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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1810s English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1880s French Antique Regency Furniture
Bronze
19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1990s French Regency Furniture
Crystal
Early 19th Century French Antique Regency Furniture
Marble
Late 20th Century American Regency Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
1830s Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
20th Century Irish Regency Furniture
Crystal
Late 18th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
1960s Vintage Regency Furniture
Wood, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Furniture
Metal
18th Century Chinese Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century English Regency Furniture
Sterling Silver
1970s American Vintage Regency Furniture
Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Marble
18th Century Belgian Antique Regency Furniture
Marble
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Furniture
Leather, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Giltwood, Mirror
20th Century English Regency Furniture
Sterling Silver
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Czech Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century European Regency Furniture
Bronze, Brass
1920s British Vintage Regency Furniture
Walnut
Late 20th Century North American Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
18th Century Chinese Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
1830s English Antique Regency Furniture
Giltwood
19th Century Antique Regency Furniture
Metal
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
1990s German Regency Furniture
Crystal
Early 20th Century Regency Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Mid-18th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Marble
1950s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Brass
1810s British Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
2010s American Regency Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Irish Regency Furniture
Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Regency Furniture
Fabric, Cane, Wood
1820s British Antique Regency Furniture
Cut Steel, Ormolu
1930s English Vintage Regency Furniture
Mahogany
2010s American Regency Furniture
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Other
Early 20th Century British Regency Furniture
Canvas, Wood, Paint
1810s Dutch Antique Regency Furniture
Silver
Early 19th Century French Antique Regency Furniture
Marble
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Metal
20th Century English Regency Furniture
Leather, Walnut
1820s Irish Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Wood
1830s English Antique Regency Furniture
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century French Regency Furniture
Bronze
Early 20th Century English Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Wood
1920s English Vintage Regency Furniture
Mahogany