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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
Antique Georgian Regency Period Miniature Painting Portrait of a Lady 1810
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Georgian Regency period miniature portrait of a lady, circa 1810. This rather unusual & almost peculiar portrait of a lady from the time of Jane Austen, painted on an ...
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Early 1800s English Antique Regency Paintings

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Vintage Regency Gilt Swag Horizontal Mirror
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a touch of glamour to your home with this vintage Regency gilt swag horizontal mirror. With its classic American design and opulent gilt detailing, it exudes timeless elegance, b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Paintings

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Mirror, Wood, Paint

19th C. A Framed Pair of Regency English Portraits - Oil on Canvas
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c. Regency English/European School. Formal portraits of a husband and wife in formal dress. The background depicts a distant mountain landscape. Oil on canvas with original stre...
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1810s English Antique Regency Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Vintage Regency Signed Original Oil Painting of Dog
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho original oil painting. A chic composition of a small Dachshund. 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, Wood

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

19c Naive Oil Painting of a Young Girl in an Architectural Scene
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A 19c naive oil painting on a thin wooden panel of a young girl in an architectural and wooded landscape in a black painted frame with gilt slip. A regency period portrait...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Regency Paintings

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Regency Style Hand Painted Framed Oil on Canvas Lover's Eye Painting
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Regency style hand-painted framed oil on canvas lover's eye painting USA, Early 21st Century Measures: 11"W x 1"D x 9.75"H. Excellent original vintage cond...
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Late 20th Century American Regency Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Henry Thomson R.A. Fancy Picture
Located in Savannah, GA
Henry Thomson R.A. (English, 1773-1843) A fancy picture “Cottage Children", circa 1810. See the rendition by Thomson’s contemporary at the Academy Wi...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Paintings

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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

Group of Three Miniature Portraits / English Gentlemen
Located in Dallas, TX
a group or collection of three miniature portrait paintings of gentlemen, framed together, the central larger picture, English Regency, shows a younger man with brown hair dressed in...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Regency Paintings

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Silver

Portrait of a Gentleman with Piercing Blue Eyes, School of Raeburn, circa 1820
By Sir Henry Raeburn
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exquisite circa 1820 Regency period portrait in the manner of Scottish royal portraitist Sir Henry Raeburn (4 March 1756 – 8 July 1823) of a...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Paintings

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Wood, Birdseye Maple, Paint, Canvas

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

Vintage Print of George Washington Before the Battle of Trenton
Located in west palm beach, FL
A vintage print of the painting George Washington before the Battle of Trenton from 1792-94. Beautiful gilt tipped frame. Acquired at a Palm Beach estate.
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Late 18th Century North American Antique Regency Paintings

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Paper

Regency Carved Gilt Framed Spanish Girl and Gray Cat Painting Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Miami, FL
Hand carved Gold Leaf framed signed Vintage Regency Figurative Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Spanish Girl with Black Hair wearing a Summer Hat, black Eyes, holding her gray Cat...
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Late 20th Century Spanish Regency Paintings

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Gold Leaf

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

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 Fruitwood Frame, a Yellow Wasp Study
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original British School Regency Period watercolor study of a yellow-jacket wasp, mounted in a Georgian Period fruitwood frame – circa 1825-1835. These watercolors were largely p...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Paintings

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Fruitwood, Paper

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

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...
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Late 20th Century Regency Paintings

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Metal

Vintage Regency Original Oil Portrait
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage original oil portrait. A beautifully colored composition of a dashing gentleman. Signed by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Be...
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Mid-20th Century North American Regency Paintings

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Paint

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

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

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...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Paintings

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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

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

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

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Wood, Paint

Vintage Regency Original Oil Portrait if Young Girl Signed Farnsworth
Located in west palm beach, FL
Gorgeous vintage original oil portrait. A beautiful composition of a young girl. Signed by the artist Farnsworth. Acquired from a Florida estate.
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Mid-20th Century North American Regency Paintings

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Vintage Regency Signed and Dated 1961 Original Oil Portrait of Mother & Daughter
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage original oil portrait. A stunning composition of a mother and daughter. Brilliant cool colors and a lot of icy attitude. Fabulous. Instant chic family! Signed and d...
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1960s North American Vintage Regency Paintings

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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

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

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

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

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Metal

Portrait Miniature of Sir George Douglas, Baronet by J.C.D. Engleheart, 1821
By John Cox Dillman Engleheart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A very fine likeness of handsome nobleman Sir George Douglas, inscribed on the reverse "Engelheart fecit 1824 London." The painting is contained in a beautifully cast bronze doré frame with the sitter's name engraved...
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1820s English Antique Regency Paintings

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Bronze

Pair of Early 19th Century Paintings
Located in Martlesham, GB
A lovely pair of early 19th century paintings of flowers within a gilt and red border, some paint loss and in later frames but very decorative, circa 1820.
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1820s English Antique Regency Paintings

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Glass

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

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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

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

Regency Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Buchanan, MI
Very nice Regency portrait of a handsome gentleman, unframed. Please note we have a large selection of portraiture including gentleme...
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19th Century British Antique Regency Paintings

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Canvas

Early 19th Century English Portrait
Located in Buchanan, MI
Early 19th century English portrait of a gentleman in gilt frame. Circle of Sir Henry Raeburn.
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19th Century English Antique Regency Paintings

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Canvas

Portraits of English Gentleman and Lady
Located in Woodbury, CT
Painted in the early 19th century, this couple most likely came from means, as portraits were not an inexpensive proposition back then. They are dressed conservatively, but beyond th...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Paintings

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Canvas

Hand-Colored Bird Engravings French Martinet-Buffon Ornithological Circa 1790
Located in Katonah, NY
These are beautifully drawn, detailed copperplate engravings from one of the most important ornithological works of the 18th century. They are rare and compelling hand-colored engra...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Regency Paintings

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Paper

Hand-Colored Bird Engravings French 18th Century by Francois-Nicolas Martinet
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer these Individual bird scenes captured on paper in the Audubon bird engravings style. These small, gem-like, hand-colore...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Regency Paintings

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Paper

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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