Hollywood Regency Garniture
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 Vintage Hollywood Regency Garniture
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Garniture
Brass, Gold Leaf
1910s British Vintage Hollywood Regency Garniture
Brass
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Garniture
Nickel
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Garniture
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Garniture
Art Glass
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Garniture
Terracotta
19th Century Irish Antique Hollywood Regency Garniture
Majolica
19th Century English Antique Hollywood Regency Garniture
Brass
1960s Japanese Vintage Hollywood Regency Garniture
Ceramic
1820s English Antique Hollywood Regency Garniture
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Garniture
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Garniture
Brass
2010s Italian Hollywood Regency Garniture
Glass, Polyester
Early 20th Century English Hollywood Regency Garniture
Brass, Copper
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Garniture
Crystal, Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Garniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Garniture
Metal, Brass
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Garniture
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
1980s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Garniture
Brass, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Garniture
Metal
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Garniture
Silver