Racks and Stands

This heavy antique wrought iron hall tree was forged in France, circa 1927. Standing on a wide tripod form supports ending in paw feet, the tall rack features a tall stem with turned...

Interesting continental hand-carved painting easel with gilt decoration. Lovely gilded carved- rosette decoration and graceful legs. small dowels adjust t hold different sizes of art...

1960's Italian Teak Wallmounted Coatrack Re-upholstered with new Mustard Yellow Mohair Velvet 6 Solid Teak round Disc coat hangers

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Edward Wormley for Drexel Precedent mid century elm magazine library table The table measures: 25 wide x 16 deep x 26.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what ...

Three legs are better than four. This delightful iron coat stand has three legs which support six arms topped with wooden balls making it a functional sculpture as well as a coat rac...

An imposing 1970 film prop ladder by maker Stephens & Carter, stamped L.F.S (London Film School). In good solid condition with nice wear and paint. Original...

Art Decò Coat rack floor stand with umbrella holder and mirror.

The subject of several, free and often ambiguous interpretations, Cactus is the icon of Italian design that has revolutionized the domestic landscape, by subverting the borders betwe...

Vintage solid brass English brass and cast iron umbrella or stick stand. Half round construction with five slots for holding your umbrellas or walking stick.

The Kleiderständer P29 coat stand is the result of a series of predecessors of different shapes and types that have been continually improved from 1880 onwards. Designed in 1929, it ...

Retro Chic Gentleman’s Suit Hanger or Dumb Valet A very useful piece, the Valet or clothes stand is made in turned Golden beech, it has a coat hanger and will accommodate not only ...

Sculptural magazine rack/stand in black ABS plastic with four sizable storage sections and handle by Olaf Von Bohr for Kartell (ca. 1970s, Italy). Uncommon model and color, long out ...

Elegant and original Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stand or Trash Bin. This is a functional work of art, with a classic yet modern form, made with diverse, beautiful materials....

Antique Art Nouveau Oak Luggage Stand - Quality Rack from circa 1910. This piece is sturdy and durable, with no loose joints or woodworm, representing a charming and rare find of qu...

Pair of Mid-Century Modern glass top acrylic end tables magazine stands. Original 1970’s, American, Mid-Century Modern pieces. Unique acrylic design with magazine Stand qualities. Lo...

De rigeur for any respectable, status-seeking male in the Qing-dynasty, hats would have found elevated storage and display on this remarkably crafted hat stand. Flanking the central ...

Regency era mahogany wood folio stand rack, map, poster, document holder used in a library, office or den, circa 1820. Folds out to six positions ...

Antique English Oak Canterbury Music Magazine Stand BARLEY TWIST c1890. Direct from England, a superb English oak canterbury stand, beautifully crafted with rich patina and gorgeous...

This rare magazine rack, designed around 1950 by Carlo Hauner, subtly combines elegance and functionality. Based on a black lacquered metal base, it exudes a contemporary look while ...

Mathieu Matégot Coat Rack in Brass and Vintage Red for GUBI Designed in 1956 by Matégot, this is an authorized re-edition by GUBI of Denmark, who meticulously reproduce his work wit...

Stunning French magazine rack by designers Guillerme et Chambron. Made of oak. Beautiful, original ceramic ashtray. Very rare find. Gorgeous design. Perfect accessory for a larger Gu...

Extremely rare, large and decorative Mid-Century Modern wicker magazine rack or stand. Manufactured probably in 1950s, Italy. The magazine holder is executed in wicker and metal. ...

Good original condition. Wood and brass.

- Good original condition. - Made of bent wood - Manufacturer TON

Cast brass restored, made in Austria, circa 1900 Up to 2 available, price per piece.

A stunning vintage magazine holder made between the 1950s and 1960s. It was certainly made in Italy, as can be read from the original adhesive label located at the bottom, even if th...

A unique umbrella stand designed and handcrafted in the Amsterdam School style in the 1930s. Its simple, visible construction plays a key role in the design. A metal drip tray is inc...

Umbrella stand in aluminum. Prod. Burchiellaro, Italy, 1970. A tall modernist sculptural vase by the artist Lorenzo Burchiellaro. Structured die-cast aluminum with wave pattern detail.

Pair of elegant umbrella stands with a patinated brass finish and black drip tray. Add a touch of boutique hotel chic to your hallway with the glamorous charm of this umbrella stand...

