Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
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.
20th Century German Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Porcelain
20th Century Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Porcelain
20th Century Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Porcelain
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Porcelain
20th Century Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Other
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Paper
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Porcelain
20th Century Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Copper
Early 20th Century European Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Brass
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Glass
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Sterling Silver
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Aluminum
1930s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Paper
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Leather, Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century German Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Metal
1960s Japanese Vintage Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Paper
Early 1900s Israeli Antique Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Silver, Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century Swedish Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Ceramic, Majolica
2010s Scandinavian Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Teak
Early 20th Century German Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Paper
Late 19th Century German Antique Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Porcelain
1970s German Vintage Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century British Antique Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Oak
2010s French Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Porcelain, Resin
20th Century Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Silver Plate
20th Century German Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Porcelain
20th Century German Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Porcelain
20th Century Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Porcelain
20th Century Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Porcelain
20th Century Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Porcelain
20th Century Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Paper
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Paper
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Brass