Best known for his inimitable Ellipse rocking chair, Italian furniture designer Renato Zevi worked with gilded aluminum and brass, lacquered wood and mirrored glass to create sleek, sensual and glamorous pieces befitting the Hollywood Regency style.
Zevi designed extensively throughout the 1970s, drawing inspiration from the likes of Milo Baughman, one of the most adept American mid-century modern designers. Baughman’s relaxed and airy approach to design is reflected in many of Zevi’s pieces, such as sideboards, coffee and cocktail tables and dining room tables, which, like Baughman’s designs, feature sturdy chrome frames and polished lacquered wood veneers.
Zevi’s most inventive designs included a lounge chair with an ottoman, a unique creation with oval, sculptural, polished chrome legs and a plush seat and backrest. Through his firm Zevi and C., he designed the Ellipse chair for the Selig furniture company. An American manufacturer and importer, Selig is known for being among the first to introduce European modern furniture to the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. Versions of the popular Ellipse chair have been produced with tufted vinyl upholstery and soft, supple Italian leather.
Zevi also collaborated with Italian furniture designer Romeo Rega, creating elegant bookcases and vitrines with gilt brass frames and smoked glass or crystal glass shelves. Rega’s company was acclaimed during the 1970s for its mass-produced console tables, chairs and other pieces until it ceased production in the 1980s.
Zevi’s work continues to be popular with Hollywood Regency decorators, collectors and design enthusiasts.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of vintage Renato Zevi case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, seating and more.
1970s Italian Renato Zevi Chrome, Brass & Smoked Glass Coffee Table
By Renato Zevi
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
Attractive coffee table with very pleasing use of contrasting materials. The original smoked glass top juxtaposed against the polished chrome base with brass detailing is very pleasi...
Brass, Chrome
Renato Zevi Mid Century Italian Chrome Brass and Glass Square Coffee Table.
By Renato Zevi
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Renato Zevi Mid Century Italian Chrome Brass and Glass Square Coffee Table This table is 36 wide x 36 deep x 16 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to sh...
Brass, Chrome
Renato Zevi Square Coffee Table in Brass Chrome and Glass, Italy, circa 1970
By Romeo Rega, Renato Zevi
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Renato Zevi square coffee table in chrome, brassed metal and clear glass, Italy – circa 1970. The table is in good condition with signs of age, use and patina. The chrome is overall...
Brass, Chrome
R. Zevi Large Square Coffee Table in Brass, Chrome and Smoked Glass, Italy 1970s
By Renato Zevi
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful large square coffee table in chrome and brass with a smoked glass top. This elegant and incredibly stylish coffee table was designed by Renato Zevi and produced in Italy du...
Brass, Chrome
$2,918Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 29.14 in W 74.81 in D 39.38 in
Italian leather, brass and glass dining set by Renato Zevi, 1970's
By Zevi & C., Renato Zevi
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
1970's Italian dining set by Renato Zevi! Dining table in chrome and brass, very thick glass top. Six brass dining chairs upholstered in soft supple Italian leather. Stamped with th...
Brass, Chrome
$529
H 14.97 in W 31.89 in D 31.89 in
Italian modern square coffee table in glass and chromed steel, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern square coffee table in glass and chromed steel, 1970s Coffee table with a square glass top. The frame is made entirely of chromed steel tubing. 1970s. Fair condition. ...
Steel
$2,294
H 20.87 in W 41.34 in D 33.47 in
Romeo Rega Italian Coffee Table in Brass and Chrome Smoked Glass Lucite 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
Mid-Century solid brass and chromed coffee table with smoked glass top and amethyst Lucite blocks. This fantastic object was desi...
Brass, Chrome
$2,294
H 15.75 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Midcentury Rega Smoked Glass, Brass and Chrome Square Coffee Table, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant midcentury smoked glass, brass and chrome squared coffee table. This amazing piece was designed by Romeo Rega in Italy during the 1970s. This coffee table, thanks to the c...
Brass, Chrome
Bamboo, Brass and Smoked Glass Coffee Table, Italy, 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous and truly unique Mid-Century square coffee table in bamboo and brass, completed by a smoked glass top and a reversible black and white lower tier. This incredibly stylish o...
Brass
Smoked Glass Coffee Side Table, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Coffee/side table completely in smoked glass with an abstract sculptural presence that gives it a dynamic style.
