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.
Heritage Furniture Walnut Bookmatched Top Pedestal Side Tables, Circa 1967
Located in Germantown, MD
Heritage Furniture walnut book matched top pedestal side tables. Good vintage condition with wear consistent with age and use. Measures: 20 inches square and stand 16.5" tall W5.
Hardwood, Walnut
Scottish Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany from Regency Era
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite Scottish writing table or console desk of mahogany from the Regency period, featuring a beautifully moulded top with shaped edge and gallery, over a frieze of three draw...
Brass, Metal
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
Antique Regency Style Extending Dining Table
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique Regency style extending dining table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1900-1920 period. It has a beautiful top with two additional leaves, and tw...
Wood
English Regency Style Center Table Speckled by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical late 19th century english center table or side table made in the regency taste. The table features a modern lacquer speckled finish by artist Ira Yeager...
Mahogany
Antique Calligrapher's Extending Table, English, Cantilever, Chairside, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique calligrapher's extending table. An English, mahogany cantilever chairside or wine table, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Fascinating metamorphic table w...
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular red tooled leather top with cross banded edge over three drawers and three on the reverse, all working so can function as a partners desk with brass ring handles. raised ...
Brass
$2,203Sale Price|20% Off
Superb Quality Antique Regency Mahogany Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique regency mahogany card/side table having a superb quality mahogany swizzle crossbanded top opening to reveal the original green baize, interior figured mahogany...
Other
Fine 19th Century Papier-Mâché Tray by Jennings & Bettridge, London Royal Makers
Located in Benington, Herts
A superb large hand painted papier-mâché shaped tray impressed to verso by the Royal Makers Jennens & Bettridge, London. English, circa 1830. Beautifully hand painted and gilt ...
Gold Leaf
Maison Charles Regence Contemporary Blue Glass & Silver French Coffee Table
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Maison Charles "Regence" coffee table. This gorgeous French coffee table is handmade by Parisian brand Maison Charles, a furniture brand who has been crafting high quality furnitur...
Metal
Mid Century Regency Style Mahogany Trestle Table With Pull-Out Trays & Paw Feet
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century Regency Style Mahogany Trestle Table With Two Pull-Out Trays and Brass Cap Paw Feet Measures 40" in width x 23.5" in height x 17" in depth
Mahogany
English Mahogany Library Book Canterbury, circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a handled backrest used for movement and a galleried tray for stacking books, with original brass casters.
Mahogany
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
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
Kindel Furniture Regency Mahogany Inlaid Marquetry Pedestal Tea Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Regency style pedestal occasional side table or tea table By Kindel Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Mahogany, with satinwood banding and inlaid floral marquetry. Measures: ...
Mahogany, Satinwood
$11,937 / item
Extending English Dining Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Bring refined Regency elegance to formal dining spaces with a silhouette that marries classical poise and modern functionality. Handcrafted with figured wood and finished in a medium...
Wood
$9,366
The Blanchard Tripod
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine regency grand tour Roman inspired carved wood tripod table. Specialist hand polished to resemble rosewood. Please note we are currently working to a 30-36 week lead time and ...
Mahogany
Regency Partners Writing Table, Mahogany & Brass, Square, Circa 1815
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptional Quality Regency Period Mahogany And Brass, Square, Partners Writing Table, Having Attractive Gilt Tooled Leather Top With Crossbanded Edge, Over Four Drawers And Four ...
Mahogany
Regency Rosewood Games Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Superb Quality Regency Period Rosewood And Brass games table, With Chess Board Inlaid, Reversible, Removable Top Enclosing Backgammon Board, Flanked By Curved Ends With Original Br...
Rosewood
Late Regency Period Two-Part Dining Table or Conference Table in Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
Late Regency period two-part dining table or conference table in mahogany.
Mahogany
$1,517 / item
Small Regency Style Painted Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A masterpiece made from high-quality mahogany and finished in a lightly distressed architectural white finish. This table embodies timeless elegance with its cluster column form legs...
Wood
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
Early 19th Century Patented Gillows Imperial Mahogany Dining Table
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Richmond, VA
Fine early 19th century patented "Imperial" dining table by Gillows of Lancaster. This table is very similar to the one made in 1813 for Broughton Hall. See page 243 in volume 2 of "...