Impressive 19th Century Blacksmith Made Wrought Iron Hat, Coat & Umbrella Stand Crafted by a skilled blacksmith, this magnificent wrought iron hat, coat and umbrella stand is a true ...

Vintage Victorian Style Cast Iron Figural Maiden Wall Coat Hat Hook. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 11.5" H x 18" W x 5.5" D.

Handsome set of coat hooks in the style of French designer Jacques Adnet. Completely wrapped in saddle leather. Each pieces has a set of three vertic...

Round umbrella stand made of hammered gilt brass. Italian design produced in mid-century, circa 1960.      

This elegant Mid-Century valet stand originates from France from the second half of the 20th century. Its design is characterized by a timeless combination of materials and functiona...

Art Deco white and yellow marble base easel picture frame.

- rare type - very practical

Rare, modernist form in the style of Raymond Loewy to hold reading material. Iron base in the shape of grasshopper legs. Cerused Oak panels. Very cool piece. In original vintage con...

We have re-edited this design by Antoni Gaudí dating back from 1903 and is now part of our Art Editions catalogue. Perhaps this is the smallest piece of furniture ever made by Gaudí ...

The Pluvium umbrella stand was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli in 1972. It features a rotating stack of six discs on a weighted base. Excellent condition used onl...

Vintage solid mahogany handcrafted music stand / book stand, you can easily adjust the angle of the top, the pedestal is strong and sturdy, newly refinished. Top: 18" X 15" BASE: 15"...

French Fruit Wood Hat Block Milliners Form This is a form for a 1920s Double Brim Cloche style hat, with a deep round crown and a double brim, it is a superbly tactile and very attr...

Wall coat rack no.905 by Thonet in original vintage condition.

Austrian Art Nouveau wooden floor coat rack by Thonet, early 1900s Floor coat stand entirely made of wood. The upper part is composed of five diagonal arms that develop outwards and ...

Newspaper rack Carl Auböck ca. 1938 Design / Mid-Century magazine rack model 3608, Carl Auböck II, ca. 1938, brass, leather. Made from 1930 to 1950. Technique: brass, cast, leather ...

Umbrella stand Touquet with polished Carrara marble base. With structure in stainless steel in gold finish and with a black handle. With 4 rings made to contain 4 to 8 umbrellas.  

Step back into the golden age of fashion with this authentic mid-century dress form by Superior Model Forms Inc., a striking blend of functional design and sculptural beauty. Once us...

Vintage Brutalist wood standing coat rack Wear consistent with age and use : missing several hook - See Photos Wabi Sabi - Vintage - Decoration Measures ...

Luggage rack designed by Charlotte Perriand c. 1968. for the ski resort "Les Arcs" in Savoie, France. The slatted support, made of solid pine, is mounted on a black laquered tubula...

Rare Ettore Sottsass umbrella stand for Rinovel, Italy, 1955. Quick shipping in the continental U.S. via FedEx, $175.

Just in this pristine antique English Root Bamboo magazine Rack in a beautiful tortoiseshell finish, this is a 19th Century English Bamboo Magazine or Newspaper Rack I say pristine ...

Mid-Century Modern Hallstand/ Coat Hanger , Italy, 1960s

Wonderful Canadian pine Farrier's Tray dating back to the 19th century, with light brown patina. Used originally for carrying tools for shoeing and modifying hooves for Canadian hors...

Mid century modular wall mounted coat rack with hat storage. The hooks can be positioned as desired. Beautiful modernist design. Good...

Charming Dutch Arts & Crafts, Folk Art chip carved coat rack with gorgeous original brass hooks from the 1920s Richly decorated and fully hand carved on all sides with exquisite cr...

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...

Two French trash baskets or wastebaskets that elegantly combine modern, neoclassical and industrial aesthetics. The pieces are composed of black enameled ...

Mid-Century Modern vintage authentic umbrella stand or cane holder by Carl Auböck for workshop Auböck, 1950s Austria. The authentic umbrella stand is in original condition with belo...

Vintage Flower or decoration stand, made of metal. Very popular and seeked after in the 1960's to 1970's.

Originally designed by Jacques Adnet to accommodate one or more suitcases, these trestles can also be used as a support for a tray or arranged in pairs as coffee table legs. They are...