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.
English William IV Circular Mahogany Veneer Center / Dining Table
Located in Queens, NY
English William IV (19th Century) mahogany veneer dining / center table with a circular top resting on a turned pedestal base with three scroll carved legs. Some top surface wear, l...
Mahogany
William IV Maple Center Table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular hinged top with subtle gilded gadrooned edge on a circular tapered support and tripartite base with giltwood scrolled feet.
Birdseye Maple
William IV Octagonal Rent / Drum Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
In a departure from the circular norm, this octagonal table has a rotating top with four functioning drawers and four dummy drawers, each with wood pulls. The three splay legs to the...
Leather, Mahogany
William IV Library Table Rosewood Mahogany Serving Table Writing Desk Georgian
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous and impressive William IV rosewood and mahogany library table in lovely antique condition. Made in England in the late-Georgian period around 1830 and with strong Biederme...
Mahogany, Rosewood
William IV Mahogany and Gilt Center Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
George IV mahogany center table with ebony banding and reeded edge. Parcel gilt foliate design on triform base resting on carved feet featuring gilt and ebonzied dolphins.
Ebony, Mahogany
Important Antique 1830 William iv Pietra Dura Specimen Marble Centre Table
By PIETRA DURA
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this important William Iv Circa 1830 Flamed Mahogany Spiral Column base centre table with stunning Pietra Dura Speciamin...
Marble
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...
Rosewood
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 ...
Marble
19th Century William IV Period Mahogany Centre Table Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A William IV Period Mahogany Centre Table Attributed to Gillows Constructed from a flamed Honduras Mahogany, book-matched with great effect on the top; the table supported on an inc...
Mahogany
Fine English William IV Carved Birdseye Maple and Rosewood Centre Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine English William IV Carved bird's-eye maple and rosewood centre table, circa 1835 Fitted with a inlaid scagliola top. measure: Height 29 in x diameter 42 in. Prov...
Wood
Outstanding Quality Antique William IV Circular Rosewood Centre Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique William IV circular rosewood centre table having a superior quality rosewood circular top boasting the most fabulous colour supported by a magnificent sha...
Other
William IV Center Tilt-top Table
Located in New York, NY
This elegant William IV center tilt-top table is crafted from finely grained mahogany, showcasing the refined simplicity and understated sophistication characteristic of early 19th-c...
Mahogany
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...
Rosewood
English William IV Period Burr Elm Parcel-Gilt Centre Table Attributed to Seddon
Located in London, GB
A William IV Period Parcel Gilt Burr Elm Centre Table Attributed to Thomas & George Seddon The circular table veneered throughout with finely figured burr elm and relieved with parc...
Elm
Circa 1835 William IV English Center Table or Loo Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1835 William IV period center table or loo table, English. Vasi-form pedestal standard ending in voluminous flared lapet carved plinth over round base following the top design ...
Wood
English William IV Style Tilt Top Walnut Center Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine English William IV style center table veneered in honeyed brown walnut with striking figuring at the center of a circular tilt top with a beveled edge. Raised on an elegantly ...
Walnut
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...
Rosewood
William IV circa 1830 Antique Hardwood Lions Hairy Paw Centre Occasional Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite antique circa 1830 William IV Rosewood centre table A very good looking and well made antique centre table. This piece is as good and honest as they come, it has the original finish hence some light marks to the top, I can have it restored by my French polisher for the cost price, I have left it as it is because some like to see antiques in their original state first The feet are ornately carved Lion...
Hardwood
Superb quality antique William IV large freestanding library centre table
Located in Ipswich, GB
Superb quality antique William IV large freestanding library centre table having a large figured mahogany top with a crossbanded edge, carved mahogany freestanding shaped frieze, one...
