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.
Willy Rizzo Lumica Clock Bicolor 1970s
By Willy Rizzo, BD Lumica
Located in Cork, IE
UK & EUROPE CUSTOMERS: PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A CUSTOMIZED SHIPPING QUOTE! This is a rare find! We are delighted to bring this glamourous 1970's cubic mantle clock designed by Willy ...
Brass, Chrome
Original 1970s table clock and alarm clock COMFORTIME 3 by Krups
By Krups
Located in München, DE
Original 1970s Krups table clock and alarm clock. Krups Type 672. Made in Germany. The 1970s Pop Art classic in typical red and orange. Clock and alarm functions are working. Quiet a...
Plastic
Aluminum Wall Clock from the 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Aluminum frame with battery movement. Used but still in a good condition, made in Germany in the 1970s.
Aluminum
David Marshall. Brutalist style clock, Spain, 1970s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Sculptural Brutalist style clock by David Marshall, Spain, 1970s. Handmade in aluminum and golden brass. It retains all its original parts. Like all of his brutalist works, David Ma...
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage Clock, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Clock is a decorative object realized in 1970s. A vintage plastic clock. The perfect gift for a jump to the past. Not in a perfect con...
Plastic
Vintage Red Seiko Ship Wall Clock, 1970s
By Seiko
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage Seiko navy slave clock designed during the 1970s and produced till 1990s. These clocks were used on large Japanese tankers and cargo ships. It fe...
Iron
Vintage Beige Seiko Ships Wall Clock, 1970s
By Seiko
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage Seiko ship slave clock designed during the 1970s and produced till 1990s. These clocks were used on large Japanese tankers and cargo ships. It features a beige metal frame, a...
Iron
Industrial Office Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1970s
By Pragotron
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Pragotron PPH 413 is a type of indoor secondary clock. Was produced during the 1970s in former Czechoslovakia. Clock face with white plastic numerals is made from aluminum. Diameter ...
Metal
Industrial Office Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1970s
By Pragotron
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Pragotron PPH 413 is a type of indoor secondary clock. Was produced during the 1970s in former Czechoslovakia. Clock face with white plastic numerals is made from aluminum. Diameter ...
Metal
Retro mechanical alarm clock PRIM, Czechoslovakia, 1970s.
Located in Praha, CZ
Mechanical alarm clock PRIM B70 in Brussels style, typical of the 1970s. It is made of plastic, has a red dial with luminescent numbers and hands. The alarm clock works on a mechani...
Metal
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H 3.35 in Dm 11.42 in
1970s Mirrored Crystal Cut Glass Clock by Junghans & Joska, Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Unusual large wall clock by famous German clock makers Junghans. Here in collaboration with ''Joska Glass'' makers with cut glass roses in a typical mid-ce...
Crystal
Vintage Green Seiko Ships Wall Clock, 1970s
By Seiko
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage Seiko maritime slave clock designed during the 1970s and produced till 1990s. These clocks were used on large Japanese tankers and cargo ships. It features a light green meta...
Iron
Rare Midcentury Table or Desk Clock, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare type - functional
Metal
Anniversary Dome clock - Franz Hermle - Brass, Glass - 1950s
By Hermle and Kieninger
Located in Den Haag, NL
Franz Hermle Anniversary Mantle Dome Clock Model: FHS 921 001 This is a lovely wind up 400-day anniversary clock by Franz Hermle, a worldwide leader...
Brass
Late 20th Century Jaeger Lecoultre ATMOS 540 Elysee Mantle Clock
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Perpetual Motion clock with a glass case framed in brass made by Jaeger Lecoultre, Switserland. Model 540 Elysee. The Atmos is the only timepiece in the word defined as a 'perpetual ...
Brass
Hollywood Regency Style Mantel Clock by Jaeger LeCoultre
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful and chic clock from the famous Swiss Jaeger LeCoultre. The case is made of black lacquered zinc. Bronze dial with enamel numbers. The outer edge is fire gilt bronze. The...
Bronze
Striking Cloisonne and Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in San Diego, CA
Massive Chinese style cloisonne or brass mantel clock enclosed in a four-sided beveled glass casing. Cameo face embedded in pendulum. Very nice working condition.
Brass