Regency Side Tables
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.
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1820s Danish Antique Regency Side Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Side Tables
Belgian Black Marble
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Side Tables
Mahogany
1920s Vintage Regency Side Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Regency Side Tables
Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Side Tables
Rosewood
Early 1800s English Antique Regency Side Tables
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Side Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Side Tables
Mahogany
20th Century British Regency Side Tables
Glass
19th Century English Antique Regency Side Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Side Tables
Walnut
20th Century British Regency Side Tables
Leather, Yew
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Regency Side Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Side Tables
Marble
19th Century British Antique Regency Side Tables
Brass
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Regency Side Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Regency Side Tables
Iron
Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Side Tables
Stone, Iron
1980s Vintage Regency Side Tables
Mahogany
19th Century British Antique Regency Side Tables
Pine
19th Century English Antique Regency Side Tables
Boxwood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Side Tables
Slate
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Side Tables
Wood
1810s English Antique Regency Side Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century American Antique Regency Side Tables
Walnut, Paint
20th Century English Regency Side Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century British Antique Regency Side Tables
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Side Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Side Tables
Brass
1820s English Antique Regency Side Tables
Rosewood
Early 20th Century American Regency Side Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Side Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Side Tables
Mahogany, Lacquer
Late 20th Century American Regency Side Tables
Faux Bamboo, Glass, Mahogany
20th Century English Regency Side Tables
Hardwood
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Side Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Regency Side Tables
Oak, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Regency Side Tables
Faux Bamboo, Glass, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Side Tables
Wood
1950s Hong Kong Vintage Regency Side Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Regency Side Tables
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Side Tables
Rosewood
Late 20th Century American Regency Side Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Side Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Regency Side Tables
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century European Regency Side Tables
Mahogany
1980s Vintage Regency Side Tables
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Regency Side Tables
Brass
1940s French Vintage Regency Side Tables
Steel
Early 1800s English Antique Regency Side Tables
Brass
1960s Indian Vintage Regency Side Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Side Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Regency Side Tables
Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Side Tables
Marble, Brass
1990s American Regency Side Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century American Regency Side Tables
Stone