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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Mid-19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Bronze
19th Century Austrian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wool, Angora
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Plaster
19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Bronze, Wrought Iron
1870s Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Velvet, Paper
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal, Iron
1890s French Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood
1870s Spanish Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
1890s Belgian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Steel
1890s Afghan Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
1830s English Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
19th Century Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Copper, Silver Plate
1880s Caucasian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Rush, Giltwood
19th Century English Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Silk
Late 19th Century North American Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Gesso, Giltwood
1890s Belgian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Steel
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Marble, Brass, Iron
Mid-19th Century European Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Brass, Bronze
1870s Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Aluminum
1890s Afghan Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Glass, Wood
1890s English Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood
19th Century North American Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal, Bronze
1890s German Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Silver
Early 19th Century English Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Bronze, Brass, Iron
19th Century Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Bone
19th Century Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood
1890s Turkish Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal, Brass
19th Century American Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Gesso, Wood
19th Century Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
1880s Caucasian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Cotton, Organic Material, Natural Fiber, Wool
19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Alabaster
19th Century Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wrought Iron
1890s Russian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Crystal, Metal
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal, Brass
1890s Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
19th Century English Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Bronze, Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Alabaster
19th Century Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood, Gesso, Glass