William IV Furniture
WILLIAM IV STYLE
It was unexpected that, at the age of 64, William IV was crowned king of England. He had two older brothers, yet the death of Prince Frederick put him in line for the British throne when George IV died in 1830. His reign was brief, as he died on June 20, 1837, but it was a pivotal time of change, with parliamentary reform leading to the present-day constitutional monarchy. Antique William IV–style furniture reflects this period of transition, with forms that bridged the neoclassicism of the preceding Regency style and the more extravagant Victorian style that would follow.
Inspired by ancient Greece and Rome, William IV designs were often more imposing than Regency furniture and featured decorative attributes. There were sofas balanced on lion’s feet and tables with brass fittings. But furnishings of this period were largely marked by straight lines and subdued ornamentation compared to those of the George IV era. William IV had an unassuming way about him and was much more formal, whereas the ruler who preceded him was a king of extravagance. George IV had an affinity for French decor and was heavily invested in overhauling the private residences at Windsor Castle.
Carvings on William IV four-poster beds and cabinets included scrolling shapes, lotus leaves and acanthus, while popular pieces like tilt-top tables and upholstered seating on caster legs provided flexible interiors. Richly toned woods like mahogany and rosewood were used for sideboards, bedposts boasting reeded details and dining chairs with intricate chair backs and turned front legs.
William IV left no legitimate heirs, so his young niece, Victoria, became queen. She would lead an era of taste in which the innovations of the Industrial Revolution allowed for manufacturing showier furniture to fill elaborate interiors. With its comparatively refined forms and restrained designs, William IV style was a pause before a time of radical aesthetic change.
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Style: William IV
William IV Mahogany Occasional Table circa 1830 with George III Mahogany Tray
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A William IV mahogany
occasional table
circa 1830
together with
George III mahogany
oval tray
The table with flame mahogany
rectangular top on a
round tapering column
and ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Set of Bronze and Steel Fire Tools
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine set of bronze and steel firetools, the bronze handles with foliage and vine pattern and button finial over simple shafts, the shaped shovel with acanthus leaf and strapwork pier...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Steel
William iv Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular brown leather top and crossbanded edge over three drawers on one side and two on the opposing side, shaped scrolled trestle supports. Casters.
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Other
Pair of English Brass Spiral Ball Andirons with Flanking Lion & Pegasus. C. 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English brass spiral ball on ball andirons with bulbous urn finials, squared plinths with centered mask lions, matching brass ball log stops with...
Category
1840s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Very Fine Set of Steel Fire Tools
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine set of William IV polished steel fire tools having facet cut edges, the finials of stylized poppy head design, the shovel with pierced decorati...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Steel
Set of 10 Antique English William IV Mahogany Dining Chairs by J Proctor
Located in Glasgow, GB
A fantastic set of ten William IV mahogany dining chairs dating to circa 1830 and by J Proctor. Made from the best quality dense and finely figured mahogany these are heavier than standard chairs of this model, the waisted balloon back with a deep concave shaped toprail centred by a carved anthemion or palmette. The more desirable stuff-over type seats are covered in a woven burgundy coloured fabric edged with matching braid and are firmly filled, standing on turned and tulip carved front legs with substantial sabre shaped rear legs. Each stamped ‘J Proctor’ and ‘1063’ to the underside.
In good condition with a deep rich colour to the timber and the original finish, some dents and marks consistent with age and use.
There is a James Proctor recorded as a cabinetmaker in Lancaster circa 1818 and the Gillows archive lists a James Proctor listed as a journeyman in the 18th century, there is also a John...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century Three Compartmental Overmantle Mirror
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century three compartmental overmantle mirror. The mirror with three carved columns with detailed foliage design at the top edges.
Category
Mid-19th Century Irish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Victorian Carved Statuary White Marble Fire Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Superb antique William IV statuary white marble fire surround with extravagant inverted lambs tongue corbels which are embellished with aca...
Category
19th Century Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Pair of English 19th Century Cast Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
A good pair of candelabra of the William IV period
Constructed in gold leaf gilt bronze; rising from square bases, with scrolled plinths supporting octagonal sided imbricated cast columns...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century William IV Mahogany 16 Seat Dining Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality William IV Mahogany extending dining table with five original additional leaves. When closed, the table top is round and is supported by an ornate base to ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19C British William IV Mahogany Large Pembroke or Library Table
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A BEAUTIFUL large flamed mahogany Pembroke or Library Table.
