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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20th Century American Regency Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Regency Furniture
Silver Plate
19th Century Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
1810s English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Glass
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
Early 1800s European Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1810s English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Regency Furniture
Silver Plate
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Metal
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Mirror
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
2010s Philippine Regency Furniture
Mahogany
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Glass
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Indian Antique Regency Furniture
Marble
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Marble, Brass
2010s Philippine Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Regency Furniture
Foil
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Regency Furniture
Upholstery, Mahogany, Satinwood
1970s French Vintage Regency Furniture
Brass
2010s Philippine Regency Furniture
Mahogany
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Cane
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Furniture
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Furniture
Wood, Leather
Mid-20th Century English Regency Furniture
Gold
1810s Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
1850s English Antique Regency Furniture
Steel, Iron
Late 20th Century American Regency Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Wood, Pine
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Glass, Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century French Regency Furniture
Fabric, Beech
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century North American Regency Furniture
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century Regency Furniture
Fabric, Cane, Wood
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Wood
20th Century Regency Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Canvas
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Paper
Mid-20th Century American Regency Furniture
Metal
20th Century American Regency Furniture
Wood
Early 18th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Birdseye Maple
1820s English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Ceramic, Porcelain
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Wood, Pine
19th Century English Antique Regency Furniture
Mahogany, Giltwood