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Regency Paintings

REGENCY STYLE

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.

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Style: Regency
Color:  Brown
Allegory of painting, early 18th century French school - oil on panel
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Antique French school picturing an allegory of Arts : Muse Melpomene (you can tell with her traditional attributes - grapes crown and tragedy mask), wearing antique-style clothes, is...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Regency Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

Vintage Regency Signed Floral Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Regency original oil painting. A chic floral composition in a thick painterly style. Signed by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Late 20th Century American Regency Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Vintage Regency Signed Signed Oil Painting of Dog
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Regency original oil painting. A chic composition of a dog in a pastoral setting. Signed by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Late 20th Century North American Regency Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Vintage Regency Signed Original Oil Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Regency original oil portrait. A chic 1954 composition signed by the artist. A masterful work on canvas with the original frame. Acquired from a PA estate.
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1950s American Vintage Regency Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Regency Portrait of a Dandy, circa 1800-1815
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good period Regency portrait of a young Regency-era dandy. The features of the subject match those of published Beau (George) Brumme...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

English Regency Period Original Watercolor Birdseye Maple Frame Two Jackdaw Eggs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original British School Regency Period watercolor study of two birds eggs, mounted in a Georgian Period Birdseye Maple frame – Circa 1835. These watercolors were largely painte...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Paintings

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Birdseye Maple, Paper

Antique 19c American School Portrait Oil Painting of a Boy & His Dog
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 19C American School portrait oil Painting of a Boy & His Dog. It is painted on canvas and later laid down on board.
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Early 19th Century North American Antique Regency Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

English Regency Period Original Watercolor Maple Frame Blackbird Nest and Eggs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original British School Regency Period watercolor study of a Blackbird’s nest and eggs, mounted in a Georgian Period Maple frame – Dated 1863. These...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Paintings

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Paper, Birdseye Maple

English Regency Period Original Watercolor Fruitwood Frame Portrait of Young Man
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original British School Regency Period watercolor portrait, mounted in a Georgian Period fruitwood frame – Dated 1834. These watercolors were largely painted by young girls fro...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Paintings

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Fruitwood, Paper

English Regency Period Original Watercolor Fruitwood Frame, a Willow Wrens Nest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original British School Regency Period watercolor study of a Willow Wren’s nest and egg, mounted in a Georgian Period fruitwood frame – Dated 1863. These watercolors were large...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Paintings

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Fruitwood, Paper

Set of Three Antique Watercolors of Austrian Military Uniforms
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique set of three early 19th century watercolors of Austrian military uniforms depicted in a stark landscape in a matter of fact technique with han...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Regency Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 19th Century English Pair of Regency Period Portraits
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 19th Century English Pair of Regency Period Portraits. Full length portraits of a husband and wife in a household setting oil on wood panel. Bot...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Regency Portrait " A Squire And His Family " Oil on Canvas
Located in Essex, MA
With nice gilt wood frame with beaded and egg and dart frame. Charming family portrait with husband and wife and children. By William Allison.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Paintings

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Canvas

1814 SIR WILLIAM BEECHEY CIRCLE OIL PAINTING ROBERT 4TH EARL OF BUCKINGHAMSHiRE
Located in GB
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...
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1810s English Antique Regency Paintings

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Giltwood, Canvas

English Oil Painting of Horse and Groom Attributed to Ben Marshall, circa 1805
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A stunning circa 1805 English equestrian oil on canvas painting firmly attributed to prominent late-Georgian period artist Benjamin Marshall portrayi...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Paintings

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Giltwood, Canvas

Artist Unknown Early 19th Century Portrait of Robert Burns Oil on Canvas
Located in Buchanan, MI
Artist unknown (19th century) Portrait of Robert Burns Oil on canvas Measures: 29 3/4 x 24 5/8 inches. Handsome and in very good conditions.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Paintings

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Giltwood

Early 19th Century Fancy Maiden Miniature Portrait Embroidered Frame
Located in Wallkill, NY
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...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Regency Paintings

Materials

Metal

Rare Pair of Hunting Prints the Death & the Chase 1819 T Sutherland Sculpt
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of rare hunting prints titled The Death and The Chase by T Sutherland Sculpt dated 1819 A very good looking and decorative pair...
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1810s English Antique Regency Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Pair of Period Portrait Miniatures / English Regency Gentlemen
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of well-painted portrait miniatures, matted and framed, English gentlemen, Regency period, handsome and well-dressed brothers??? Father and son???
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Paintings

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Paint

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Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful original framed abstract landscape watercolor painting of a house Recently procured from Frank Lloyd Wright's DeRhodes House. Signed ...
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Inez Leander (1879-1969) signed oil painting. Mounted on panel, approximately 16X12.5 inches. Stunning handmade frame.   
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American Oil on Canvas Ship Captain with Spyglass in Orig, Gilt Frame, C. 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
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Located in Delft, NL
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Vintage 19th Century Original Oil Portrait of Lady
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage Regency original oil portrait. A beautiful formal composition of a fine lady. Signed by the artist. Incredible gilt frame. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Vintage Regency Italian Botanical Original Oil on Canvas From the Estate of Mass
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An extraordinary vintage Regency original oil on canvas. Acquired from the estate of Massimo Camilo , The designer for Gianni Versace. A brilliant flora and fauna composition on a wo...
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Vintage Regency Mother and Daughter Original Oil Portrait Painting, Framed
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Regency original oil portrait. A chic mother and daughter composition in deep rich colors. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Pair of Early 19th Century American Folk Art School Half Length Portraits
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An interesting pair of oil on canvas half length portraits of a well to do husband and wife drinking and relaxing in what seems to be very comfortable surroundings. Each painting has...
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English Regency Period Original Watercolor Maple Frame Thrush & Nightingale Eggs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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English Regency Period Original Watercolor Fruitwood Frame, a Bumble Bee Study
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original British School Regency Period watercolor study of a bumble bee, mounted in a Georgian Period fruitwood frame – circa 1825-1835. These watercolors were largely painted by...
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Located in Essex, MA
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Pair of 18th Century Colonial Oil Paintings Husband Wife American Oval Portrait
Located in Dayton, OH
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English Regency Period Framed Watercolor, Map of the West Indies & Caribbean Sea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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English Regency Period Original Watercolor Fruitwood Frame, Speckled Grouse Egg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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English Regency Period Original Watercolor Fruitwood Frame, Red Speckled Egg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Regency paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Regency paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage paintings created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paint, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Regency paintings made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original paintings, popular names associated with this style include David Dalby, John Cox Dillman Engleheart, and Francois Nicolas Martinet. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for paintings differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $650 and tops out at $18,975 while the average work can sell for $2,200.

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