Regency Seating
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.
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Seating
Wood
20th Century English Regency Seating
Leather, Hardwood
Early 20th Century English Regency Seating
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Regency Seating
Upholstery, Cane
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Other
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Metal
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Upholstery, Rope, Wood
1830s British Antique Regency Seating
Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique Regency Seating
Leather, Walnut
20th Century English Regency Seating
Leather, Hardwood
1820s British Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
1820s British Antique Regency Seating
Velvet, Walnut
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Goatskin, Leather, Cane
1950s American Vintage Regency Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Seating
Cherry
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Seating
Wood, Paint, Faux Bamboo, Pine
1820s English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Brass
1980s Vintage Regency Seating
Cotton, Wood
20th Century Regency Seating
Mahogany
20th Century English Regency Seating
Leather, Beech
20th Century American Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
Early 2000s American Regency Seating
Mahogany, Maple
1810s British Antique Regency Seating
Brass
1950s Vintage Regency Seating
Cotton, Rosewood
Early 19th Century Scottish Antique Regency Seating
Walnut
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Seating
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Brass
Late 20th Century American Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Vintage Regency Seating
Fruitwood, Cotton
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Seating
Ebony, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Seating
Leather, Wood
2010s Regency Seating
Fabric, Mahogany
2010s Philippine Regency Seating
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Regency Seating
Mahogany
Early 2000s American Regency Seating
Mohair, Walnut
1830s English Antique Regency Seating
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Seating
Brass, Wrought Iron
1980s Vintage Regency Seating
Mahogany
1960s American Vintage Regency Seating
Faux Bamboo, Cane, Walnut
20th Century English Regency Seating
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Seating
Upholstery, Hardwood, Paint
Early 20th Century English Regency Seating
Mahogany
1960s American Vintage Regency Seating
Metal
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Damask, Fruitwood
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Cane, Pine, Lacquer
1820s British Antique Regency Seating
Leather, Rosewood
20th Century Regency Seating
Leather
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Other
1810s English Antique Regency Seating
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
19th Century English Antique Regency Seating
Wood, Cane





