Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
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 18th Century French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1810s Scottish Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Steel
1830s English Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
1820s English Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
18th Century French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 18th Century French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Limestone, Sandstone
21st Century and Contemporary Northern Irish Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 19th Century European Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century French Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
18th Century Belgian Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble, Marble
1820s Irish Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Tin
1810s Scottish Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1820s Irish Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
18th Century French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 1900s Scottish Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1810s English Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
1950s English Vintage Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Steel
Late 18th Century English Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Mid-18th Century French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Irish Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
1820s English Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
1920s British Vintage Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
18th Century Belgian Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
18th Century Spanish Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Breccia Marble
Late 19th Century European Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Carrara Marble
18th Century French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
18th Century French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Limestone
19th Century English Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
18th Century French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
2010s English Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
Early 18th Century French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Early 18th Century Belgian Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century Belgian Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
18th Century French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Griotte Marble, Other
1880s French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
1990s Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Steel, Iron
19th Century British Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Brass
Early 18th Century French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
18th Century French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Walnut
1950s English Vintage Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Statuary Marble
Early 18th Century French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Granite
18th Century Belgian Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Irish Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-18th Century Belgian Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 18th Century French Antique Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble