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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.

Find a collection of authentic William IV tables, armchairs, decorative objects and other 19th-century furniture and antiques on 1stDibs.

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Style: William IV
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,...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Other

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...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Brass

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...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Marble, Brass

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...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Marble

Mid-19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An exceptional quality mid-19th century mahogany miniature center table, having superbly figured circular tilting top, over elegant carved central column and triform plateau base, wi...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Mahogany

1830s 7 Pcs William IV Brass and Steel Fireplace Tools on Marble Stand Set
Located in Germantown, MD
A set William IV brass and steel Fireplace tools on marble stand, Set of 7, Circa. 1830s Set consist of a Tong, a poker, a shovel, two brass toasting forks...
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Early 19th Century American Antique William IV Furniture

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Marble, Brass, Steel, Iron

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...
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1930s Scottish Vintage William IV Furniture

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Statuary Marble

Mason s Ironstone Chinoiserie Mazarine Large Blue Vase
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large Mason's Ironstone Large Chinoiserie Vase, Circa 1835-40. Great as a lamp base or for flowers-the stricking mazarine blue Mason's Ironston...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Ceramic, Ironstone

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.
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1820s English Antique William IV Furniture

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Brass

WIV Style Gillows Designed Leather Upholstered Stool
Located in London, GB
This gorgeous and very functional WIV styled Gillows designed leather stool features deep buttoned cocoa brown upholstery supported on 6 turned reeded le...
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2010s British William IV Furniture

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Leather, Mahogany

Nathaniel Mills Antique Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique William IV English sterling silver castle top vinaigrette depicting Newstead Abbey; an addition to our collectable box collection. This exceptional antique William IV silver vinaigrette has a rectangular form with rounded corners. The cover of this fine Nathaniel Mills vinaigrette is embellished with a scene of Newstead Abbey in high relief. The sides and the underside of the box are ornamented with panels of engine turned decoration, accented with an impressive elongated applied thumb piece ornamented with leaf and bud designs. The decoration to the underside incorporates a rectangular vacant cartouche. Both the base and cover are embellished with applied moulded borders. The hinged silver vinaigrette cover allows access to the original hallmarked hinged, pierced decorated silver gilt grille. The vinaigrette retains the original gilding to the surface and interior. A former Augustinian priory which is known as the ancestral home of Lord Byron. This Abbey, situated in Nottinghamshire, is now publicly owned by the local Council and houses a museum displaying a tribute to Byron memorabilia. Condition This antique Nathaniel Mills vinaigrette is a superior gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional presentation condition. The decoration is very sharp and very crisp. The original gilding is in exceptional condition, in keeping with age. There is some discoloration to the interior of the grille, in keeping with age. Full hallmarks struck to the interior are all very clear; the nature of this piece dictates the location of the part hallmarks to the underside of the grille, resulting in the maker's mark and lion passant being partially visible. Reflections in photographs may detract from this fine example of antique silverware. Dimensions: Length 4.2 cm / 1.7" Width 2.7 cm / 1.1" Height 0.9 cm / 0.4" Weight 1 troy ounce / 30.2 g Maker: Nathanial Mills...
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1830s British Antique William IV Furniture

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Silver, Sterling Silver

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...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Horn

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...
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1830s British Antique William IV Furniture

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Wood

A Stunning Antique English Polished Tan Leather Captains Chair With Castors
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Chair 2025 10 WV A stunning example of an English antique 1830's William IV polished tan leather chesterfield captains chair with brass st...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Brass

A Very Fine Early 19th Century Irish William IV Double Ended Sofa
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine early 19th Century Irish William IV well figured mahogany framed double ended sofa. This superb piece is beautifully hand carved with rich patination, grain and is newly...
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Early 19th Century Irish Antique William IV Furniture

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Brass

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
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1850s English Antique William IV Furniture

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Brass

William IV Mahogany Dining Table with Lions Paw Feet, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
William IV mahogany dining table with lions paw feet, 19th century. Exceptionally well built late 19th century mahogany dining table. This ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Mahogany

Single Fusee Carriage Timepiece By Thomas Cole and James Cole, Retailed By Hunt
Located in Amersham, GB
A miniature carriage clock timepiece by Thomas Cole and his brother James Fergusson Cole. The eight day single fusee movement with english lever escapement. The case is decorated with the ‘Rose and Trellis’ pattern as seen on another of Coles clocks retailed by Edward Dent with the same handle and case construction ( JB Hawkins, “The Hawkins Pictorial Survey of Cole Clocks...
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1840s English Antique William IV Furniture

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Brass, Steel, Ormolu

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...
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1840s English Antique William IV Furniture

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Brass

Fine William 1v Period Rosewood Chiffonier
By King Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine William 1v Period Rosewood Chiffonier William 1v period dates 1830-1837 Two tier shelf back with carved tulip detail, Supported by pair Carved Swan neck shaped scroll supports,...
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1830s British Antique William IV Furniture

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Rosewood

A William IV Mahogany Three Tier Etagere
Located in Reepham, GB
A fine mid-19th-century three-tier mahogany etagere, with highly sculptural end-supports, raised on porcelain castors.England, circa 1840
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19th Century Antique William IV Furniture

