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.
Find a collection of authentic William IV tables, armchairs, decorative objects and other 19th-century furniture and antiques on 1stDibs.
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Style: William IV
William IV English Oak and Burr Elm Wine Cooler
Located in New York, US
Our English wine cooler dating from the William IV (1830-1837) period is crafted from oak, pollard oak and burr elm and features a hinged top with gadrooned finial, borders with lotu...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Elm, Oak
William IV Pocket Nutmeg Grater Made in Birmingham by Joseph Willmore, 1836
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine William IV Pocket Nutmeg Grater Made in Birmingham in 1836 by Joseph Willmore.
The Nutmeg Grater is of a large size, with reeded rounded sides. The hinged cover is engra...
Category
19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Pair of English William IV Gilt Bronze Pedestals with Round Platform Tops
Located in London, GB
A Pair of William IV Gilt Bronze Torchères
Each of the tall stands with circular tops and engraved swags to the bowl, emerging from the lotus-leaf cast, tapering and reeded stem joi...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
W1V Period Mahogany End Support Table
By Thomas King
Located in Dereham, GB
W1V Period Mahogany End Support Table,
Plain Mahogany top,
Inset Frieze with 4 turned finials,
End Supports with carved mounts,
Turned Mahogany Cross Stretcher,
Sitting on Ar...
Category
1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$711 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Antique English Rosewood Side Tables
Located in London, GB
These side tables come as a set of four: their sizes allow for them to be stacked on top of each other as well as used separately. They are crafted from rosewood and date from early ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
$7,529 / set
William IV Wine Label Made in London by Reilly & Storer, 1835
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine William IV Wine Label Made in London in 1835 by Reilly & Storer.
The Wine Label is broad rectangular in form, with an unusual rasied central domed section and raised eye...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Small English Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare small antique English mahogany server or sideboard, William IV in style, with an uncommon form, beautiful faded mahogany and a sculpted, carved gallery depicting shells, waves...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Satinwood Marquetry Centre Table
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine William IV satinwood centre table with attractive marquetry inlay to the top and base.
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Satinwood
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
William IV Rosewood Free-Standing End Support Table Attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A William IV rosewood free-standing end support table attributed to Gillows, the rectangular top with the original leather and an ormolu gallery on three sides, all above a single di...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Very Fine circa 1835 William IV Antique Pollard Oak Folding Card Pedestal Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine original circa 1835 William IV Pollard oak carved fold over card table with JC Patent stamped porcelain castors
A William IV poll...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Oak
$5,134 Sale Price
25% Off
William IV Silver Gilt "Strawberry Leaf" Caddy Spoon by Joseph Willmore, 1832
Located in London, GB
A Rare William IV Silver Gilt "Strawberry Leaf" Caddy Spoon Made in Birmingham in 1832 by Joseph Willmore.
This rare silver gilt Caddy Spoon is modelled as a Strawberry Leaf with se...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Silver
19th Century William IV Maple Centre Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful 19th century Birdseye maple centre table.
The whole is supported by two decorative pedestal bases and scroll feet.
Beautiful colour and aged patina, in good condition!
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Maple
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
A William IV Caddy Spoon, John Lawrence & Co, Birmingham, 1834
Located in London, GB
A William IV Caddy Spoon, John Lawrence & Co, Birmingham, 1834
The fiddle pattern handle engraved with foliate motifs and the bowl with a pretty floral spray. Made in Birmingham
Ad...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
William IV Chest of Drawers Period Mahogany 19th Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV mahogany bow chest of drawers.
19th Century
This quality chest of drawers having an arrangement of 2 over 3 oak lined drawers.
The drawers retain their original ebony turn...
Category
19th Century Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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
$11,773 / set
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
Antique Restored William IV 1830 Walnut Occasional Side End Wine Lamp Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisitely crafted, Fully Restored, Antique circa 1830 William IV Walnut side occasional table
Please...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$1,916 Sale Price
20% Off
William IV Wine Funnel Made in Exeter by Isaac Parkin, 1833
Located in London, GB
Exeter. A Very Rare William IV Wine Funnel Made in Exeter in 1833 by Isaac Parkin.
The Wine Funnel is of typical form and the bowl is baluster in shape, with a gadrooned rim and sid...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Silver
William IV Console Table Mahogany Side 19th Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV mahogany side table.
This table is raised upon crisp ring turned legs with turned detail to the top of the legs.
Circa 19th Century
The table features a typical William IV...
Category
1880s Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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
Early 19th Century William IV Giltwood and Ebonised Triptych Overmantle Mirror
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th Century William IV giltwood and ebonised triptych compartmental overmantle mirror of rectangular form, the overhanging moulded cornice with ball decoration raised over fri...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Giltwood
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Polish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Glass
VERY FiNE RESTORED ANTIQUE CHESTERFIELD WILLIAM IV OAK BROWN LEATHER DESK CHAIr
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite and very well made, English circa 1830 William IV limed oak and leather, chesterfield desk chair...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Oak
$3,833 Sale Price
20% Off
A William IV Antique Register Grate by Carron, early 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An ornately decorated Register Grate in the manner of the William IV, made by the Carron Foundry in Falkirk. Scottish early 19th Century.
External Height: 38″ – 96.5 cm
External Wid...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century English Desk Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This English early 19th-century desk box exudes a refined charm with its dark wood construction and functional design, including a thin wide drawer and a set of upper compartments ac...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Regency Maplewood Lyre-End Games Table, circa 1825
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A Regency maplewood lyre-end games table. The top reverses to show either a plain surface or a chessboard and removes to reveal a backgammon board. Gallery 3/4" high.
dotsend enqui...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Maple
RARE WILLIAM IV CIRCA 1830 HARDWOOD LIBRARY FOLIO CABiNET WITH DRAWERS BOOKCASE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime highly collectable, fully restored, solid hardwood William IV Library Folio cabinet with drawers and bookc...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Set of Six English Bronze Coat of Arms and Floral Motif Sconces, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, 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
William IV Whatnot Display Stand
Located in Basildon, GB
An attractive antique 3 tier Whatnot, English polished Walnut with inlaid side decorations and turned baluster's, early 19th century.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Pair of English Polished Steel and Nickel Silver Andirons. Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, 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
Pair of Stunning Original 1830 William IV Hardwood Mirrored Top Side Lamp Tables
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original William IV circa 1830 hardwood mirrored top side tables
A very fine and rare pair of tables, the timber patina is...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
$2,635 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Mahogany William IV Parcel-Gilt Tray on Stand, 19th Century English
Located in El Monte, CA
A handsome William IV mahogany and parcel-gilt tray on stand that exemplifies the restrained elegance of the period. Both tray and stand are crafted from rich mahogany polished to hi...
Category
19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
A Highly Unusual William IV Column Chimneypiece in Fine European Black Marble
Located in London, GB
The body of the chimneypiece is carved from solid Belgium Black finished in a high polish, punctuated by tapering Doric columns that are unpolished, and the opening framed by Irish K...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century William IV Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century William IV mahogany double interior section tea caddy complete with large hand cut led crystal mixing bowl. Rectangular in shape, the lidded edged features carved moulde...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
William IV circa 1830 Cuban Hardwood Ornately Cared Sideboard Wine Cellar
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime circa 1830 William IV Cuban mahogany wine cellar sideboard
A very fine and significant piece of...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
$3,850 Sale Price
25% Off
Important Antique Restored William IV 1830 Occasional Side End Wine Lamp Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisitely carved Antique circa 1830 William IV Mahogany side occasional table.
A very good looking well-made and decorative piece in origin...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
$2,573 Sale Price / item
20% Off
William IV Dumb Waiter Mahogany Bookcase Shelf
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV mahogany dumb waiter.
circa 1920
Standing Upon Typical William IV Carved Feet and a Turned Stretcher.
The End Supports Featuring Turned Roundels and Carved Detail.
