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
Antique William IV Leather Library Armchair
Located in London, GB
An exceptional antique William IV leather library armchair. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1830-1840 period.
The quality is outstanding, this is an extremely fin...
Category
1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century William IV Century Cheval Mirror
Located in Long Island City, NY
19th century William IV century cheval mirror. The reeded frame flanked by candleholders.
Category
1830s European Antique William IV Furniture
Early 19th Century William IV Large Overmantel Mirror with Gilt Frame
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th Century William IV Large Overmantel mirror with gilt frame. Featuring fluted column detail, a carved scroll and shell crest, as well as acanthus leaf motif. Circa 1840.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Antique English Regency Period Rosewood Writing Table, circa 1810-1820
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English William IV period rosewood writing table, Circa 1830.
Galleried top with leather and on original casters.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Pair of William IV Satinwood Bedside or Deception Tables
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
These table are without a shadow of doubt made by Gillows of Lancaster around the 1840s. Each cupboard has two flaps and two dummy draw fronts. There is a mechanism on each cupboard ...
Category
1840s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Satinwood
William IV Centre Table Octagaonal Inlay Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV Rosewood Centre Table.
Circa 19th Century
This Table Stands Upon a Quatrefoil Base with Carved Feet and a Shaped Column.
The Top of the Table Being of an Octagonal Form an...
Category
19th Century Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Willian IV Quality Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Willian IV quality mahogany desk chair having a quality mahogany shaped top and centre splat, shaped scroll open arm, newly reupholstered drop in seat in a quality fabric sta...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Other
$1,225 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
$3,214 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique William IV Drop-Leaf Work Occasional Table Flame Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An exquisite antique William IV flame mahogany drop leaf work table, circa 1830 in date.
The drop-leaf top with rounded corners supported by fly brackets ornamented with foliate scr...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of John Gould Hand Colored Framed Lithographs Family of Toucans, Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of John Gould hand colored framed lithographs family of toucans. "Pteroglossus Inscriptus" and " Pteroglossus Hypoglaurus" Each signed in plate. Printed by Charles Hullmandell. ...
Category
1840s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
Antique Irish Silver bowl Dublin 1834 John Moore
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique Irish Silver bowl, Dublin 1834 John Moore. Large two handled circular bombe form with repoussé and embossed foliage decoration on partial stippled background, rich foliage le...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
William IV Statuary Marble Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
An elegant and architectural William IV statuary marble chimneypiece, the stepped frieze raised on double pilaster jambs on block feet.
Restored, polished and ready to install.
Dim...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
EXQUISITE QUALITY WILLIAM IV CIRCA 1830 BURR WALNUT SiDE END WORK SEWING TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, super decorative Antique circa 1830 William IV sewing or work table of the finest quality
P...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$1,906 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century English William IV Rosewood Tea Poy
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality William IV rosewood tea poy, opening to a fitted interior retain its original glass bowls, above a turned stem over a platform base,...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Blue & White Pearlware Pottery Humidor "A Present for Mr. Capes 1834"
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare dated & inscribed William IV period Pearlware blue & white pottery humidor/ tobacco jar & cover, 1834.
The jar with a pronounced dome or bell shaped cover mounted with an...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Pearlware
Early 19th Century French Chair and Daybed Upholstered in Belgian Linen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This versatile piece serves as both a comfortable chair and an inviting daybed, reflecting the timeless elegance of early 19th-century French design. Freshly reupholstered in flax-co...
Category
19th Century French Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Linen
Antique William IV Mahogany Articulating Invalids Reading Table Console Lectern
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive William IV era mahogany Invalids table. Features a rectangular sliding top with a pair of ratcheted reading slopes to one side, over an ad...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,762 Sale Price
25% Off
William IV Period English Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce nearly 200 year old English William IV Period rosewood and mahogany sewing stand work table with beautifully aged warm rustic patina. circa 1830s
Combining sophisticated e...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany, Rosewood
English Georgian blown and cut glass water/whiskey jug, c. 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Georgian blown & cut glass water/whiskey jug. The jug has a panel cut standing rim with spout & attachment of the upper loop handle joining the standing rim to the globe form...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Cut Glass
XL William IV Dining Table 14 Seater Extending Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV mahogany 3 leaf extending dining table
Period 19th Century antique
This dining table is raised upon ring turned and fluted legs which retain their original brass and porce...
