Regency Style

Regency Style, a late Neo-Classical style in English architecture, furniture, and decorative arts of the period 1800-1830; associated with the time (1811-1820) when the future George IV was Prince Regent and also by extension, with his reign (1820-1830). The style, characterized by lightness, elegance, and refinement, is based chiefly on a vocabulary of ancient Greek and Roman elements that had been made fashionable by Robert Adam in the second half of the 18th century. However, Regency style differs from 18th-century Neo-Classical style in that it moved away from 18th-century purity towards exoticism and greater richness, and incorporates elements of Gothic, Rococo, Chinese, and Egyptian style.