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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1950s Chinese Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Goatskin
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood, Wood
1930s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mirror, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Composition
1950s German Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Furniture
Crystal, Brass
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Paper
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Fabric, Velvet, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mahogany, Paint
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass, Metal
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Fabric, Mahogany
1940s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
1950s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mirror
1950s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Furniture
Gesso, Glass
1940s European Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Silver Leaf, Sterling Silver, Silver Plate, Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
1940s North American Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mahogany, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mirror, Wood, Paint
1960s Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood, Mirror, Glass
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Glass, Mirror
1960s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Furniture
Bamboo, Cane
1960s Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood, Giltwood
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Glass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Gold, Gold Plate
1940s Caucasian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Cotton, Wool, Organic Material
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Glass, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Furniture
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century European Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal, Brass
1960s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Furniture
Stone, Brass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
1950s German Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Chrome
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
1960s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass