Hollywood Regency Armchairs
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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1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass, Wrought Iron
1980s Mexican Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Oak
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
20th Century Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Giltwood, Upholstery, Wood
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Leather, Upholstery, Velvet, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Wood, Paint
1970s North American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Sheepskin, Giltwood, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Wood, Giltwood, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Faux Bamboo
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Mahogany
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Wood
1990s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Lacquer, Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Stone
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Fruitwood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wicker
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Leather, Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Wood
1960s European Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Steel
Early 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Bronze, Chrome
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
20th Century Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Hardwood
1980s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass
1990s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Bronze, Chrome
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery
20th Century Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Rattan
1990s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Cowhide
20th Century Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Wood, Fabric
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Silk
20th Century English Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Textile, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s European Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Hardwood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1960s North American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Faux Bamboo, Wood, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood