Metal Coat Racks and Stands

Antique and sculptural, Dutch oak wall coat rack. This beautiful antique coat rack, according to us, depicts the new generation (or 'patri...

Born in 1972, the Cactus Coat Rack has questioned the static and rigid world of interior design since its inception, revolutionizing the traditional furniture...

Set of 6 wall coat hooks by Schönbuch , 1970s Germany

Antique English clothes rail - Late 19th century Clothes rack - Antique - Dressing-room Brass and polished steel wardrobe, clothes rack connected to two uprights resting on two feet ...

Beautiful heavy, decorated brass coat hanger made in Italy in the 1950's. Very good vintage condition.

A pair vintage sleek and elegant Mid-Century wall coat hooks, designed by Franz Hagenauer and crafted by Werkstätte Hagenauer in the early 1950s. Sold as a pair of two pieces. These ...

There is something so stylish about this vintage 1970’s wall mounted hat and coat rack. The board is a hardwood with a strong grain and the fittings are brass anodized aluminum. Har...

Set Of 2 Coat Racks by Cuero Design Dimensions: ø 3 x H 120 cm. Materials: Metal. Dimensions may vary. Available in black metal and 24K gold plated metal. Please contact us. Cuero ...

Very beautiful Art Nouveau Coat Rack in oakwood with solid brass hooks. The Coat Rack has a big umbrella stand as well as six clothes hooks. The Coat Rack...

Up to eight beautiful asymmetrical Austrian modernist brass wall coat hooks, crafted in the 1950s. Made of black finished and partly polished brass. Good condition, nice patina. Sold...

Contemporary Sine Wave Hanging Coat Rack Large in Black by Erik Olovsson Transform your wardrobe space with the elegant and innovative Sine Collection Clothes Racks. Inspired by the...

This rather large wrought iron Shire horseshoe, originally forged to shoe a mighty Shire horse, carries a piece of equestrian history. Known as gentle giants, Shire horses are among ...

The structure of the Spino is created from a laser-cut bent iron sheet. The iron itself is hand treated with a special oxidized finish, and is available in matte or glossy finish. Wh...

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...

A top quality Arts and Crafts oak Hallstand by Shapland and Petter with bevelled mirror flanked by a circular copper disc with hat and coat hooks, stylised cut-outs and stylised flor...

Large and very sturdy embossed wrought iron wall mounted laundry or drying rack with brass details. This iron rack with accordion extension can be used both for drying laundry or tow...

Lot of three coat hooks and cloth hanger, 1970s German. Nice addition to your room, entry hall or just for your collection of design items. Made of brass and Lucite. They are in used...

Series of four brass or bronze coat hangers and hats in a natural shape. Similar to an Alvar Aalto piece it’s presumably made by one of Alvar’s wife Aino. Very good condition with a ...

French iron and copper hall coat hooks with mirror. This is an attractive wall hanging mirror with 4 coat hooks beneath it has 3 decorative beaten copper panels on a Hunting theme...

Art Deco style French chrome coat rack, hat and coat hooks. Very stylish chrome cloakroom hanging bracket. The rack has 5 double swan neck hooks, these swing to the sides when re...

Made in Italy in 1980s. Very good condition.

Vintage chromed steel coat stand designed by Willy Van Der Meeren for Tubax. - Model 022 These where widely used in offices and for the Belgian army. 1970s - Belgium Good c...

An exceptionally rare opportunity to acquire a pristine, unused example of the highly sought-after Les Nécessaires d'Hermès "Groom" Valet Stand (or Grooming Station), designed by the...

Vintage towel rack designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones for Lucille Ball as part of the "Ball" collection that he designed for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz...

Coat hanger in red lacquered wood with steel inserts designer Carlo De Carli for Fiarm early 70s

Designed by Daniel Barbera, the 'Lovelock' is made from a sandcast solid bronze base that is hand finished to a smooth mirror polish, with the option of a satin or blackened bronze. ...

Stunning antique coat rack made of oak with stylish brass hooks. If you are a collector of handcrafted, early 20th century decorative art then this striking, sculptural coat rack co...

Copper Human Hanger by Aggiolight Dimensions: D 22 x W 15 x H 39 cm. Materials: Copper-plated metal. Available in chrome, copper, gold, nickel, rose gold, antique bronze, antique b...

A beautiful old English industrial coat hook. This large coat rack is made in solid oak with three large sized double hooks which are made in iron. Eac...

Chromed steel coatrack 'Coat Tree' by Sidse Werner for Fritz Hansen, 1990s Iconic coatrack designed during seventies by Sidse Werner for Fritz Hansen. The Coat Tree, or "tree with co...

Mid-Century Modern teak and metal wall coat rack, France, 1960s. Should hang on the wall, mounting material is included.

Vintage Postmodern Minimalist Metal Coat Rack, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989. Additional information: Materials: Metal Style: Minimalist, Postmodern Color: Silver I...

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...

A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered metal coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s.

Equestrian saddle leather coat rack attributed to Jacques Adnet Brass horseshoe and beautifully worn leather patina with signature contrast stitching. France, 1940s   

France / 18th century / coat rack / oak, copper / Baroque / Gothic revival / antique Antique coat rack in hand carved oak from the 18th century. This impressive rack features four a...

1940s Wall coat rack by French designer André Sornay. Structure in solid Oregon wood and veneer highlighted by a system of brass nails perfectly aligned underlining the sober and pur...

Marvelous Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam school coat / hat rack with beveled mirror. Made from European Oak & black accents and Macassar decorated detail. Exquisite Art Deco design with typical Amsterdam School elements. Asymmetrical stair shape going from low to high...

French brass bamboo metal coat hanger.

Mid-Century Brass Lizard Wall Coat Hooks, 1950s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959. Additional information: Material: Metal Color: Gold Styles: Mid-Century Mo...

Italian wooden coat rack. Composed of 4 metal and brass hooks. Wear due to age and time. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE

Questo mobile appendiabiti anni ‘50, disegnato da Eugenia Alberti Reggio, si presenta con una struttura semplice ma funzionale. È costituito da una griglia di listelli di legno orizz...

Born in 1972, the Cactus Coat Rack has questioned the static and rigid world of interior design since its inception, revolutionizing the traditional f...

A solid mahogany Chippendale Coat Tree with Ball and Claw feet. The solid mahogany construction features hand carved details throughout. The mahogany is harvested from plantation gro...

This 1930 French Art Deco coat rack is an exceptional piece of functional art, crafted from wrought iron, wonderfully decorated with geometric, circular, and flower motifs. It inclu...

A useful, simple, elegant coat rack from Jugendstil period produced in Austria. Composed of two solid brass coat hooks attached to a base plate...

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...

Five Sculptural large Italian brass coat hangers, 1940s five pieces are available.     

Stunning valet with seat by Jacques Adnet in black leather with white contrast stitching and brass detail with leather seat. Measure: Seat height i...

A pair of painted metal coat hangers attributed to Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, Italy, 1950s.

Midcentury amazing wall-mounted coat rack in mirror with a top glass shelf structure featuring elegant carved details and four circular hooks in glass and brass by Cristal Art. Mad...

An elegant modernist wall-mounted coat rack from the 1950s. An original and old vintage object, designed and executed by the Austrian architect and designer Carl Auböck. The frame is...

Buds or spores germinate into curved hooks hanging from a branch-like lattice framework of intersecting X-forms, in this wrought iron coat hanger. The piece is in good condition, w...

Wonderful Mid-Century modern coat stand made in chrome-plated steel and black abs plastic. This stylish object was designed by Paolo Orlandini and Roberto Lucchi for Velca in Italy d...

Mid-Century Alvar Aalto inspired wall mount coat rack and shelves with bent Beechwood frame. The coat rack has movable silver toned metal hooks that can slide across the lower rack. ...

Museum quality and condition Art Deco coat rack. This geometrical coat rack from the Dutch Art Deco era is a design by Paul Izeren and executed in the studio of 'De Genneper Molen' ...

The Arts and Crafts Movement began in the early 20th Century. This is a Mission Oak Hall Tree from that period. This piece is crafted of quarter ...

Midcentury amazing large wall coat rack in wood, glass top shelf and six hooks in brass in the style of Walter Bosse and Herta Baller. Made in I...

Wall mounted slatted teak coat rack with upper slat shelf, black enameled metal frame and little movable black metal hooks with a small perforated hook-on key tray. Beautiful storage...

1980s modern nude valet Häpen by Ehlén Johansson Sweden Ikea. Tubular metal art wire frame with wooden-ball top. In the style of John Risley wrought iron ...