Regency Armchairs
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
Regency White and Gilt Painted Caned Armchair
Located in Astoria, NY
Regency White and Gilt Painted Caned Arm Chair, with plaid seat cushion.
32.5" H x 21" W x 21" D; arm: 25.5" H; seat: 17.5" H.
Provenance: From a 955 Fifth Avenue Apartment.
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of Regency English Painted Armchairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of English Regency armchairs with original paintwork and decorative tops.
With signs of later paintwork to back leg of one. The chairs would have originally been caned but have ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
$4,686 / set
English Regency Caned Open Arm Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very decorative early 19th century English Regency open arm chair that retains its original painted surface. The seat caning has an ol...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood, Paint
18th Century Regency Library Armchair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A good quality early 19th century simulated rosewood
Regency period library armchair having elegant scrolling
Arms over X framed end supports with ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Pair of French Regency Style Fauteuils Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant pair of French Regency style fauteuils armchairs reflects the refinement and grandeur of neoclassical design, making them perfect additions to both traditional and trans...
Category
20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,116 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Regency Style Giltwood Armchair
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique giltwood armchair, in the fabulous Regency style, and early 20th century in date.
The gilded chair has been beautifully carved with reeded lines and medallion plaques. The arms and supports scroll out in exaggerated curves which support the lime green upholstered back and seat.
Add a touch of class to your home with this exceptional antique armchair.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully restored and reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 73 x width 60 x depth 49.
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 feet, 5 inches x width 2 feet x depth 1 foot, 7 inches.
Regency Furniture.
During the Regency period it was fashionable to copy the classical furniture of the Roman and Greek times. Furniture had stopped evolving in design and had moved back to classical forms. The Pioneer designers who represented this period were:
Thomas Hope (1770-1831), George Smith (1804-28), Henry Holland (1745-1806)c
George IV had a major influence over the furniture makers of the time.
This period saw the introduction of brass to wood from the previous marquetry that had been originally used. The sofa table was also introduced.
The main features of the Regency period furniture...
Category
1910s English Vintage Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Pair of English Regency Style Carved Black and Gilt Cane Back Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Regency style (20th century) armchairs with black and gilt painted wooden frames with carved detail, cane seat backs, light yellow and gold seat...
Category
20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Set of Four English Regency Style Armchairs with Rams Heads
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic set of four lacquer ebonized armchairs or dining chairs featuring neoclassical pewter ram's head finials on the chair rail ends. Crafted in the Eng...
Category
20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Pewter
Pair C19th Mahogany
Leather Elbow chairs
By King
Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
Pair C19th Mahogany & Leather Elbow chairs
Bar Back,
Pair Scroll open elbows
Recently deep buttoned upholstered seats,
leather coloured to chestnut
Pair Splayed back legs
Pair Turne...
Category
1830s British Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$1,480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Two Regency Style Armchairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
Classic English style ebonized and parcel-gilt occasional chair, the reeded, turned and bar top rail above a pierced trellis back, the upholstered drop-in seat between down swept cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$4,914 / set
Pair of English Regency Serpentine Painted Arm Chairs. Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Regency serpentine splat back hand painted arm chairs with floral ribbon, swags, tassels, and medallion motif. Pair has scrolled ar...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Paint, Upholstery
Vintage Regency Upholstered Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional pair of vintage regency arm chairs. Each feature a floral upholstery with a wooden frame.
Category
1990s American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$556 Sale Price / set
20% Off
English Regency Leather Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency mahogany tub form library style arm chair with a brown leather upholstered seat and back having brass nail head trim.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Fantastic Pair of Gilded Rams Head French Carved Walnut Armchairs Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fantastic pair of gilded ram’s head French carved walnut armchairs, circa 1920, exudes elegance, strength, and timeless sophistication. Each chair is crafted from solid walnut, ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Regency Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$1,996 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Regency Style Cast Aluminum Spade Back Saber Leg Chair by Veneman - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian Regency Style Cast Aluminum Spade Back Saber Leg Chairs by Veneman Furniture - Pair. Item features a unique spade back, cast aluminum construc...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Regency Style Mahogany Armchair
By Thomas Hope
Located in Astoria, NY
Regency Style Mahogany Armchair, in the manner of Thomas Hope, with pierced back splat on fluted X-frame conjoined by two stretchers. 36.5" H x 24" W x 18" D; seat: 18" H. Provenance...
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$550 Sale Price
42% Off
English Regency Caned Child
s Chair on Stand
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency child's chair featuring a curved crest rail resting on turned supports with open space for a safety bar (not included), and a caned back and seat. The chair's front l...
Category
18th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of English Regency Red Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Regency style (19th cent) mahogany and gilt lion Armchairs with square back and red upholstery.
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$28,800 / set
Regency Armchair in Mahogany and Cane
Velvet Gray Fabric
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant regency armchair in mahogany with cane in the sides, back and seat. Legs with brass shoes,
England, circa 1820.
Loose cushions reupholstered with velvet.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
19th Century Regency Pair of Armchairs in Mahogany Influenced Art Deco Style
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Swedish Art Deco influenced Klismos armchairs in mahogany with inlay brass.
Category
20th Century European Regency Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
$3,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair Of William IV Mahogany Carvers
Located in High Peak, GB
J020 Pair of antique carver chair in mahogany, each having shaped top rail above carved mid rail and drop in seat flanked by open scroll arms, all standing on turned and fluted legs....
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$3,905 / set
20th Century Regency Style Leather
Mahogany Armchairs, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Handsome pair of 20th century Regency style leather armchairs, with olive-green leather upholstery and mahogany frame. They are designed with classic button tufting, armrests lined w...
Category
20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of English Regency Rust Velvet Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Regency-style (modern) mahogany fan back Armchairs with cane back
sides with rust-colored velvet upholstered seat cushions and arm rests (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
Late 20th Century British Regency Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Cane
$7,500 / set
Armchair, England 1st Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
English mahogany armchair with striped upholstery. The rear legs are on brass castors.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Regency Mahogany Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A matched pair of early 19th century Regency period mahogany armchairs, having paneled scroll over backs above leaf carved and lion's head crossrails. The armchairs having lion's paw...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$10,415 / set
Regency Mahogany Armchair, England Approx. 1810 - 1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
Regency armchair, made of solid cuba mahogany.
Back, frames and sides with round bars.
Made in excellent craftsmanship, newly upholstered with li...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$1,268 Sale Price
44% Off
Regency Mahogany Desk Armchair
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The mahogany barrel back with an outscrolled crestrail and a dark red leather bowed seat raised on back saber legs and lion's mask and cartouche-carved monopodia.
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Elegant Pair of Regency Style Mahogany
Chocolately Leather Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful pair of vintage carved mahogany Regency style armchairs with new dark chocolately supple leather upholstery finished with brass nailheads. Elegant sabre legs.
arm height 2...
Category
1920s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Mahogany Open Armchair
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th century mahogany open armchair upholstered in green leather with brass stud decoration, standing on turned and fluted legs, a generous serpentine shaped seat with carved a...
Category
1830s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
French Régence Giltwood Wingback Armchair with 19th Century Tapestry, Early 18th
Located in PARIS, FR
This elegant Régence wingback armchair is crafted in finely carved gilt wood and retains its original sculptural presence characteristic of early 18th-century French seating. The fra...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Tapestry, Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
Thomas Hope Armchair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine Thomas Hope design arm or desk chair in carved mahogany. The design Circa 1800. The rectangular curved tablet top rail above a pierced X-frame splat centred by a foliate round...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$10,552
English Regency Hourglass Wicker Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (19/20th Cent) natural wicker arm chair with hour glass base and cane seat.
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wicker
Vintage Regency Spider Web Cane Arm Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Introduce timeless elegance to your seating with this vintage Regency spider web cane armchair. Featuring an intricately crafted spider web back design and handwoven cane detailing, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Paint
Jennings Regency Library Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine Regency designed library tub chair of pleasing proportions. An unusual feature of the Jennings Regency Library Chair is the laminated wood cross over bar decoration to the bac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of English Regency Faux Painted and Gilt Armchairs, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Regency faux painted and gilt armchairs with quatrefoil and cross hatching splat backs, scrolled arms, and terminating on faux bamboo legs. Chairs have been upholster...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Pair of 19th Century French Regence Fauteuil
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite pair of 19th-century French Regence fauteuils exudes elegance and sophistication, characteristic of the Regence period. Each fau...
Category
19th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Susan Osbourne
La Dance
Library Armchair, Regency Tradition
Located in London, GB
An established model from our current production by Susan Osbourne, this small-scale library armchair is made in the Georgian and Regency tradition, drawing on early 19th-century English reading...
Category
2010s British Regency Armchairs
Materials
Burlap, Cotton, Jacquard, Linen, Upholstery, Hardwood, Beech, Walnut
Pair of French Carved Walnut Regence Style Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautifully carved pair of French Regence style armchair frames in walnut from the 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
English Regency Red Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of 19th century English Regency style mahogany and gilt lion armchairs with square back and red upholstery.