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Mahogany

William IV period sterling silver Melon pattern coffee pot by Barnards - 1834
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1834 by Edward, Edward Junior, John William Barnard, this handsome, Antique, William IV period, Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, is in the 'Melon' design, an...
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture

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Sterling Silver

William IV Burr Elm And Ebony Center Table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular tilt top with elaborate burl and ebony circular sawtooth inlay. Turned octagonal support and tripartite base with carved scroll feet.
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture

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Ebony, Elm

William IV Velvet Scroll Arm Library Slipper Chair In The Manner of Gillows
Located in Reading, Berkshire
William IV Scroll Arm Button Back Library Slipper Armchair With Purple Velvet Button Back Upholstery upon Porcelain & Brass Castors In The Manner of Gillows Extra dimensions Depth o...
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19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture

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Brass

Mason s Ironstone Japan Pattern Vases, a Pair
Located in Downingtown, PA
Mason's ironstone Japan pattern pair of vases, circa 1830-1840. The vases are decorated in an imari palette with scroll handles highlighted in tu...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Ironstone

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, ...
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Early 19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture

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Rosewood

19th century William IV carved mahogany pole screen
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century william iv mahogany pole screen, circa 1830 Framed original tapestry depicting a young lady outside with a dog. Frame with gilt slip. Supported by a turned and carved s...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Tapestry, Glass, Mahogany

Oak Tall Case Clock with Brass and Nickel Dial
Located in Woodbury, CT
An English long case clock with swan neck pediment and column supports. The case has inlaid quarter columns, mahogany crossbanding arch door an...
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19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture

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Brass, Nickel

W1V Mahogany carved leather Library Chair
By King Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
W1V Mahogany & carved leather Library Chair William 1V period 1830-1837 Mahogany frame, with open scroll arms carved detail on front. Deep Butto...
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1830s Antique William IV Furniture

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Leather, Mahogany

William IV period sterling silver kettle made in 1831 1833 by Barnards
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1831 & 1833 by Edward, Edward Junior, John & William Barnard, this handsome, Antique, William IV period, Sterling Silver Kettle, is in the 'Melon' shape, and ...
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture

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Sterling Silver

English William IV Style Tilt Top Walnut Center Table for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine English William IV style center table veneered in honeyed brown walnut with striking figuring at the center of a circular tilt top with a beveled edge. Raised on an elegantly ...
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Early 19th Century Antique William IV Furniture

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Walnut

William IV Overmantel Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine William IV rose and giltwood overmantel mirror of severe architectural form, the arched frame of nicely figured timber and having an ogee molded liner with original water gildin...
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture

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Rosewood

English Lead Figural Lady Garden Statue Standing on Squared Plinth, circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
English lead figural lady garden statue standing on squared plinth. mid 19th century.
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1850s English Antique William IV Furniture

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Lead

English Monumental Polished Steel Bone Carving Set, Hallmarks S.H, Circa 1835
By Samuel Harwood
Located in Charleston, SC
English monumental polished steel carving set with inlaid eagle bone handles depicting E. pluribus unum motto. Stamped with Hallmarks in Silver S.H. Samue...
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture

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Sterling Silver, Steel

A William IV Mahogany drop leaf small side table with two drawers and side hatch
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful and exceptionally well looked after small William IV drop leaf side table hand carved from solid Mahogany with book matched top and drop leaves, two small drawers...
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1830s British Antique William IV Furniture

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Marble, Brass

Antique British Colonial West Indies Mahogany Sideboard or Server
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century British colonial sideboard handcrafted in mahogany featuring a dramatic backsplash with ocean inspired carvings on a case with three drawers, carved acanthus le...
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19th Century Bajan Antique William IV Furniture

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Mahogany

Fantastic quality Antique William IV rosewood card table
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality Antique William IV rosewood card table with a fine quality figured rosewood top that lifts up and smiles to reveal a green baize interior, super carved frieze suppo...
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19th Century Antique William IV Furniture

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Rosewood

Gothic oak chest of drawers decorated with carved masks and columns
Located in London, GB
A mid 19th century Gothic revival pollard oak chest of drawers, with carved masks and columns, on bun feet. Four drawers. Brass patent locks stamped with WR royal cipher...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Oak

Druce Co English William IV Mahogany Hall Table Console Table
Located in High Peak, GB
K0627  Elegant English, 19th century hall table in mahogany, having figured mahogany, shaped and moulded upstand to the back, figured mahogany top and figured mahogany frieze drawer,...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Mahogany

English Bracket Clock, 19th Century William lV Period
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century William lV period English bracket clock. William IV mahogany bracket clock, L. H. Samuel and Co., Liverpool, circa 1830. 8 inch painted dial ...
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19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique William IV Furniture

W1V Period Mahogany Carved Lamp Table
By King Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine William 1V Period Mahogany Carved Lamp Table Circular dish Shaped top, 34cm diameter Pedestal with Tulip carved detail Triform shaped platform base, 3 Carved Scroll shaped feet ...
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1830s British Antique William IV Furniture

