Regency Armchairs
REGENCY STYLE
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.
Find a collection of antique Regency tables, seating, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Regency
20th Century Regency Style Leather & Mahogany Armchairs, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Handsome pair of 20th century Regency style leather armchairs, with olive-green leather upholstery and mahogany frame. They are designed with classic button tufting, armrests lined w...
Category
20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Antique Regency 1810 Restored Brown Leather Chesterfield Armchair Reading Slope
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning fully restored hand dyed Cigar brown leather, period Regency Chesterfield Library armchair complete with original mahogany...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 10 Neoclassical Inlaid Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Remarkable set of 10 Regency style brass inlaid mahogany chairs with rosewood, satinwood and kingwood veneers, having paterae inlaid back panels ...
Category
1920s European Vintage Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
English Regency Period 19th Century Mahogany Horseshoe Back Upholstered Armchair
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency period mahogany horseshoe back armchair from the 19th century, with balusters, large scrolling arms, carved volutes, turned legs, petite casters and red upholstery...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Other
1920s Estey Manufacturing Magogany Upholstered Arm Chairs
By Estey Organ Corp.
Located in Germantown, MD
For your consideration is this beautiful, refinished pair of early 20th century regency style solid mahogany armchairs by Estay Manufacturing Co. Estay was founded in 1879 and specia...
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Early 20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Armchair, England Approx. 1810 - 1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
Regency armchair, made of solid cuba mahogany.
Back, frames and sides with round bars.
Made in excellent craftsmanship, newly upholstered with li...
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Early 19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
English Regency 19th Century Armchair in Oak
Located in Lomita, CA
A Regency style carved oak open armchair from England, late 19th century with a modern feel is a design tour de force. The wood has aged beautifully over time and has a lustrous patina. The chair is sturdy and comfortable.
The armchair has a rounded tablet...
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1880s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Vintage Aged Regency Green Leather Chesterfield Tufted Office Directors Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Regency green leather, Chesterfield tufted office chair
A good looking and well made off...
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20th Century English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Pair of Spanish Regency Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Spanish Regency parcel gilt and ebonized lacquered upholstered armchairs with splayed legs.
Measure 23" in width, 25" in depth, 34.5" in h...
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Late 20th Century Spanish Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood, Paint
Regent’s Park Library Armchair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A late Regency/early Victorian library open armchair with finely turned arm supports and turned and tapering front legs terminating in hand-cast brass castors. The armchair is classi...
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19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Adam Armchair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine and important George III design attributed to Robert Adam, circa 1775. The Adam Armchair is carved gilt-wood and upholstered in the client’s own material.
Bespoke sizing, d...
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Late 18th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Antique Regency Brown Leather Chesterfield Armchairs Extending Stools
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of circa 1810-1820 Antique Regency fully restored Chesterfield brown leather hand dyed armchairs with hidden extending footstools
A fantastic looking and well made pair, the chairs have been fully restored to include the leather being stripped back and hand dyed six times this wonder cigar brown colour, antiqued, sealed then waxed
These chairs are very rare and collectable, it truth I've never seen another with the built in leather topped...
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1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century. English. Cane seats. Seat height is 16.5".
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Cane
English Mahogany Arm Chair With Upholstered Seat, 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Regency period ram’s horn arm chair on sabre legs. The chair back has a rectangular concave crest rail morticed between the upper leg posts and...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture French Regency Carved Walnut Lounge Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Regency Louis XVI style armchairs or club chairs
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Carved walnut, with cane seats, and pink upholstered removable...
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Late 20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Eight English Sussex Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
Eight English Sussex armchairs circa 1880-1910. Hand-crafted in ebonized beech with rush seats, this collection represents the work of two late 19th c...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
Original Regency 1810-20 Chesterfield Walnut Framed Green Library Tub Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this super rare, original circa 1810-1820 Regency Chesterfield green velour library armchair
A very well made and unique armchair, originally de...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
RARE ORIGINAL REGENCY X FRAMED RECLINING BROWN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD ARMCHAiR
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite original X Framed circa 1810-1820 Regency Reclining brown leather Chesterfield tufted armchair that has been fully restored
What a...
Category
1810s British Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood, Leather
Classic English Tufted Club Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic traditional English look, this tufted leather club chair is comfortable, stylish and will sit well among both modern and traditional decor.
With deep tufted cushions to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of English Regency Period Early 19th Century Black and Gold Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Regency period painted wood armchairs from the early 19th century, with gold and black décor and leopard style upholstery. Created in Eng...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century French Regence Walnut Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly upholstered with silk velvet and Luigi Bevilacqua fabric. Comfortable.