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood
Original Regency 1810-20 Chesterfield Walnut Framed Green Library Tub Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this super rare, original circa 1810-1820 Regency Chesterfield green velour library armchair
A very well made and unique armchair, originally de...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Eight English Regency Painted
Silver Gilt Dining Room Chairs. C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of Eight English Regency painted and silver gilt dining room chairs with flanking scrolled arms, serpentine gilt rods and foliage medallions backs, original ormolu filigree mount...
Category
1790s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Ormolu
English Regency Chinoiserie Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Regency brown lacquered Chinoiserie design Armchairs with dolphin arms.
Restored, ships without seat cushions.
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Lacquer
$27,500 / set
Vintage Regency Chinoiserie Chippendale Arm Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Regency arm chairs. A chic Chippendale frame with hand painted Chinoiserie Seat. Inset cane seat. Perfect as a desk chair or just g...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
English Regency Cushioned Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency Brighton design bamboo arm chair with filigree design and a cane seat under a cushion with a stretcher (AS IS-filigree modified) (similar to Inv. #036706)
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Bamboo, Upholstery
Set of 10 French Regence Carved Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 10 French Regence style (19th Cent) white painted and carved open chairs with cane seat and back. (2 arms 8 sides)
Category
19th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
$27,650 / set
Regency Style Mahogany and Tufted Leather Armchair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Rich looking Regency style armchair having mahogany carved and inlaid back with elegantly shaped arms and tapered legs, handsomely upholstered with a tufted chocolate brown leather s...
Category
1980s American Vintage Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique French Armchair from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Located in Bronx, NY
An antique French armchair from France. A hand carved solid wood frame and brass detailing in good condition. Upholstered in cowhide beautifull...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of English Regency Style Brass Inlaid Oak and Cane Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Regency stained oak armchair with floral brass inlay pattern, carved detail, cane seat, and removable beige tufted and upholstered seat cushion.
Category
20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
American Regency Mahogany Acanthus Foliage Upholstered Armchair Baltimore C 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
American Regency mahogany acanthus foliage arm chair with reeded scrolled arms, flanking blocked carved foliage medallions, Napoleon Bee silk upholst...
Category
1810s American Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of English Regency Style Upholstered Bergeres in Tapestry Fabric
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Regency Style (20th Century) bergeres with curved mahogany frames, scroll arms, leather upholstered backs and armrests, the front and seat upholstered in an urn-theme...
Category
20th Century European Regency Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of 6 Regency Style Mahogany Arm Chairs with Yellow Damask Upholstery
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 6 English Regency style mahogany colored armchairs with yellow damask upholstered seat & back supported on faux bamboo turned legs connected with an x-bar stretcher.
Category
20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
REGENCY BRONZED PARCEL-GILT LiBRARY ARMCHAIR AFTER A DESIGN BY GEORGE SMITH 1815
By George Smith
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, super collectable Regency Bronzed Parcel-Gilt Library armchair after a design by G...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique Regency Period Leather Slipper Armchair
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique Regency Period leather slipper armchair. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1830-40’s.
It is of outstanding quality and is extremely comfortable t...
Category
1830s British Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Pavane Tomlinson Arm Chairs
By Tomlinson
Located in Pasadena, TX
Pavane Tomlinson Arm Chairs
28x28x37
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$2,120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
18th Century Carved Wood Armchair with Original Gilt Patina
Located in PARIS, FR
A large 18th-century armchair in carved wood, distinguished by its sculptural presence and refined proportions. The frame is richly shaped with scrolling arms and cabriole legs conne...
Category
18th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Regence Gold Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Regence style (19th Cent) walnut Armchairs with gold upholstery.
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Gold
$18,000 / set
Pair of English Regency Style Rosewood Faux Bamboo Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Regency-style (19/20th Century) rosewood faux bamboo carved armchairs with open and filigree-carved backs (PRICED AS Pair) (Mat...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Rosewood
Pair of English Regency Style Mahogany Ladders
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Regency style (19th Century) provincial mahogany ladder back armchairs with slip seats.
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$6,300 / set
French Regence Gold Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Regence style (19th century) walnut armchairs with gold upholstery.
Category
19th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$18,000 / set
19th Century Irish Mahogany Library Armchair
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine early 19th century mahogany framed library armchair, the curved top-rail above button back upholstered in leather, with raised padded arm rests and down scrolled arms whi...
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Regency armchairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Regency armchairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage armchairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Regency armchairs 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 armchairs, popular names associated with this style include Chesterfield, Baker Furniture Company, Hickory Chair Furniture Company, and Jonathan Sainsbury. 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 armchairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $495 and tops out at $106,393 while the average work can sell for $4,500.
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