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Mahogany

William IV Mahogany Dining Table, Thomas Treherne 1835-1842
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
An impressive William IV figured mahogany extending dining table dating to the 1830s . This table comes with provenance and is stamped with the makers details . The table was ori...
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1830s British Antique William IV Furniture

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Mahogany

Pair of English Mahogany Pedestal Hinged Game Tables on Brass Casters, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English mahogany foliage pedestal hinged game tables with flanking scrolled corners, gadrooned skirts, baize card playing surfaces, open interiors for storage, and resting bun feet with the original brass casters, Early 19th century. Pair of Game Tables...
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1820s English Antique William IV Furniture

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Brass

William IV Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English gilt bronze 12-light chandelier, in the manner of Thomas Messenger of Birmingham, having chased foliate crown, over four chains supporting scrolled foliate arms, th...
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture

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Bronze

Antique William IV Leather Mahogany Library Chair With Athenian Carved Wood
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Elegant William IV Leather Mahogany Library Chair With Athenian Carved Wood And Brass Studded Detailing Upon Brass Castors 1800's
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19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture

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Brass

Set of Four Animal Stone Lithographs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing set of four 19th century hand colored stone lithographs depicting animal species by the prolific Swiss artist and print maker Karl Joseph Brodtmann. Presented under glass ...
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique William IV Furniture

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Mahogany

Group of Three Framed Antique Watercolors of Birds, Priced Individually
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty group of three 19th Century watercolors on paper of exotic birds including parrots and a toucan executed in a naturalist style, signed E A Roper, dated 1833 to 1845 and present...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Paint

Antique English 19th Century Mahogany Freestanding Full Length Floor Mirror
Located in London, GB
Antique English William IV Mahogany Framed Freestanding Full Length Mirror C.1830 With turned columns on claw supports and marble base. Handsome example, presented in very good condi...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Mirror, Mahogany

Pair of Antique English Tufted Red Faux Leather Club Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome pair of lady and gentleman William IV English club chairs handcrafted in mahogany featuring alluring red faux leather button tufted upholstery, elegant arms, and turned fron...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Leather

Very Fine Set of Steel Fire Tools
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine set of William IV polished steel fire tools having facet cut edges, the finials of stylized poppy head design, the shovel with pierced decorati...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Steel

English Brass Decorative Acanthus Circular Glass Hanging Hall Lantern, C. 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass circular hanging hall lantern with a centered cluster acanthus ring, four floral acanthus upper finials, upper decorative filigree and flor...
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1840s English Antique William IV Furniture

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Brass

W1v Period Mahogany Circular Adjustable Dressing Mirror
Located in Dereham, GB
W1V Period Mahogany circular adjustable Dressing Mirror William 1V period 1830-1837 Replaced mirror glass, with Circular moulded frame, carved scroll detailed surround, Brass Adjust...
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1830s British Antique William IV Furniture

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Mahogany

William 1V period Mahogany Lamp Table
Located in Dereham, GB
William 1V Period 1830-37 Mahogany Lamp Table Rectangular top with thumb mould edge Thin Mahogany Frieze Turned & Tulip Carved Column Quadruple Shaped Platform Base With Turned Bun S...
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1830s British Antique William IV Furniture

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Mahogany

19th Century English Mahogany Dining Table, likely by Gillows
Located in Richmond, VA
Impressive size and scale on this period 19th century English mahogany dining table, likely by made by Gillows in the 1st half of the 19th century. The table comes together similarly...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Mahogany

Antique William IV Gillows Carved Rosewood Tilt Top Tripod Table Fire Screen
Located in King s Lynn, GB
Made by one of Britain’s most esteemed cabinet-making firms, this is a fine antique English William IV (1830–1837) rosewood carved tilt top tripod table fire screen, executed in the ...
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Early 19th Century British Antique William IV Furniture

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Brass

Fine Set of Bronze and Steel Fire Tools
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine set of bronze and steel firetools, the bronze handles with foliage and vine pattern and button finial over simple shafts, the shaped shovel with acanthus leaf and strapwork pier...
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1830s English Antique William IV Furniture

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Bronze, Steel

Pair of William IV Card Tables
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of William IV card tables. Solid and veneered rosewood with classical carved decoration.
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Walnut

A William IV 19th Century Opaline Glass White Table or Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1840 An unusual mid nineteenth century white opaline glass column lamp with gilt bronze mounts and unusual onion shaped cowl shade. Total height 57.00cm Width of ba...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Ormolu

English William IV Stickware Tunbridge Rosewood Stationery Box c.1835
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome piece of early Tunbridge Ware dating to around 1835, William IV in era. Made from wood this small stationery box is decorated with intricate Tunbridge Stickware inlay. The interior has been professionally re-lined in a handsome hand-marbled paper; the size of the interior would suit...
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1830s British Antique William IV Furniture

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Wood

English William IV Bookcase c1840
Located in High Peak, GB
K0289 Very attractive William IV / early Victorian two door rosewood sideboard of unusually narrow proportions, having oversailing top with stunning rosewood grain above an oak lined...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Furniture

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Wood

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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