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.
$2,450
H 66.75 in W 33 in D 15 in
Storage / Display Etagere in Chrome and Brass with Smoked Glass Shelves
Located in Kansas City, MO
Etagere / display shelves. Tubular chrome frame with brass accents and gray smoked glass. Very high quality construction and sturdy. Very good condition and ready to use.
Brass, Chrome
$2,013
H 40.95 in W 29.93 in D 14.57 in
Renato Zevi Chrome and brass high bookcase with 4 glass shelves
By Renato Zevi
Located in Henley-On-Thames, GB
This great Etagere by Renato Zevi is the epitome of 1970s Italian style .It has multiple uses with its sharp design and four glass shelves for books, objects or even a bar. In great...
Brass, Chrome
$1,647
H 29.93 in W 29.93 in D 14.57 in
Hollywood Regency Etagère in Shiny Brass and Smoked Glass by Renato Zevi
By Renato Zevi
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Hollywood Regency Etagère in brass and glass created by Renato Zevi. This étagère is a sleek mix of shiny brass and black smoke glass A great display for your beloved knick knacks.
Brass
$2,477Sale Price|20% Off
H 59.06 in W 35.44 in D 17.72 in
Midcentury French Hollywood Regency Chrome Brass Étagère Display Glass Shelf
By Maison Charles
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful Mid-Century Hollywood Regency display glass shelf was made in France in the 1970s. It is made in high quality. The étagère wi...
Brass, Chrome
$1,410Sale Price|20% Off
H 41.34 in W 29.93 in D 14.57 in
Renato Zevi Gilded Brass Italian Bookcase with Glass Shelves, Romeo Rega 1970s
By Renato Zevi, Zevi & C.
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible Hollywood Regency bookcase or etagere in gilt brass with four crystal glass shelves. This fantastic piece was designed and signed by Renato Zevi during ??the 1970s in Ital...
Metal, Brass
Brass Etagere Smoked Mirrored Glass Shelving 1970s Display Unit
Located in London, GB
This tall étagère, in brass plated square tubular frame with four smoked mirrored shelves is a great practical piece for every room or commercial space. Straight and strict lines fra...
Metal, Gold Plate
Solid Brass and chrome with glass shelving unit
By Renato Zevi
Located in Toronto, ON
Solid Chrome and brass/bronze two toned shelf with up to 6 glass shelves. This solid and sturdy shelf features two metals: chrome and brass. The chrome has minimal patina. The brass has a gorgeous brown patina finish that gives off the look of bronze. Otherwise in great vintage condition. This shelf is very sturdy and heavy as its solid metal, the glass shelves are thick at about 0.75 inches in thickness. There's placements for 4-6 glass shelves in total. It comes with 4 glass shelves but we can add additional shelf shelves if requested (no additional charge) This unique two tone vintage shelf...
Brass, Chrome
$9,500
H 86.62 in W 70.87 in D 16.54 in
Brass & Glass Shelving / Etagère by Romeo Rega, Italy ca. 1970s
By Kim Moltzer
Located in Geneva, CH
Brass, glass and black lacquered base shelving by Romeo Rega, Italy ca. 1970s Measures: H 220 x L 180 x D 42 cm Good vintage condition, few little chips on a couple of glass shelves,...
Brass
$2,382
H 40.95 in W 29.93 in D 14.57 in
Vintage 1970s metal and glass shelving unit, designed by Renato Zevi
By Renato Zevi
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Small shelf unit with a chrome- and gold-plated metal frame and clear glass shelves, designed by Renato Zevi in the 1970s. CONDITION: In good condition; may show slight signs of wea...
Metal, Brass
$5,718
H 81.89 in W 39.77 in D 15.75 in
Neoclassical Metal and Glass Shelf / shelves, Maison Jansen, Circa 1970
By Maison Jansen
Located in PARIS, FR
MAISON JANSEN dans le style de. Étagère néoclassique France, vers 1970 Métal & verre H : 208 cm / L : 101 cm / P : 40 cm
Metal
Brass and Glass Console Table Romeo Rega, Italy, 1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass and chrome console table with a glass top, Italy mid-century Very well preserved console table with inwards turned bundle pillar feet. Very good overall condition, no chips ...
Brass, Chrome
Console Table Lucite and Brass X Frame, circa 1970
By Pierre Vandel
Located in Vienna, AT
Lucite and brass X frame console table, circa 1970. Elegant console table consisting of a Lucite X frame with a horizontal polished brass beam. The glass top shows normal signs of we...
Brass
Italian Lucite & Brass Magazine Rack, Italy 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
lucite and gilt brass magazine rack, Italy 1970 Stylish magazine rack or wood rack made from one bent slab of thick perspex and 2 solid tu...
Brass
Romeo Rega Brass and Glass Vitrine Table, Italy, 1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass and chrome vitrine table with a small glass door, Italy mid-century Very well preserved small vitrine table with a small door with key and a sli...
Brass, Chrome
Elegant and Large Rectangular Austrian Brass Frame Mirror Glass, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Large 42.51" Austrian brass frame mirror in very good vintage condition.
Brass
Brass Chrome Basket Magazine Rack, Italy, circa 1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in Vienna, AT
Magazine stand or catch-all basket, Italy mid century Vintage magazine basket from interwoven chrome and brass metal ribbons. It's in good original cond...
Brass, Chrome
