Like France’s Empire style, Regency-style furniture was rooted in neoclassicism; the characteristics of its bedroom furniture, armchairs, dining room tables and other items include clean lines, angular shapes and elegant details.
Dating roughly from the 1790s to 1830s, antique Regency-style furniture gets its name from Prince George of Wales — formally King George IV — who became Prince Regent in 1811 after his father, George III, was declared unfit to rule. England’s Regency style is one of the styles represented in Georgian furniture.
George IV’s arts patronage significantly influenced the development of the Regency style, such as the architectural projects under John Nash, which included the renovation of Buckingham House into the formidable Buckingham Palace with a grand neoclassical facade. Celebrated designers of the period include Thomas Sheraton, Henry Holland and Thomas Hope. Like Nash, Hope instilled his work with classical influences, such as saber-legged chairs based on the ancient Greek klismos. He is credited with introducing the term “interior decoration” to English with the 1807 publishing of Household Furniture and Interior Decoration.
Although more subdued than previous styles like Rococo and Baroque, Regency interiors incorporated copious use of chintz fabrics and wallpaper adorned in chinoiserie-style art. Its furniture featured fine materials and luxurious embellishments. Furniture maker George Bullock, for instance, regularly used detailed wood marquetry and metal ornaments on his pieces.
Archaeological discoveries in Egypt and Greece informed Regency-era details, such as carved scrollwork, sphinxes and palmettes, as well as the shape of furniture. A Roman marble cinerary chest, for example, would be reinterpreted into a wooden cabinet. The Napoleonic Wars also inspired furniture, with martial designs like tented beds and camp-style chairs becoming popular. While the reddish-brown mahogany was prominent in this range of pieces, imported woods like zebrawood and ebony were increasingly in demand.
Find a collection of antique Regency tables, seating, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
$13,850 / item
Custom Mahogany Double Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
A classic English dining table if ever there was one, this non-banded mahogany double pedestal table has the proportions and appearance that c...
Mahogany
$14,400 / item
Custom English Walnut Double Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Custom made, English walnut double pedestal dining table. This richly finished table features a handsomely figured English walnut top bordered i...
Walnut, Burl, Ebony
Custom English Flame Mahogany Double Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Double pedestal, flame mahogany dining table with satinwood crossbanding, beaded edge, mahogany apron. Cannon turned single column pedestals with reeded legs ending in brass "paw" to...
Mahogany, Satinwood, Ebony
Custom English 60" Diameter Mahogany Starburst Dining Table with Leaves
Located in Woodbury, CT
This highly functional 60" diameter dining table can seat an intimate party of four, or expand to 102" long (with its two 21" leaves) to seat a gathering of 10. When closed, the radi...
Mahogany, Satinwood, Yew, Ebony
Mahogany Three Part Dinning Table by Thierry Despont
Located in Hudson, NY
A monumental, very beautiful and dramatic, custom three part dinning table in mahogany. This Thierry Despont creation is one of only two in existence. The 1st, created for a stunning...
Mahogany
$15,850 / item
Custom English Mahogany Double Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Absolutely stunning, swirled mahogany graces the top of this two-pedestal, two-leaf, classically styled dining table. Banded in straight grain mahogany with a delicate stringing of b...
Mahogany, Ebony, Satinwood
Custom English 72" Diameter Mahogany Starburst Dining Table with Leaf
Located in Woodbury, CT
Custom 72" diameter, flame mahogany with starburst pattern dining table with 18" leaf. Table features beaded edge, satinwood crossbanding, Duncan ...
Mahogany, Ebony, Satinwood
Regency Style Rosewood Center Hall Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This rosewood lune table is handmade for us by our English cabinetmaker and features radial cut veneers on the self-banded top to striking effect. True to its Regency style, it featu...
Rosewood, Ebony
Very Fine 19th Century Regency Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal English Dining Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Fine Late 19th Century Regency Inlaid Mahogany and Rosewood Four-Pedestal English Dining Table The long and beautiful crossbanded rectangular top with reeded edge above fou...
Brass
Mahogany and Brass Dinning Table by Thierry Despont Custom
Located in Hudson, NY
There are two of these incredible dining tables, in Mahogany and Brass available. Custom designed by Thierry Despont in the 1990s and produced here in America in the state of Massach...
Brass
Late Regency Period Two-Part Dining Table or Conference Table in Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
Late Regency period two-part dining table or conference table in mahogany.
Mahogany
Large Mahogany Regency Center Table, circa 1800
Located in Berlin, DE
A mahogany Regency drum table, the circular original leather lined top of a lovely faded green color, fitted with four drawers between four dummy drawers, all with original handles a...
Brass
Exceptional Irish Regency Rosewood console table c1820
Located in High Peak, GB
ST061 Exceptional Irish quality regency rosewood console table of slim proportions, with a inverted heart shaped gallery to the top she...
Rosewood
$4,400
H 29.75 in Dm 60 in
Antique English ROUND Dining Table Farmhouse Pad Feet Oak 60" Round c. 1930s-40s
Located in Tyler, TX
CHARMING Antique English Oak Farmhouse ROUND Dining Table with Pad Feet~~ 60" Round~~c. 1930s-40s Hard to find ROUND pad footed dining table 29.75" tall x 60" wide x 60" length ...
