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.
Schumacher by Miles Redd Villa Wallpaper Mural in Sky
By Schumacher, Miles Redd
Located in New York, NY
Villa is a panel design that instantly creates the look of a tented room. Its scalloped border and chic painterly tassels add instant personality to a room. Tenting ends at 53 ½”. P...
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Schumacher by Colette Cosentino Bisou Wallpaper Mural in Gold
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Digitally printing California-based muralist Colette Cosentino’s gauzy weeping willow painting on a pearlized ground imparts a subtle shimmer to the ...
Paper
Schumacher by Colette Cosentino Bisou Wallpaper Mural in Tin
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Digitally printing California-based muralist Colette Cosentino’s gauzy weeping willow painting on a pearlized ground imparts a subtle shimmer to the ...
Paper
Schumacher by Colette Cosentino Brindille Wallpaper Mural in Peacock
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
In artist Colette Cosentino's fantastical dreamscape of a forest, multi-layered applications of acrylic and metallic paints accumulate into a dark, a...
Paper
Schumacher by Miles Redd Madame de Pompadour Wallpaper Mural in Alabaster
By Miles Redd, Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
English Garden meets chinoiserie in this stunning design, in collaboration with Miles Redd. Originally drawn to scale on French canvas, this vast floral pattern is comprised of two 1...
Paper
Schumacher by Colette Cosentino Chatoant Wallpaper Mural in Blush
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
An ethereal water garden of lily pads, lotuses, and wispy vines materialize from layers of translucent paint in artist Colette Cosentino’s otherworld...
Paper
Schumacher by Colette Cosentino Bisou Wallpaper Mural in Mineral
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Digitally printing California-based muralist Colette Cosentino’s gauzy weeping willow painting on a pearlized ground imparts a subtle shimmer to the ...
Paper
$1,194 / set
Schumacher Amaltas Wallpaper Mural in Blue & Red
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Otherworldly and enchanting, this blue-and-red Amaltas Panel is a wallpaper based on an 18th century block-printed fabric document discovered in our archives. A forest of exotic flow...
Paper
$1,194 / set
Schumacher Amaltas Wallpaper Mural in Document
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Otherworldly and enchanting, this blue-and-red Amaltas Panel is a wallpaper based on an 18th century block-printed fabric document discovered in our archives. A forest of exotic flow...
Paper
Schumacher by Colette Cosentino Brindille Wallpaper Mural in Dove
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
In artist Colette Cosentino's fantastical dreamscape of a forest, multi-layered applications of acrylic and metallic paints accumulate into a dark, a...
Paper
Schumacher by Colette Cosentino Brindille Wallpaper Mural in Carbon
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
In artist Colette Cosentino's fantastical dreamscape of a forest, multi-layered applications of acrylic and metallic paints accumulate into a dark, a...
Paper
Schumacher Amaltas Wallpaper Mural in Green & Yellow
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Otherworldly and enchanting, this blue-and-red Amaltas Panel is a wallpaper based on an 18th century block-printed fabric document discovered in our archives. A forest of exotic flow...
Paper
Schumacher by Colette Cosentino Sirene Wallpaper Mural in Dusk
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Artist Colette Cosentino blurs and blends a twilit sea and sky into abstractions of tonal color for this atmospheric mural, digitally printed in two ...
Paper
Schumacher by Miles Redd Madame de Pompadour Wallpaper Mural in Blush
By Miles Redd, Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
English Garden meets chinoiserie in this stunning design, in collaboration with Miles Redd. Originally drawn to scale on French canvas, this vast floral pat...
Paper
Schumacher by Colette Cosentino Sirene Wallpaper Mural in Opal
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Artist Colette Cosentino blurs and blends a twilit sea and sky into abstractions of tonal color for this atmospheric mural, digitally printed in two ...
Paper
Schumacher by Miles Redd Madame de Pompadour Wallpaper Mural in Aqua
By Miles Redd, Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
English Garden meets chinoiserie in this stunning design, in collaboration with Miles Redd. Originally drawn to scale on French canvas, this vast floral pattern is comprised of two 1...
