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.
Regency Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Sheraton Revival Mahogany Writing Desk. The term "Sheraton Revival" typically refers to a style of furniture that draws inspiration from the designs of the late 18th-century English ...
Mahogany
Regency Period Painted Game Table with Marble Top, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant Regency period game table features a finely painted wooden base in a rich, time-softened green patina, showcasing the refined decorative taste of the early 19th century....
Marble
1970s Bamboo & Brass Dining Table Desk
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Beautiful table, impeccably constructed. The table is vintage, most likely from the 70s or 80s and constructed of rattan and woven wicker, trimmed in brass. This table is a substan...
Brass
Heritage Furniture Regency Walnut Tea Tables or Occasional Side Tables, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Regency or Neoclassical style occasional side tables or tea tables By Heritage Furniture USA, 1960s Beautiful book-matched walnut tops, with cream lacquered ped...
Walnut, Lacquer
French Régence Style Painted Parcel Gilt Cocktail Table
Located in Houston, TX
1940s French Régence style painted and parcel gilt cocktail table with mirror top.
Mirror, Giltwood
Regency Mahogany Dressing Table by Gillows of Lancaster & London
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Sherborne, GB
This English Regency Mahogany dressing table by Gillows of Lancaster and London is Gillows at its finest. Superb quality mahogany and cabinet making, it could also use it as a writ...
Mahogany
Theodore Alexander Mahogany Leather Tooled Rams Head Vanity Dressing Table
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Theodore Alexander Mahogany Leather Tooled Rams Head Vanity Dressing Table Dimensions : 48.5" Wide X 28" Deep X 52" Tall This dressing table was made by Theodore Alexander and has ...
Mahogany
Large Custom Mahogany Regency Style Dining Table by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is made-to-order large mahogany dining table made in the Leighton Hall shop. This is one of our flagship tables and is known as the Ki...
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
Vintage Karges Walnut French Regency Style Extension Server Console Sofa Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Karges Walnut French Regency Style Extension Server Console Sofa Table. Item features walnut construction with banded shaped top, two dovetail constructed drawers, (2) remova...
Walnut
Custom Round Mahogany Regency Style Dining Table by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is made-to-order round traditional mahogany dining table made in the Leighton Hall shop. It features a radial cut field of West African swirly crotch mahogany and two borders of...
Mahogany
Vintage French Regency Cherry Wood "Kidney Bean" Desk Console Table w/ Drawer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Regency Style Cherry Wood "Kidney Bean" Desk Console Table with Single Drawer and Brass Gallery. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 29.5" H x 45" W x 26" D x 25.5" ...
Cherry
$12,500
Regency Cocuswood Sofa Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Regency Cocuswood, kingwood and holy wood sofa table, the vividly grained top with bookmatched veneers over two real and two false drawers, one working drawer fitted with ratche...
Wood, Kingwood
Early 19th Century Regency Circular Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th Century Regency circular mahogany drum table of generous proportions. With drawers to frieze and a tooled brown leather top supported by pod with four sabre legs held on b...
Brass
Antique Regency Figured Mahogany Card/Console Table with Gilded Brass Mounts
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique regency figured mahogany card/console table with gilded brass mounts having a fine quality figured mahogany swizzle top crossbanded in rosewood and satinwood in...
Brass, Other
Baker Furniture Collector's Edition Regency Style Yew Wood Sofa/Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exceptional Baker Furniture Collector's Edition drop leaf sofa or writing table in an elegant Regency design, finely crafted in dramatically figured yew wood. The tabletop and lea...
Yew
$2,262 / item
Regency Whitewashed Oak Dining Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Regency style with a relaxed coastal aesthetic. Crafted with oak, this stunning piece is lightly whitewashed to enhance the natural wood grain, lending it an airy and sophisticated a...
Wood
George III Mahogany Extending Dining Table, possibly Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Folkestone, GB
An outstanding George III period mahogany extending dining table, possibly Gillows of Lancaster and London. In fine flame figured mahogany with three section drop leaf centre, two e...
Mahogany
1940s Ball and Claw Round Wood Turquoise Table
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, table you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it bei...
Brass
Regency Period Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine period English writing table or desk of mahogany from the Regency Era, circa 1825, featuring an inset rectangular embossed leather top with a reeded edge around the circumfere...
Metal, Brass
Late 19th-century English Mahogany Regency-style Marble Top Console Table
Located in Solebury, PA
A stunning late 19th-century English mahogany Regency-style marble-top dolphin-base console table exudes elegance and refinement. The table boasts a rich verdant green marble top a...
