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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Outstanding Quality Antique William IV 16 Seat Mahogany 3 Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
A magnificent William IV mahogany 16 seater three pedestal dining table dating to circa 1835. Expertly crafted from richly figured solid mahogany, the table displays the refined stre...
Mahogany
Antique 14 ft 6" William IV Extending Dining Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique William IV mahogany dining table which can seat sixteen diners in comfort, Circa 1835 in date. This beautiful table is in stunning flame mahogany and...
Mahogany
William IV Style Walnut Pedestal Dining Or Center Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A William IV style honey-tone wooden pedestal dining or center table with well figured top and frieze with round trim. The table with a slightly tapering pedestal surmounted on a tri...
Walnut
A Very Rare Massive Early 19th Century William IV Country House Dining Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare early 19th Century William IV mahogany extending Country House dining table of grand proportions, finely hand carved with beautifully rich patination and grain. This stu...
Brass
Handsome 19th Century Mahogany Dining Table with Unusual Wind-Out Mechanism
Located in London, GB
An impressive mid-19th century figured mahogany circular dining table with unusual wind-out extending mechanism bearing maker’s label: “T. H. Filmer’s cabinet, upholstery, bedding an...
Mahogany
$28,800 / item
Custom English William IV Style Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Handcrafted for us in Cuban mahogany in William IV style, this double pedestal dining table can seat up to 14. Excellent proportions and a superb antique finish define this table. Fr...
Mahogany
Antique 15ft William IV Extending Dining Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful large antique William IV mahogany extending dining table, circa 1830 in date. This amazing table can seat sixteen people in comfort and has been hand-crafted fr...
Mahogany
$9,484Sale Price / set|40% Off
William IV (c1830) solid mahogany square table including 12 chairs
Located in London, GB
William IV mahogany extending dining table, the square top with three solid mahogany leaves over a moulded frieze and turned reeded tapering legs on bronze castors, 342 cm extended, ...
Hardwood
English Mahogany Triple Pedestal Dining Room Table with Orig. Paw Casters C 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany triple pedestal dining room table with three central fluted urn ringed pedestals, splayed reeded saber legs, and resting on the original lio...
Brass
Fine English Mahogany Dining Table of the William IV Period
Located in Essex, MA
Fine William IV Mahogany Extension Dining Table and an Ensuite Carved Mahogany Hall Bench The hall bench holding three leaves and three pads. The hall bench, 5 ft. 5 in. x 7 ft. 3 1/...
Mahogany
William IV Rosewood Tilt-Top Oval Serpentine Breakfast Table
Located in Richmond, Surrey
A very high quality William IV Rosewood Tilt-Top Oval Serpentine Dining Table / Centre Table with a shaped edge top above a quadruple carved centre column with floral & berry fru...
Rosewood
Antique William IV Style Mahogany Oval Dining Table w/Turned Legs & Casters
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous 19th Century antique William IV style oval dining table composed of a mahogany frame with straight turned legs w/hand carved details, a burled apron, & brass rings over...
Brass
FULLY RESTORED ANTiQUE WILLIAM IV CIRCA 1830 4-12 PERSON EXTENDING DINING TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this sublime fully restored circa 1830 William IV Flamed Mahogany extending dining table Please note the d...
Hardwood
Mahogany Extending Dining Table to Seat 10-14
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A handsome William IV mahogany extending dining table to seat 10-14 people; three original leaves and brass lever clips; good oak telescopic action.
Mahogany
Important Figured Solid Cuban Mahogany William IV Period Oval Dining Table
Located in Montreal, QC
Important nicely figured cuban mahogany (solid) William VI period oval dining table, the extending top set on an imposing central plinth base fitted with four scroll feet. England c....
Mahogany
William IV Dining Table Extending 14 Seater 19th Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful 14 Seat William IV Mahogany Extending Dining Table. Here we Have an Impressive William IV 6 Legged Extending Dining Table Circa 19th Century The T...
Wood, Mahogany
William IV Dining Table Extending Mahogany 1830 16 Seater
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful William IV large mahogany extending dining table Period William IV antique - 1830 We have various dining chairs available to match if you are looking for a complete dining ...
