Regency Lanterns
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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20th Century Regency Lanterns
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Lanterns
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Lanterns
Brass
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Brass, Bronze
19th Century English Antique Regency Lanterns
Brass
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Brass
1890s English Antique Regency Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Brass
1990s American Regency Lanterns
Iron
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Lanterns
Blown Glass
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Lanterns
Bronze
1950s Italian Vintage Regency Lanterns
Crystal
1920s French Vintage Regency Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century French Regency Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Blown Glass
Early 20th Century American Regency Lanterns
Bronze
Early 20th Century North American Regency Lanterns
Gold, Bronze
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Nickel
Early 20th Century European Regency Lanterns
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Bronze
1940s French Vintage Regency Lanterns
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Lanterns
Brass
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Lanterns
Brass
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Lanterns
Brass
20th Century English Regency Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Lanterns
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Lanterns
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Lanterns
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Lanterns
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Lanterns
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Lanterns
Brass
19th Century British Antique Regency Lanterns
Brass
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Bronze
Mid-20th Century English Regency Lanterns
Brass
Early 20th Century French Regency Lanterns
Brass, Bronze
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Lanterns
Bronze, Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Lanterns
Brass, Bronze
Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Lanterns
Bronze
1970s American Vintage Regency Lanterns
Metal
20th Century English Regency Lanterns
Brass
Early 19th Century Antique Regency Lanterns
Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Lanterns
Crystal
1920s French Vintage Regency Lanterns
Bronze
1840s English Antique Regency Lanterns
Brass
19th Century English Antique Regency Lanterns
Brass