William Billy Haines Tables

American, 1900-1973

Plenty of prolific designers started off on slightly different tracks than those on which they ended up, but rarely did they begin their careers in a totally separate industry like William “Billy” Haines did. Before he gained a reputation as a furniture designer and decorator to Hollywood’s biggest and brightest, Haines was himself a star of the silver screen.

After leaving his native Virginia as a young man, Haines earned modeling and acting jobs in New York City and then won a Goldwyn Studios talent contest in the early 1920s. The next frontier was California, where he would go on to appear in more than 50 films. His acting career was halted abruptly in 1933, allegedly because he refused to leave his partner, British footballer Jimmy Shields, at the request of his representation at MGM Studios. Whether it was the fact that Haines was one half of Hollywood’s first openly gay marriage or that there were other factors at play, MGM cofounder Louis B. Mayer canceled his contract.

Luckily for Haines, he had nurtured a side career that kept him on Hollywood’s radar: He was a prominent antiques dealer on La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles. Haines dedicated himself full-time to both dealing and designing furniture as soon as his tenure as a leading man came to an end.

Haines collaborated with the era’s biggest names in architecture and created a desert living room for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco that featured walls made of California Joshua wood and a painting by Georgia O’ Keeffe. He paid close attention to lighting design, employed hand-painted wallpaper and favored featuring Chinese ceramics alongside Chippendale chairs and ottomans for entertaining. His most famous clients included Joan Crawford, Carole Lombard, Betsy Bloomingdale and more. Crawford played a significant role in kick-starting his career when she commissioned Haines to decorate her entire home in Brentwood.

Haines was such an esteemed tastemaker that he’s among those credited with having cemented Hollywood Regency as a reputable design style. (Its origins are owed to influential interior decorator Dorothy Draper.) While he gravitated toward the look of chinoiserie and English furniture, his signature was low-level seating and giltwood accents. Haines’s interior design style was so in vogue that Nancy Reagan became one of his biggest fans and eventually enlisted Ted Graber, Haines’s successor following his death in 1973, to decorate several private and public rooms in the White House.

Find a collection of vintage William Haines lounge chairs, lighting fixtures and other furniture on 1stDibs.

Creator: William Billy Haines

"Gemütlich" Leather Clad Table and 4 Burgundy Brentwood Chairs by William Haines

$75,000 / set

"Gemütlich" Leather Clad Table and 4 Burgundy Brentwood Chairs by William Haines

By William Billy Haines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This collection presents a rare opportunity to own a piece of Los Angeles design history. The house, originally designed by Paul Williams in 1933 was given the Haines touch when his clients a young family of five purchased and moved in in 1963. Haines made appropriate changes to the structure and being at the top of his game, both the architectural changes and the custom furnishings clearly illustrate this. He discreetly added a projection room to the front of the house so that the cleverly concealed projectors made for a movie going experience in the living room. Other Haines touches abound in this, a wonderful and thoughtful interior perfectly capturing a moment in time when life was glamorous. This set still in tact consists of the "good times" table surrounded by a set of 4 chairs, a variation on the "Brentwood" chair with an all upholstered back with channel quilting and biscuit tufted seating. Because Haines had a keen eye for detail the chairs also have a wonderful "cut" in the front legs accented with black enamel. The biscuit tufting on the seats is classic while the channeling on the backs make these unique. The table top is wrapped in tooled Ocher leather and rests on a hand carved base featuring 3 dolphin...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Leather, Fabric, Wood

William Haines Triangular Planter Side Table from His Lorna Lane Residence

$12,500

William Haines Triangular Planter Side Table from His Lorna Lane Residence

By William Billy Haines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This triangular prism form planter side table by William "Billy" Haines comes from his own residence on Lorna Lane in Los Angeles. The house was sold with many of Haines' furnishing ...

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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Metal

A Pair of Neoclassical Style Consoles with Ocher Travertine Tops by Billy Haines

$16,000 / set

A Pair of Neoclassical Style Consoles with Ocher Travertine Tops by Billy Haines

By William Billy Haines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This collection presents a rare opportunity to own a piece of Los Angeles design history. The house, originally designed by Paul Williams in 1933 was given the Haines touch when his...

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1960s American Neoclassical Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Travertine

Modernist Mahogany Dining Table by Billy Haines, Estate of Kirk Douglas

$21,000

Modernist Mahogany Dining Table by Billy Haines, Estate of Kirk Douglas

By William Billy Haines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This exceptional modernist mahogany dining table by legendary designer Billy Haines exemplifies his distinctive blend of glamour and architectural precision. The table is crafted in ...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Mahogany

William Haines, Gemütlich, Coffee Table, United States, 1951

$25,000

William Haines, Gemütlich, Coffee Table, United States, 1951

By William Billy Haines

Located in New York, NY

This charming occasional table clad in green "tortoiseshell" leather has a broad round top with a sloping underside and four legs. The table and legs are entirely covered in the orig...

