satinwood
Wonderful Large Regency Iron Hand Decorated Seeded Glass Hanging Lantern Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Very Large Regency Style Hand Decorated Iron With Gold Gilt Decorations And Inset Seeded Glass Panels Hanging Lantern 8 Candelabra Light Fixture Accompanied By Chain And ...
Iron
Maison Charles Table Lamp w/ Natural Flora Elements
Located in North Miami, FL
Composed of a square gilded brass base on which rests two tiers of foliage distributed around the perimeter of the lamp and embellished with fine stylized lupine flower stems, all in...
Brass, Bronze
Oval Mahogany Dining Table by Leighton Hall - Made To Order
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is made-to-order oval traditional mahogany dining table made in the Leighton Hall shop. It features a radial cut field of West African swirly crotch mahogany and two borders of...
Mahogany
Mahogany Hepplewhite Style Sideboard by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new traditional mahogany sideboard. It’s design was inspired by the Hepplewhite sideboards from the Regency period and feature...
Mahogany
$3,000 / set
Pair of Regency Style Carved Lion Head Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of English Regency or French Empire style chairs. Nice floral carvings in the wood with distinctive lion head arms. Good vintage condition with some blemishes on the wood fra...
Mahogany
Vintage English Regency Style Cane Seat Mahogany Saber Leg Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage English Regency Style Cane Seat Mahogany Saber Leg Arm Chairs - a Pair. Circa...
Mahogany
$1,824Sale Price|20% Off
Shagreen Side Table with storage - Attributed to R&Y Augousti - Made in France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oval Shaped Faux Shagreen Side Table. Top lifts for storage. Very unique table in great condition. Brass lock missing key. We have a dummy provided with tassel. Attributed/In the S...
Silver Leaf
French Regency Giltwood Fauteuil in Scalamandré “Le Tigre” Silk Velvet
Located in Elkhart, IN
A striking French Regency style armchair, distinguished by its hand-carved giltwood frame and newly upholstered in the iconic Scalamandré “Le Tigre” silk velvet. The elegant, classi...
Upholstery, Giltwood
Wonderful Large Vaughan Bronze Glass Star Bell Jar 3-Light Lantern Light Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Large Vaughan Designs Style Bronze & Blown Glass With Etched Stars, This Bell Jar Lantern Is Inset With A 3 Candelabra Light Cluster The Ceiling Fixture Is Accompanie...
Bronze
EXHIBITION QUALITY MAITLAND SMiTH DISPLAY CASE TOP REGENCY COFFEE COCKTAIL TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, Regency taste hand carved with brass fixtures, Maitland Smith Exhibition case disp...
Glass, Wood
Regency Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular Inset green tooled leather top and banded edge. Frieze containing alternating drawers with round brass ring handles and back plates. Turned support with four saber legs with...
Brass
Pair of English Decoupage Yellow-Ground Bird & Botanical Lamps, circa 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of English Decoupage Yellow-Ground Bird & Botanical Lamps, circa 1970s This refined pair of English decoupage lamps, dating to the 1970s, embodies the romantic revival of n...
Glass, Hardwood
$10,900 / item
Globe Lantern, Zinc Finish, Small
Located in Westwood, NJ
The Globe Lantern is based on a similar 19th-century antique. The globe shape of the fixture emanates strength and is united by the solid zinc finish finials and acanthus top. The...
Brass
Regency Style Walnut Campaign Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century English Regency Style Walnut Campaign Chest of Drawers in two pieces. Chest features three large drawers, two medium drawers, and three smaller horizontal drawers arrang...
Walnut