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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1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1880s English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Copper
19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Rosewood
Late 20th Century British Regency Furniture
Brass, Iron
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Furniture
Giltwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
Early 1800s English Antique Regency Furniture
Paper
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
Early 1800s English Antique Regency Furniture
Marble
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1810s English Antique Regency Furniture
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Furniture
Glass, Wood
1810s Scottish Antique Regency Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Regency Furniture
Upholstery, Giltwood
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
20th Century Regency Furniture
Iron
20th Century Regency Furniture
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Paper
1970s Unknown Vintage Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century English Regency Furniture
Hardwood, Leather
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Earthenware
1810s English Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Regency Furniture
Metal, Silver Plate
19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
2010s British Regency Furniture
Paper
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Sterling Silver
19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century Regency Furniture
Brass
2010s British Regency Furniture
Paper
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Stoneware
1980s North American Vintage Regency Furniture
Brass
1810s English Antique Regency Furniture
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century North American Regency Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Other
Early 20th Century English Regency Furniture
Mirror, Wood
2010s American Regency Furniture
Mahogany
2010s American Regency Furniture
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Rosewood
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century English Regency Furniture
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Plaster
Late 19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Wood, Mirror
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Rosewood
Early 20th Century French Regency Furniture
Marble
Late 20th Century American Regency Furniture
Brass
20th Century Regency Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Furniture
Steel
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Furniture
Fabric, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
20th Century Regency Furniture
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Ormolu
Early 18th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Brass, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Regency Furniture
Upholstery, Wood