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Mid-20th Century William Billy Haines Tables

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Leather, Wood

Extendable Dining Table and Set of 8 Walnut & Leather Chairs by André Sornay

$33,045Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 37.8 in W 17.33 in D 19.3 in

Extendable Dining Table and Set of 8 Walnut & Leather Chairs by André Sornay

By Andre Sornay

Located in Paris, FR

An exceptional André Sornay dining ensemble from the 1930s: an extendable walnut table paired with eight matching chairs, meticulously restored and reupholstered in soft camel leathe...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern William Billy Haines Tables

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Leather, Wood, Walnut

Lane Rhythm Walnut Side Table

$1,400

H 20 in W 20.5 in D 29.5 in

Lane Rhythm Walnut Side Table

By Lane Furniture

Located in Highland, IN

A handsome coffee table in walnut, this design from the Lane "Rhythm" collection has subtle details that exhibit a Scandinavian influence. 20"h X 20.5"w X 29.75"d

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Walnut

1961 Lane Acclaim Dovetail Walnut Side Table

$1,250

H 20 in W 21 in D 28 in

1961 Lane Acclaim Dovetail Walnut Side Table

Located in Germantown, MD

A beautiful, clean 1961 Lane Acclaim Dovetail Walnut tiered Side Table. Measures 21" in width, 28" in depth and 20" in height.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern William Billy Haines Tables

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Fruitwood, Walnut

Art Deco Coffee Table

$2,006

H 25.99 in Dm 27.96 in

Art Deco Coffee Table

Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj

Art Deco cofee table professionally stained and repolished.

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1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Walnut

Round Coffee Table by Thonet

$1,121

H 29.93 in Dm 33.47 in

Round Coffee Table by Thonet

By Thonet, August Thonet

Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj

Round coffee table by Thonet professionally stained and repolished.

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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique William Billy Haines Tables

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Bentwood

Contemporary Earthy Douglas 260 cm long Dining Table by Armand & Francine

$12,392 / item

H 29.53 in W 102.37 in D 55.91 in

Contemporary Earthy Douglas 260 cm long Dining Table by Armand & Francine

Located in 1204, CH

The Douglas collection introduces a more brutalistic and robust collection with straight edges. Drawing inspiration from fracture lines and with a nod to their favorite Belgian architect Juliaan Lampens...

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2010s Belgian Bohemian William Billy Haines Tables

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Other

Blocks Coffee Table

$2,200

H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 27.56 in

Blocks Coffee Table

By Chuch Estudio

Located in Mérida, MX

The Blocks coffee table was inspired by the construction context in Mexico, a reinterpretation of an authentic multitask table by mexican workers: cast blocks and a multi-material top. These pieces are hand carved by artisans from the region in mexican stones...

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2010s Mexican Post-Modern William Billy Haines Tables

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Stone

Pair of French Oak Consoles with Marble Tops, Circa 1900

$5,795 / set

H 29.5 in W 56.75 in D 17.75 in

Pair of French Oak Consoles with Marble Tops, Circa 1900

Located in High Point, NC

Pair of oak consoles from France with marble tops. The tops are scalloped around the edge to mirror the bases. The bases have gorgeous hand carv...

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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique William Billy Haines Tables

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Marble

Coffee Table, Centre Table

$6,846

H 14.97 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in

Coffee Table, Centre Table

By La Maison London

Located in London, Park Royal

Louis XV style coffee table made by La Maison London. Rocaille revival style, hand-carved in solid wood, finished in hand-painted gesso white. Deep button upholstery with a raspber...

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2010s British Louis XV William Billy Haines Tables

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Wood

Vintage Regency Revival Dining Table by William Tillman & 10 Chairs 20th Century

$9,918 / set

H 28.35 in W 96.86 in D 42.13 in

Vintage Regency Revival Dining Table by William Tillman & 10 Chairs 20th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a fabulous Vintage Regency Revival dining set comprising a dining table by the master cabinet maker William Tillman, Circa 1980 in date and a set of ten matching dining chai...

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Late 20th Century Regency Revival William Billy Haines Tables

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Fabric, Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood

Modern Walnut Coffee Table

$750 / item

H 12 in W 30 in D 30 in

Modern Walnut Coffee Table

By Bertu Furniture

Located in Oak Harbor, OH

This modern walnut coffee table is made in the heart of Ohio with locally sourced wood. Each table is a hand-made mitered box from walnut v...

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2010s American Modern William Billy Haines Tables

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Walnut

"Xilte" Coffee Table

$2,200 / item

H 16.74 in W 47.25 in D 25.6 in

"Xilte" Coffee Table

By ADN Studio

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

The "Xitle" coffee table is part of ADN Studio´s Volcan collection. This collection seeks to go back to basics. It is a subtle and refined interpretation of the archytypical modern f...

