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
A Pair of William IV Mahogany Day Beds
Located in London, GB
A Pair of William IV Mahogany Day Beds
Stripped to reveal the original early 19th century upholstery.
Height: 81 cm, 31 7/8″
Length: 180 cm, 70 7/8″
Depth: 67 cm, 26 3/8″
Seat Heig...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$14,369 / set
Antique Restored William iv Period circa 1830 Wingback Brown Leather Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very uniquely shaped, Circa 1830 William IV, brown leather and Mahogany Wingback armchair with ornately carved frame
A simply glorious pie...
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
$3,229 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Antique English Blue and White Chinoiserie Transfer Earthenware Dishes
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fine pair of 19th century English orientalist blue and white transfer pottery dishes by John Rogers and Sons, Staffordshire, depicting chinoiserie landscapes in floral borders. Stamp...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
HUGE ORNATELY CARVED ANTiQUE FULLY RESTORED CHESTERFIELD KING / QUEENS ARMCHAIR
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare, custom made to order, fully restored circa 1900-1920 hand dyed Chesterfield cigar b...
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Early 1900s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Oak
$5,310 Sale Price
20% Off
William IV Sterling Silver-Mounted Wood Wine/Champagne Bottle Coaster
Located in New York, NY
William IV, sterling silver-mounted wood wine/champagne bottle coaster, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1836. Lovely scalloped design...
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
$4,689 Sale Price / set
20% Off
English Scalloped Tole Tray on Stand With Peacock and Floral Motif, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
English scalloped Tole tray with decorative Peacock and foliage motif resting on a painted faux bamboo stand with cross stretchers. Early 19th Century.
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Tin
English William IV Wall Mirror H87cm
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0545 Very elegant English gilded wall mirror, having an old mirror plate with minor imperfections in ebonised moulded frame with giltwood half columns finish with carved capitals an...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Teapoy English William iv Rosewood Work Box, 19th Century, circa 1835
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique teapoy, an English, William IV, rosewood work box dating to the early 19th century, circa 1835.
Superb color in the polished rosew...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
English William IV Mahogany Hall Seat Hall Bench
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0607 Superb William IV hall bench in mahogany, having panelled gallery to the back edge with S shaped scroll carving to the centre, solid mahoga...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of William IV Adjustable Mahogany Library Armchairs, by George Minter
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of William IV adjustable mahogany library armchairs, by George Minter, one dated 1832, each with adjustable buttoned leather-upholstered backs, seats and armrests, the seats w...
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Early 19C British Colonial Specimen Wood Side Table
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS, UNIQUE and INTRIGUING Early 19C British Colonial Specimen Wood Side Table from circa 1830, the reign of William IV.
Rosewood veneered top inlaid with various ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Rosewood, Elm
Custom English William IV Style Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Handcrafted for us in Cuban mahogany in William IV style, this double pedestal dining table can seat up to 14. Excellent proportions and a superb antique finish define this table. Fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary English William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$25,900 / item
Set 8 William IV Dining Chairs 19th Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful set of William IV dining chairs
These chairs stand upon ''Gillow's'' style turned and fluted front legs and sabre back legs
The freshly reupholstered seat is of a lift out ...
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Early 1900s Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
$4,098 / set
William IV Breakfront Bookcase Mahogany Period 19th Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Large William IV mahogany breakfront bookcase.
This bookcase stands upon a plinth base
Period 19th Century
The lower section having 4 paneled doors with wonderful flame mahogany timb...
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19th Century Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Large Antique Reference Book, Public Records, English, Parliament, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique reference book, General Report on the Public Records. Printed in English, a later bound House of Commons record, dating to the William IV period, published 18...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Paper
William IV Mahogany Library Armchair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 19th Century, William IV Period, Mahogany Library Armchair Of Good Bold Proportions, Having Upholstered Scrolling Back And Arms With Moulded Decoration, Over Gene...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
English Figural Lead Fountain with a Young Man Blowing on a Conch Shell, C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
English figural lead fountain with a young man blowing a conch shell while standing on a rocky plinth. Fountain is in working condition, Mid-19th century.
