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.
19th Century Hand Colored Fruit Botanicals In Gilt Wood Frames, Group of 10
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century American framed still life depictions of fruit, set of 10. Group of 10 small framed still life depictions of fruit, to include: watercolor theorem depicting apples on a...
Giltwood, Paper
Early 19th Century English Oil on Canvas Painting of Regency Twin Sisters
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Wonderful early 19th Century English oil on canvas oval painting of sisters. In the naive style, the two central girls are dress in Regency clothes and standing together in a classi...
Canvas, Paint
English Regency 'Boulle Work' Inlaid Still Life Pictures, Pair, circa 1815
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful and rare pair of circa 1815 English regency "boulle work" or "buhl work" still life pictures, the parcel-gilt black lacquered cove-mold frames of rectangular form having ...
Silver Plate, Brass, Copper, Pewter
PAIR OF FINE & COLLECTABLE ANTIQUE CIRCA 1820 ITALIAN ROME MICROMOSAIC PLAQUEs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super collectable pair of fine and collectable Antique Circa 1820 Rome Micro mosaic plaques A truly st...
Wood
Antique European miniature Painting Portrait of a Boy
Located in Malmö, SE
Ca. early 19th century miniature tempera on panel hand - painting of a boy. Period gilt frame with original convex glass covers on both sides. Unframed measures Ø 62 mm unframed and...
Gold, Bronze
Antique German Prussian miniature Painting Portrait of J.W. von Goethe
Located in Malmö, SE
Ca. late 19th century framed German miniature hand - painted tempera painting of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ( 28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832 ). Initials of artist present. Last ow...
Gold, Bronze
Antique Painting Portrait of Dona Maria I the Mad of Portugal and Brazil
Located in Malmö, SE
Ca. late 18th - early 19th century miniature tempera on panel hand - painting of Dona Maria I (Maria Francisca Isabel Josefa Antónia Gertrudes Rita Joana, born on 17 December 1734, a...
Gold, Bronze
18th cent Woman in Blue Dress European Miniature Portrait Tempera Painting
Located in Malmö, SE
Antique depiction of a Woman Dressed Blue .. ca. late 18th - early 19th cent. European Tempera painting on plate under original /a bit bubbled Glass plate in original metal frame. To...
Gold, Bronze
Antique Marble Relief Wall Hanging
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique marble relief wall hanging of a young child’s head in right-facing profile within an oak frame circa 1800. Dating from the Georgian er...
Marble
Antique 19th Century Regency Wall Panel of Dragon Crest
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique 19th century Regency hand crafted crest on a wooden wall panel. The crest depicts a handsome pair of mirroring dragons with elaborate tails and wings with a plain shield ...
Wood
Portrait of Infant Margarita Teresa Juan Bautista Martine Del Mazo Queen, Spain
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Portrait of the Infanta Margarita Teresa Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo (Queen of Spain) A very sweet ...
Wood
$1,707Sale Price|20% Off
Gilded Mirror Regency Style 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful mirror, Regency style, a transitional style between the Louis XIV and Louis XV styles. One recognizes this style with its numerous volutes, shells and leaves. A very d...
Mirror, Wood
$1,120Sale Price|30% Off
Vintage Tole Hand Painted Woodland Cottage Landscape Framed Metal Toleware
Located in Dayton, OH
An elegant hand painted toleware landscape. Features colorful hand painted scenes set within cameos. A black background with gold foliate and beaded design. Framed within a Regency s...
Metal
English Regency Dolphin Wall Plaque Pub Sign
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (19th Century) stripped wood wall plaque (pub sign) of lifesize carved dolphin giant golden guppy.
Gold
$716Sale Price|20% Off
John Ogilby Oxford to Salisbury Road Map #83 Circa 1675
By John Ogilby
Located in Atlanta, GA
John Ogilby (Scottish, 1600-1676). - Circa 1675 This map is part of his Britannica publication and is #83. "The road map was first popularised by John Ogilby (1600-1676), Scotsm...
