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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Mid-20th Century English Regency Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Giltwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Furniture
Stone
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
2010s English Regency Furniture
Linen, Beech
1980s Vintage Regency Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Scottish Antique Regency Furniture
Walnut
Late 20th Century French Regency Furniture
Metal
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
1960s American Vintage Regency Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry
Late 19th Century Czech Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
Late 20th Century American Regency Furniture
Brass, Enamel
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Regency Furniture
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century Regency Furniture
Silver Plate
1810s English Antique Regency Furniture
Giltwood, Ebony, Wood, String
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1820s British Antique Regency Furniture
Boxwood, Mahogany
2010s Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1820s British Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
20th Century Regency Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Iron
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Regency Furniture
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Regency Furniture
Silver Plate
2010s Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Slate, Bronze, Steel
19th Century European Antique Regency Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Regency Furniture
Silver Plate
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
2010s American Regency Furniture
Leather, Burl
19th Century French Antique Regency Furniture
Brass, Steel
1970s Vintage Regency Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Regency Furniture
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century English Regency Furniture
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
20th Century French Regency Furniture
Silk, Cane
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Furniture
Walnut
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century American Regency Furniture
Mahogany, Satinwood
2010s American Regency Furniture
Velvet
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century Regency Furniture
Bronze
Early 2000s American Regency Furniture
Giltwood
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Gold Leaf
1810s English Antique Regency Furniture
Brass, Bronze
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Birch, Pine
Early 19th Century Cuban Antique Regency Furniture
Cane, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Regency Furniture
Silver Plate
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
2010s Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Metal, Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
Late 20th Century American Regency Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Scottish Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Regency Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Palisander
Early 2000s American Regency Furniture
Metal
20th Century Russian Regency Furniture
Brass
1880s French Antique Regency Furniture
Metal, Silver, Bronze, Copper, Ormolu
20th Century English Regency Furniture
Metal
20th Century British Regency Furniture
Brass