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1850s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Copper, Lead
William IV Rosewood and Gilt Center Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine William IV period rosewood, faux rosewood and giltwood center/library table with leather top, the top having gadrooned edge, black gilt tooled leather top having Greek key patte...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Outstanding Quality Antique William IV Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Wine Cooler
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique William IV mahogany serpentine shaped wine cooler/cellarette having a magnificent quality fiddleback mahogany serpentine shaped stepped lift up lid openin...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Other
Early 19th Century William IV Gilt Convex Mirror Country House Antique
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A good sized early 19th century gesso and gilt convex mirror, in unrestored original condition. With areas of loss, abrasions and scuffs. The original mirror plate has areas of oxidi...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Pine
Antique William IV Period Occasional Table
Located in London, GB
A fantastic original antique William IV period occasional table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1830-1840 period.
It is of amazing quality, with a very bold and ...
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1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Original Antique 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of an Aristocratic Lady
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Oil on canvas, portrait of an aristocratic lady. The woman is sitting in a red armchair with a quiet gaze wearing embroidered trim dress with white lace...
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1830s European Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Canvas
Rare Set of 14 William IV Period Dining Chairs with Great Provenance
Located in London, GB
A Fine Set of 14 William IV Period Dining Chairs
From His Majesty's Ministerial Home Office
Constructed from mahogany, the chairs with turned and tapering reeded front legs terminat...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Monumental Polished Steel & Bone Carving Set, Hallmarks S.H, Circa 1835
By Samuel Harwood
Located in Charleston, 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...
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
A Pair of Exceptional Quality Regency Architectural Bookcases
Located in London, GB
A pair of exceptional quality Regency architectural bookcases, with grill doors on plinth bases, English, circa 1835.
Almost certainly by Holland and Sons.
Height: 235 cm (92 3/4 i...
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1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
French Pottery Leaf-Shaped Plates, Set of Twelve
Located in Downingtown, PA
Creil et Montereau Pottery leaf plates,
Set of Twelve Plates,
circa 1840
The twelve pearlware plates from the Creil et Montereau company are c...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$3,750 / set
Antique William IV Compactum Wardrobe
Located in London, GB
A superb antique William IV period compactum wardrobe. This was made in England & dates from around the 1830-1840’s period.
This is of amazing qual...
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique British Colonial West Indies Mahogany Sideboard or Server
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century British colonial sideboard handcrafted in mahogany featuring a dramatic backsplash with ocean inspired carvings on a case with three drawers, carved acanthus le...
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19th Century Bajan Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English William IV Rosewood Tilt Top Table, Circa 1840.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English William IV Rosewood Tilt Top Table, Circa 1840.
This table has an exceptional wood finish and beautiful carving on the ped...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
William IV Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with rounded corners over a drawer flanked bu carved Vitruvian scrolls. Trestle base with stretcher and ending on melon form feet. Floor to underside 24.75.
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Georgian Glass Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
The Tea Caddy of slight oval shape with diamond quit cut canted corners, an engraved monogram to the body reading MAAF and a radial cut stopper. The Tea Caddy dates to the late Georg...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass
Set 10 William IV Dining Chairs Mahogany Revival
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Set of 10 ( 8 + 2 ) William IV Style Mahogany Dining Chairs.
Circa 1920
These Chairs Feature Ring Turned and Fluted Front Legs and Swept Back Legs The Carvers Having Scroll Arms.
The...
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1920s Vintage William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Marble Top Serving Table or Server
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th Century English server handcrafted in mahogany with a marble top set in a crossbanded border on a three drawer case with brass hardware supported by turned and beaded t...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
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...
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
$3,010 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rare Pair of Huge William IV 1830 Flamed Hardwood Side Cabinets Campaign Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of very rare, original William IV oversized side cupboards with Lion hairy paw feet
These are exquisite, I’ve honestly never ...
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
$3,284 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Carved Oak William IV Pierced And Carved Gothic Hall Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare Carved Oak side chair in the Gothic style dating to 1830-1837 in original condition. The Chair in an overall fine and worn age patina with Classic Gothic Arch back pierced wit...
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Early 19th Century Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Six Light William IV Tent and Waterfall Chandelier
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A William IV chandelier of Classic tent and waterfall design, from the drop hung corona the graduated chains Cascade to the main ring issuing six sided arms supporting radial cut dri...
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1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Cut Glass
19th century English Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Richmond, VA
Cozy 19th century upholstered English mahogany library chair. Great color and scale. Fabric ready to use as is or could easily be reupholstered.
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Tunbridge Ware - An Early Writing Slope with Geometric Designs, c1835
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Tunbridge Ware - An Early Writing Slope with Geometric Designs, c1835
Additional Information:
Heading: Tunbridge Ware - An Early Writing Slope with Geometric Designs
Date : c1835
...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Mahogany High Back Side or Desk Armchair
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A good quality William IV period solid Cuban mahogany high bar back desk armchair having a quality shaped top back rail, with shaped open arms standing on turned tapering legs to the...