Marble, Brass
$950Sale Price|26% Off
19th Century Mahogany English Butler's Serving Bar Tray on Wooden Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
Large mahogany butlers tray on stand featuring a rectangular shaped tray with a surround gallery. with handles on either end for easy access. On folding X frame stand with heavy wove...
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Spider Leg Table
Located in Essex, MA
A cute delicate but sturdy table all nicely French polished. Rectangular top with bamboo turned legs and turned X form stretchers.
Mahogany
Heirloom Weiman Regency Style Flamed Mahogany One Drawer Coffee Table on Casters
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Heirloom Weiman Regency Style Flamed Mahogany One Drawer Coffee Table on Casters. Item features a custom glass top, brass rolling casters, inlay and ban...
Brass
Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Period early 19th century Regency Mahogany Partners desk. Drawers on both sides. Great proportion. Excellent quality...
Mahogany
Vintage Italian Regency Style Pedestal Base Round Dining Table Cream Lacquer Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency style pedestal base round dining table with cream Lacquer top. Item features (2) 18" leaves, round cream lacquered top, ornately carved leafy pedestal base, extension top...
Wood, Lacquer
FINE ANTIQUE SHERATON BURR & BURL WALNUT CARD GAMES TABLE WITH SATINWOOD DETAiL
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine, restored Sheraton card games table in Burl & Burr Walnut with Satinwood detailing This piece has been fully restored by my French...
Hardwood, Satinwood, Walnut
Antique George III Regency Period Dining Table & 8 Chairs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant dining set comprising an antique George III Regency Period dining table Circa 1820 in date, with a fabulous set of eight William IV barback dining chairs Circa 183...
Brass
Pair of English Regency Console Tables, Rosewood & Brass, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Regency style brass inlaid rosewood console tables with green marble tops above eagle supporters and mirrored backs, 20th century.
Marble, Brass
19th Century Regency Tea or Tobacco Table With Lion-Feet And Brass Fitted Drawer
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Regency tea or tobacco table in mahogany, with lion-feet and amazing brass fitted drawer.
Brass
Baker Furniture English Regency Banded Mahogany Writing Desk or Console Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional English Regency or Georgian style drop leaf writing desk, console table, or sofa table By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1940s Mah...
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Sofa Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning early 19th century English Regency sofa table. Made from flamed mahogany, circa 1810-20. Drop leaves on either s...
Brass
Antique Regency Style Leather Top Side Table
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique Regency style leather top side table, made in England and dating from around the 1950’s. This is of excellent quality and is beautifully designed, with a circular i...
Leather, Wood
$5,940 / item
Pair of Three Tier Oval End Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English burl veneer and solid acacia three-tier end table, the dished oval tray top and two undertakers between baluster turned supports, on turned and tapering legs terminating i...
Wood
Antique Regency Style Revolving Drum Table
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Regency style revolving drum table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s. The quality is outstanding, this has a wonderful cylindrical top w...
Wood
$17,358Sale Price|20% Off
Regency Style Black Lacquer Pedestal Game Table with Reversible Green Felt Top
Located in Lisbon, PT
An elegant and highly versatile round pedestal game table refinished in high-gloss black lacquer, combining refined classical styling with functional design. This sophisticated piece...
Chestnut, Walnut
$8,063Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 4-6 Seat Extending Dining Table, English, Country House, Centre, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 4-6 seat extending dining table. An English, mahogany country house centre table, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. A dashing centrepiece dining table, wi...
Mahogany
English Regency Mahogany Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (19th Cent) oval mahogany and gilt center table with scalloped edge and carved pedestal base.
Mahogany
18th Century Walnut Regency Fold Over Dining or Console Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th Century Walnut expandable Dining or Console Table. The front is masterfully crafted and carved into panels with Brass or Bronze beading for detail. Demi lune 25.75 x 59 Table ...
Brass, Bronze
Georgian Opulence: Henry Clay's Lacquered Papier-mâché Tray on Faux Bamboo Stand
By Henry Clay
Located in Downingtown, PA
Georgian Opulence: Henry Clay's Lacquered Papier-mâché Tray on Faux Bamboo Stand This striking piece is a Burgundy-Ground Lacquered Papier-mâché Tray on a Faux Bamboo Stand, dating ...
Other
$6,142 / item
Set 10 Regency Dining Chairs Mahogany Revival
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Set of 10 ( 8 + 2 ) Regency Revival mahogany dining chairs These wonderful chairs are raised upon reeded sabre legs The lower back rails having carved and fluted detail Circa 1920 We...
Wood
Late 20th Century Vintage Wrought Iron Console Table with Glass Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning vintage wrought iron console table with glass top. A perfect addition to your home. Acquired at a Palm Beach estate.