Oak
Rare Early Florence Knoll Rosewood Dinning Table
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Dated 1973, We offer this Rare Early Florence Knoll Rosewood Dinning Table, designed to furnish the new interiors of postwar America, this table is a scaled-down translation of the l...
Steel
Georgian Banded Flame Mahogany Double Pedestal Extension Dining Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Georgian or Regency style double pedestal extension dining table USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous book-matched flame mahogany, with...
Brass
$9,000
H 30 in W 96 in D 44 in
Large Rectangular Double Pedestal Travertine Dining or Conference Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Outstanding large Mid-Century Modern 1.5" thick travertine marble top dining table.
Travertine
Burl Walnut Three Extension Boards Single Pedestal Round Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Burl Walnut three extension boards single pedestal round dining table three (3) table leaves measure 21 inches across.
Mahogany
$8,000
H 28.5 in W 66 in D 39 in
Milo Baughman - Thayer Coggin Extra Large Parsons Burl Dining Table w/ 2 Leaves
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin extendable dining table with gorgeous burled wood grain, and with two removable inserts. Notice the luxurious and dramatic effect of the...
Burl
$6,195
H 29.25 in W 102 in D 52 in
Regency Style Mahogany Triple Pedestal Dining Table, Early 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Regency style mahogany triple pedestal dining table, early 20th century.
Mahogany
Italian Single Travertine Pedestal Glass Top Dining Conference Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Single Travertine Pedestal Glass Top Dining Conference Table glass top measures 1/2'' thick
Travertine, Brass
Vintage Modern Double Pedestal Dining Table with Rectangular Glass Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage Modern double pedestal rectangular glass top dining table comprised of speckled solid surface material square c...
Glass, Corian
Custom Walnut Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This modern walnut dining table is seen here in 132" x 38", however it can be ordered in any size. Because each table is bench-made in our own Los Angeles workshop you can influenc...
Walnut
"Teoca" Dinning Table
By ADN Studio
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
The "Teoca" dinning table is part of ADN Studio´s Volcan Collection. This collection seeks to go back to basics. It is a subtle and refined interpretatio...
Hardwood
Custom Cross Base Pedestal Table Made from Walnut
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This walnut dining table is seen here in 120" W x 48" D x 30" H with two 20" extensions, expanding to 160", however it can be built in any size. Because each table is bench-made i...
Walnut
Sold
H 29.5 in W 120 in D 48 in
New Mahogany Regency Style English-Made Two Pedestal Extending Dining Table
Located in North Salem, NY
Handsome Wood & Hogan English-made Mahogany two pedestal extending (two 24" loose leaves) dining table on late Regency style four splay pedestals....
Brass
Sold
H 29.5 in W 138.25 in D 46 in
Regency Style Double Pedestal Dining Table with Spectacular Mahogany Veneer
Located in Milford, NH
A Regency style double pedestal dining table with spectacular mahogany veneer, with three 22 inch finished leaves, and reede...
Brass
19th Century Regency Three Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Essex, MA
Period English Regency or William IV Triple pedestal dining table. Original leaves (2) and yokes. Exquisite wood selection and figuring. Maintains complete integrity as a period, intact antique for the discriminate collector. Original casters. Provenance: Art and Antique Dealers League of America vetted. Sale to prominent New York Collector via Winter Antique Show...
Mahogany
Antique Round Black Lacquered Round Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
A handsome round black Regency style center pedestal dining table. The round American Empire has four scrolled feet on wheels attached to...
Wood
Sold
H 29.5 in W 139 in D 47.25 in
English Regency Style Triple Pedestal Mahogany Banquet Table with 2 Leaves
Located in Milford, NH
A fine English Regency style triple pedestal mahogany banquet table with two 18 inch matching finished leaves, satinwood banded rectangular top with curved corners and reeded edge, s...
Brass
Regency Style Mahogany Triple Pedestal Dining Table with Two Leaves
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Regency or Georgian style mahogany triple pedestal dining table with rounded corners and reeded edge; each section a tilt top, the center section with four legs and each end s...
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Three Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
This magnificent Regency dining table is supported by three turned pedestal bases, each with four reeded and splayed legs with brass caps and casters. Measures: 178" with leaves, ...
Brass
Orientalism Regency Style Dining Table
Located in Houston, TX
This is a magnificent Italian Regency styling ebony wood dining table with a multitude of beautiful mixed veneers in the fashion of stylized Orientalism featuring a flowering tree wi...
Brass
19th Century Regency Mahogany Three Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Essex, MA
Well figured Cuban mahogany period dining table with original leaves. Three tip top pedestals and two leaves. The very best of solid, bookmatched mahogany. Wonderful condition, patin...
Mahogany
Regency Figured Mahogany Single Pedestal Breakfast Table of Large Size
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine Regency period mahogany oval tilt-top table of large scale, the well-figured top resting on a reeded quadripartite base on brass box casters. Circa 1810. Refinished, old repairs.
Brass
Regency Mahogany Breakfast Table
Located in Essex, MA
Oval hinged top with conforming apron raised on a leaf carved support ending on four saber legs and casters.
Mahogany
Sold
H 29 in W 144 in D 44 in
Georgian Style Crotch Mahogany Triple Pedestal Dining Table with Four Leaves
Located in Manhasset, NY
A fully refinished crotch mahogany satin wood banded triple pedestal Regency style dining table having four leaves. This simply stunning and multi versatile dining table is six feet ...
Mahogany