British, circa 1830-40 and probably a William IV piece because of its simplicity, but in the Regency Style (a...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of William IV Rosewood and Brass-Inlaid Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Each upholstered back with arched crest rail centered by a brass-inlaid shell issuing foliate sprays; the over-upholstered seat with shaped sear rail centered by a sheet sheath; rais...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
William IV Mahogany Occasional Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4541, stylish William IV wine table, having flamed mahogany top and vase shaped column terminating in lotus carved collar and 3 carved legs. This antique table is ready to place at...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Cast Iron Register Grate
Located in Manchester, GB
Early 19th century cast iron register grate, circa 1830
Measure: Overall 900mm / 35.5" wide x 985mm / 38.75" high.
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century William IV English Large Rectangular Mirror
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century William IV English large rectangular ornamental mirror. The sides and upper edge within half columns with lotus and acanthus carving, with interlinked acanthus leaf cres...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century William IV Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality William IV rosewood writing table, possibly Scottish, with velvet inset surface to the central ratchet action flap, the underside with remains a paper label which reads "of Callendar / Callendar House, / Falkirk". The table is in very good condition for its age, with a lovely patina. The velvet inset is original and usable but would benefit from being replaced.
Callendar House is a mansion set within the grounds of Callendar Park in Falkirk, Scotland. During the 19th century, it was extensively redesigned and extended in the manner of a French Renaissance château but with hybrid elements of Scottish baronial...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Pair of Signed 19th Century Relief Portrait Busts of Wellington & Napoleon
By Nathaniel Palmer
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome and impressive pair of relief portrait busts in copper depicting portrait busts of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) on the left, and Napoleon Bona...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Copper
Elegant Set of Steel Fire Tools
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine set of 19th century steel fire tools comprising a pierced shovel, poker and pair of tongs, the former with oval paterea and foliate design, all with octagonal tear drop handles ...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Steel
Fine Shaped Burl Tabletop with Compass Star Inlay
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English early 19th Century solid burl yewwood tabletop with molded edge and scalloped sides with mahogany and sycamore compass star inlay, the who...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Yew
William IV Six Branch 21-Light Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
This sumptuous chandelier is for a connoisseur. Unwired, it is the perfect accompaniment to a room full of Fine quality furniture from the 18th and 19th century. Centered by a large ...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of William IV Ormolu and Glass Wall Lights
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A pair of English William IV three-light ormolu-mounted cut-glass wall lights the ormolu back plate surmounted by three-leaf cut candle arms with flute cut nozzles and drip pans hung...
Category
1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Paul Storr Silver-Gilt Bowl
By Paul Storr
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare and exceptional William IV bowl is the work of preeminent Georgian silversmith Paul Storr. Crafted of luxurious gilt silver, the bowl exhibits all the hallmarks of Storr’s celebrated style, from the textured panels and applied decorations to the ruffled scallop shells and acanthus adorning its matching, fitted underplate. Paul Storr was a master at redefining and perfecting Georgian, Regency and William IV silver. His works have remained the most desirable with collectors for generations, and many have been given as prizes in refined competitions. Elegant and sumptuous, this bowl was later awarded as First Prize in a backgammon tournament in 1972.
Paul Storr was a master at redefining and perfecting Georgian, Regency and William IV silver. Although he created items of great extravagance, some of his most captivating designs exhibited his restrained yet refined sensibilities. His works have remained the most desirable with collectors for generations and many have been given as prizes in refined competitions.
Later presentation inscription “Clermont Club Grand International Backgammon Tournament April 1972 First Prize”
Hallmarked London, 1836 on bowl and stand; stand numbered 435
Bowl: 8 ¼” diameter x 3 3/8” high
Stand: 10” diameter
38.2 troy ounces
The Clermont Club, located on London’s aristocratic Berkeley Square in Mayfair, is one of the most exclusive gaming clubs in the world. The club is housed in the only surviving town house designed by renowned Georgian architect William Kent, and the architecture and interiors make it one of the most elegant clubs in existence. The list of the club's original members included the cream of the British aristocracy...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Silver
Late 19th Century English Reclining Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1870s English recliner. This is a delightful example of a pre-modern reclining lounge chair with full functionality intact. A testament to late 19th-century English craftsmanship and...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
Fine English William IV Carved Birdseye Maple and Rosewood Centre Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine English William IV
Carved bird's-eye maple and rosewood centre table,
circa 1835
Fitted with a inlaid scagliola top.
measure: Height 29 in x diameter 42 in.
