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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1940s Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Wicker
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Glass, Mirror
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Mirror
1940s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Ceramic
1940s North American Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Wood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Boxes
Crystal, Bronze
1940s Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Glass, Wood
2010s Unknown Hollywood Regency Boxes
Malachite
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Hollywood Regency Boxes
Bone, Shell, Abalone, Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Boxes
Brass, Gold
Late 19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Boxes
Bronze
20th Century Indian Hollywood Regency Boxes
Wood
2010s Unknown Hollywood Regency Boxes
Malachite
Early 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Boxes
Bronze
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Fabric, Mirror
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Ceramic
2010s Unknown Hollywood Regency Boxes
Malachite
1940s Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Crystal, Bronze
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Metal, Chrome
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Mirror
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Boxes
Ceramic