REGENCY OPULENCE IS ON THE RISE
In the latest Hollywood blockbuster to hit the silver screen, Reese Witherspoon plays Vanity Fair’s heroine Becky Sharp who defies her poverty-stricken background to ascend the social ladder.
Set in the Regency period, William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel documents an era of opulence that started in the mid-18th century with the onset of the Industrial Revolution.
Lasting from around 1810 to 1830 it signalled the end of Georgian exuberance and the advent of Victorian sensibilities.
Gorgeous to look at and never less than fabulous, director Mira Nair’s version of Vanity Fair employs lavish costumes and ornate production design. Released in the UK this Friday (14 January), it is sure to spark a revival of interest in the era just as the costume dramas of the mid-1990s did.
In terms of furniture design, it was a period that produced some of the most inventive and decorative furniture that has ever been made. With the riches made from the Industrial Revolution and the wealth derived from the Colonies, furniture makers were encouraged to develop more extravagant styles.
Recreating the Regency look in the home is easily achieved. Something as simple as an oak hanging corner cupboard costs only £895 + VAT from Tomlinsons, Europe’s largest antiques warehouse at Tockwith, between Wetherby and York.
With more than 5,000 items in stock at any one time, it is the leading British supplier of antique furniture to the UK and overseas trade. Private customers enjoy the benefits of a trade warehouse without the need to bid or bargain.
The Regency scroll arm sofa (pictured) dates from 1840, and at around £2,500 + VAT, it compares favourably with many high-class furniture retailers, and has been professionally re-upholstered using traditional materials and techniques.
The flame mahogany backrest, and show wood scroll arms hallmarks of the Regency era, while the Egyptian-style carved feet bring an influence from the Empire.
The linen press (pictured) features an unusually shaped pediment with turned corner finials, while the top doors have panels of flame mahogany with a cross-banded edge, and costs £4,995 + VAT.
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Issued on behalf of Tomlinsons by Blueprint PR. For further details please contact Stefanie Riese-McCartney on 0113 290 4270 or email stefanier@jdapr.co.uk
Notes for editors
Tomlinsons has been established for over 25 years, and is now the leading British supplier of antique furniture to the UK and overseas trade.
The company offers antique and traditional furnishings to traders and the public.
More than 2,000 items are brought into the warehouse each month and 5,000 items are in stock at any one time.
Interviews can be arranged with Sarah Worrall, Sales Director at Tomlinsons – please contact the press office.
Images of Tomlinsons fine furniture are available from the press office.
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