Prov...
Category
1830s Great Britain (UK) Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine Pair of William IV Mahogany Library Bookcases
Located in London, GB
Bookcases with grill doors on plinth bases, English, circa 1835.
Category
1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Silver Gilt Inkstand by William Bateman II
Located in New Orleans, LA
The unbridled boldness of William IV-period silver design is on full display in this grand silver gilt inkstand by William Bateman II. Hailing from one of the most legendary silversm...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Silver
Early 19th Century William IV Card Table with Ebony Inlay and Turned Pedestal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fine flip-top game table in mahogany, satinwood, and ebony stringing. Cockbeaded table edge opens to original green felt gaming surface. Simple beehive turned pedestal base supported...
Category
1820s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
Pair of English Polished Steel and Nickel Silver Andirons. Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English polished steel and nickel silver andirons with a urn top finial, twisted centered column, adjustable spit hooks, and terminating on sc...
Category
1850s English Antique William IV Furniture
19th Century Mahogany Bottle Holder
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century English mahogany bottle holder in the Georgian style with six compartment each with shaped solid side and central handle.
Category
1830s Irish Antique William IV Furniture
William IV Overmantel Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine William IV rose and giltwood overmantel mirror of severe architectural form, the arched frame of nicely figured timber and having an ogee molded liner with original water gildin...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
English Crystal Six Light Chandelier with Bulbous Column & Scrolled Arms, C 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
English cut crystal six light chandelier with a centered crystal bulbous column, scrolled etched crystal arms, and cascading crystal swags. Originally candle powered and has been ele...
Category
1840s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Crystal
19th Century William IV Century Cheval Mirror
Located in New York, NY
19th century William IV century cheval mirror. The reeded frame flanked by candleholders.
Category
1830s European Antique William IV Furniture
Set of Eight English Brass and Crystal Two-Arm Floral Wall Sconces, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Set of Eight English brass and crystal two arm wall sconces with decorative floral and beading motif. Sconces were originally candle powered and have been electrified. Mid-19th century.
Category
1840s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
19th Century William IV Fruitwood Teapoy
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century William IV Fruitwood Teapoy with rectangular caddy top above lotus carved body on slender pod over finely carved base
Category
1830s Irish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
1950 Gren Nilo Bronze by Luciano Frigerio
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of table lamps. Crystal bronze structure and fabric lampshade
Category
1950s Italian Vintage William IV Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
English Monumental Polished Steel & Bone Carving Set, Hallmarks S.H, Circa 1835
By Samuel Harwood
Located in Hollywood, SC
English monumental polished steel carving set with inlaid eagle bone handles depicting E. pluribus unum motto. Stamped with Hallmarks in Silver S.H. Samue...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
Pair of William IV Heavy Leaded Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of William IV Heavy Leaded Candlesticks with bulbous tops and "striped" stems. They are of atypical form - strongly designed.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Glass
English Victorian Linen Press in Mahogany with Exterior and Interior Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome Victorian linen press with six interior drawers and six dresser drawers with original working locks, and keys. French-polished mahogany with pin...
Category
1850s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century William IV Specimen Marble Occasional Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century William IV marble specimen table. The marble top set within carved mahogany and raised on a fluted turned pod with carved scrolls, circa 1835.
Category
1830s Irish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Fine Set of Steel Fire Tools
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine set of 19th century gunmetal steel fire tools comprising a shovel, pair of tongs and poker, all with turned handles, the shovel with pierced geometric pattern, all with pleasing...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Steel
Sterling Silver and Gilt Pair of Open Salts by Robert Gray & Son, Glasgow 1847
By Robert Gray & Son
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Sterling Silver and Gilt Interior Pair of Open Salts, Glasgow 1847, Robert Gray & Son, In a Cauldron Form Raised on Swept Supports on a Pad Foot. No Intials or Dents, (Please see...