Mahogany
$24,700Sale Price|35% Off
Irish Regency Mahogany Barley Twist Three Drawer Sideboard with Paw Feet, C 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Irish Regency mahogany three drawer reeded sideboard with decorative scrolled back splash, gardrooned molded edge, and resting on the original barley ...
Mahogany, Oak
Italian Regency Style Embossed Leather Top Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 29 1/4 in W: 45 in D: 31 1/2 in This stunning Custom Italian Regency Style desk offers an exceptional blend of timeless elegance and contemporary sophistication, id...
Leather, Wood
$8,787 / item
Regency Style Square Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Bring classical sophistication and architectural grace to the heart of any living space. Crafted in a warm walnut finish, its generously scaled square top is accented with fine brass...
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Writing Table / Library Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine Regency writing table or sofa table, the rectangular top with finely rounded edges and molded edge detailing above two frieze drawer with opposing simulated drawers, each fit...
Brass
Regency Style Satinwood Double Pedestal Dining Table with Two Leaves
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful English Regency style double pedestal dining table in satinwood with rounded corners and a crossbanded border accented with a Greek key inlaid decoration. The table inclu...
Metal, Brass
Regency period rosewood breakfast table with rectangular top
Located in London, GB
A fine early 19th century Regency period rosewood Breakfast Table having reeded edged ,satinwood crossbanded ,boxwood and ebony strung rectangular top ...
Boxwood, Ebony, Rosewood, Satinwood
Baker Italian Regency Provincial Oak 2 Drawer Hoof Foot Console Hall Sofa Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Baker Italian Regency Provincial Oak 2 Drawer Hoof Foot Console Hall Sofa Table. Item features carved hoof feet, beautiful wood grain, distressed finish, finished back, origi...
Oak
Mid-Century Chippendale Style Mahogany Coffee Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid-Century Chippendale Style Mahogany coffee or cocktail Table with corner galleries. Light weight Solid mahogany. Measure 37" in width, 19" in depth and stands 17" in height. ...
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
Regency Gilt Bronze Mounted Rosewood Writing Table in the style of John McLean
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The bronze-mounted rectangular top with rounded incurved corners‚ above a single frieze drawer‚ raised on a trestle base ending in downswept legs on casters joined by a turned stretcher. This very elegant table beautifully illustrates the most refined Regency furniture where rosewood is contrasted with gilt bronze. This type of furniture is traditionally associated with the celebrated cabinet maker John McLean (1770-1825) who is believed to have furnished pieces to the Prince Regent...
Metal
Vintage Regency Three Legged Marquis Center Hall Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Explore the sophistication of the 'Vintage Regency Three-Legged Marquis Center Hall Table', a hallmark of refined elegance and classical design. With its distinctive three-legged sil...
Metal
1970s Regency Style Faux Marble Painted Dining Table with 5 Leaves
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1970s Regency style faux marble painted dining table. The faux marbleized finish is original as is the ivory base. The table has five leaves, and each leaf adds eleven inch...
Wood
English Regency Mahogany Rent Table. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany four drawer rent table with leather top, original pulls, bulbous pedestal, and terminating on saber legs with original brass casters. Late 18th Century
Brass
Regency Mahogany Circular Wine Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Regency Period, mahogany wine table, Or Occasional Lamp Table, Having Superbly Figured Circular Tilting Top Over Elegant Turned Central Column Terminating On Umbr...
Mahogany
Pair of Finest Quality Maison Bagues Attributed Faux Bamboo Chinoiserie Tables
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This pair of finest quality faux bamboo Chinoiserie tables, attributed to Maison Baguès, showcases the sophistication and artistry of French mid-20th century design. Known for their ...
Brass
Maitland Smith Mahogany And Satinwood Inlaid Regency Style Cocktail End Table
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Maitland Smith Mahogany And Satinwood Inlaid Regency Style Cocktail End Table Dimensions : 30" Wide X 29.5" Tall X 20" Deep This stunning table was made Maitland Smith and has gorg...
