Regency Gueridon
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 Gueridon
Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Gueridon
Marble, Brass
1970s French Vintage Regency Gueridon
Brass, Chrome
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Gueridon
Mahogany
1940s French Vintage Regency Gueridon
Marble, Brass, Steel
1960s French Vintage Regency Gueridon
Brass, Steel
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Gueridon
Brass
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Regency Gueridon
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Breccia Marble, B...
1940s French Vintage Regency Gueridon
Steel
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Regency Gueridon
Oak, Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Regency Gueridon
Walnut
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Gueridon
Gold Leaf, Brass
Early 20th Century French Regency Gueridon
Iron
Late 20th Century French Regency Gueridon
Brass
1960s French Vintage Regency Gueridon
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Italian Regency Gueridon
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Nickel
1960s French Vintage Regency Gueridon
Beech
1890s French Antique Regency Gueridon
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Regency Gueridon
Iron, Metal, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century European Regency Gueridon
Maple
Mid-20th Century French Regency Gueridon
Brass, Steel
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Gueridon
Marble, Metal, Brass, Chrome
1970s French Vintage Regency Gueridon
Brass
Early 20th Century Asian Regency Gueridon
Brass
Late 20th Century Regency Gueridon
Metal
Late 20th Century Regency Gueridon
Stone, Brass, Steel
20th Century French Regency Gueridon
Granite, Marble, Bronze
20th Century Regency Gueridon
Marble, Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage Regency Gueridon
Brass
1980s American Vintage Regency Gueridon
Marble, Brass
1860s English Antique Regency Gueridon
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Gueridon
Brass, Iron
1990s North American Regency Gueridon
Iron
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Gueridon
Wood
Early 2000s French Regency Gueridon
Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Regency Gueridon
Mahogany