Category
18th Century French Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
19th Century English Regency Rosewood Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century English Regency rosewood armchair. The whole of the scroll top back and the seat join together in a sweeping curve to g...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Mahogany Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A hand carved armchair, the verdigris brass oval inset and caned back above a silk tie on cushion seat, on spiral turned legs. The original Regency.
Dimensions: 24" W x 22.75" D x...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Regency Style Mahogany Armchair Crafted in Italy
Located in Southampton, NJ
Heirloom quality hand crafted Regency style armchair made in Italy with original tags in rarely if ever used condition. Graceful lines & turnings in the manner & quality of Baker or ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Caned Open Arm Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very decorative early 19th century English Regency open arm chair that retains its original painted surface. The seat caning has an ol...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood, Paint
19th Century Regency Period Klismos Armchair with Leopard Head Carved Armrests
By Thomas Hope
Located in London, GB
A Regency Period Klismos armchair
In the manner of Thomas Hope
Carved from oak, with the typical Klismos construction having sabre back legs, the tapering front legs turned and reeded with baluster capitals; the swooping and curved studded toprail above a scrolling anthemion-carved crossbar; the straight armrests with applied anthemion terminals held by distinctive leopard head supports flanking the caned seat.
English, circa 1815
A seemingly identical armchair can be seen at Ickworth House, acquired by the National Trust in 1956 in lieu of inheritance tax. Another variant appeared on the market, with Temple Williams Ltd, sold circa 1956 to Wilfrid Evill.
Dimensions: H: 35 in / 89 cm W: 24 in / 61 cm D: 29 in / 73.5 cm
Provenance:
[Possibly] from the Collection of the Marquess of Bristol, at Ickworth House, Suffolk.
Bristol Collection dispersed in 1956, […], Private Collection, UK.
Comparative Literature:
Joy, Edward Thomas. English Furniture 1800-1851. London: Ward Lock, 1977, pp. 58 & 83.
Hope, Thomas. Household Furniture...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Regency Carved Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Regency style hand-carved library armchair, with an upholstered and tufted panel back and seat, with brass nailhead trim, scroll arms, on turned, tapered, and reeded legs. With a brown Old English leather...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Regency Ebonised Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fabulously shaped 19th Century Regency black lacquer spoon back armchair. Having a large curved, open back rest, with a central splat, leading t...
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Tufted Regency Style Armchairs by Marge Carson
By Marge Carson
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
Pair o...
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1970s Vintage Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany
Vintage Regency Carved Walnut and Cane Armchair, Circa 1940s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Regency style desk chair or side chair
Circa 1940s
Carved walnut, with caned seat.
Measures: 22"W x 22"D x 33.5"H. Seat h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Late Regency Satinwood and Painted Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Large scale with caned back and seat plus sides in excellent condition with loose cushions , Curved back and scrolled arms raised on saber legs with casters. Steel braces under the r...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Satinwood
Pair of Vintage English Regency Style Neo-Classical Painted Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine pair of vintage English Regency style Neo-Classical painted armchairs. These have a pretty hand-painted decorative design with a caned seat. An exceptional pair that adds a...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of English Regency 1840s Mahogany Chairs with Ionic Capitals and Griffons
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Regency period mahogany armchairs from the mid 19th century, with ionic capitals, griffon arms and paw feet. Created in England during the second quarter of the 19t...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Style Thomas Hope Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Regency style mahogany armchair in the manner of Thomas Hope, the bowed and panel carved top rail above a saddle seat, turned armrests with lions head carved finials, the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Regency Style Leather and Mahogany Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Regency style smoker bow armchair, the mahogany frame with leather upholstery.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of Early 19th Century Irish Regency Armchairs by Mack Williams & Gibton
Located in Dublin, IE
A superb pair of Irish Regency mahogany armchairs attributed to Mack, Williams and Gibton, the arched reeded crest rails above open frames with lattice-work back rails, each with arm...
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Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Regency Library Armchair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A good quality early 19th century simulated rosewood
Regency period library armchair having elegant scrolling
Arms over X framed end supports with ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Antique Dolphin Arm Venetian Grotto Swivel Brown Leather Chesterfield Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this super rare and highly collectable, circa 1830 Italian Venetian, fully restored swivel armchair
What a find! I have never seen another carved with th...
