William IV Furniture
WILLIAM IV STYLE
It was unexpected that, at the age of 64, William IV was crowned king of England. He had two older brothers, yet the death of Prince Frederick put him in line for the British throne when George IV died in 1830. His reign was brief, as he died on June 20, 1837, but it was a pivotal time of change, with parliamentary reform leading to the present-day constitutional monarchy. Antique William IV–style furniture reflects this period of transition, with forms that bridged the neoclassicism of the preceding Regency style and the more extravagant Victorian style that would follow.
Inspired by ancient Greece and Rome, William IV designs were often more imposing than Regency furniture and featured decorative attributes. There were sofas balanced on lion’s feet and tables with brass fittings. But furnishings of this period were largely marked by straight lines and subdued ornamentation compared to those of the George IV era. William IV had an unassuming way about him and was much more formal, whereas the ruler who preceded him was a king of extravagance. George IV had an affinity for French decor and was heavily invested in overhauling the private residences at Windsor Castle.
Carvings on William IV four-poster beds and cabinets included scrolling shapes, lotus leaves and acanthus, while popular pieces like tilt-top tables and upholstered seating on caster legs provided flexible interiors. Richly toned woods like mahogany and rosewood were used for sideboards, bedposts boasting reeded details and dining chairs with intricate chair backs and turned front legs.
William IV left no legitimate heirs, so his young niece, Victoria, became queen. She would lead an era of taste in which the innovations of the Industrial Revolution allowed for manufacturing showier furniture to fill elaborate interiors. With its comparatively refined forms and restrained designs, William IV style was a pause before a time of radical aesthetic change.
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Style: William IV
19th Century inlaid adjustable fire screen
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century inlaid adjustable fire screen circa 1830.
Fully adjustable shield shape screen, inlaid border with a floral french silk insert. Original pole and brass threaded catch....
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Silk, Mahogany
Leather Club Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A leather upholstered club chair, in a vintage cigar brown aniline top-grade leather with a deep upholstered cushion backrest and seat cushion with rollover upholstered arms, finishe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather
$4,089 / item
Blue
White Tureen
Platter “India Temple” Pattern
Located in Huntington, NY
Blue & White Tureen & Platter “India Temple” Pattern
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
William 1V Period Mahogany Lamp Table
By King
Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
William 1V Period 1830-37 Mahogany Lamp Table
Circular dished top 47 cm diameter
Turned & Tapering Block Column
Triform shaped Platform base
3 shaped legs with turned Patera disc d...
Category
1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair 19th Century English Gilt Brass and Crystal Neoclassical Style Sconces
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome pair of William IV three light sconces feature classical motifs including urn and acanthus leaf designs, and cut crystal obelisks.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Mahogany 4 Tier Whatnot With Single Drawer, Circa 1830
Located in Dereham, GB
Mahogany 4 tier Whatnot with single drawer, circa 1830
4 turned finials on top,
4 tier mahogany shelves,
Figured mahogany drawer front, turned knob handles,
mahogany drawer linings...
Category
1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Gillows Rosewood Turnover Top Card and Games Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
19thC Gillows rosewood turnover top games table, with green baize lined interior, with turned and carved supports, centre stretcher and downswept legs ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Baize, Rosewood
Antique Quality William IV Mahogany Freestanding Five Tier Whatnot
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique William IV mahogany freestanding five tier whatnot with five mahogany tiers supported by four unusual, elegant shaped turned supports standing on turned feet.
A wonderful ex...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Other
19th Century Antique William IV Mahogany Tea/Console Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique William IV mahogany tea/side table having a marvelous mahogany round cornered swivel top opening to reveal a quality figured mahogany inside with a round cornered sha...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Other
William IV 19th century table top writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
William IV 19th century writing slope circa 1835.
Elegant and good quality William IV rosewood writing slope.
