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
IMPORTANT RESTORED ANTiQUE 1830 LEATHER HARDWOOD CHESTERFIELD OTTOMAN STOOL
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare Antique original, William IV Circa 1830 large, fully restored, Chesterfield cigar brown leath...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
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...
Category
19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 English Mahogany Pedestal Hinged Game Tables on Brass Casters, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English mahogany foliage pedestal hinged game tables with flanking scrolled corners, gadrooned skirts, baize card playing surfaces, open interiors for storage, and resting bun feet with the original brass casters, Early 19th century.
Pair of Game Tables...
Category
1820s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Flamed Hardwood Pedestal from Princess Diana's Family Home Spencer House
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal house antiques.
Royal house antiques is delighted to offer for sale this sublime antique William IV circa 1830 Flamed Mahogany Pedestal stand with small coat rail from Princess Diana Spencer’s London family home Spencer House...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Early 19th Century English Tilt-Top Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 19th century tilt-top side table, English. George IV to William IV period. Rectangular top with rounded corners, raised on molded tripod base with very well turned standard. Fi...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair William IV or Early Victorian Arm Chairs, Howard & Sons Style
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very comfy and desirable pair of mid-19th century club chairs in the style of Howard & Sons. These generous chairs are in the very traditional English country house style and feature ivory lacquered turned legs with their original casters. The chairs have been newly upholstered in a Clarence House nubby linen velvet in a malachite color way --- they are further detailed with a Ralph Lauren Paisley...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
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 ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Baize, Rosewood
Period William IV Side Cabinet Chest 19th Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Superb William IV side cabinet
This impressive cabinet stands upon turned feet
Circa 19th Century
The 2 doors featuring brass grills lined with silk fabric and have typical William I...
Category
Early 1900s Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Sterling Silver Sauceboat / Gravy Boat
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique William IV English sterling silver sauceboat or gravy boat; an addition to our silver dining collection.
This exceptional antique William IV sterling silver sauce boat has a plain oval rounded form onto three scrolling feet.
The surface of this antique gravy boat is plain and unembellished.
The upper portion of the body features an undulating, shaped rim.
The sauceboat is fitted with a fine opposing scroll handle with a plain scrolling thumbpiece.
This impressive example of William IV silverware is supported by three impressive applied scrolling hoof style feet with impressive swept scrolling decorated sockets in junction with the body.
Condition
This antique silver...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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 Roll Top Desk Mahogany 19th Century Cylinder Period
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Impressive William IV Mahogany Cylinder Desk.
This Cylinder Desk is Raised Upon Turned and Carved William IV Legs.
Period 19th Century
Having an Arrangement of 5 Mahogany Lined Drawe...
Category
19th Century Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Original Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th century English original painted pine chest of drawers in a wacky green colour. 1830.
Reference: 7891
Dimensions
40.5 inches (103 cms) Wide
21 inches (53 cms) Deep
41 i...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Pine
William IV Period Antique Sterling Silver Soup Tureen - London 1835 - Barnards
By Barnards
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1835 by Barnards, this superb, William IV, Antique Sterling Silver Soup Tureen, features an ornate cast handle to the lid and ornate cast feet, a gadroon bord...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
William IV Rosewood Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
With removable triangular cornice with Greek inspired carved decoration over a pair of glazed doors enclosing glass shelves with silk lined interior with two professional mounted rec...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
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
William IV Mahogony Dressing Table
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A William IV mahogany dressing table from a palace collection, distinguished by elegantly fluted feet and detailed carvings.This finely crafted dresser includes a set of drawers feat...
Category
Early 19th Century Indian Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique British Colonial Mahogany Server
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th Century British Colonial server handcrafted in mahogany featuring a dramatic gallery with shelf on a case with three drawers having brass hardware on classic turned leg...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
19th Century Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique William IV Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A large early 19th century surround in "Old English" Carrara marble. Having a generous and moulded mantel, with a plain frieze. The brackets with carved guilloche in a fielded panel,...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
RESTORED ANTiQUE WILLIAM IV CHESTERFIELD BROWN LEATHER ARMCHAIR + WRITING SLOPE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning fully restored hand dyed Cigar brown leather, period William IV Chesterfield Librar...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
English Leather Book Hinged Decanter Set with Fitted Bottle & Glasses, C 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
English leather book hinged hideaway decanter set with original fitted interior gilt bottle and glasses, Mid-19th Century
Category
1850s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
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 ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Rosewood, Elm
Early 19th Century William IV Period Goncalo Alves Centre Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
This unusual 19th-century centre table is crafted from Goncalo Alves, a type of rosewood, and features a circular tilt-top along with a turned baluster stem. The table is elegantly s...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century William IV Period Mahogany Pedestal Desk with Leather Top
Located in London, GB
A William IV Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Constructed from fine San Domingo mahogany, the desk raised on a plinth and two pedestal supports, each set with three drawers having brass hand...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century William IV Period Irish Cylinder Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning Irish William IV mahogany secretaire bookcase, the glazed doors enclosing shelves above the cylinder fall enclosing an arrangement of drawers and pigeonholes, and with cup...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Mirrored Two Light Wall Sconces
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th century William IV wall sconces with scallops and beveled mirrored backplates, now distressed, and two turned brass candle cups on gra...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Silver Candlesticks, Made by Walker & Hall of Sheffield, 1913
Located in London, GB
Pair of Silver 10.25 Inch Candlesticks,Made By Walker & Hall of Sheffield, 1913.
This style of candlestick was around in the 1830's
They have a slight melon shape with nice leafwor...
