Hollywood Regency Furniture
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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1940s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Art Glass
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Bronze, Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass, Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Chrome
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mirror
1950s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Chrome
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass, Chrome
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass, Steel
1960s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Steel
1890s Belgian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mirror
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mirror
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal, Brass
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Composition, Gold Leaf
1970s Spanish Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Aluminum, Brass
1970s Spanish Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Aluminum, Brass
1970s Spanish Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Aluminum, Brass
1970s Spanish Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
1990s Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wool
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Paper, Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Hollywood Regency Furniture
Marble, Copper
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Faux Fur, Plaster
20th Century Hollywood Regency Furniture
Iron
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century German Hollywood Regency Furniture
Crystal, Brass
20th Century Hollywood Regency Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Fiberglass
1960s Unknown Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Steel, Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass, Chrome
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Furniture
Chrome
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Chrome