Clean elegant lines, come with original mother of pearl cartouche, nam...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
William 4th Freestanding Marble Topped Rosewood Bookcase
Located in Sherborne, GB
A free standing marble topped William 4th rosewood bookcase. The bookcase consists of two adjustable shelves, flanked by two pillars with carved leaf capi...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique William IV Gonçalo Alves Tripod Music Stand c.1830 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This handsome William IV Gonçalo Alves adjustable music stand is circa 1830 in date.
The multi position stand has a rising top X slatted slope / book or music rest. There is a flora...
Category
1830s Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
English Georgian blown and cut glass water/whiskey jug, c. 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Georgian blown & cut glass water/whiskey jug. The jug has a panel cut standing rim with spout & attachment of the upper loop handle joining the standing rim to the globe form...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Cut Glass
English Tole Foliage Fruit Basket Five Light Chandelier w/ Orig. Shades, C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
English tole yellow and black paint decorated five light chandelier with central urn foliage fruit basket, acorn finial, and five scrolled arms with the original slot mounted shades....
Category
1850s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Tin
Antique William IV Quality Figured Mahogany Work Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique William IV quality figured mahogany work box having a quality figured mahogany work box with a lift up lid opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of five original lid...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Leather Hardwood Carved Rocking/ Gout Stool
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century English Leather Hardwood Carved Rocking/Gout Stool
England, Mid to Late 19th Century
Rare 19th Century English Leather & Hardwood Carved Rocking/Gout Stool
England, ...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Antique Metamorphic Console Table, English, 4 Seat Dining, Gaming, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique metamorphic console table. An English, mahogany fold-over 4 seat dining or bridge table, dating to the William IV period, circa 183...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Irish Mahogany Breakfront Wardrobe by Robert Strahan of Dublin
Located in Glasgow, GB
A superb quality and impressive Irish early Victorian flame mahogany breakfront gentleman’s wardrobe by Robert Strahan & Co of Dublin. Made with excepti...
Category
19th Century Irish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
William IV Mahogany Occasional Table circa 1830 with George III Mahogany Tray
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A William IV mahogany
occasional table
circa 1830
together with
George III mahogany
oval tray
The table with flame mahogany
rectangular top on a
round tapering column
and ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
William IV Sterling Silver Newstead Abbey Vinaigrette by Taylor
Perry, 1835
By Taylor
Perry
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1835 by Taylor
Perry this remarkable William IV sterling silver vinaigrette is of a rectangular form with a hinged lid. The 'castle top' lid is deco...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Blue
White Dish Staffordshire Whampoa Pattern Transferware
Located in Huntington, NY
Blue & White Dish Staffordshire Whampoa Pattern Transferware
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Fine Shaped Burl Tabletop with Compass Star Inlay
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English early 19th Century solid burl yewwood tabletop with molded edge and scalloped sides with mahogany and sycamore compass star inlay, the who...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Yew
Antique Irish Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Mantle
Located in London, GB
A William IV period Irish carved corbel fireplace in highly fossilised Kilkenny marble. The pilaster jambs with elegant carved corbel brackets supporting wide and generous mantle wit...