Burl, Paper
Fine quality Regency period Paper-macha tray by Jennens & Bettridge.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality early 19th Century Paper Macha tray with scrolling gilded decoration to the boarder, having this wonderful hand painted lake and mountain scene, with people by the sho...
Lacquer
REGENCY SILK STUMPWORK EMBRIODERY AFTER SINGLETON's THE INDUSTRIOUS COTTAGE WIFE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Watercolor and Silk Stumpwork style Embroidery picture The Industrious Cottage Wife 1803 Char...
Canvas, Cotton, Silk
Early 19th Century Fancy Maiden Miniature Portrait Embroidered Frame
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Hand painted early 19th century miniature under glass. Finely painted details on this lovely lady. In a brass oval frame, with floral embroidery surround. Painting measures 2.5 in x...
Metal
Pair of Late Regency Hunt Engravings in Period Frames
Located in Hudson, NY
These two works commemorate the great English pastime of gentlemen hunt parties and social gatherings surrounding the land and its produce to those who own it. This very nice pair of...
Paper
Regency Papier-Mâché Tray with Hunting Scene by Henry Clay of Covent Garden
Located in London, GB
A Regency Period Gilt & Polychrome Papier-Mâché Tray By Henry Clay of Covent Garden The large shaped and lacquered tray depicting a hunting scene, within a border of gilt Taillandie...
Paper
Regency Oval Silk Embroidery of a Shepherdess
Located in New York, NY
Extremely fine embroidery of a neoclassical maiden dressed as a shepherdess in a forest with a rustic thatched cottage in background. Wonderful use of short and long stitches and sha...
Silk
1814 SIR WILLIAM BEECHEY CIRCLE OIL PAINTING ROBERT 4TH EARL OF BUCKINGHAMSHiRE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this stunning oil painting portrait, signed to the bottom left Robert 5th Earl of Buckinghamshire 1814 and printed to the back “prepared by Roberson & Miller 51 Long Acre London” the painting is the circle of Sir William Beechey Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price A very attractive portrait of Robert seated at his desk in rather stately looking attire. The frame is the original gilt wood and quite an expensive piece on its own The condition is very good, it is over 200 years old so there will be touch ups and restorations that have occurred, there is no damage to note that I can see or feel Dimensions Height:- 112.5cm Width:- 92cm Depth:- 7cm This painting as mentioned is the circle of Sir William Beechey Sir William Beechey RA (12 December 1753 – 28 January 1839) was a leading English portraitist during the golden age of British painting. Early life Beechey was born at Burford, Oxfordshire, on 12 December 1753, the son of William Beechey, a solicitor, and his wife Hannah Read. Both parents died when he was still quite young, and he and his siblings were brought up by his uncle Samuel, a solicitor who lived in nearby Chipping Norton. The uncle was determined that the young Beechey should likewise follow a career in the law, and at an appropriate age he was entered as a clerk with a conveyancer near Stow-on-the-Wold. But as The Monthly Mirror later recorded in July 1798, he was: "Early foredoomed his [uncle's] soul to cross/ And paint a picture where he should engross." Beechey was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1772, where he is thought to have studied under Johan Zoffany. He first exhibited at the Academy in 1776. His earliest surviving portraits are small-scale full-length and conversation pieces which are reminiscent of Zoffany. In 1782, he moved to Norwich, where he gained several commissions, including a portrait of Sir John...
Canvas, Giltwood
Antique English Regency Framed Folk Art Needlepoint Depicting a Persian Man
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed antique folk art needlepoint is signed on the back, possibly Emily Leanora, but is highly illegible so the artist is being regarded as an unknown. This needlepoint was done in England is circa 1810 in the Regency period and style and depicts a Persian man...