Mahogany
19th Century Irish Table with Marble-Inlaid Top having Aristocratic Coat of Arms
By J. Darmanin & Sons, Robert Strahan
Located in London, GB
The Specimen Pietra Dura Marble Armorial Top By Joseph Darmanin of Malta The shaped circular top finely inlaid with the arms of General Robert Edward King, 1st Viscount Lorton (1773-1854), masterfully executed in pietra dura and specimen marbles upon a fossil-rich yellow marble ground. The inlaid work is of exceptional delicacy, having all the hallmarks of the greatest heraldic tops by the famous makers, including the use of delicate shaded marbles. The richly carved base, unmistakably Irish in conception and executed in dense, darkly patinated mahogany, is by Strahan of Dublin, one of the foremost cabinetmakers of his day. The double C-scrolled tripartite base enriched with carved flowers leading to the acanthus clasped pedestal support, on brass hidden castors. The frame stamped 'Strahan' and retaining its original paper label from Strahan's Henry Street workshop. The underside of the marble top equally bearing its original trade label of 'J. Darmanin & Sons […] Malt.' The base, Irish, circa 1835 The top, Maltese, circa 1830 Provenance Commissioned by General Robert Edward King, 1st Viscount Lorton Originally housed in the Billiard Room at Rockingham House, Co. Roscommon By descent through the King-Harman family Lady Dunn Thence by descent Private Collection, UK Dimensions: H: 29 in / 74 cm Dia: 38 in / 97 cm This table was most likely acquired by Lord Lorton on one of his Grand Tours-either in 1825 or 1836-aligning with Darmanin's transition to "& Sons." The Irish base, dated slightly later, suggests the top was mounted upon return, a common practice for souvenirs of elite European travel. The table remained at Rockingham House until its mid-20th-century demolition, a rare survivor from what was once considered John Nash's finest classical house in Ireland. J. Darmanin & Sons of Malta The renowned 'Marble Workers Darmanin' were Malta's leading marble craftsmen in the 19th century. They excelled in creating 'Monumental and Mosaic Slabs and other Decorative Artworks,' notably mosaic table tops...
Marble
A Stunning Early 19th Century William IV Lamp or Side or Centre Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning early 19th Century William IV mahogany lamp, side or centre table, finely hand carved and of exceptional quality with rich patination and grain. The well figured moulded ...
Brass
19th Century English William IV Mahogany Table
Located in Richmond, VA
Great 19th century English mahogany table on a pedestal base with three carved feet. At 54" this table is great for a breakfast...
Rosewood
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...
Wood
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.
Satinwood
$703Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Mahogany
English William IV Mahogany Occasional Table with Leather Top, Circa 1830
Located in High Peak, GB
P071, fine quality mahogany lamp or occasional table, having tooled leather circular top raised on slander turned and carved column terminating in circular moulded base and three sha...
Leather, Mahogany
William IV Yew Wood Centre Table, Carved Design, England, Circa 1830
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large William IV 'Antiquarian' Yew Wood Centre Table. The impressive centre table is of large proportions. The circular top is veneered in radiating segments with ebony and boxwo...
Yew
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!
Maple
English Regency Style Maple Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (mid-19th Century) octagonal maple pedestal base center table with two drawers and resting on a pedestal base with 4 legs. (stamped: BLAIN & SON/ LIVERPOOL)
Maple
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.
Rosewood
Victorian Marble Pietra Dura Table
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A superb Victorian mahogany centre table, possible Italian, with a wonderful pietra dura marble top depicting roses, excellent original condition.
Belgian Black Marble
Antique William IV Walnut Partners Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb antique William IV walnut partners writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1830-1840 period. The quality is outstanding, this is as fine a ...
Leather, Walnut
George IV Period Drum Table, C. 1840
Located in Doylestown, PA
A George IV period center drum table in mahogany, circa 1840, with inset tooled leather top, with conforming drawers in the apron, on a pedestal base with tripod legs and scroll feet.
Leather, Mahogany
$6,875
H 28.5 in W 48 in D 23.5 in
English William IV Neoclassical Rosewood Pedestal Form Library Table, circa 1835
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine circa 1835 English late regency, William IV period rosewood library table of robustly drawn double-sided form, the rectangular top with moulded edge above flat freezes with ce...
Brass
William-IV-Desk-Mahogany-Library-Table-19th-Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV Library Table or desk Circa 19th Century This Library Table is raised Upon Turned Columns with Carved Feet and Original Castors. The Table Features 2 Mahogany Lined Drawer...
