Racks and Stands

Modern vintage umbrella stand or cane holder from hammered brass sheet 1980s Italy. A stunning vintage umbrella stand or cane holder from golden hammered brass sheet with 3 feet lio...

JOY COLLECTION A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. John Keats I am free for the silence of shapes and colors. Manoel de Barros It is better to be happy than sad Joy is the best...

A pair of brass and glass coat hangers, designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1940s.

Italian pair of wall sconces in rattan by Olaf von Bohr. Olaf von Borh is Austrian, born of a sculptor father (Roland von Bohr). He is particularly inspired by natural forms. When no...

Mid-century metal clothes hanger. Clothes hanger in ochre metal, with worked legs. Good condition. Measurements: 157 x 51 x 135 H cm.  

The Sternum Music Stand by David Ebner in Honduran Mahogany is a masterful piece of Modern Studio Crafted Furniture. from one of the leaders in ...

A wonderful and still bright japanned finish. This is one of the larger sizes, just over 14 inches high. This is example is free of holes or tears, just scuffs and denting from over ...

Art Deco wardrobe chrome - 1930s This beautiful French wall coat rack from the 1930s is in the streamline modern Art Deco style. This style emphasized curvy streamlined shapes. This...

Stunning midcentury French Riviera bamboo and rattan magazine rack with a unique circular shape made in original Vienna Straw. This item was produced in Italy during the 1960s. ...

A wall Wall Coat Rack made in Italy between 1960 and 1970. Completely made with natural fibers, thick bamboo canes were used to make them, to which 2 handmade hooks in flexed rush kn...

A beautiful black umbrella stand from the 1980s. Very solid, made of metal and plastic, in very good condition. In the style of Servopluvio by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni / Za...

This is a good looking Maitland-Smith faux tortoise and tooled leather bamboo magazine rack. It is marked and in very good condition.

Spanish Revival magazine rack, wrought iron, gold leaf, Spain, 1940s-1950s. Wrought iron magazine rack with gold leaf finish and Gothic accents. This hand-hammered magazine or news...

A set of 3 brass and multi-colored resin coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1950s.

The Baton collection started with a simple feature: a handle. The single line becomes a gesture that is the common thread between a family of pieces that range from a candleholder to...

Bauhaus coat rack nickel.

Brass Seven Coat Rack by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 19 x W 18 x H 25.5 cm Materials: Brass OX DENMARQ is a Danish design brand aspiring to make beautiful handmade furniture, access...

Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi Magazine Rack for Home, Italy, 1950s. Fully marked

19th Century Antique Victorian Cast Iron Rococo Hall Tree Coat Hook Umbrella Stand. Item features multiple ornate hooks, removable cast iron drip ...

Unique, Mid-Century, 1960s valet or butlers chair with newly painted white wood frame, new grey velvet upholstered seat, and brass hardware. In original condition with visible patina...

An accessory that pays tribute to the two most important materials used over the centuries – wood in its shape and metal in its substance – Ramo is a sculpture that interprets the co...

Adolf Loos for Thonet Shoe Rest circa 1905, constructed of black stained steamed beech. "By beauty we understand the highest degree of perfection. For this reason it is completely o...

The Giglio coat stand is a functional decorative statement. With a slim cream-colored stem standing atop a wide base in chromed brass, this coat stand is adorned with inlays in Corno Italiano which add an opulent touch to the wooden structure. Equipped with five hooks in chromed brass, it offers a convenient place to hang coat...

Gorgeous magazine rack in lucite with a stunning tortoiseshell effect and briar. This incredibly elegant piece was designed by Guzzini in Italy in the 1970s. This incredibly charmin...

Pair of twentieth century wall coat racks. Pair of turned wood wall-mounted coat stands, 20th century.     h: 44cm , w: 40cm, d: 24cm

Original Art Deco period wardrobe or wall coat rack with Mirror from France circa 1930. High gloss polished Aluminum tubes. Mirror in the center (replaced, original also still available). Ten screwed on hangers and Hat shelf on top. Below with a a metal bottom and umbrella stands. The aluminium on these old...

This neoclassical style towel holder is made of brass. This is a French work. Circa 1940

Beautiful magazine holder circa 1960s. Beautiful lucite construction that is effortless and minimal. The base of the holder includes a mirror base that heightens the minimal and sp...