Paper
Schumacher by Miles Redd Villa Wallpaper Mural in Dove
By Schumacher, Miles Redd
Located in New York, NY
Villa is a panel design that instantly creates the look of a tented room. Its scalloped border and chic painterly tassels add instant personality to a room. Tenting ends at 53 ½”. P...
Paper
$553 / item
H 0.04 in W 29.53 in D 0.04 in
Fabscarte Handmade Hand Painted Wallpaper Wall Decor, Ninfee
By Fabscarte
Located in Milan, IT
- This product is priced per square meter. Please contact us for assistance with square footage calculations. - The lead time depends on the quantity of the order. A perfect combina...
Paper, Paint
$1,328Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 72 in W 21 in D 0.1 in
Chinoiserie Murals Hand Painted Wallpapers on Silk Panel, 4 Panels
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs an...
Silk
$2,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 96 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
Peacock Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Silk Panel
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 3 ft x 8 ft. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be a...
Silk
$258 / item
H 27 in W 180 in D 2 in
Crop Circles Designer Wallpaper in Eclipse 'Metallic Gold on Charcoal'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Our classic geometric concentric circles pattern. Printing: Screen-printed by hand (minimum order and setup fees apply). Material: FSC-certified paper. Trimming: This product...
Paint, Paper
Robo Rail Designer Wallpaper in Tin 'Grey and White'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This adorable children's pattern by Aimée was inspired by trains from around the world, and incorporate her beloved robot characters! Samples are available for $18 including US shi...
Paint, Paper
Fabscarte Handmade Hand Painted Wallpaper, Bosco
By Fabscarte
Located in Milan, IT
- This product is priced per square meter. Please contact us for assistance with square footage calculations. - The lead time depends on the quantity of the order. The absolute prot...
Paper, Paint
$238 / item
H 28 in W 180 in D 0.94 in
Shadowcat Designer Wallpaper in Sphinx 'Metallic Gold on Soft White'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The purr-fect pattern for all the cat lovers, shadow cat envelopes you in a warm feline sea. Samples are available for $18 including US shipping, please m...
Paper, Paint
$2,240Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 96 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
Chinoiserie Murals Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Silk Wallpaper
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 42"W x 81" H. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs and any base ground (silk, tea paper, metallic, fabric and etc.) Price There are 4 panels in the listed photo, price is for 4 panels of 36" wide x 96" high, background is on silk, currently price doesn't include any embroidery cost, Accept custom requires on the sizes, background and painting colors, tailored to any wall sizes. Dear customer, please note: For safe delivery, all the panels roll in a strong tube. Please have the professional installer to install the wallpapers, there is a standard overlap between panels, and a black dot marked on the top and bottom of each panel, please check well before installing. Shipping We do our best to process & ship all orders...
Silk
Fabscarte Handmade and Hand Painted Wallpaper, Batik
By Fabscarte
Located in Milan, IT
- This product is priced per square meter. Please contact us for assistance with square footage calculations. - The lead time depends on the quantity of the order. As the name sugge...
Paper
Hidden in Plain Sight Marsala Wallpaper by Magnus Gjoen
Located in Firenze, IT
Background: Marsala Subjects: Multicolor Designer: Magnus Gjoen Designed by hand in Digital Art Project Miscellanea Graphic dev: Pattern Collection: Racconti Made in: Italy Printing...
Paper
$346 / item
H 0.04 in W 21.66 in D 0.04 in
Fabscarte Handmade Hand Painted Wallpaper, Paul Klee, Musicale
By Fabscarte
Located in Milan, IT
- This product is priced per square meter. Please contact us for assistance with square footage calculations. - The lead time depends on the quantity of the order. The desire to evo...
Paper, Paint
Sample Handmade and Hand Painted Wallpaper
By Fabscarte
Located in Milan, IT
Our samples reflect the same attention to detail that goes into our wallpapers since they are all handmade. The price for the samples is 80 euros (Including shipping costs). If you...
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