Cotton
Vintage Regency Hand Painted Ceramic Plates - Set of 4
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring the sun-drenched charm of a Mediterranean orchard to your table with this delightful set of four vintage hand-painted ceramic plates. Rendered in the rustic tradition of Italia...
Ceramic
19th Century 'Regency Period, 1820s' English Giltwood Convex Mirror with Unusual
Located in North Miami, FL
19th Century (Regency Period, 1820s) English giltwood convex mirror with unusual bold carved eagle surmounted to top and foliate carved decoration on bottom.
Wood, Giltwood
Pair of 19th century Italian Plaster Plaques
Located in Richmond, VA
Pair of Italian plaster plaques of Roman emperors. Round, gilt frames. Late 19th century.
Plaster
Miniature Signed and Framed Watercolour Portrait of a Woman
Located in Marbella, ES
Miniature signed and framed watercolour portrait of a woman.
Paper
$775
H 6.25 in W 3.75 in D 0.25 in
Early 19th Century Fancy Maiden Miniature Portrait Embroidered Frame
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Hand painted early 19th century miniature under glass. Finely painted details on this lovely lady. In a brass oval frame, with floral embroidery surround. Painting measures 2.5 in x...
Metal
$1,327Sale Price|32% Off
H 53.94 in W 19.3 in D 1.58 in
19th Century Chinese Silk Tapestries in Bamboo Frames
Located in Oirlo, LI
A set of 19th-century Chinese silk tapestries, woven or embroidered entirely by hand. Left and right represents a fishing village with women and men fishing at the net. Both ba...
Silk, Bamboo
$901Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.72 in W 23.31 in D 0.01 in
Antique Lithograph Print of East Prussian Horse, 1898, Good Condition
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print, untitled. Antique print, titled: 'Het Oost-Pruissische Paard.' - An East Prussian Horse. This is an original lithograph (inclusing text pages!) of a horse...
Paper
$1,168 / set
H 14.25 in W 16.25 in D 14.25 in
Antique Still Life Fruits Oil on Canvas English Oil Painting Giltwood Frame
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality example of an elaborately framed English Still Life of fruits Oil Painting on canvas, in the style of Oliver Clare or Eloise Harriet Stannard, second qu...
Canvas, Giltwood
Set of '15' 19th Century Framed Botanical Specimens
Located in East Hampton, NY
19th century French dried plant specimens... signed by G. Babou, dated, and meticulously catalogued including location in France.... a wonderful set of 15.
Paper
Colorful Still Life Flowers Painting Artwork
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, colorful, soft, still life painting of a bouquet of spider mum flowers, circa late-19th century to early 20th century. Painting artwork, hand-painted in oil paint, depic...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Miniature Framed Portrait of a Lady Painted on Porcelain
Located in Delft, NL
Miniature framed portrait of a lady painted on porcelain An oak wooden frame with in oval placed porcelain plaque, painted with a scene of a lady w...
Wood, Porcelain
$2,379
H 17.33 in W 19.3 in D 2.37 in
Early 19th Century Fox Hunt Painting, Oil on Canvas, Regency Style
By Dean Wolstenholme
Located in Seaford, GB
A Timeless Depiction of the English Fox Hunt The early 19th-century fox hunting scene, attributed to Dean Wolstenholme Elder, is a stunning representation of the aristocratic traditi...
Canvas
$3,100 / set
H 25.5 in W 30 in D 2 in
Set of Four European 19th Century Prints in Their Original Oak Frames
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive set of four European 19th century prints in their original oak frames. Each beautiful print depicts soldiers on foot and horseback with chariots and boat marching o...
Oak
$65,227
H 62.21 in W 77.96 in D 1.19 in
19th Century Italian Painted Wood Empire Folding Screen in Gilt Bronze Frame
Located in Firenze, IT
This one-of-a-kind antique Italian Empire Period folding screen is a masterpiece of early 19th-century craftsmanship, dating most likely from 1801 during the Republic of Lucca. Pain...