Metal
$2,382Sale Price|25% Off
H 13.39 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Italian Square Coffee Table, Chrome & Smoked Glass, 1970s
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
Refined Italian coffee table from the 1970s, featuring a square smoked glass top set within a polished chrome frame. The table is supported by rounded tubular chrome legs with softly...
Chrome
$2,588
H 13.39 in W 27.56 in D 51.19 in
Romeo Rega Brass, Chrome and Smoked Glass Rectangular Coffee Table, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful large rectangular coffee table in solid brass and chrome, completed by a bronzed smoked glass top. This elegant piece was designed by Romeo Rega and produced in Italy durin...
Brass, Chrome
$894Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.01 in W 29.34 in D 29.34 in
French Vintage Coffee Table, Chrome and Smoked Glass, circa 1970
Located in Labrit, Landes
French coffee table with glass top and chrome structure. This design with it double legs is typical of the 1970's. In good condition, with scratches on the glass (please see photos) ...
Chrome
Square Travertine and Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Kansas City, MO
Two-tier square, with rounded corners, travertine coffee table. The lower travertine portion is secured to a recessed chrome base. That structure continues through the center of the ...
Travertine, Chrome
$1,882Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.75 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Midcentury Brass, Chrome and Glass Italian Coffee Table After Romeo Rega, 1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
This iconic coffee table was designed by Romeo Rega, one of the few 1970s-era. Like most of Rega's production, this clean-lined modernist piece is characterized by a two-level squ...
Brass, Chrome
1970s Large Square Coffee Table
Located in Paris, FR
Large square coffee table with stainless steel base square section. Top covered with a sheet of acid oxidized brass coated with a clear lacqu...
Stainless Steel, Brass
Vintage Italian Brass and Glass Coffee Table by Renato Zevi
By Renato Zevi
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This table by Renato Zevi showcases the bold elegance of 1970s Italian design. Featuring a brass frame with chrome accents, it brings a touch of glamour to both modern and eclectic i...
Brass, Chrome
Italian Coffee Table Designed by Renato Zevi, 1970s
By Renato Zevi
Located in Oirlo, LI
Designer coffee table, a design by Renato Zevi, made in the 1970s. It is originally from Italy. The table has a square shape and a glass top rests on the metal frame. The top is s...
Metal
Sold
H 14.57 in W 39.77 in D 39.77 in
Renato Zevi Maple and Brass Square Coffee Table Jeroen Markies Art
By Renato Zevi
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1970 Renato Zevi (1923-1996) maple and brass square coffee table from Jeroen Markies Art A very good looking and well made pie...
Brass
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H 14.57 in W 51.19 in D 27.56 in
Coffee Table Metal Chrome and Brass by Renato Zevi, Italy, 1970s
By Renato Zevi
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Metal chrome, brass and glass top coffee low cocktail table by Renato Zevi. Famous design like Romeo Rega, Willy Rizzo, Mario Sabot, Maison Jansen, Charles.
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Sold
H 14.57 in W 51.58 in D 27.96 in
Lovely Renato Zevi Maple and Brass Square Coffee Table Jeroen Markies
By Renato Zevi
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this lovely circa 1970 Renato Zevi (1923-1996) Maple and brass rectangle coffee table from Jeroen Markies Art I hav...
Brass
Vintage Table by Renato Zevi, 1970s
By Renato Zevi
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Brass and chrome side table with smoked glass top by Renato Zevi. Good condition. 1970s - Italy Height: 52 cm/20.5" Width and depth: 60 cm/23.5"
Brass, Chrome
Sold
H 14.97 in W 18.12 in D 18.12 in
1970s Brass and Chrome Pair of Side Coffee Table by Renato Zevi for Romeo Rega
By Renato Zevi, Romeo Rega
Located in Berlin, DE
This brass and chrome pair of side tables or coffee tables by Renato Zevi were produced by Romeo Rega in the 1970s. A nice and good sized pair of tables. A very elegant and decorative furniture who fits to modern and antique interior.
Brass, Chrome
Italian Coffee Table by Zevi
By Renato Zevi
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Low coffee table in maple wood and brass with a high gloss lacquered finish by Renato Zevi.
Brass
Italian Coffee Table
By Renato Zevi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Renato Zevi coffee table. Chrome and brass frame with a glass top We also have two companion pieces of this design
Brass, Chrome
Italian Coffee Table
By Renato Zevi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Renato Zevi coffee table. Chrome and brass frame with a glass top We also have two companion pieces of this design.
Brass, Chrome