Metal French Umbrella Stand
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Umbrella Stands
Metal
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass, Metal
Antique Early 1900s French Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s French Umbrella Stands
Metal
Vintage 1960s French Arts and Crafts Umbrella Stands
Metal, Wire
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
20th Century French Umbrella Stands
Metal
20th Century French French Provincial Umbrella Stands
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century French Country Umbrella Stands
Metal, Copper
Early 20th Century French Country Umbrella Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century French Country Umbrella Stands
Metal
Vintage 1950s French Umbrella Stands
Metal
Vintage 1960s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Country Umbrella Stands
Metal, Copper
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Country Umbrella Stands
Metal, Copper
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s French Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century French Decorative Objects
Metal, Enamel
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Planters and Jardinieres
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Umbrella Stands
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century French Umbrella Stands
Metal
Vintage 1950s French Umbrella Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century French Victorian Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass, Metal
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1910s French Hollywood Regency Umbrella Stands
Metal
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal, Enamel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Umbrella Stands
Metal, Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass, Zinc
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Umbrella Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass, Sheet Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century French Umbrella Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Umbrella Stands
Metal, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal, Enamel, Steel
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal, Bronze
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal, Chrome
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Metal French Umbrella Stand For Sale on 1stDibs
Finding the Right Umbrella-stands for You
When it’s raining, you’re going to need an umbrella, and that wet umbrella is going to need a home. In the range of vintage, new and antique umbrella stands on 1stDibs, find patio umbrella stands made for the outdoors and luxury iterations intended to pair with your coat rack and add a dose of character to your entryway.
Modern umbrellas originated as parasols or sunshades for the upper classes in Ancient Egypt, Ancient India and elsewhere, with the accessory undergoing significant improvements, which included waterproofing, in China thereafter. The Chinese created collapsible accessories and applied wax and lacquer to paper parasols, which repelled rain during thunderstorms. As umbrellas saw widespread adoption over the years, we suddenly needed a place to put them.
African-American inventor William C. Carter of Cincinnati, Ohio, patented the first umbrella stand in 1885. His receptacle featured horizontal crossbars with hinged ends that allowed for umbrellas to be spring-locked into place. Carter hoped his idea would prevent theft of umbrellas and canes as well as present an orderly solution for storing them. It could hold more than one umbrella and contained a drip pan to catch rainwater. Today, antique umbrella stands are rich components of home decor — they’re among the first furnishings you see when you enter someone’s house or apartment — and those stemming from Carter’s day are precious collector’s items.
While preliminary umbrella stands were simple (no more than two posts and a rack to hold several umbrellas), furniture makers embellished their interpretations, adding decorative flourishes and improving upon its features over time.
On 1stDibs, a collection of antique 19th-century umbrella stands includes structures made of oak, walnut and more. There are understated Victorian-era umbrella stands made of brass that comprise little more than four tubular metal supports and cast-iron drip pans, while iterations dating from the same era made from mahogany feature distinctive hand-carvings on their side panels or ornate finials. If they’re not cast-iron umbrella stands, a (sometimes removable) cast-iron drip pan at the very least is a fairly consistent characteristic of the stands of the era.
Mid-century modern furniture designers explored venturesome forms and worked with a variety of materials to craft their umbrella stands, integrating metals such as aluminum and introducing glass and even marble to these pieces. Umbrella stands crafted by contemporary furniture makers often depart from their historical counterparts. While a sampling of today’s iterations demonstrate that creators are making umbrella stands in a variety of shapes and sizes, they’re frequently embodying clean lines and minimalist flourishes, which are perhaps a good fit if you don’t intend for your rack to stand out in your foyer or entryway.
If you’re looking to make a statement with your patio umbrella stand or the piece you’re intending to keep indoors, a vintage ceramic umbrella stand will introduce a pop of color or a dazzling texture to your doorstep or to the neutral color palette that characterizes your entryway.
While umbrella stands have seen an evolution of design over the years, their usefulness hasn’t changed a bit. Browse a collection of antique, new and vintage umbrella stands today on 1stDibs.
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