Regency Credenzas
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 2000s Indonesian Regency Credenzas
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany, Walnut
1960s American Vintage Regency Credenzas
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Credenzas
Wood
1820s English Antique Regency Credenzas
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Credenzas
Wood
Late 20th Century American Regency Credenzas
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Credenzas
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Credenzas
Wood
1810s English Antique Regency Credenzas
Brass, Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Credenzas
Brass
Early 19th Century European Antique Regency Credenzas
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Credenzas
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Credenzas
Brass
1850s English Antique Regency Credenzas
Brass
1810s English Antique Regency Credenzas
Marble, Brass
1820s English Antique Regency Credenzas
Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Credenzas
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Credenzas
Walnut, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Credenzas
Walnut
1960s American Vintage Regency Credenzas
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Credenzas
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Regency Credenzas
Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
1810s English Antique Regency Credenzas
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Regency Credenzas
Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Regency Credenzas
Walnut
2010s American Regency Credenzas
Mahogany, Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Credenzas
Wood
Mid-20th Century Regency Credenzas
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Credenzas
Wood
20th Century American Regency Credenzas
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Credenzas
Yew
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Credenzas
Rosewood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Credenzas
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Credenzas
Marble
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Credenzas
Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Credenzas
Rosewood
1820s English Antique Regency Credenzas
Bronze
2010s American Regency Credenzas
Mahogany, Satinwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Credenzas
Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Credenzas
Silk, Giltwood, Amboyna
Mid-20th Century French Regency Credenzas
Marble, Ormolu
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Credenzas
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Credenzas
Mahogany, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Credenzas
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Credenzas
Metal
Early 19th Century French Antique Regency Credenzas
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Credenzas
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Credenzas
Yew
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Regency Credenzas
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Credenzas
Wood
1790s English Antique Regency Credenzas
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Credenzas
Marble
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Regency Credenzas
Marble