Wrought Iron
Vintage Regency Lacquered Dolphin Table Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your space with coastal elegance and classical charm with this striking Vintage Regency Lacquered Dolphin Table Pedestal. Crafted in a sculptural...
Wood, Lacquer
English 19th Century Solid Walnut Etagere-Whatnot Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A solid walnut etagere-table from England, circa 1870, also known as a "whatnot" to organize books and other collections to put on view. The top surfac...
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
Kittinger, English Regency, Campaign Desk, Rosewood, Satinwood, Brass, USA 1950s
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Stamford, CT
Kittinger, English Regency, Campaign Desk, Rosewood, Satinwood, Brass, USA 1950s Regency campaign desk designed and produced by Kittinger in the United States, circa 1950s. This des...
Brass
Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Carved Cherry Tea Tables, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Regency Louis XVI style nightstands, tea tables, or end tables By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved cherry wood, with stunning book-matched burled ...
Brass
Small Regency Rosewood & Brass Inlaid Circular Centre Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Good Quality Regency Period Rosewood Circular Centre Table, Or Hall Table, Of Rare Diminutive Proportions, With Elegant Brass Inlaid Decoration Throughout, The Superbly ...
Rosewood
$10,645 / item
Long Regency Mahogany Dining Table
Located in Annville, PA
This is the interpretation of a Long Regency Mahogany Dining Table with gold leaf accents on the table bases. The two pillared and paw f...
Mahogany
Regency Hand Painted Faux Marble Eight Leg Octagon Table
Located in Raymondville, TX
This vintage Eastlake mahogany octagonal eight leg accent table has been given a custom Regency style update featuring a hand painted faux Carrara ma...
Mahogany, Paint
$2,757 / item
Regency Style Nightstand
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency-style nightstand or side table is a colonial flavored piece with a nod to Anglo-Indian furniture flavors. A framework of spiral turned and t...
Wood
Chinoiserie Tray Form Chinoiserie Gilt Metal Coffee Table Att. Maitland-Smith
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a large scale chinoiserie tray form coffee table. It is attributed to Maitland-Smith. The base is a heave gilt metal. It is in very good condition and unmarked.
Metal
$10,974 / item
Pair of Regency Style Pedestals
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine pair of Regency style pedestals or carved and gilt torchères, the circular top with a carved edge and frieze, on three supports with acan...
Brass
$2,153Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century three tier mahogany side table
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century mahogany three tier mahogany side / occasional table, having a three quarter raised gallery on the top two shelves and the bottom shelf having an oak lined frieze ...
Mahogany
$1,680Sale Price / set|40% Off
English Silver Plate Tray Tables on Faux Bamboo Stands
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant pair of English silver plate tray tables on ebonized faux bamboo stands with silver gilt accents. The legs are conjoined with X-form cross stretchers and are slightly splayed on the ends. Made in the English chinoiserie revival...
Metal, Silver
Karges Regency Burled Walnut Double Pedestal Extension Dining Table, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency style double pedestal extension dining table By Karges Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Gorgeous book-matched burled walnut top, with carved cream lacquere...
Walnut, Burl, Lacquer
$13,486
Regency Hall Console
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A shallow Regency Grand Tour Thomas Hope design console with mirror back and three supporting monopodae supports. Please note we are currently working to a 30-36 week lead time and ...
Mirror, Mahogany
$8,503Sale Price|30% Off
Large Regency Period Mahogany Dining Table
Located in Lymington, GB
An English Regency-period solid mahogany extending dining table of superb colour and figuring. Early-19th century, circa 1820. Retaining all of its original leaves of fine, well-figu...
Mahogany
Refinished English Regency 2-Tier Leather Top Insert Stenciled Side Tables, Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Stunning, refinished English Regency two-tier maroon leather top insert side tables. Pedestal Tripod legs terminating with paw feet. Just been profes...
Leather, Mahogany
Regency Style Extending Dining Table and 6 Chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Regency Style Extending Dining Table and 6 Chairs The table has a large leaf that is stored under the table top, it is set on a sturdy wooden base The Table comes with a set of 6 di...
Mahogany
Vintage Regency Wall Mount Carved Wood Console Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Make a grand statement with this Vintage Regency Wall Mount Carved Wood Console Table. Its intricately carved details and rich wood tones exude timeless elegance, perfect for adding ...
Wood
English Regency Metamorphic Library Ladder
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency mahogany metamorphic library table/steps with hinged top & lion finial on a scrolled base. (with registry tag for J. Brodey, Bristo...
Bronze