Category
1840s Scottish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Silver
Early 19th Century William IV Card Table with Ebony Inlay and Turned Pedestal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fine flip-top game table in mahogany, satinwood, and ebony stringing. Cockbeaded table edge opens to original green felt gaming surface. Simple beehive turned pedestal base supported...
Category
1820s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
William IV Mahogany Chiffonier, Two-Door Sideboard
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn3863, a very elegant William IV mahogany chiffonier of narrow proportions, having finely carved upstand and two-tire raised on turned supports, figured top and panelled frieze above a pair of panelled, figured mahogany cupboard doors fitted with original brass beading, working lock and key, enclosing height adjustable shelf, all flanked by decorative pilasters...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Six English Bronze Coat of Arms and Floral Motif Sconces, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Set of six English two-arm bronze sconces with foliage paladin cornices , centered floral coat of arms, fluted bobeches with tampered spheres, and terminating with a lower centered decorative winged...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent William IV Mahogany Secretaire
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Magnificent William IV, mahogany abbatant of unusually slim proportions, having original brass gallery above a pair of panelled cupboard doors and fall front which open to reveal ori...
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
English William IV Mahogany Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
English William IV (circa 1840) mahogany 3 section bookcase with fluted and carved sides and section dividers and resting on ball feet.
Category
19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Late 18th Century Baluster Form Facetted Blue Glass Decanters
Located in London, by appointment only
A pair of late 18th century baluster form facetted blue glass decanters. The diamond cut bodies are further enhanced with swags of gilt foliate ornament suspended on ribbons. They re...
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Early 19th Century Polish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Glass
19th Century Mahogany X Frame Stool
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century mahogany X frame stool with comfortable upholstered seat, scrolling supports and shaped stretchers
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
English Inlaid Boulle Inkwell on Chase Feet, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Boulle brass inlaid one-drawer inkwell with original fluted glass brass capped ink bottles, decorative floral carrying handle and resting on original chased ball feet, Mid-19...
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1840s English Antique William IV Furniture
Pair of William IV Bronze Lion Candlesticks
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A unusual pair of bronze lion candlesticks on black marble base hung with triangular icicles.
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
English Bracket Clock, 19th Century William lV Period
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century William lV period English bracket clock.
William IV mahogany bracket clock, L. H. Samuel and Co., Liverpool, circa 1830.
8 inch painted dial ...
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19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique William IV Furniture
English Lead Sundial On Painted Wood Base . Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
English lead sundial resting on fluted painted circular wood base. Mid 19th Century
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1840s British Antique William IV Furniture
Oak Tall Case Clock with Brass and Nickel Dial
Located in Woodbury, CT
An English long case clock with swan neck pediment and column supports. The case has inlaid quarter columns, mahogany crossbanding arch door an...
Category
19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Nickel
William iv Brass and Bronze Chinoiserie Lantern
Located in London, by appointment only
An unusual bronze and brass hexagonal lantern. The canopy is fashioned in the chinoiserie manner with bold brass scrolls, above a traditional lantern form.
Category
1820s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Carved White Statuary Marble Fireplace
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
The fireplace features beautifully carved corbels set on canted jambs, scrolled and carved with floral detail at the bottom. The deep shelf is serpentine s...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
English Nautical Yacht Cabin Lantern, Stamped Best and Lloyd, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
English polished steel nautical yacht cabin lantern with wooden carrying handle, vented chimney, three glass panels, porcelain back, and original oil bu...
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1840s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique William IV Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A large and imposing English William IV fireplace in pencil vein Carrara marble, with paneled pilaster jambs with twin corbel brackets supporting a long wide and generous mantel. Som...
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
English Mahogany Leather Wing Back Chair With Acanthus Ball & Claw Feet. C .1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany leather wing back chair with acanthus carved skirt, knee, and terminating on ball and claw feet. Mid 19th Century
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1840s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
William Iv furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique William IV furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used William IV furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Mason's Ironstone, Chesterfield, Paul Storr, and PIETRA DURA . It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $130 and tops out at $121,043 while the average work can sell for $4,473.
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