At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal vintage hollywood regency sofa for your home. A vintage hollywood regency sofa — often made from
wood,
fabric and
glass — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a vintage hollywood regency sofa — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A vintage hollywood regency sofa made by
Hollywood Regency designers — as well as those associated with
Art Deco — is very popular. A well-made vintage hollywood regency sofa has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by
Heritage Furniture and
Marge Carson are consistently popular.
Prices for a vintage hollywood regency sofa can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $10 and can go as high as $9,995, while the average can fetch as much as $2,348.
The California-born style of Hollywood Regency, also known as Regency Moderne, emerged during the Golden Era of cinema from the 1920s to the ’50s. Decadent and bold, vintage Hollywood Regency furniture and interiors playfully mix colors like jewel tones and hot pinks with lacquered walls, gilded accents, mirrored surfaces and metallic finishes for maximalist spaces.
Although it involved elements of the coinciding Art Deco movement, such as a preference for clean lines, Hollywood Regency was much more opulent, inspired by glamorous movie stars and the lavish set designs for films being made in Tinseltown. Furniture designers associated with the style embraced an eclectic range of influences, including throwbacks to previous styles of grandeur, such as Rococo, neoclassical and chinoiserie, as well as materials, from bamboo dining chairs to lucite bar carts to sunburst mirrors made from gilded resin. Hollywood Regency end tables, floor lamps, chandeliers and other pieces tended to be small-scale, fitting into an overall design rather than serving as a focal point.
Interior decorator Dorothy Draper led the shaping of the Hollywood Regency style and also designed iconic pieces like the España chest, which was manufactured by Henredon. Virginia native William “Billy” Haines, a furniture designer who started as an actor, contrasted hand-painted wallpaper with Chinese ceramics and Chippendale chairs, while architect John Elgin Woolf imbued his Beverly Hills designs with theatrical details. Paul Revere Williams, a trailblazing African-American architect, was pivotal in defining the look through his commercial projects, such as the 1940s Beverly Hills Hotel and bespoke homes that mixed everything from Louis XV paneling to Georgian architecture.
Find a collection of vintage Hollywood Regency bedroom furniture, tables, seating and other pieces on 1stDibs.