Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
HOLLYWOOD REGENCY STYLE
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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Style: Hollywood Regency
Large Hollywood Regency Polychrome Elephant Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Large Hollywood Regency polychrome elephant sculpture.
Large Hollywood Regency polychrome elephant sculpture or statue. Great whimsical decorative...
Category
1950s Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
Pleasures of the Porch: Ideas for Gracious Outdoor Living Hardcover Book First E
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pleasures of the Porch by Daria Price Bowman & Maureen LaMarca First Edition.
New York: Rizzoli, 1997. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 144 pp.
Idea book for making the perfect porch no matter the style or location.
Includes ideas for areas of solitude, outdoor rooms for parties, and the essentials for relaxation.
For every type of house and for every family's style, there is a perfect porch. Whether you want a quiet outdoor niche where family members can lounge with a good summer read, or a casual front porch that encourages passing neighbors to stop and chat, over the years porch styles have developed that foster these very activities.
This beautifully photographed volume details the porch's illustrious past, from its origins as the portico, or covered entryway, of ancient Greece to its glory days as the elaborate outdoor sitting room of Victorian times. A discussion of different types of porches follows, with notes on the particular character of each.
Suggestions for creating an area for solitude and respite as well as ideas for converting the space into an elegant room for a party include tips on planning for alfresco meals, decorating for festive occasions, and providing the essentials for relaxation.
Pleasures of the Porch also introduces you to the furnishings and accesories of this most romantic of rooms. Bentwood rockers and white wicker settees, string hammocks and wide-striped awnings, floral-washed pillows and heavy Mexican glassware...
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair Hollywood Regency Gesso Finish Nautical Seashell Shape Plaster Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
We offer a Pair of Hollywood Regency nautical seashell shaped Plaster Table Lamps with Harp and Finial.
Recently refinished in off white Gesso.
US Wiring and each Lamp takes a regu...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Plaster
Camera, A History of Photography from Daguerreotype to Digital by Todd Gustavson
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Camera: A History of Photography from Daguerreotype to Digital by Todd Gustavson Hardcover Book.
New York: Sterling Innovation, 2006.
First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First editio...
Category
Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Hollywood: A Celebration Book by David Thomson
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hollywood: A Celebration by David Thomson DK Pub., 2001 - Performing Arts - 640 pages.
From the birth of the film industry in the dusty village of Hollywood 1905, to the computer-ge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Hand Polished Brass Flamingo Figure
Located in Cordova, SC
Beautiful brass flamingo polished to a mirror finish. This piece is in exceptional condition.
Category
1970s Indian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Colorful Painted Carousel Style Rocking Horse
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A remarkable large scale painted rocking horse decorated in the manner of a carousel horse. The white horse with brown mane and tail wears a red saddle on a blue blanket. The rump is decorated with a blond female mask flanked by pink and white dogwood flowers, the breast with the same flowers. With inset plastic colored faceted stones overall. With two brass twisted rods mounted on the white rocker...
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Double Game Playing Cards Set Greek Key Design with Holder Stand
By Versace
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful double deck set of vintage game playing cards in black and gold with Greek-Key design, circa mid-20th century, Europe, possibly Italy. This set of two decks reside in ori...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Murano Glass Rhinoceros
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Murano glass Rhinoceros. This realistic Murano rhino sculpture is clear and gray glass with controlled bubbles and in great condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Talbe Lamp Natural Specimens Shellfish Shells Resin, Original Midcentury
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
It is very rare, nothing usual. Midcentury resin table lamp with shells seafood inside. Crab and Shellfish, natural sand crab preserved in a b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
Sixty Years of Interior Design The World of McMillen Book, 1st Ed
Located in Stamford, CT
Sixty Years of Interior Design: The World of McMillen by Erica Brown.
Hardcover, 1st edition. Binding is tight and and there is no visible wear.
Category
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Italian Gold Gilt Camel Figures, a Pair
Located in Cordova, SC
A fantastic pair of Italian gold gilt camel figurines. Marked Italy on the felted base. One of the camels has some damage to the lower neck. This is pho...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Hollywood Regency Brass Seashell
Located in Houston, TX
Large Hollywood Regency brass seashell. Beautiful table accessory.
Great patina!
Could be polished if desired.
Category
1960s Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Life-Size Faux Elephant Tusk Sculpture
Located in Hanover, MA
A giant faux tusk mounted on a brass laminated platform base. Attributed to Chapman. Stands over 5ft tall. Popularized by Maison Jansen, C. Valenti, Ramsay and Karl Springer 21" x 14...
Category
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
Beaton In Vogue 1st Edition Hardcover Book
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Stamford, CT
Beaton In Vogue 1st Edition hardcover book. Beaton in Vogue
By Josephine Ross. Published by Clarkson N. Potter, First American Edition, 1986. 24...
Category
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Michael Jackson Opus Large Collector Table Book
By Opus Canada
Located in North Hollywood, CA
"The Official Michael Jackson Opus" is the definitive publication about the ‘King of Pop’.
Featuring over 300 spectacular photos, many rare and p...
Category
Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Always Go First Class by Laurence Marks Book
Located in Stamford, CT
Always Go First Class by Laurence Marks. First Edition hardcover. Published by Random House, New York, 1962. Dust-jacket is wrapped in Mylar.
Category
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
English Sterling Silver Presentation Twin Handled Cup, 1924
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Tall reeded handles and tall stem on a raised foot. Hallmarks on one side with an extensive presentation inscription (see photo) for a cruise on the other side.
11.73 Troy ozs.
Mea...
Category
Early 20th Century Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Solid Brass Bracelet and Scarf Holders
By Ralph Lauren
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Solid brass bracelet and scarf holders.
This set is from Ralph Lauren boutique on Rodeo Drive.
Measurements shown are for the bracelet holder.
Scarf ho...
Category
1990s American Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Cruising Club of America Roderick Stephens Jr. Silver and Enamel Plaque
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An important historical enameled silver plaque commemorating sailing achievements earned by the master American sailor and designer Roderick Stephens, Jr. (1909-1995). Mr. Stephens was a renowned yachtsman of the twentieth century. Born in New York City in 1909 Stephens began his sailing career off Cape Cod in 1919. In 1933 he joined the yacht design...
Category
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage Lucite Shell Seashell Mirror Obelisk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely vintage seashell, Lucite and mirror obelisk.
Category
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell, Mirror, Lucite
1970s by Gabriella Crespi Italian Design Hollywood Regency "Boar" Lighter
Located in Brescia, IT
"Boar" Lighter
Gabriella Crespi
Italy, 1970s
Silver metal.
Perfect working order
"Grabriella Crespi" signed.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Presidential Firescreen or Garden Grate, Truman Little White House, Key West, FL
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Presidential outdoor firescreen or garden grate Truman Little White House, Key West, FL
A rare find, with medallions of Dolphins, Palm trees, Bald Eagle a...
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Bronze Faux Elephant Tusks
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of bronze elephant tusks.
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Amethyst Geode in 22-Karat Gold Leaf
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative amethyst geode in 22-karat gold leaf
Shows a old internal repair not very visible to photograph.
Offered at Gallery Girasole.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Uruguayan Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Amethyst
Hollywood Regency collectibles and curiosities for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Hollywood Regency collectibles and curiosities for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage collectibles and curiosities created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, paper and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Hollywood Regency collectibles and curiosities made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original collectibles and curiosities, popular names associated with this style include Villeroy & Boch, Adam Tihany, Cecil Beaton, and Bernardaud. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for collectibles and curiosities differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $35 and tops out at $22,500 while the average work can sell for $515.
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