Category
1980s Vintage William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
A William IV Carved Mahogany and Caned Library Chair
Located in London, GB
With curved supported back
Height: 79.5 cm, 31 1/4″
Width: 65 cm, 25 5/8″
Depth: 53.5 cm, 21″
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
ANTiQUE WILLIAM IV 1830 CHESTERFIELD TUFTED BARLEY TWIST FRAME LEATHER ARMCHAIR
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning antique circa 1830 William IV Chesterfield tufted library armchair with faded oxblo...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
$4,085 Sale Price
20% Off
William IV Mahogany Dining Table with Lions Paw Feet, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
William IV mahogany dining table with lions paw feet, 19th century.
Exceptionally well built late 19th century mahogany dining table.
This ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
An extensive William IV Goncalo Alves breakfront open book case
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An extensive William IV Goncalo Alves breakfront open book case, the green marble top set above five open sections, each with two adjustable shelves and...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Masons Ironstone Jug or Pitcher in Double Landscape ptn Rare Shape, circa 1840
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative, finely hand painted, Jug or Pitcher, decorated in the Double Landscape pattern and made by Mason's Ironstone pottery, circa 1840.
It has a rare shape and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
William IV Burr Elm And Ebony Center Table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular tilt top with elaborate burl and ebony circular sawtooth inlay. Turned octagonal support and tripartite base with carved scroll feet.
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Elm
Antique William IV Gillows Carved Rosewood Tilt Top Tripod Table Fire Screen
Located in King's Lynn, GB
Made by one of Britain’s most esteemed cabinet-making firms, this is a fine antique English William IV (1830–1837) rosewood carved tilt top tripod table fire screen, executed in the ...
Category
Early 19th Century British 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
IMPORTANT ANTIQUE GRAND TOUR PIETRA DURA BIRDS SPECiMEN MARBLE CENTRE TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this important William IV Circa 1830 fully restored, Flamed Mahogany centre table with stunning Pietra Dura ...
Category
1830s European Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Marble
$16,343 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue & White 10.5 Dinner Plate Whampoa Pattern
Located in Huntington, NY
Blue & White 10.5 Dinner Plate Whampoa Pattern
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
William IV Dining Table Mahogany Extending
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV mahogany Extending Dining Table.
This Table is Raised upon Octagonal and Ring Turned Legs with Original Brass Castors.
Circa 19th century
The Table Extends by way of a Pul...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique William IV 1830 Hardwood Side Table + Grand Tour Cameo Display Case Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime William IV Hardwood occasional side table with display case top featuring Grand Tour Cameo’s
A ver...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Glass
$4,034 Sale Price
25% Off
Blue & White Dish Staffordshire Whampoa Pattern Transferware
Located in Huntington, NY
Blue & White Dish Staffordshire Whampoa Pattern Transferware
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of William IV Canterburys
Located in London, GB
A pair of William IV canterburys.
Category
1830s Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$31,200 / set
Blue & White Plate 8.25" Staffordshire “Whampoa Pattern” Transferware
Located in Huntington, NY
Staffordshire 8.25” Plate “Whampoa Pattern” Transferware
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th century William IV mahogany 2 tier circular serving table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century William IV mahogany 2 tier dumb waiter circa 1830.
Good quality 2 tier dumb waiter with 2 circular surfaces with moulded edge. Tiers united by a turned columns with fl...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
William IV Console Table Antique Interiors
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany William IV Console Table.
This Console Table Stands Upon Ring Turned Legs With Typical William IV Decoration.
19th Century
The Upstand Being of Carved and Shaped Form.
Prese...
Category
1980s Vintage William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
RESTORED WILLIAM IV CIRCA 1830 CHESTERFiELD REGENCY BLUE LEATHER HUMP BACK SOFA
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, fully restored Regency Blue, William IV hump back sofa with burr elm turned legs
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price
A truly stunning antique, these sofas were staples of every sophisticated English gentleman’s library in the Georgian to Victorian era around 1780-1860, this is a very fine William IV example circa 1830 and is quite rare as it has burr elm legs which I’ve not seen before
The sofa was fully restored 3-4 years ago, it had all new Regency...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Elm
$13,074 Sale Price
20% Off
A George IV rosewood and scagliola occasional table attributed to Gillows c.1825
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The rectangular top of this table tilts up to display a scagliola landscape scene showing the ruins of the Roman Forum, the Temples of Vespasian and Saturn, the Column of Phocas and ...