Mahogany, Satinwood
$1,756Sale Price|20% Off
1980s Mailtland-Smith Regency Faux Malachite and Iron Hoofed Console Table
Located in Charleston, SC
A stunning French empire style/ regency hand painted faux malachite under beveled glass console table. With gilt ormolus and bronze gilt hoofed feet. The base is a cross base iro...
Iron, Gold Leaf
English Late Regency Oak Writing Table
Located in Queens, 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.
Oak, Leather
English Regency Style Writing Table by Theodore Alexander
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant Theodore Alexander leather and walnut diminutive writing desk. The central drawer with two D shaped drawers one on each side, the top w...
Leather, Walnut
Regency Dining Table Extending 16 Feet Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning extending mahogany dining table in the Regency manner Classic pedestal dining table with three four legged bases When fully extended the table measures 16 feet - 497 inches ...
Wood
Regency Burr Elm and Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular with an inset green leather top and banded edge. The frieze with two drawers and two opposing false drawers all with Gillow style star form brass knobs. Trestle su...
Brass
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
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
Maitland Smith French Empire Regency Leather Top Brass Feet Center Drum Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maitland Smith French Empire Regency Leather Top Brass Paw Feet Drum Center Table. Item features brass rolling casters, tooled leather top, brass paw feet, carved pedestal base, orig...
Brass
Mario Buatta for John Widdicomb Regency Style Ebonized End Table
By Mario Buatta, John Widdicomb
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Beautiful eye-catching Regency style end table with paint decorated top and ebonized apron and legs with gilt rings, splayed feet, and brass reverse "C" stretchers, designed by Mario...
Wood
Regency Ebonized and Gilt Rosewood Sofa Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English Regency period rosewood sofa table, the top with vividly grained rosewood with wide crossbanding in satinwood with holly stringing, over two drawers (one real and one fa...
Rosewood, Satinwood, Giltwood
Maitland Smith Baroque Renaissance Revival Style Green Faux Marble Console Table
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Maitland Smith Baroque Renaissance Revival Style Green Faux Marble Console Table Dimensions : 55" Wide X 21" deep X 29.5" Tall This console table was made in the baroque style by ...
Walnut
English Regency Style Black and Floral Tray Top Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency-style tray top coffee table in black, topped with an oval, removable tray painted with spaced pink and blue floral bouquets, sitting atop go...
Metal
C1920s Leather Topped Drum Table
Located in London, GB
Fine Quality Regency Style Drum Table Insert tooled Leather Top Four ebony Drawers Raised on turned Column on Outswept Legs
Mahogany
Traditional Georgian Style Mahogany Dining Table by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a made-to-order Traditional mahogany dining table made in the Leighton Hall shop. It features a field of slip-matched swirly crotch mahogany from west Africa and a Santos ros...
Mahogany
Oval Mahogany Dining Table by Leighton Hall - Made To Order
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is made-to-order oval 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
Early 19th Century Regency Revolving Drum Library Centre Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare early 19th Century Regency well figured mahogany revolving drum library centre table. This stunning piece is of exceptional quality and finely hand carved with rich pati...
Brass
MEDiUM SIZED GREEN LEATHER & BEECH WOOD BEVAN FUNNELL COFFEE TABLE NICE PATINA
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this vintage Bevan Funnell medium sized coffee table with nice, gold leaf embossed, green leather top finish...
Leather, Beech
Regency Palisander Diminutive Pembroke Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with rectangular drop leaves over a frieze drawer, raised on square tapered legs and casters.
Palisander
Wonderful French Regency Brass Glass Butlers Serving Coffee Cocktail Tray Table
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Regency Style Brass With Removable Glass Tray Top, Butlers Serving Coffee / Cocktail Table
Brass
Regency Two-Pillar Dining Table in Solid Mahogany, England
Located in Kastrup, DK
Regency two-pillar dining table with one additional centre leaf. Crafted in solid mahogany with beautifully figured grain. The table is constructed in two sections, each raised on a...
Brass
Specimen Table Attributed to William Trotter
By William Trotter
Located in New Orleans, LA
Octagonal Specimen Table William Trotter Early 19th Century This extraordinary early 19th-century Scottish specimen table is a museum-quality masterpiece attributed to William Trott...
Agate