Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
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 Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
1970s Indian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Composition
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Shell, Mirror, Lucite
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Plaster, Wood, Foam
15th Century and Earlier Greek Antique Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
1950s British Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Silver
1960s English Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Composition
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
20th Century Japanese Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum, Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Steel
20th Century Austrian Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Composition
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
1970s German Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal, Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Paper
1970s Unknown Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Silver Plate
1970s Greek Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Copper
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Nickel
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Acrylic, Lucite
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Collectibles and Curiosities
Lucite, Resin