Category
1820s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Scagliola, Rosewood
Pair of Antique English Tufted Red Faux Leather Club Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome pair of lady and gentleman William IV English club chairs handcrafted in mahogany featuring alluring red faux leather button tufted upholstery, elegant arms, and turned fron...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather
Pair of Antique English Petite Side Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming pair of English 19th century William IV side or boudoir chairs crafted in mahogany in petite form having carved floral handles on the tops over velvet upholstery with button...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
$4,750 / set
William IV Piano Stool Revolving Chair Seat Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV Mahogany Revolving Piano Stool.
19th Century
This Rather Elegant Piano Stool Stands upon Turned and Shaped Front Legs with Sabre Back Legs.
The Recently Reupholstered Seat...
Category
Early 1900s Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Fine English Burl Walnut William IV Period 3 Section Canterbury with Drawer
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very pretty English William IV period burl walnut 3 section canterbury with a single drawer, the divides of stick and ball design, over a single drawer supported on ring turned leg...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Antique Fold Over Parlour Card Table, English, Games, Side, William IV, C.1835
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fold-over parlour card table. An English, mahogany games or side table, dating to the William IV period, circa 1835.
Appealing William IV craftsmanship to this fi...
Category
1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
William IV Mahogany Etagere
Located in Greenwich, CT
A William IV etagere in choice mahogany having graceful lines with two vertical curved braces supporting an upper and a lower shelf, each with raise...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Blue & White plate 8.25” Staffordshire Transferware “Whampoa Pattern”
Located in Huntington, NY
Blue & White plate 8.25” Staffordshire Transferware “Whampoa Pattern”
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
English William IV Mahogany Chiffonier c1830
Located in High Peak, GB
St019 William IV two door mahogany sideboard, having architectural pediment to the back, supported on turn columns, figured mahogany top and two shaped frieze drawers flanked with ac...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
A Very Fine Early 19th Century Irish William IV Double Ended Sofa
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine early 19th Century Irish William IV well figured mahogany framed double ended sofa. This superb piece is beautifully hand carved with rich patination, grain and is newly...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
William IVth John Ridgway PAIR Porcelain Plates Hand Painted Botanical, Ca 1830
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful pair of very decorative, Porcelain Botanical plates by John Ridgway, of Shelton, Hanley, Staffordshire Potteries, England, dating to the William IVth period of th...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Quality Antique William IV Rosewood Card/Console Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique William IV rosewood card/side table having a quality rosewood fold over swizzle top opening to reveal a round green baize. The rosewood frieze has been beautifully sh...
Category
19th Century European Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Other
$2,162 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Four Animal Stone Lithographs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing set of four 19th century hand colored stone lithographs depicting animal species by the prolific Swiss artist and print maker Karl Joseph Brodtmann. Presented under glass ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$5,950 / set
Antique Octagonal Wine Table, English, Flame, Lamp, Side, William IV, Circa 1835
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique octagonal wine table. An English, flame mahogany lamp or side table, dating to the William IV period, circa 1835.
Beautifully figured piece, with similarly appea...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Sauce Tureen, Ridgway Staffordshire
Located in Huntington, NY
Sauce Tureen, Ridgway Staffordshire
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Staffordshire English Ceramic plate Whampoa pattern circa 1842
Located in Huntington, NY
Staffordshire English Ceramic 8.25” Plate / Whampoa pattern circa 1842
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
William IV Waterfall Bookcase in Mahogany c1830
Located in High Peak, GB
St014 Fine quality William IV mahogany bookcase, having shaped upstand, waterfall shelf arrangement and a pair of panelled cupboard doors fitted with original working lock and a key ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th century William IV mahogany pedestal sideboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century William IV mahogany pedestal sideboard circa 1830.
Good quality William IV period sideboard comprising of 3 parts. Top surface with carved gallery to the back. 4 drawer...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of William IV Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of William IV Mahogany Hall Chairs with leaf-carved shaped backs above rounded seats; raised on ring turned tapering legs - 14.5"w x 17"d x 32"h (17" to the seat)
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,838 / set
Antique Mahogany Side Table Circa 1860
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A handsome and versatile late William IV to early Victorian side table, crafted in solid mahogany with turned and fluted legs, dating to around 1840. This refined piece showcases the...
Category
1840s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Quality Antique William IV Rosewood Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique William IV rosewood card/side table having a splendid figured rosewood crossbanded top which lifts up and swivels to reveal the original green baize interior, rosewoo...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Other
$2,173 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Regency Mahogany Breakfront
Located in Essex, MA
Early 19th Century Mahogany William IV or Late Regency Breakfront. Fluted columned case with pedimented glass front four door top. Bottom with paneled doors and original lion head...
Category
Early 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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