Regency Dining Room Chairs
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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1980s American Vintage Regency Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry
1790s English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Ormolu
2010s Philippine Regency Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Burl, Fabric, Wood
1990s Italian Regency Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Regency Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry
Early 20th Century English Regency Dining Room Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
1960s American Vintage Regency Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Cane
Late 20th Century North American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century British Regency Dining Room Chairs
Brass
20th Century French Regency Dining Room Chairs
Leather
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Late 20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood
1820s Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Wood
1820s Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany, Satinwood
19th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Brass, Other
Late 20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany, Silk
Late 20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood
19th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Brass, Other
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Rosewood, Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Wrought Iron
19th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century North American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Dining Room Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Dining Room Chairs
Wood
1980s Vintage Regency Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Early 20th Century Regency Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s Norwegian Vintage Regency Dining Room Chairs
Jacquard, Wood, Cherry
20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Silk, Hardwood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Hardwood
19th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Metal
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
1850s English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
1980s American Vintage Regency Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Regency Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Burl
18th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Silk, Wood
1980s Vintage Regency Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Dining Room Chairs
Wood
1960s American Vintage Regency Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Cane, Cherry
1810s English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Wood
2010s Philippine Regency Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Other
1810s English Antique Regency Dining Room Chairs
Muslin, Mahogany