Mahogany
George IV Amboyna and Parcel Gilt Center Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very fine George IV amboyna burl and giltwood center table attributed to T. & G. Seddon (formerly Morel and Seddon), circa 1835, the circular t...
Giltwood, Amboyna
Antique William IV Leather Top Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique William IV leather top desk / writing table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1830-1840 period. This is of wonderful quality, it...
Leather, Wood
William IV Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Height from floor to underside 24 inches. Rectangular top with new tooled neutral gray green leather and banded edge over three drawers with wood knobs, circular tapered legs.
Leather, Mahogany
Antique William IV Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very well made antique William IV writing desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1830-1850 period. It is of superb quality and is a great size. Thi...
Wood
William IV partners writing desk
Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL
Impressive antique mahogany William IV writing table that can be used from both sides. It is in perfect, original condition. It stands on brass casters. One side has real drawers, th...
Mahogany
19th Century Rosewood Tilt-Top Center Table, 48" Diameter
Located in Houston, TX
An exceptional 19th-century William IV rosewood tilt-top center table featuring some of the most dramatic "butterfly" book-matched veneers we have ever countered. The circular top s...
Rosewood
English William IV Rosewood Tilt Top Centre Table
Located in High Peak, GB
Outstanding English antique, William IV, circular centre table in rosewood, having a tilt top with exquisite book matched veneer. Raised on turned tapered column with tulip carved c...
Rosewood
William IV Mahogany Loo Table / Tilt Top Breakfast Table circa 1830's
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Leicester, GB
A stunning antique William IV breakfast table / loo table, in the manner of Gillows. England circa approx 1830's. A beautiful figured flame mahogany circular top sits on a mahogany...
Mahogany
19th Century English Wiliam IV Center Table
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century English Wiliam IV Center Table England, 1830 This is an elegant and rare English antique William IV centre / breakfast table, circa 1830 in date. The table with stunnin...
Rosewood
William IV Centre Table Marquetry Inlay Period Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning William IV Mahogany and Rosewood Marquetry Centre Table. This Wonderful table Having a Segmented Top Showing Stunning Mahogany Matched Timbers. The Outer Rosewood Cross ba...
Rosewood
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H 28.38 in W 61.88 in D 44.63 in
Circa 1840 English William IV Flame Mahogany Tilting Breakfast Table
Located in Shippensburg, PA
BRILLIANTLY FIGURED MAHOGANY TILT-TOP BREAKFAST TABLE ON ANIMAL PAWS England, William IV period circa 1840 Item # 309KMB22P A product of the William IV era, this distinguished brea...
Canvas
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H 29 in W 54 in D 29.5 in
Fine William Iv Birdseye Maple and Carver Giltwood Library or Centre Table
Located in Benington, Herts
An Elegant William IV Birdseye Maple and Carver Giltwood Library / Centre or Sofa Table English Circa 1830 This distinctive library or centre table of birdseye maple and carved g...
Birdseye Maple
19th Century Burr Oak Centre Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptionally Fine Quality 19th Century, William IV Period, Circular Centre Table, Having Superbly Figured Segmented Veneer Tilting Top, Raised On Revere Tapered Faceted Column Wi...
Oak
Superb Quality Antique William IV Rosewood Centre Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique William IV rosewood centre table having a superb quality rosewood top above a rosewood frieze supported by shaped carved supports standing on a platform base. ...
Other
Pair of Early 19th Century Oak Console Tables
Located in Martlesham, GB
A pair of early 19th century oak console tables / centre table, having lovely shaped and figured tops consisting of two shaped panels on...
Oak
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H 28.35 in W 50.79 in D 50.79 in
Antique William IV Centre Breakfast Table by Gillows 19th Century
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant and rare English antique William IV Gonçalo Alves centre / breakfast table by the world renowned cabinet makers Gillows of Lancaster, circa 1830 in date. The ti...
Wood
Circa 1830 William IV Center Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
William IV period, circa 1830, center table, English. Mahogany with well figured flame to the top. Multi-faceted pedestal with lapet carving, tri-pod base ending in molded C-scroll f...
Wood