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.
$1,621Sale Price|25% Off
Franco Albini Style Wicker Bamboo Rocking Chair
Located in Antwerp, BE
A rare Franco Albini style arm rattan rocking chair and features a steam bent bamboo frame. This rare rocking chair was made in the late 1950s-1970s Great curves and good original...
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Style Polished Nickel Scroll Rocking Chair
By Maison Jansen, Thonet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elevate your interior with this breathtaking French Mid-Century Modern rocking armchair, featuring a mesmerizing, ornate scroll design. Executed in a brilliant, polished nickel frame...
Metal, Nickel
$2,079Sale Price|20% Off
1970's Maison Jansen Style Chrome Hollywood Regency Rocking Chair
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern rocking chair for sale. Design in the manner of Maison Jansen in the 1970's. The chrome frame has been polished and is in excellent condition. The original...
Chrome
Mid Century Hollywood Regency Black Lacquered Swan-Neck Gooseneck Rocking Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
This mid-century modern, Hollywood Regency rocking chair, circa 1970s, showcases a high-gloss black lacquered frame that emphasizes its bold, dramatic lines offering a chinoiserie fe...
Fabric, Lacquer
1970's Modernist Maison Jansen Style Hollywood Regency Rocking Chair in Pink
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern rocking chair, in the manner of Maison Jansen circa 1970. This chair is a modern French design. The chrome frame is in good condition. It has some light s...
Chrome
$1,200
H 40.25 in W 23.75 in D 39 in
Vintage Sculptural Franco Albini Style High Back Bamboo Rocking Chair
By Franco Albini, Rohe Noordwolde
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century modern rocker in the style of Franco Albini, circa 1970's. Features woven rattan details and a tall supporting backrest. Equipped with curved armrests and a sculptural ro...
Bamboo, Rattan
Milo Baughman Style Rocking Chair in Black Faux Leather, 1960s
Located in Doylestown, PA
Elegant vintage midcentury rocking chair in the style of Milo Baughman. This comfortable rocker features a solid wood frame with ligh...
Wood, Faux Leather
$982Sale Price|40% Off
H 34.65 in W 47.25 in D 22.45 in
Mid Century Franco Albini Bent Bamboo and Rattan Rocking Chair, Italy 1950's
Located in London, GB
This iconic Albini piece has all the aspects of beautiful Italian design sensibility of good taste and great form making the material create a form that is both beautiful and light i...
Bamboo, Cane
Child’s Thonet Rocking Chair
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Stylish child’s bentwood rocking chair attached to Thonet. This example is in very good original condition showing only light wear normal and consistent with age. Measures: Total H ...
Cane, Bentwood
$1,140Sale Price|20% Off
H 16 in W 27 in D 31 in
Vienna Secession Cane & Bent Oak Scrolling Children Sized Rocking Chair, Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Turn of the century Vienna Secession oak child size rocking chair features an elegant, sculptural frame crafted from warm-toned bentwood with striking fluid curves and elegant swirls...
Rattan, Oak
Old Hickory Adirondack Style Rocking Chair
Located in Freehold, NJ
This old Adirondack style chair features rustic bent hickory wood construction, caned seat, and rocking base. Dimensions: 27w 31d 33h 17sh 27ah Condition notes: Chair itself is in ...
Rush, Hickory
1970's GUIDO FALESCHINI CHROME ROCKING CHAIR
Located in Waxahachie, TX
A sleek Mid-Century Modern Curved Chrome Frame Rocking Chair Upholstered In the original chenille. Insanely comfortable and relaxing chair. Classic look. Will go with many different...
Chrome
$1,709Sale Price|25% Off
H 31.5 in W 27.56 in D 33.86 in
Mid Century Modern Brass Metal Rocking Chair Guido Faleschini Black Boucle
Located in amstelveen, NL
Rocking chair designed by Guido Faleschini 1970. With curved and gilded metal. Reupholstered in a black boucle by Bisson Bruneel.
Metal
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 43.5 in W 22.5 in D 49 in
Late Victorian Oak & Caine Scrolling Rocking Chair by Thonet No. 4
By Thonet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Turn of the century Vienna Secession bent oak No. 4 rocking chair by Thonet features an elegant, sculptural frame crafted from warm-toned bentwood with striking fluid curves and eleg...
Wicker, Oak
Pair of Franco Albini Style Bamboo Lounge Chairs c. 1950's
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury Bamboo Franco Albini Style Lounge Chairs. In Original Condition with. Amazing mid century rattan shell-shaped armchair. These pieces were produced in Italy during 1950s an...
Bamboo
Swedish Rocking Chair in Pink Velvet
Located in London, England
This art deco danish modern rocking chair was produced in the 1940s. It is made of bentwood and features wooden components and spring seats. Completely restored and reupholstered in ...
Wood, Velvet
Bentwood Rocking Chair
By Thonet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An attributed thonet rocking chair as it is not signed in good condition in tinted beech.
Beech
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Rocking Chair
Located in Fulton, CA
A licite / acryllic rocking chair designed by Charles Hollis Jones, circa. 1970's. Original vintage condition. Structural integrity intact. Lucite in very good condition. Original up...
Acrylic, Lucite
Vintage 70s Hollywood Regency Madison Jansen Chrome Rocking Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fabulous vintage 70s chrome rocking chair. Beautiful iconic design made by the Madison Jansen group. White quilted upholstery. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Chrome
Sold
H 25 in W 30 in D 30.5 in
Pair of Tilt Swivel Lounge Chairs by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, Signed
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of rocking swivel chairs designed by Milo Baughman, made by Thayer Coggin. These are the best tilt - swivel club / barrel chairs out there. Very well made and comfortable. These...
Upholstery, Walnut
Hollywood Regency Gray Chintz Cabbage Rose Floral Club Chair Swivel Rocker
By Sister Parish, Mario Buatta
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely Hollywood Regency gray Chintz cabbage rose floral club chair with swivel rocker. Beautiful age-appropriate vintage condition with no outstand...
Fabric
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Rocker Rocking Chair and Ottoman Footstool
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing Vintage Hollywood Palm Beach Regency, Charles Hollis Jones CHJ by Hill Mfg. Lucite rocking chair and matching foot stool, ottoman newly upholstered in a bright green velvet. ...
Lucite, Velvet