Category
1830s Italian Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
An Exceptional Gilt and White Painted Regency Bergere, attr to Morel & Seddon
By Morel & Seddon
Located in London, GB
An exceptional Regency white painted and parcel gilt library bergere. The carved and decorated areas to mahogany and bearing traces of the original covering - a finest Italian red silk brocade fabric...
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Early 1800s British Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Large and Imposing Regency Nautical Chair Made for the Alliance Assurance Comp
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large and imposing Regency nautical chair made for the Alliance assurance company, the rectangular leather covered back, padded arms and seat surmoun...
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1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Eight Restored Brown Leather Thomas Chippendale Chesterfield Club Armchairs 8
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning suite of eight fully restored Chesterfield tufted armchairs with Thomas Chippendale style fret work carved legs
These chairs are a...
Category
20th Century English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Restored Pair of Antique Regency Bolster Arm Brown Leather Library Armchairs
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely pair of circa 1810-1820 Antique Regency fully restored Chesterfield brown leather hand dyed armchairs with Bolster arms
A fantastic looking a...
Category
1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
English 1830s Regency Green Tufted Leather Club Chair with Scrolling Arms
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency green tufted leather club chair from the 19th century, with scrolling arms and casters. Created in England during the second quarter of the 19th century, this Regency club chair...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Classic Klismos Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
The typical lead time is 12- 16 weeks.
A Regency style classic klismos form armchair with a channel reeded frame on the upper back, recessed back rails with channel detail, and reces...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Regency Style Rams Head Carved Walnut Wingback Bergere Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency style rams head carved walnut wingback bergere arm chair. Item features ram's head carved armrests, solid wood frame, upholstered armrests, finely carved deta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Regency circa 1810-1820 Claw & Ball Oak Framed Blue Leather Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely hand made in England Regency circa 1810-1820 oak framed Gentleman’s tub armchair with Royal blue leather upholstery
A very good looking and d...
Category
1810s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Regency Painted and Gilded Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Comfortable with useable upholstery, sturdy , square back and seat raised on circular tapered legs with spiral gilded fluted design. Casters.
Category
1790s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Regency Armchairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Fine Pair of English Regency ebonized armchairs with classic painted panel splats with matching motifs and gilt decorations. Ca 1810
Dimensions: 21" W x 18" D x 35" H
We are proud of our long-standing partnership with George N Antiques...
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1810s European Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Important George IV Rosewood Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Important and very fine George IV carved rosewood armchair, probably by Gillows of Lancaster and London, of great scale and profusely carved in the Grecian style with boldly scrolled...
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Pair of Armchairs with Red Upholstery of the Regency Period
Located in London, GB
A pair of Regency Period bergères
After a Design by Thomas Sheraton
Constructed from goncalo alves, the chairs with curved backs supported on reeded front legs and splayed legs t...
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1820s English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Other
English Regency Child Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Regency (c. 1820) child size mahogany open arm chair with caned seat and back.
Category
19th Century British Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century British Colonial/Regency Ebony Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
A 19th century British Colonial Ebony chair with carved back and feet. Caned seat with scrolled arms.
Category
Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Rattan, Ebony
Set of 6 Regency Style Mahogany Arm Chairs with Yellow Damask Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 English Regency style mahogany colored armchairs with yellow damask upholstered seat & back supported on faux bamboo turned legs connected with an x-bar stretcher.
Category
20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
English Regency Style Black and Gold Painted Cane Seat Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Regency-style (20th Century) black and gold painted armchair with x-shaped backs, turned top rails and arms, and black painted cane seats.
Category
20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of English Regency Style Mahogany Ladders
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency style (19th Century) provincial mahogany ladder back armchairs with slip seats.
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Klismos Armchairs after a Design by Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in London, GB
A pair of Klismos armchairs of important size
After a design by Thomas Hope
Constructed in a finely patinated Cuban mahogany, dressed with the carved Burnell family crest; rising fr...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Elegant 19th Century Mahogany Neoclassical Regency Style Arm Chair with Stars
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Regal Regency 19th century neoclassical mahogany and newly upholstered grey velvet arm chair having handsome brass stars where legs meet the seat and scroll arms. Brass caps finish t...
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19th Century North American Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Pair of French Regence Gold Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Regence style (19th Cent) walnut Armchairs with gold upholstery.
Category
19th Century Antique Regency Armchairs
Materials
Gold
Regency armchairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Regency armchairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage armchairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Regency armchairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original armchairs, popular names associated with this style include Chesterfield, Baker Furniture Company, Hickory Chair Furniture Company, and Jonathan Sainsbury. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for armchairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $495 and tops out at $106,393 while the average work can sell for $4,500.
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