Hollywood Regency Boxes
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.
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1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Chrome
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Boxes
Leather
1980s Philippine Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Horn
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Boxes
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
1980s Philippine Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Bone
1960s Indian Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Boxes
Jade, Brass
1820s Antique Hollywood Regency Boxes
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Hollywood Regency Boxes
Horn, Wood
2010s Philippine Hollywood Regency Boxes
Wood, Leather
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Boxes
Stone
Early 19th Century English Antique Hollywood Regency Boxes
Metal
20th Century Egyptian Hollywood Regency Boxes
Malachite
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Late 20th Century Mexican Hollywood Regency Boxes
Leather
20th Century Asian Hollywood Regency Boxes
Cast Stone, Brass
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Brass
2010s Unknown Hollywood Regency Boxes
Malachite
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Boxes
Leather
1980s Philippine Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Leather
1980s Philippine Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Chrome
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Brass
1980s Philippine Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Boxes
Agate
1980s Philippine Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Horn, Mother-of-Pearl
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Stone, Brass
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Boxes
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Boxes
Acrylic, Lucite
Mid-20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Boxes
Marble, Nickel
1970s Colombian Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Horn