Regency Decorative Objects
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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19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Beech
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Shell
Mid-20th Century German Regency Decorative Objects
Porcelain
1840s English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Satinwood
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Porcelain
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Porcelain
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Porcelain
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
Early 20th Century French Regency Decorative Objects
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Siena Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
Early 1800s English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
Early 19th Century Indian Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Bone, Sandalwood, Ivory
1890s French Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Walnut
20th Century English Regency Decorative Objects
Blown Glass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Elm, Rosewood
Early 1800s English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Rosewood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Shell
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Regency Decorative Objects
Concrete, Iron
Late 20th Century American Regency Decorative Objects
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Wood
19th Century Irish Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Crystal
20th Century Irish Regency Decorative Objects
Crystal
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Mahogany, Satinwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Metal, Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Crystal, Bronze
Late 20th Century Regency Decorative Objects
Porcelain
1820s British Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Rosewood, Satinwood
Mid-20th Century English Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
1820s British Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Boxwood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Scottish Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Mahogany
1810s English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
1880s French Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
1850s Irish Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Crystal
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Shell, Glass, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Regency Decorative Objects
Glass
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Decorative Objects
Metal, Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century British Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Bronze
1810s English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass, Steel
19th Century British Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
1810s English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass
1830s English Antique Regency Decorative Objects
Brass