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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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Creamware
1920s Vintage Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century European Antique Regency Furniture
Rosewood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1940s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Bronze, Iron
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
19th Century Antique Regency Furniture
Bronze
1940s American Vintage Regency Furniture
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Regency Furniture
Canvas, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Furniture
Pearlware, Pottery
1820s British Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1930s Indian Vintage Regency Furniture
Bronze
19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Canvas, Wood, Paint
1980s American Vintage Regency Furniture
Birdseye Maple
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Regency Furniture
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century American Regency Furniture
Walnut
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Statuary Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Furniture
Ceramic
1990s American Regency Furniture
Brass, Metal
1820s British Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Indian Regency Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Furniture
Oak, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Furniture
Paper
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Slate, Bronze, Steel
Early 20th Century English Regency Furniture
Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Regency Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Glass, Mahogany
20th Century British Regency Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century English Regency Furniture
Wood, Pine
20th Century British Regency Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
1820s Antique Regency Furniture
Rosewood
Early 18th Century French Antique Regency Furniture
Granite
Early 19th Century French Antique Regency Furniture
Marble
20th Century French Regency Furniture
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Furniture
Glass, Poplar
1830s British Antique Regency Furniture
Abalone, Mahogany
2010s American Regency Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Furniture
Walnut
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century American Regency Furniture
Mirror, Pine
Late 20th Century North American Regency Furniture
Mirror
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Brass, Iron
1810s Welsh Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Italian Regency Furniture
Giltwood
2010s Unknown Regency Furniture
Marble
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
1810s British Antique Regency Furniture
Cut Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Regency Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Brass, Bronze
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Oak
1960s American Vintage Regency Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry
2010s American Regency Furniture
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Iron