Regency 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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1990s North American Regency Tables
Faux Bamboo, Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Regency Tables
Marble
1810s English Antique Regency Tables
Brass
1810s English Antique Regency Tables
Tulipwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tables
Gold, Brass
1970s American Vintage Regency Tables
Wood
1820s British Antique Regency Tables
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Regency Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Regency Tables
Metal
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Tables
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Regency Tables
Marble
Late 20th Century North American Regency Tables
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tables
Marble
1810s English Antique Regency Tables
Rosewood
19th Century British Antique Regency Tables
Oak, Leather
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Tables
Bone, Mahogany
1990s American Regency Tables
Giltwood, Lacquer
1970s French Vintage Regency Tables
Steel
1810s English Antique Regency Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Pine
1820s Antique Regency Tables
Wood
1820s British Antique Regency Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Regency Tables
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Tables
Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Tables
Marble, Brass
19th Century Antique Regency Tables
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Tables
Brass, Wrought Iron
1790s American Antique Regency Tables
Brass
20th Century English Regency Tables
Metal
Early 18th Century English Antique Regency Tables
Brass
20th Century American Regency Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Tables
Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Tables
Brass
1980s Vintage Regency Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Antique Regency Tables
Bronze
2010s American Regency Tables
Marble
Mid-19th Century Baltic Antique Regency Tables
Mahogany
19th Century British Antique Regency Tables
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Regency Tables
Wrought Iron
1920s French Vintage Regency Tables
Walnut
1980s Vintage Regency Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Regency Tables
Nickel
1980s Vintage Regency Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tables
Marble
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tables
Ebony, Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century American Regency Tables
Marble, Wrought Iron
1810s English Antique Regency Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tables
Brass
19th Century British Antique Regency Tables
Mahogany
19th Century British Antique Regency Tables
Marble, Brass
20th Century European Regency Tables
Hardwood, Giltwood