Gorgeous Italian magazine rack fully made in hammered brass with a solid brass handle. This stylish rack was made in Italy during the 1970s. This unique magazine stand has a curved...

A wonderful American industrial steel pot rack with fixed hooks both inside and outside of the oval frame, and an old silver chipped paint surface. Perfect fo...

Valet Arthur Black with all structure in solid mahogany wood. in black lacquered finish, with removable round small tray and with all details in brass finish.

10 mm-thick curved transparent glass magazine rack with steel stand.

Beautiful set of two Scandinavian teak wood hangers from the 1960's. They're in very good condition and great quality.

Bronze hook decorated with roses for coat or towels. France, circa 1870.

mid-century modern geometric wall mirror hanger italian 1970s Rediscover the bold style of the 1970s with this striking pair of geometric wall mirror coat hangers, a perfect addition...

Beautiful and stylish Italian Baroque neoclassical brass magazine stand or rack dated around the 1950s. A great piece that perfectly adds to every home decor the typical glitz, glamo...

Rustic Black Forest (19th Century) walnut carved bear umbrella stand holding leaf shaped dish

Mid-century magazine rack in embossed brass and wood. The two main faces depict Spanish galleons sailing on the sea. French, made circa 1960 Good condition Shipping: 20 / 40 / 41 ...

Conceived while in lockdown in 2020, the Grounded Collection from Stephen Kenn is a mediation on being grounded in peaceful creative work, while enduring forced isolation from commun...