Mahogany
19th Century William IV Feathered Mahogany Pod Table Stamped Gillington
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century William IV feathered mahogany circular pod table with central inlaid star and crossbanding detail to the outer edge. The top sits above a pod platform base. Circa 1830. ...
Mahogany
Antique 8ft6 William IV Flame Mahogany Extending Dining Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique William IV flame mahogany and decoratively crossbanded extending dining table, dating from Circa 1835. This amazing table can seat ten in comfort and ha...
Mahogany
William IV Period Mahogany Table - Early 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely dining room table from the first part of the 19th century, William IV period, in solid mahogany. Rectangular top with rounded corners in solid mahogany with a fluted edge wit...
Mahogany
Period William IV Dining Table Mahogany Extending 19th Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV mahogany extending dining table Period William IV antique - 19th Century We ship to every corner of the planet - including the US - please get in touch for a shipping quot...
Mahogany
Extending Burr Oak Dining Table circa 1845
Located in London, GB
Extending Burr Oak Dining table circa 1845. Dimensions: Width: 5'/152 cm Length: 7'6''/224 cm Height: 30''/76 cm It shuts down to a small oval 6'/182 cm
Oak, Burl
Antique William IV English Figured Mahogany Pedestal Tilt Top Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
An antique William IV English figured mahogany pedestal dining table of exceptional quality featuring a solid tilt top and raised on a bold central column with finely carved feet. Th...
Mahogany
Restored Antique 1830 William IV Figured Hardwood Extending Dining Table Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this wonderfully restored circa 1830 William IV Figured Mahogany extending dining table after a design by Gillows This table is exquisite with a...
Hardwood
William IV Dining Table Mahogany 10 Seater Extending 19th C
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV mahogany 8 - 10 seat extending dining table 19th Century antique This table is raised upon typical william iv turned and fluted legs with brass castors The table extends b...
Mahogany
William IV Rosewood Circular Breakfast Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality William IV rosewood circular breakfast table, remaining in very good condition for its age. Width: 130cm Depth: 130cm Height: 79cm
Rosewood
Stunning Antique William IV 1830 Hardwood & Green Leather Library Dining Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original William IV Rosewood and gold leaf embossed green leather Library or dining table with ornately carved pedestal base and tilt top A very good looking well made and decorative piece, hand carved in rosewood, the base is very typical of the William IV era, with the original engraved brass castors and finished with a full hide green leather top that has gold leaf embossing. The table as mentioned is a tilt top, the idea being it could be used as a centre table during the day and a draft excluder...
Leather, Hardwood
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Antique Exceptional William IV Rosewood Circular Dining Table – Centre Pedestal
Located in Suffolk, GB
An exceptional William IV circular dining table of superb quality, crafted in richly figured rosewood of remarkable depth and colour. The top is particularly striking, displaying bea...
Rosewood
Impressive 19th Century William IV 6M Pollard Oak Dining Table Stamped Gillow
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Very Rare and Exceptional 6-Meter William IV Pollard Oak Double-Winder Extending Dining Table Stamped Gillow With Seven Original Leaves (Rare Size) An exceptionally rare mid-19th-ce...
Oak
William IV Mahogany 3-Leaf Extending Dining Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV Extending Dining Table Mahogany 3 Leaf 19th Century A fine William IV period mahogany extending dining table, raised upon ring-turned and fluted legs terminating in brass ...
Mahogany
C Hindleys 134 Oxford St. London, a Quality Drop Leaf Victorian Oak Dining Table
Located in London, GB
C Hindleys 134 Oxford St. London. Superior nineteenth century Furniture Makers of London. A good quality William the IV drop leaf oak dining tabl...
Oak
19th Century William IV Period Mahogany Extending Pull-out Dining table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Good Quality Early 19th Century William IV Period Mahogany Extending Pull-Out Dining Table This early 19th-century William IV period mahogany dining table is a superb example of f...
Mahogany
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 ...
Mahogany
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...
Mahogany
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
19th Century English Mahogany Dining Table, likely by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Richmond, VA
Impressive size and scale on this period 19th century English mahogany dining table, likely by made by Gillows in the 1st half of the 19th century. The table comes together similarly...
Mahogany