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Regency Desks and Writing Tables

REGENCY STYLE

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.

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Style: Regency
Recognized Seller Listings
Regency Library Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
This handsome Regency library desk is crafted of rich mahogany and features the straightforward design prevalent in England during the early 19th ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Regency Library Table
Regency Library Table

Regency Library Table

Large 19th Century Partners Library Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Large 19th Century partners library table with tooled Green Leather top. The moulded rectangular top sits above three cross banded drawers compl...
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19th Century Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Large 19th Century Partners Library Table
Large 19th Century Partners Library Table

Large 19th Century Partners Library Table

A Fine Regency Satinwood and Calamander Work Table
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1815 The rectangular overhanging top with broad calamander banding, over one frieze drawer fitted with chased brass knobs, set between recessed retangular panels above an ebon...
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1810s Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

A Fine Regency Satinwood and Calamander Work Table
A Fine Regency Satinwood and Calamander Work Table

A Fine Regency Satinwood and Calamander Work Table

Carlton House Writing Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Carlton House writing desk in wonderful fiddlegrain mahogany with a D shaped platform surrounded a series of raised drawers and covered co...
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1880s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Carlton House Writing Desk
Carlton House Writing Desk

Carlton House Writing Desk

An Important Regency Burr Oak Partners Desk
Located in Dublin, GB
An Important Regency Burr Oak Writing Table The rectangular top with a thick band of burr oak and black leather writing surface with two draw leaf ends, above six opposing well shaped drawers, with ebonized mouldings, resting on superbly carved winged ebonized oak Gryphons, with interlocking tails. The design for this table closely...
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1820s Italian Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Oak

An Important Regency Burr Oak Partners Desk
An Important Regency Burr Oak Partners Desk

An Important Regency Burr Oak Partners Desk

English Mahogany Writing Table, Early 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite writing desk is crafted of rich mahogany and features the straightforward design prevalent in England during the early 19th century. A luxurious leather-covered top pr...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Mahogany Writing Table, Early 19th Century
English Mahogany Writing Table, Early 19th Century

English Mahogany Writing Table, Early 19th Century

Regency Rosewood and Ormolu-Mounted Library Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top with rounded corners over an ormolu egg-and-dart mounted edge and paneled frieze fitted with one drawer; raised on standard end supports...
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1820s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Regency Rosewood and Ormolu-Mounted Library Table
Regency Rosewood and Ormolu-Mounted Library Table

Regency Rosewood and Ormolu-Mounted Library Table

Regency-Style Mahogany Library Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
This timeless mahogany Regency-style library desk features refined design elements prevalent in England during the early 19th century. Lockable drawers with elegant brass hardware pr...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Regency-Style Mahogany Library Table
Regency-Style Mahogany Library Table

Regency-Style Mahogany Library Table

Rosewood Regency Kneehole Bureau Cabinet Attributed to Seddon and Morel
By Morel & Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An impressive and monumental rosewood Regency kneehole bureau cabinet with ormolu mounts of exceptional quality, attributed to Seddon and Morel, the central roll-top opening to revea...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Rosewood Regency Kneehole Bureau Cabinet Attributed to Seddon and Morel
Rosewood Regency Kneehole Bureau Cabinet Attributed to Seddon and Morel

Rosewood Regency Kneehole Bureau Cabinet Attributed to Seddon and Morel

19th Century, English Regency Bamboo Red Lacquered Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Regency Style (19/20th century) bamboo and red lacquered small ladies desk with a drawer and a 2-panel back rail with a stretcher.  
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19th Century British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Bamboo, Lacquer

19th Century, English Regency Bamboo Red Lacquered Desk
19th Century, English Regency Bamboo Red Lacquered Desk

19th Century, English Regency Bamboo Red Lacquered Desk

Regency-Style Mahogany Leather-Topped Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted of rich mahogany, this library table displays all of the sophistication Regency-era furnishings are known for. This table features a straightforward design with beautifully c...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Regency-Style Mahogany Leather-Topped Table
Regency-Style Mahogany Leather-Topped Table

Regency-Style Mahogany Leather-Topped Table

Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel
By Morel & Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency amboyna and gilt library table attributed to Seddon and Morel, with a rectangular top set upon solid end supports with a turned, reeded an...
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1810s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Amboyna

Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel
Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel

Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel

Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel
By Morel & Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency amboyna and gilt library table attributed to Seddon and Morel, with a rectangular top set upon solid end supports with a turned, reeded an...
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1810s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel
Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel

Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel

Regency Diminutive Writing Table
By John Mclean
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English Regency period bonheur du jour attributed to John McLean & Son, the rectangular top having pierced gallery with turned and ring collared brass column supports with ...
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19th Century Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Regency Diminutive Writing Table
Regency Diminutive Writing Table

Regency Diminutive Writing Table

19th Century English Regency Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Regency Chinese export (19th Century) black lacquer desk with foliate trim and Chinese landscape imagery in gilt throughout with 3 frieze drawers over a kneehole flanking 2 d...
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19th Century British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Bronze

19th Century English Regency Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Desk
19th Century English Regency Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Desk

19th Century English Regency Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Desk

English Regency Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
19th century English Regency style mahogany writing table (desk) with inset green leather top above 2 frieze drawers to either side on trestle supports and splayed legs.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

English Regency Mahogany Writing Desk
English Regency Mahogany Writing Desk

English Regency Mahogany Writing Desk

Late Regency Rosewood Free Standing Library Table by James Winter
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency rosewood free standing library table, by James Winter, the rectangular leather-inset top with a gadrooned edge and frieze enclosin...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Late Regency Rosewood Free Standing Library Table by James Winter
Late Regency Rosewood Free Standing Library Table by James Winter