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2010s Mexican Modern William Billy Haines Tables

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Hardwood

Previously Available Items

Leather Wrapped Cocktail Table by William Haines 1940s Custom Design

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H 17 in W 54 in D 24 in

Leather Wrapped Cocktail Table by William Haines 1940s Custom Design

By William Billy Haines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This exceptional custom cocktail table was designed by William Haines in the 1940s for legendary Hollywood director George Cukor, and masterfully crafted by noted artisan Stergis M. ...

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1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Billy Haines Metal and Glass Cocktail Tables for Kirk Douglas

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H 15.5 in W 54 in D 22 in

Pair of Billy Haines Metal and Glass Cocktail Tables for Kirk Douglas

By William Billy Haines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This rare pair of metal and glass cocktail tables was designed by legendary Hollywood decorator Billy Haines for actor Kirk Douglas. The...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Metal

William Haines Modern Table with Tortoise Leather Wrapped Top and Modernist Base

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H 24.5 in W 66.25 in D 24 in

William Haines Modern Table with Tortoise Leather Wrapped Top and Modernist Base

By William Billy Haines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This exceptional modern table by William Haines features a refined leather-wrapped top finished in a rich tortoise stain. Clean, architectural lines define the base, which exhibits a...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Leather-Wrapped Game Table and Chairs by Billy Haines, 1960s

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H 28.5 in W 33 in D 33 in

Leather-Wrapped Game Table and Chairs by Billy Haines, 1960s

By William Billy Haines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A rare and exquisitely tailored leather-wrapped game table and four chairs designed by legendary Hollywood decorator Billy Haines, created circa 1960s for the Beverly Hills residence...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Brass

Brass Klismos Saber Leg Desk Table by William Billy Haines Walnut and Cane 1950s

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H 29.5 in W 42 in D 18 in

Brass Klismos Saber Leg Desk Table by William Billy Haines Walnut and Cane 1950s

By William Billy Haines

Located in Troy, MI

Remarkable and rare saber leg desk table by Hollywood legend William Billy Haines circa 1950s Walnut and brass construction with single drawer and cane...

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1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Brass

Modernist Inlaid Cocktail Table, Designed by William Haines

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H 16 in W 14 in D 60 in

Modernist Inlaid Cocktail Table, Designed by William Haines

By William Billy Haines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This collection, purchased directly from the heirs of the estate presents a rare opportunity to own a piece of Los Angeles design history. The house, originally designed by Paul Wil...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Aluminum

A Unique Yellow Leather Wrapped Side Table by William Haines

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H 20 in W 19 in D 31 in

A Unique Yellow Leather Wrapped Side Table by William Haines

By William Billy Haines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This collection, purchased directly from the heirs of the estate presents a rare opportunity to own a piece of Los Angeles design history. The house, originally designed by Paul Wil...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Leather, Wood

A Bakelite and Leather Backgammon Table by William Haines

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H 29 in W 39 in D 24 in

A Bakelite and Leather Backgammon Table by William Haines

By William Billy Haines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This Backgammon table is of a very rare form and fabrication made for the former Ziegfeld Girl and actress Jean Howard. Howard began her career with Ziegfeld and was subsequently signed to MGM where she appeared in several films in the 1930s and no doubt where she met Billy Haines who was contracted at MGM during the same period of time. in 1934 she married Hollywood talent agent Charles K. Feldman and became on of Hollywoods "It" hostesses. During the 1940s and 50s she captured much of Hollywoods social...

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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Leather, Bakelite

A Paint Finished Cocktail Table with Glass Top by William Haines

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H 17 in W 48 in D 20 in

A Paint Finished Cocktail Table with Glass Top by William Haines

By William Billy Haines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This cocktail table is a variation on an often used Haines design. The legs are cast aluminum and fixed to wood surround that supports the glass top. The table has a signature Hain...

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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Aluminum

A Pair of 2-Tiered Side Tables Designed by William Haines

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H 20.5 in W 24 in D 33 in

A Pair of 2-Tiered Side Tables Designed by William Haines

By William Billy Haines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This collection, purchased directly from the heirs of the estate presents a rare opportunity to own a piece of Los Angeles design history. The house, originally designed by Paul Williams in 1933 was given the Haines touch when his clients a young family of five...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Wood

Billy Haines Iconic Faux Bamboo and Glass Table 1970

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H 31 in W 45 in D 23 in

Billy Haines Iconic Faux Bamboo and Glass Table 1970

By William Billy Haines

Located in New York, NY

Rare and elegant faux bamboo table in steel and glass with brass accents by Billy Haines, American 1970. The table has beautiful lines and an impressive understated aesthetic. The...

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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Brass, Steel

Round Occasional Table with a Brass Inset by Billy Haines

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H 15 in Dm 25.5 in

Round Occasional Table with a Brass Inset by Billy Haines

By William Billy Haines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This striking round table by Billy Haines is a prime example of the quality of Haines' furniture. The table top is fabricated in stone and includes a round 4" diameter inset of polis...

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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Billy Haines Tables

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Cast Stone, Metal, Brass

William Billy Haines tables for sale on 1stDibs.

William Billy Haines tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Dorothy Draper, P.E. Guerin, and Nancy Corzine.