Category
19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
$903 Sale Price
40% Off
19th Century Gillows Rosewood Turnover Top Card and Games Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
19thC Gillows rosewood turnover top games table, with green baize lined interior, with turned and carved supports, centre stretcher and downswept legs ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Baize, Rosewood
Nineteenth century English Carrara Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
Nineteenth century English Carrara marble fireplace, c.1830, with lamb's tongue corbels supporting the shelf, all on pilaster jambs.
Dimensions: 119.5cm (47") High, 178.5cm (70¼") W...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
A Pair of Antique William IV Hardwood Cane Bergere & Leather Library Armchairs
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Elegant Pair of William IV Regency Hardwood Cane Bergere & Antique Brown Leather Library Armchairs With Scrolled Arms on Brass Castors
Chairs are a near pair slightly differing B...
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19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of William IV Carved Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very fine pair of early 19th Century William IV Mahogany Hall Chairs, hand-carved with rich patination and grain. Chairs feature scrolled and curved back with center hand-painted ...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$2,485 / set
Pair of English Cast Iron and Powered Coated Campana-Form Garden Urns, C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English cast iron and powered coated campana-form garden urns with an exterior intertwined grape vine frieze, flanking figural lion side handles, and resting on gadrooned circular squared plinths, Mid- 19th century. Pair have been powder coated Charleston green...
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1850s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Iron
C Hindleys 134 Oxford St. London, a Quality Drop Leaf Victorian Oak Dining Table
Located in London, GB
C Hindleys 134 Oxford St. London. Superior nineteenth century Furniture Makers of London.
A good quality William the IV drop leaf oak dining tabl...
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1880s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Six Very Heavy 19th C. British Sterling Silver Table Spoons / Serving Spoons
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome and exceptionally heavy set of six William IV sterling silver table spoons / serving spoons in the King's Pattern.
All six...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair William IV Candlesticks Sheffield 1836
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Pair of sterling silver candlesticsk
Date : Hallmarked in Sheffiled in 1836 for Henry Wilkinson and Co
Period : William IV
Origin : Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Decoration...
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1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Silver
A William IV Mahogany Three Tier Etagere
Located in Reepham, GB
A fine mid-19th-century three-tier mahogany etagere, with highly sculptural end-supports, raised on porcelain castors.England, circa 1840
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19th Century Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique William IV Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A great looking antique William IV leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from between 1830-1837.
It was made by the company of renowned cabinet maker ...
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1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
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
Set of Six English Carved Rosewood Dining Chairs, C.1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of six English carved rosewood dining chairs, c.1850
Gorgeous mid 19th century hand carved dining chairs with drop in se...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Joseph Willmore Sterling Silver Vinaigrette Birmingham 1834
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Joseph Willmore vinaigrette
Date : Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1834 for Joseph Willmore
Period : William IV
Origin : Birmingham England
Decoration : Embellished with tooled...
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1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Silver
Pair of English Brass Ball Finial and Acanthus Paw Tool Rest, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English brass spiral ball finial tool rest with acanthus scrolled legs and terminating on stylized lions paw feet, Mid-19th century.
Category
1850s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Circular Rosewood Lamp Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality William IV Period Rosewood circular lamp table, Of Relatively Small Proportions, Having Superbly Figured Top, Raised On Elegant Reverse Tapering Faceted Column, T...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
William IV Glass Door Bookcase
Located in Wilson, NC
William IV glass door bookcase, the arched pediment has a carved swirl design in relief on each side terminating with volutes on each end, the ...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,625 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique William IV Silver 4 Piece Tea & Coffee Set London, England 1834 - 1836
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Antique William IV Silver Tea & Coffee Set comprising of a Coffee Pot, a Teapot, a Sugar Bowl & a Cream / Milk Jug. This 4 Piece Tea & Coffee Set has a gorgeous chased fl...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
William IV Library Table in Coromandel
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
William IV library table
Produced in England in the Mid-19th Century this is a extremely rare example produced in Coramandel having solid dra...
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19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Leather Club Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A leather upholstered club chair, in a vintage cigar brown aniline top-grade leather with a deep upholstered cushion backrest and seat cushion with rollover upholstered arms, finishe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather
$4,420 / item
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.