Late Regency Rosewood Free Standing Library Table by James Winter

Regency free standing Gonzalo Alves writing table or library table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency free standing Gonzalo Alves writing table or library table, the rectangular top set above two frieze drawers on one side and dummy drawers to the reverse, raised upon ...
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1820s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Regency free standing Gonzalo Alves writing table or library table
Regency free standing Gonzalo Alves writing table or library table

Regency free standing Gonzalo Alves writing table or library table

Rare English Regency Period Mahogany Adjustable Reading Table, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare English Regency period mahogany adjustable reading table. English, circa 1820.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Rare English Regency Period Mahogany Adjustable Reading Table, circa 1820
Rare English Regency Period Mahogany Adjustable Reading Table, circa 1820

Rare English Regency Period Mahogany Adjustable Reading Table, circa 1820

English Regency Style Satinwood Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Regency style (circa 1850s) gilt metal mounted satinwood desk with inset brown leather top over drawers on legs joined by stretchers. (stamped ...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Satinwood

English Regency Style Satinwood Desk
English Regency Style Satinwood Desk

English Regency Style Satinwood Desk

19th Century English Regency Amboyna and Brass Inlay Library Table
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A library table in the manner of Gillows Constructed in amboyna, with cut gold brass inlay work, and bronze feet; of rectangular panelled end support form, braced by pairs of car...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Regency Amboyna and Brass Inlay Library Table
19th Century English Regency Amboyna and Brass Inlay Library Table

19th Century English Regency Amboyna and Brass Inlay Library Table

Early 19th Century, English Regency Library Table Desk with Leather Top
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th century, English Regency brass inlaid mahogany library writing table or desk with a green leather inset top over frieze drawers on x legs joined by a turned stretcher.
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century, English Regency Library Table Desk with Leather Top
Early 19th Century, English Regency Library Table Desk with Leather Top

Early 19th Century, English Regency Library Table Desk with Leather Top

Pair of Gilt and Leather Pedestal Desks in the Regency Manner
Located in London, GB
Fine Pair of Antique Pedestal Desks in the Regency Manner Constructed in goncalo alves, with gilt bronze mounts and giltwood highlights, of freestanding form, with very gentle inver...
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20th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Gilt and Leather Pedestal Desks in the Regency Manner
Pair of Gilt and Leather Pedestal Desks in the Regency Manner

Pair of Gilt and Leather Pedestal Desks in the Regency Manner

English Regency Mahogany Table Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in New York, NY
English Regency (circa 1830) mahogany table desk with 3 beaded opposing drawers over a leather top with a molded edge and supported on carved cabriole legs (attributed to GILLOWS)
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19th Century British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Regency Mahogany Table Desk
English Regency Mahogany Table Desk

English Regency Mahogany Table Desk

English Late Regency Oak Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
English Late Regency (mid-19th Century) parcel ebonized & oak writing table with black leather inset top above X-trestle legs joined by a stretcher on casters.
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19th Century British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Leather

English Late Regency Oak Writing Table
English Late Regency Oak Writing Table

English Late Regency Oak Writing Table

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Regency Inlaid Writing Table

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H 28.5 in W 50 in D 25.75 in
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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Napoléon's St. Helena Desk

Napoléon's St. Helena Desk

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Located in Greenwich, CT
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Regency Burl Yew and Ebony Writing Table

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English Mahogany Partners Desk with Gilt Tooled Leather Top

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Regency-Period Mahogany Davenport Desk
Regency-Period Mahogany Davenport Desk

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Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gorgeous Maitland Smith two-drawer desk features impressive tessellated pink marble and stone with brass inlays. This beautiful circa 1980s desk is in an Art Deco and Hollywood ...
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Maitland Smith Tessellated Pink Marble and Brass Inlay Desk, circa 1980
Maitland Smith Tessellated Pink Marble and Brass Inlay Desk, circa 1980

Maitland Smith Tessellated Pink Marble and Brass Inlay Desk, circa 1980

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19th Century Petite English Regency Mahogany & Burl Walnut Antique Writing Desk

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Antique English Regency Period Rosewood Lap Desk Writing Slope Box, circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very nice quality English Regency period rosewood and brass writing slope, this is a fine piece remaining in excellent original condition. It opens to reveal an early tooled green ...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique English Regency Period Rosewood Lap Desk Writing Slope Box, circa 1830
Antique English Regency Period Rosewood Lap Desk Writing Slope Box, circa 1830

Antique English Regency Period Rosewood Lap Desk Writing Slope Box, circa 1830

H 6 in W 14.75 in D 9.5 in
English Regency Rosewood Antique Writing Table Desk Console, circa 1820
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A handsome Anglo-Indian Regency writing table, it is executed with solid Brazilian rosewood planks, a wood now nearly extinct and rare in this vibrant and chaotic grain. The dense gr...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

English Regency Rosewood Antique Writing Table Desk Console, circa 1820
English Regency Rosewood Antique Writing Table Desk Console, circa 1820

English Regency Rosewood Antique Writing Table Desk Console, circa 1820

H 29.75 in W 61.38 in L 29.75 in
19th Century English Regency Rosewood Antique Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This is a remarkable writing slope remaining in superb original condition throughout. The rosewood veneers are chosen carefully for their chaotic and very pleasing swirling grains, t...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Regency Rosewood Antique Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box
19th Century English Regency Rosewood Antique Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box

19th Century English Regency Rosewood Antique Traveling Lap Writing Desk Box

H 6.5 in W 16.25 in D 9.63 in

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