Category
1830s Irish Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Miniature Single Fusee Bracket Clock By William Johnston, Strand, London
By Johnson
Located in Amersham, GB
An extremely small single fusee bracket clock in a scalloped mahogany case. The eight day movement having a half deadbeat escapement with a T bar pendulum with hold fast, is beautifu...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Quality Antique William IV Rosewood Work Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique William IV rosewood work box having a quality rosewood lift up top opening to reveal a storage compartment, shaped frieze and raised on a shaped pedestal column standing on a platform base with quality carved rosewood scrolled...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Blue
White Bowel “Whampoa Pattern “
Located in Huntington, NY
Blue & White Bowel “Whampoa Pattern “
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Outstanding Quality Antique William IV Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Wine Cooler
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique William IV mahogany serpentine shaped wine cooler/cellarette having a magnificent quality fiddleback mahogany serpentine shaped stepped lift up lid openin...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Other
$6,093 Sale Price
20% Off
Staffordshire 8.25 Plate "Whampoa Pattern" Transferware Ceramic
Located in Huntington, NY
Staffordshire 8.25 Plate "Whampoa Pattern" Transferware Ceramic
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Blue
White plate 8.25” Staffordshire Transferware “Whampoa Pattern”
Located in Huntington, NY
Blue & White plate 8.25” Staffordshire Transferware “Whampoa Pattern”
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Blue
White 10.5 Dinner Plate Whampoa Pattern
Located in Huntington, NY
Blue & White 10.5 Dinner Plate Whampoa Pattern
Chip on top left w touch up
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Blue
White Dish, Staffordshire English Whampoa Pattern Transfer-Printed
Located in Huntington, NY
Blue & White Dish, Staffordshire English Whampoa Pattern Transfer-Printed
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Blue
White Footed Bowl With Lid "Whampoa Pattern" Transferware
Located in Huntington, NY
Blue & White Footed Bowl With Lid "Whampoa Pattern" Transferware
Ironstone
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Quality Pair of Antique William IV Carved Hardwood Side/Desk Chairs, circa 1830
Located in Suffolk, GB
A quality pair of antique William IV carved hardwood side/desk chairs. This pair has a very attractively carved top rail and centre splat. They have been tastefully reupholstered in ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Mahogany Leather Library Chair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality mid-19th century William IV period mahogany library armchair of bold proportions having swept and scrolling arms with superbly carved x framed supports, over large b...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique English Marble Top Serving Table or Server
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th Century English server handcrafted in mahogany with a marble top set in a crossbanded border on a three drawer case with brass hardware supported by turned and beaded t...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Blue
White plate 8.25” Staffordshire Transferware “Whampoa Pattern”
Located in Huntington, NY
Blue & White plate 8.25” Staffordshire Transferware “Whampoa Pattern”
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Morning Room Chair, English, Silk Cotton, Side Seat, William IV, C.1835
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique morning room chair. An English, rosewood and embroidered silk cotton side seat, dating to the William IV period, circa 1835.
Exquisite upholstery over a beautiful...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
William IV Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine William IV writing or side table of very clean architectural form, the well figured single board mahogany top over drawer and supported by trestle ends joined by turned stretche...
Category
1840s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$3,500
William IV Rosewood Card Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
William IV Rosewood Folding Swivel Top Pedestal Card Table with octagonal baluster column leading to splayed base supported on scroll feet with brass blind castors , circa 1835 - 36"...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
English Painted Breakfast Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Fabulous early 19th century English painted oak and pine breakfast table with large paw feet and a very thick brass banded top. The top is tiled in a faux slate material. 1830.
Cle...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
A Pair of 19th Century Anglo-Indian William IV Card Tables
Located in London, GB
Anglo Indian, circa 1840.
A pair of William IV goncalo alves card tables, the tops opening to reveal a grey baize playing surface, the bases carved with gadrooning and oak leaves, s...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
William IV 19th century flip top side table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
William iv 19th century palisander work table, circa 1830.
Made from stunning palisander with a rectangular top that rotates and flips open to form a bigger surface. Single silk lin...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Palisander
William IV Sterling Silver-Mounted Wood Wine/Champagne Bottle Coaster
Located in New York, NY
William IV, sterling silver-mounted wood wine/champagne bottle coaster, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1836. Lovely scalloped design...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Specimen Marble Topped Table
Located in London, GB
A Lovely C19th Marble Specimen Top Table standing on a Quatrafoil Base.
Stunning Pietre dure Top
The Top lobed edge with radiating Specimen Marbles.
Category
19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$9,375 Sale Price
30% Off
English Mahogany William IV Carved Mahogany Library Console Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Handsome hand carved Mahogany library table on casters, ,1830-1840. Fine detail carving with sturdy scrolling legs united by stretcher. Dovetailed drawers. Recently French polished. ...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$6,265 Sale Price
30% Off
Period William IV Giltwood Convex Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Period William IV bull's eye mirror, having a convex mirror with black reeded inner frame surrounded by molded giltwood decorated by four applied cartouches.
