Hollywood Regency Girandoles
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.
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Glass, Wood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
1950s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Metal
1860s English Antique Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Brass
19th Century Antique Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Mirror
19th Century English Antique Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Brass
1920s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Brass, Bronze
1930s Swedish Vintage Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Late 19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Brass
1770s Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Wood
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Metal
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Metal
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Glass, Wood
1950s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Girandoles
Glass, Wood