Category
1910s English Vintage William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
William IV antique silver teapot
By John Walton
Located in London, GB
Antique silver teapot from the William IV era in the early 19th century. The charming panelled body is surmounted by a domed and fluted cover with bun-and-bead detachable finial. The...
Category
1830s Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century William IV Rosewood Library Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century William IV rosewood library table. The rectangular top with rounded corners features a red tooled inset leather writing ...
Category
1830s Irish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
A Very Rare Pair of 19th Century William IV Card Tables
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare pair of 19th century William IV mahogany card tables attributed to Dublin maker Williams & Gibton. This fabulous pair of tur...
Category
19th Century Irish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Swedish Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of antique Swedish armchairs. They were recently imported from Sweden, they date from around the 1850-1870 period.
They are of extremely fine quality, with beautiful...
Category
1850s Swedish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
A William IV 19th Century Opaline Glass White Table or Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1840
An unusual mid nineteenth century white opaline glass column lamp with gilt bronze mounts and unusual onion shaped cowl shade.
Total height 57.00cm
Width of ba...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
English Royal Navy Leather Gun Charge Carrier with Coat of Arms, Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
English Royal navy leather gun charge carrier with a centered coat of arms depicting lion and unicorn and the original tacked leather handle, Mid-19th...
Category
1840s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Paint
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
William IV Inlaid Mahogany Desk Attributed to Gillows
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular cocuswood cross-banded satine top above a central frieze drawer flanked to either side with three further drawers around a recess on foliate-carved cabriole legs with...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Wm 1V Castle Top Silver Card Case, Abbotsford & Newstead Abbey, Nat Mills, 1836
Located in London, GB
William 1V Castle Top Card Case,Abbotsford & Newstead Abbey,Nat Mills,1836
Fine two scene silver card case in original fitted leather and velvet lined c...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Very Fine Early 19th Century William IV Giltwood Overmantel Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine early 19th Century William IV giltwood overmantel mirror of exceptional quality and large proportions. The mirror glass plate of rectangular form is set within an elegan...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
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...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
Antique English 19th Century William IV Oak Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Glasgow, GB
An impressive William IV/early Victorian four door breakfront bookcase or bookcase cabinet. Rare to find such a large bookcase in golden quarter-sawn oak which has the attractive ‘ti...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Oak
English Mahogany Side Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small early 19th century English mahogany side / lamp table on castors. 1830.
Internal reference: O
Code: 8877
Dimensions:
W: 24" (61 cm)
H: 29.5" (74.9 cm)
D: 18" (45.7 cm)
Category
19th Century English 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 English Barley Twist Candlesticks with Circular Faceted Bases, C. 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English barley twist single candlesticks with flanking bobeches and circular faceted reeded bases, Mid 19th century.
Category
1840s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair 19th Century English Gilt Brass and Crystal Neoclassical Style Sconces
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome pair of William IV three light sconces feature classical motifs including urn and acanthus leaf designs, and cut crystal obelisks.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
William IV Double Fusee Skeleton Clock by A. Stewart, London
Located in Norwich, GB
A William IV Skeleton clock of fine quality with two massive scroll plates sitting on rectangular, silvered plinths and standing on a mahogany base with block feet.
Eight day doubl...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
William IV Whatnot Mahogany Bookcase Shelf Unit
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV Mahogany Whatnot.
Standing on brass castors and turned feet.
1 x Cupboard with original brass lock.
The 3 upper shelves supported by turned columns.
Category
1980s Vintage William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Travelling Field Surgeons Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Fully Equipped Field Surgeons Box
From our Boxes collection, we are delighted to offer this Antique Travelling Field Surgeons Box. The Surgeons Box made from Mahogany with brass banded strapping vertically around the exterior with a shield shaped vacant initial plaque and matching escutcheon. The interior of the box is lined in a deep purple/red felt and contains the original partitioned field surgeons equipment including bone saws...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique William IV Wine Ewer Claret Jug London, England 1834
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Antique William IV Sterling Silver Wine Ewer / Claret Jug in an elegant Rococo style with chased decorative shapes on the entire jug.
Made in London, England in 1834 by...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
William IV Rosewood Chaise Longue Attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A William IV rosewood chaise longue attributed to Gillows, with deeply carved scroll terminals and arms, and turned tapering legs on disguised castors.
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Antique early 19th century Birdseye Maple writing table
Located in London, GB
A fine William IV period Birdseye Maple Writing Table in the manner of Holland & Son, having tan leather top with rosewood marquetry inlaid frieze enclosing 2 concealed drawers raise...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Birdseye Maple
English Glazed Kitchen Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful early 19th C English glazed kitchen dresser with sliding top and bottom doors. 1830
Reference: 8314
Dimensions
117.5 inches (298 cms...
Category
19th Century Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Pine
William IV Rosewood Card Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality William IV rosewood card table, having a swiveling top that folds over, to reveal a green baise lined interior, above a cylindrical column over a platform ...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century English Inverted Breakfront Buffet
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good early 19th century English painted oak inverted breakfront buffet with heavily molded doors and ogee drawer fronts. 1830.
Dimensions:
W: 76" (193 cm)
H: 40" (101.6 cm)
D: 23.5"...
Category
19th Century 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...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
William IV Mahogany Dining Table, Thomas Treherne 1835-1842
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
An impressive William IV figured mahogany extending dining table dating to the 1830s .
This table comes with provenance and is stamped with the makers details .
The table was ori...
Category
1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Antique William IV Walnut Balloon Back Chairs, England, circa 1835
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique William IV walnut balloon back chairs, England, circa 1835.
Presented in good antique condition commensurate of age.
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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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