Stunning and rare Art Deco Modernist coat rack. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak frame with original padouk elements. Five original padouk hooks. This wonderful Art De...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Arts & Crafts Shapland & Petter Hall stand with hand hammered Copper panels over a Walnut frame with inset sheild mirror Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price A very good looking well made and decorative hat glove coat and scarf rack, this one is rare as it has the central mirror and its an earlier than usual example circa 1900 Made by Shapland & Petter, a full blub on their life and works can be found below In terms of the condition it is straight and solid, the piece sits well in any setting and looks decorative and very English country house, we have cleaned waxed and polished the timber, there is one hook slightly bent, otherwise its in fine order Dimensions Height:- 205cm Width:- 113cm Depth:- 40cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask Shapland and Petter of Barnstaple Introduction This Barnstaple based company manufactured some of the finest pieces of furniture in Arts and Crafts style but very little has been written about the company or the pieces they produced. It a great shame that whilst Shapland and Petter pieces have been illustrated in books and auction catalogues they are invariably attributed to other makers such as Liberty and Co in London or Wylie and Lochhead in Glasgow. With this feature, we intend to inspire a more thorough appreciation of the work of the company; readers are invited to help with the task by sending photographs and information. Collectors and auction houses are now showing significantly more interest in Shapland and Petter pieces. The company, based in Barnstaple, England produced a very wide range of furniture in several different styles including many pieces in period reproduction and municipal style for town halls and commercial premises alongside their superb Arts and Crafts range Distinctive features of their superb Arts and Crafts style are the use of heart shaped piercing, geometric shapes with angled arches and the application of repousse copper panels. Decoration with marquetry, metal inlay, mounting of ceramic and enamel cabochons were techniques which they mastered with a combination of state of the art technology and traditional craftsmanship. Most distinctively, the pieces were extremely well made, with care and very best quality materials The growing interest in Shapland and Petter has raised many questions about the origins of the firm, and the sources of influence on their designs, some of which resemble designs by Ashbee, Ballie Scott, Voysey and Talwin Morris. Links have been assumed with Liberty and Co with the supposition Shapland and Petter worked on commissions for Liberty. There appears to be little evidence to support many of the assumptions which have developed around the company and this article is intended to help to start the discussion and to stimulate research The History of Shapland and Petter The Museum of North Devon in Barnstaple have an archive of Shapland and Petter which includes some company records and a small display of furniture and related items. The following text gives history of the company and is reproduced from the display boards in the museum with kind permission of North Devon Museums For over 100 years the Shapland and Petter factory has stood at the end of Barnstaple Long Bridge. Manufacturers of doors, door sets, and custom wood interiors, NT Shapland and Petter Ltd are still one of the towns largest employers. The company was established by Henry Shapland (b. 1823), a cabinet maker by trade. He embarked on a voyage to America in 1848, where he was inspired by an invention for a wave-moulding machine. He was only allowed to see it if he left the country immediately. Returning home with only rough notes, he reproduced the machine and in 1854 began a cabinet making business in one room at the Raleigh woolen mill in Pilton. Later the firm moved to Bear Street in Barnstaple. Henry Petter was an accountant who entered into partnership with Mr Shapland. The business progressed and in 1864 they bought the Raleigh Factory where Shapland first began his work. Success was rapid, but in 1888 the building burnt down. Immediately work began on a bigger and better factory - their present site by the Long Bridge - which included many modern inventions The two Henrys died within two years of each other - Petter in 1907 and Shapland in 1909. In 1924 Shapland and Petter merged with the Barnstaple Cabinet Company, producing North Devon's biggest industry. During the First World War Shapland and Petter's skilled craftsmen turned their hands to wooden propellers for the aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps. After the war, public tastes changed, and hand carved furniture was too expensive for many. Shapland and Petter's output now included elegant veneered pieces with smooth Art Deco lines. The company fitted out Pullman carriages and ocean liners and made hand-carved church furniture. The famous England Rugby Captain W. W. Wakefield was appointed Company Director in 1927. Throughout the depression of the late 1920's and early 1930's the company still managed to produce high quality work Furniture manufacturing continued until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. Many workers left to fight, while the factory worked on Air Ministry contracts for ammunition boxes. After the war came radio cabinets and laboratory and contract furniture, until eventually large quantities of doors were being produced for hospitals, hotels, schools, offices and other buildings. Examples of Shapland and Petter's work can be seen all over North Devon. In Barnstaple, the shop front at 109 High Street is a good example, and the interior of the old Lloyd's Bank, now Chamber's Brasserie, was also Shapland's work. Examples of carving by Shapland's men can be seen in two chairs and a reading desk in Barnstaple Parish Church As cabinet makers, Shapland and Petter employed up to 350 people at a time. There were designers, carvers, cabinet makers, machinists, polishers, and labourers. The company was one of the first to install American labour-saving devices and was keen to adopt the most up-to-date machinery The fire of 1888 at the Raleigh Cabinet Works was a huge loss for the company. However, it resulted in a new factory which was altogether more modern and better equipped. The new building by the river was arranged into blocks. The production line began with the saw mills and ended with the finishing rooms. There was modern machinery in every department - one of their saws was the first of its kind in Britain. Water sprinklers and electric lights were a necessity - this factory would not burn down As well as the furniture production, Shapland and Petter imported timber by sea and rail. The new factory 's facilities were exceptional Shapland and Petter were renowned for excellent design and workmanship. The carvers were highly skilled, serving seven year apprenticeships and attending classes at the Barnstaple School of Art. Ornately carved furniture required up to a hundred tools The factory produced made to order woodwork for banks, hotels, and shops; mantelpieces, paneling and staircases. They fitted out Pullman railway carriages, the London Guildhall, and Edgar Wallace 's dining room as well as houses like Tapeley Park in North Devon Much of the work involved intricate leaded glass panels, or inlaid fruitwood designs, like the white bedroom suite shown in the exhibition here. This type of work is typical of Art Nouveau 1895 to 1910, inspired by the fluid shapes of plants and flowers Many pieces were made from standard designs. There were hundreds to choose from, and a selection could be seen in local and London showrooms and in catalogues. Although mass-produced, this furniture was well-made by skilled technicians and modern machinery Arts and Crafts designs of Shapland and Petter The development of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the South West of England has not been written up in any detail though we do know of the Art Potters of Barnstaple from the excellent book of this name by Audrey Edgeler. Less is known of the Barnstaple Guild of Metal Workers. We know of the Bath Cabinet Makers and the Newlyn School of Industrial Art in Cornwall but very little has been written about the furniture makers of Barnstaple in Devon The establishment of a large cabinet making firm in Barnstaple is not remarkable in itself; there were several cabinet makers in the area. What is interesting is that this particular Barnstaple firm should become a leading maker of Arts and Crafts furniture, copying the styles of the leading Architect designers and creating their own unique style Critics may point out that as their work was commercially driven and reliant upon machines it therefore does not really qualify as Arts and Crafts. Whilst the company was highly innovative in machine technology, they also employed many craftsmen who worked with their hands in woodcarving, marquetry work, design and application of decorative copperwork and other artistic embellishment in the true Arts and Crafts tradition. Anyone who has experience of Shapland and Petter workmanship knows the level of craftsmanship invested in each piece Sources of inspiration There appears to be no evidence to link any known architect, artist or designer to the Shapland and Petter company. Their designs appear to have been created solely by their own internal design staff none of whom appear to have published or registered their work in any other context C. R. Ashbee who established the Guild of Handicrafts visited Barnstaple in 1893 and provided a twelve week course on the design and decoration of furniture. It is presumed that this visit was hosted by Shapland and Petter, and that their own staff and those from other local furniture makers attended the course. Ashbee appears to have been unimpressed by the commercial attitudes he encountered and apparently disappointed at the lack of interest in his (high minded) lectures. What is interesting however is the similarity between some of his designs and those used by Shapland and Petter, particularly in respect to inlaid floral design. Perhaps he left a lasting influence which has not yet been verified There has been some speculation on the influence of Scottish designers, particularly because of the use of Glasgow rose designs which are typical of the Glasgow School, and particularly of Talwin Morris. There are also several designs which use similar motifs to those used by Baillie Scott, the use of two doves in flight for example. More research is needed to trace possible links here. One thing that is clear is that there was a great deal of copying and selling designs in the furniture industry at the time and a nineteenth century survey on the furniture trade recorded that '' Barnstaple pays the best prices for designs ..'' Collaboration with other companies There is evidence that Shapland and Petter organised a wide network of companies to retail their products and hence many pieces have the labels of retail furnishers added. Little is known of their marketing in Europe and America but it may be that many Arts and Crafts pieces were sold abroad. Shapland and Petter had excellent access to rail and shipping lines for importing timber and presumably for exporting their finished products The extent of their collaboration with other companies is yet to be ascertained but there is evidence that their suppliers included the Della Robbia Pottery, Pilkingtons Tile...

