How do I identify a Regency chair?

Regency chairs typically exhibit dark mahogany timber, classical proportions, and restrained decorative elements such as brass inlay. Makers often employed curved lines inspired by ancient Roman and Greek furniture. Many pieces also feature caned panels or leather upholstery suited to domestic study spaces.

Where were these chairs used?

These armchairs served primarily in private libraries, reading rooms, and studies where people sat to read or write. Their enclosed tub shape protected occupants from cold draughts in large rooms. Later examples also appeared in bedrooms, dressing rooms, and formal sitting spaces as occasional seating.

What is a bergère chair?

A bergère is an enclosed armchair characterised by woven cane panels along the back and sides. This French-derived design offers a lighter visual weight than fully upholstered seats. English makers adopted the bergère form extensively during the Regency period for library and drawing-room use.

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Regency mahogany tub armchairs offer curved comfort and classical proportion, bringing refined seating and enduring library style to any room.

Child’s Georgian Caned Bergere Chair C1830

18th century

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Child’s Georgian Caned Bergere Chair C1830

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Child’s Georgian Caned Bergere Chair C1830

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