The...
Category
1920s Vintage William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century William IV Mahogany Étagère
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century William IV mahogany étagère, colloquially referred to as a ‘whatnot’, with four square shelves above single base drawer with turned knobs, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
William IV Black Belgian Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A William IV Black Belgian marble fireplace, the frieze flanked by jambs headed by stylised lotus leaf corbels, on block feet.
Measures: Openin...
Category
1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Pair of Fine Goncalo Alves Tea Tables
Located in London, GB
A pair of William IV tea tables, with book matched veneered tops in the rare Goncalo Alves, or Brazilian tiger wood, the mirror image of the other. The folding tops are mounted on sw...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century, William IV Period Walnut and Leather Ottoman
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fine quality early 19th century, William IV period walnut and leather ottoman. Deep red coloured buttoned leather seat above a well figured walnut and leather panelled base with tu...
Category
19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Pair of Round-back Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century pair of round-back upholstered armchairs. Dates from the transition period between square William IV lolling chairs and curvilinear Victorian; the carved embellishment t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Irish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
An Elegant William IV Gilt Bronze Mounted Cellarette
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An elegant William IV gilt bronze mounted cellarette, 2nd quarter of the 19th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
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
William IV Bergere Chair, Antique Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Impressive Mahogany William IV Bergere Chair.
19th century
Having Ring turned front legs with brass castors and sabre back legs.
Turned Arm supports and reeded Arms.
The Cresting...
Category
19th Century Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair William IV Chairs, Antique Mahogany Chair
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of Mahogany William IV side chairs.
These pretty chairs stand on ring turned and carved front legs with sabre back legs.
Having serpentine shaped seat fronts (the seats have r...
Category
1980s Vintage William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
William IV Style Rosewood Card/Games Tables
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV rosewood card table.
This table having a platform base with half turned mouldings and typical carved William IV feet.
The column of the table being of a faceted form and...
Category
1980s Vintage William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
William IV Stretcher Table, Antique Rosewood Hall Tables
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV rosewood stretcher table.
19th century
Featuring "Rio rosewood" to the top and frieze.
Raised upon faceted columns with typical William IV carved collars and stands upo...
Category
19th Century Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
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
William IV Amboyna and Rosewood Table/ Jardiniere
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A William IV amboyna and rosewood table / jardiniere, in two sections with a fitted circular cover above a sloping bowl enclosing a replaced brass lining, bold gadrooning to the unde...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Amboyna
William IV Bookcase in Rosewood Open Front 19th Century Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning William IV Rosewood bookcase.
19th Century
Standing on a plinth base with 2 x adjustable shelves flanked by 2 x columns with typical William IV Carvings.
The superstructu...
Category
19th Century Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Elegantly Architectural, Bardiglio, William IV Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An early 19th Century, William IV chimneypiece in grey Bardiglio marble of architectural design.
With simple plain slab frieze and jambs topped with ornamental baroque scallop shells...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Victorian Antique Porcelain Mantel Clock by Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy, London
By Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy
Located in Devon, GB
A fine early 19th century Coalport Porcelain cased timepiece by this famous maker.
The elaborate pink ground porcelain case is set with exotic birds and flowers on scroll feet, wi...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Mahogany Stool
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century mahogany stool with drop in seat raised on cabriole legs with leaf and shell carving terminating on hoof feet
Category
19th Century Irish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
William IV Two Tier Mahogany Table Attribruted to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A William IV two tier mahogany table attribruted to Gillows, with two circular shelves, the top one with a dished edge, supported on a reeded and...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
William IV Two Tier Mahogany Table Attribruted to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A William IV two tier mahogany table attribruted to Gillows, with two circular shelves, the top one with a dished edge, supported on a reeded and turn...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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
Large William IV Fiddleback Mahogany Cellaret
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large William IV fiddleback mahogany cellaret of sarcophagus form, the hinged lid enclosing a twin handled brass liner, with projecting scrolled acanthus carved canted angles, on f...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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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