Mid-Century Kartell 'model 4788' coat rack as designed by Anna Castelli Ferrieri, Italy 1980s. Unique and eye-catching enameled metal wire grid with dark grey plastic base. This smar...

Attributed to jacques adnet Black metal and gold brass star decoration magazine rack Original 1950 production Very good vintage condition height 46 cm Large 29 cm Depth 20 cm

Large asymmetric pine wall coat rack with integrated mirror, France, 1960s.

Very wide Dutch 19th century oak coat rack with carved angels A Dutch 19th century oak coat rack with angel heads cut out and 9 copper h...

Mid-Century Modern Italian ashtray metal chrome lacquered magazine rack.

More information coming soon… Dating to the early 1900s, this porte-revues or music sheet holder has been hand-carved in the style of Louis XVI. The caned sides are surmounted by a...

Vintage Corner Mirror - Freestanding Coat Hanger - Coat Hanger with Mirror Offered for sale is a captivating and uncommon corner coat hanger wit...

This early 1940s single wall shelf / hat rack model 113 is designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto for artek. This versatile shelf is in stained birch. The 2 triangular panels ...

Hardwood valet stand with multiple shirt and jacket hangers, draping bar and personal accessories dish. The lead time provided is an estimate and may e...

Set of three large, elegant and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern coat hooks or wall wardrobes. Designed and manufactured probably in Germany, 1960s. Executed in solid brass. Di...

Beautiful iron magazine rack from France, 1950's. Original looped iron frame with twisted handle and ball feet. Shows nice age and patina. Unique storage piece.

In this listing you will find a stunning and luxurious Wine Bottle Rack in brass and mahogany. It features a mid-century design, often associated with the Hollywood Regency or Neocla...

uniquely constructed with ebonized wooden uprights connected by small chains and accented with brass fittings and horn mounts, with velvet upholstery throughout

Set of hooks 'Me' by Buzao x Bentu design. Black lava stone Set of 3 hooks Dimensions of 1 hook: 5 x 3 cm.

Art Deco ashtray stand This beautiful and rare Art Deco Ashtray Stand from the 20s/30s is in the streamline modern art deco style. The designer of this extraordinary object has su...

Antique English Edwardian Towel Rail C.1910 A handsome example. presented in good condition commensurate with age. Please message for a shipping quote.

A brass coat hanger designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Dimensions: 5.25” H x 4” W x 2.5" D

This very nice and elegant neoclassical style swan magazine rack is made of brass. This piece is signed Italy was made in Italy for famous French designer Maison Jansen. Circa 1940.

Stunning single hooks for individual attachment to the wall. Extremely rare and very very decorative.