Regency Furniture
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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Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Chenille, Wood
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Rosewood, Zebra Wood, Amboyna
19th Century Antique Regency Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century French Regency Furniture
Bronze
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Ironstone
1950s English Vintage Regency Furniture
Leather
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
1920s Vintage Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1810s English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
1810s English Antique Regency Furniture
Rosewood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1810s Antique Regency Furniture
Walnut
1810s English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Furniture
Leather, Oak
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
Early 1800s English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Marble, Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Iron
1920s Vintage Regency Furniture
Beech
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Marble
1810s English Antique Regency Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Cut Glass
20th Century English Regency Furniture
Hardwood, Satinwood, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Regency Furniture
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century British Regency Furniture
Brass
1830s English Antique Regency Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Wood
1980s Vintage Regency Furniture
Wood
1810s English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
1810s British Antique Regency Furniture
Silver
Early 1900s Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century European Antique Regency Furniture
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Pine
1980s Vintage Regency Furniture
Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Irish Regency Furniture
Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Furniture
Wood, Leather
1880s English Antique Regency Furniture
Brass, Steel
Early 1800s British Antique Regency Furniture
Wood
20th Century British Regency Furniture
Brass
Early 1800s English Antique Regency Furniture
Leather
20th Century Regency Furniture
Leather
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Bronze
1980s Vintage Regency Furniture
Walnut
19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Composition
Early 19th Century European Antique Regency Furniture
Rosewood
1960s Vintage Regency Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
1980s Vintage Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1820s British Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Rosewood





