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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1960s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Cherry
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Alabaster
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Hollywood Regency Furniture
Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century European Hollywood Regency Furniture
Fabric
20th Century Hollywood Regency Furniture
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Antique Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood, Pine, Paint
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Iron
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Gold Leaf, Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Mirror, Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal, Iron
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood
1960s German Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Furniture
Iron, Gold Leaf, Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
1950s Swedish Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal, Brass
1970s Unknown Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Terracotta
1990s Unknown Hollywood Regency Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
1980s German Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
1960s Unknown Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wrought Iron
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Clay
Late 20th Century German Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Wood
1950s Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Porcelain
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Blown Glass
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Furniture
Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Crystal, Bronze
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Glass, Lucite
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Furniture
Iron
1970s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Crystal, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Furniture
Glass, Plastic
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
1990s Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal, Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Leather, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Furniture
Iron
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Furniture
Alabaster, Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Furniture
Cement