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Large Antique Reference Book, Public Records, English, Parliament, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique reference book, General Report on the Public Records. Printed in English, a later bound House of Commons record, dating to the William IV period, published 18...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Paper
Early 19th Century William IV Period Rosewood Centre Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Fine Quality William IV Period Rosewood Centre Table with Faded Golden Colour & Patina
This William IV period early 19th-century centre table is crafted from well figured rosewood, ...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Pair English William IV Sterling Silver Wine or Coasters, London 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
A truly exceptional pair of English William IV period sterling silver and mahogany wine coasters with gold wash detail. Elaborately decorated with a grape and vine motif.
Extraordina...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Antique William IV Hall Chairs
Located in London, GB
A lovely pair of antique William IV hall chairs. They were made in England, they date from the 1830-1840 period.
The quality is outstanding, they are beautifully constructed from so...
Category
1830s British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,511 / set
Fine William IV Sterling Silver Vinaigrette by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham, 1835
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The lid and underside showing a fine engine-turned surface, the hinged lid decorated with a foliate cast border opening to a richly gilded interior housing an exceptionally fine hand-pierced & foliate engraved hinged grille. The interior bearing impressed Birmingham hallmark, date mark for 1835 & makers marks for Joseph Willmore...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Laburnum Wood Occasional Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Unusual Mid 19th Century, William IV Period, Laburnum Wood Occasional Lamp Table, Having Superbly Figured Circular Drum Type Top, Over Three Concealed Drawers To Frieze,...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Other
18th C. William IV Style Refinished Mahogany Two Drawer Sewing Table Work Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 18th Century William IV Style Refinished Mahogany Two Drawer Sewing Table or Work Table.
Measures 25" in width, 18.5" in depth and stands 29" tall.
Category
Late 18th Century Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
William IV Rosewood Credenza
Located in Essex, MA
With a three quarter brass gallery shelf supported on columns with mirror superstructure over a top with two adjustable shelves and a plinth base. Sides with brass grillwork.
Category
1820s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
William IV English Oak and Burr Elm Wine Cooler
Located in New York, US
Our English wine cooler dating from the William IV (1830-1837) period is crafted from oak, pollard oak and burr elm and features a hinged top with gadrooned finial, borders with lotu...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Elm, Oak
English Leather Book Hinged Decanter Set with Fitted Bottle
Glasses, C 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
English leather book hinged hideaway decanter set with original fitted interior gilt bottle and glasses, Mid-19th Century
Category
1850s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of English Oval Satinwood
Ebony Inlay Flower Basket Console Tables C 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English oval pie shaped satinwood and ebony string inlaid console tables with central inlaid flower baskets and resting on the original tapered l...
Category
1840s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carved
Polished Cow Horn William IV Portrait Patch Box, England, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 19th-century English patch box dates to the early–mid 1800s and is carved and polished from cow horn. It consists of two carved sections and measures approximately 2 inches in d...
Category
19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Horn
Antique Sphinx 1833 Felix Austin England Gargen Sculpture
Located in Munich, DE
This very impressive sphinx is fully signed and dated on the plinth 'Felix Austin 1833, England'.
This monumental sculpture is made of artificial limestone, an invention of F. Austin.
The sculpture is made for outdoors and is weather resistant.
The plinth is contemporary and custom made out painted wood.
Literature: John P.S. Davis, Antique Garden Ornament...
Category
1830s English Antique William IV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Large Scottish William iv Manner Statuary Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A large and elegant Scottish, lightly veined statuary marble fireplace surround in the manner of William IV. A generous top shelf with rounded corners sits above a stepped full lengt...
Category
1930s Scottish Vintage William IV Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
William Iv furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique William IV furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used William IV furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Mason's Ironstone, Chesterfield, Paul Storr, and PIETRA DURA . 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $130 and tops out at $121,043 while the average work can sell for $4,473.
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