Regency Boxes
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 19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Rosewood
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Boxes
Brass, Bronze
19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Mahogany, Satinwood
Early 1800s English Antique Regency Boxes
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, Harewood
1830s English Antique Regency Boxes
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Bronze, Enamel
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Boxes
Rosewood
20th Century French Regency Boxes
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Rosewood
1820s British Antique Regency Boxes
Wood
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Boxes
Velvet, Ebony, Fruitwood, Mahogany, Walnut
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Rosewood
Early 18th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Birdseye Maple
1820s British Antique Regency Boxes
Wood
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Boxes
Satinwood
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Boxes
Wood
Mid-19th Century British Antique Regency Boxes
Walnut
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Boxes
Brass
1820s British Antique Regency Boxes
Wood
1820s British Antique Regency Boxes
Wood
Early 19th Century European Antique Regency Boxes
Ivory, Tortoise Shell
1820s English Antique Regency Boxes
Boxwood, Rosewood, Satinwood, Walnut
1810s British Antique Regency Boxes
Shell
19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Satinwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Mid-19th Century British Antique Regency Boxes
Wood
1810s British Antique Regency Boxes
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Boxes
Mahogany
19th Century British Antique Regency Boxes
Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Rosewood
19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Other
19th Century British Antique Regency Boxes
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Brass, Pewter
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Mid-20th Century Regency Boxes
Silver Plate
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Sycamore
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Boxes
Brass
1970s French Vintage Regency Boxes
Metal
1820s British Antique Regency Boxes
Walnut, Cedar
19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Mahogany, Satinwood
19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Metal
19th Century British Antique Regency Boxes
Sterling Silver, Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Hardwood
1820s British Antique Regency Boxes
Glass, Wood
19th Century Antique Regency Boxes
Leather
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Ebony, Burl
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Sycamore
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Boxes
Metal, Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Brass
19th Century British Antique Regency Boxes
Wood
18th Century British Antique Regency Boxes
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Boxes
Brass
Early 20th Century English Regency Boxes
Brass, Steel