Hollywood Regency Easels
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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20th Century Hollywood Regency Easels
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century European Hollywood Regency Easels
Brass, Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Easels
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Easels
Wood, Cherry, Oak, Walnut, Hardwood, Ash
1970s European Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Aluminum, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Easels
Wood, Oak, Walnut, Hardwood
1950s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Wicker
1930s North American Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Brass
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Teak, Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Easels
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Brass
1960s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Brass
20th Century Hollywood Regency Easels
Brass
1960s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Brass
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Nickel
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Metal
1950s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Brass
1950s Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Metal
1940s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Easels
Steel
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Easels
Brass