Bronze, Ormolu
English Nautical Silhouettes on Glass of Named royal Navy Ships
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Framed Nautical Silhouettes on Glass, HMS Victory and The Hogue and HMS Royal Albert, A Pair, Early Victorian. The large and attractive nautical reverse paintings on glass a...
Glass
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H 18.9 in W 18.51 in D 1.58 in
Antique George & The Dragon Display Plaque, English, Decorative Relief, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique George & the Dragon display plaque. An English, gilt metal and beech framed decorative relief, dating to the Regency period and later, circa 1820. As one of the w...
Beech
1970 Shells Sculpture Italian Art Bronze Silver Plate
Located in Brescia, IT
Sculpture plate Italy, 1970 Silvered bronze with embossed shells weight: 4360 g Perfect state of preservation
Metal, Silver
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H 17.25 in W 21.25 in D 0.75 in
1801 French Martinet Fores Satirical Supreme Bon Ton Card Game Etching
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Martinet / SW Fores French Supreme Bon Ton hand colored etching featuring seven persons in fashionable clothes, playing a high stakes game of cards around a game table with a...
Paper
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H 6.5 in W 5.5 in D 0.5 in
Pair 19th Century English Miniature Silhouettes Depicting Sir & Lady Tatton
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair 19th century English miniature silhouettes depicting Sir and Lady Tatton Sykes in profile. These hand-painted silhouettes, also known as profile miniatures, show a gentleman and...
Paint
Vintage Regency Framed Hermes Scarf
By Hermès
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Framed silk scarf. Made by the legendary French fashion house Hermes. A chic graphic print with the Iconic H logo. Acqu...
Silk
Regency Period English Porcelain Framed Plaques of Parrots
Located in Downingtown, PA
Regency Period English Porcelain framed plaques of parrots, Circa 1825 The pair of porcelain plaques, probably by Coalport, each depict a...
Porcelain
English Regency Oil Paintings of Twin Sisters
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Regency Paintings of Sisters, Oil on Canvas, A Pair Early 19th Century The charming pair of Regency English painting of two sisters remain in their original hand carved black frames. The young girls, with short red hair parted down the middle, appear to be twins each having matching gold loop earrings, coral bead necklaces and high, classic Empire-waist white cotton summer dresses with short sleeves and pleated at the bosom. They each sit on a chair which is partially visible over one shoulder. In the top corner of each painting behind each girl is a tied green velvet curtain...
Paint
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H 21 in W 25.25 in D 0.25 in
J.C.Stadler, Aquatint Engraving, 1816, a View of the Horse Guards from Whitehall
By Thomas Shepherd
Located in Morristown, NJ
Joseph Constantine Stadler after Thomas Shepherd. An aquatint in full original color; engraved by J. C. Stadler, after T. H. Shepherd, published by Ackerman, London, 1816. "A View of...
Masonite, Paint, Paper
Early 19th Century Georgian Regency Era Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 19th century Georgian Regency era oil-on-canvas portrait of a gentleman with long sideburns, and wearing a cravat and blue silk waistcoat...
Paint
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H 28.75 in W 25 in D 1.25 in
George Brookshaw Framed Engraving of A Melon, Plate LXV, White Seeded Rock
By Brookshaw
Located in Downingtown, PA
george brookshaw Engraving of A Melon, Plate LXV, White Seeded Rock, From 'Pomona Britannica, or, A Collection of the Most Esteemed Fruits'. circa 1812. This aquatint engraving of a White Seeded Rock Melon, with some stipple, was printed in color and finished by hand and with a French matte...
Paper
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H 16 in W 17.25 in D 1.75 in
Set of Four Antique French Celestial Engravings from John Flamsteed "Atlas Cele
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Including: Le Serpent, Le Bouvier, Pegase and Hercule along with other identified constellations on each page. Le Serpent with a fold down the center. The French edition of 27 plates...
Paper