Hand-Crafted Racks and Stands

Elegant ribbed brass umbrella stand and Cane holder. Vintage with a modern minimal design makes this the perfect piece for any home style you may have. In excellent condition, with a...

Sebastian Angeles, Mexican industrial designer. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with renowned brands and companies, gaining recognition for his unique approach to collecti...

Exquisite High quality luxurious Dutch Renaissance Revival Hallway set consisting of an Coat Rack & Umbrella Stand. Both pieces are carved from solid European oak with gorgeous wood ...

Mid Century Magazine Rack in Bamboo 1960s. Wonderful and stylish magazine rack in bamboo from the 1960s. Probably Italian - in the style of Bonacina. Great shapes, proportions and u...

Sculptural Mid-Century Log Basket or Magazine Rack in Brass, 1970s. Yes, this is the piece you have been looking for. It works perfectly with your fire place! This wonderful sculptu...

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....

Peak Coat Hanger & Pouf is a unique piece crafted with care from solid oak wood. With hanging units of various sizes and heights and a comfortable seating area, it will make your lif...

Antique shaving stands are fairly rare and beautiful Victorian examples are even rarer. This is certainly one of the nicest ones I have ever see...

A great mix of materials. Brass and copper with an artistic finish.

On offer are 5 massive brass coat hooks. They were designed by Carl auböck in the 1950s and produced manually by his infamous Austrian Werkstätte. ...

Wrought iron hand forged wall mount wine rack. Wall mount wine rack in wrought iron finish, the open metal design draws attention to your most co...

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...

A rare Canterbury reviewer / magazine rack in faux bamboo turned oak with brass ball finials on original caster. Very elegant and unique piece that will stand out in any decor. The p...

Decorative 18th C. Italian book stand with shaped silhouette and carved scroll feet, finished in gilt with hand-drawn detailing including a radiant triangle and stylized foliate elem...

This is a piece totally hand made in pearwood by Italian artisans in the 1980 It is beautiful the finish that shows the wood texture- A piece useful with a great charm.  

This pine coat stand dates to the 1970s.  

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 ...

Bring refined Mid-Century Italian style to a dressing room or master bathroom with this elegant gentleman’s valet stand by Ico Parisi for Fratelli Reguitti, crafted in Italy circa 19...

Rough & Sophisticated! This Spanish Brutalist magazine rack. fully made by hand with carved wood and wrought iron accent nails in the 1960s. The patina and woodgrain provide a stunn...

Stands out for its simplicity. An umbrella stand with cylindrical silhouette ideal to give a stylish addition to any hallway. Covered with a soft grained or woven leather our umbr...

This refined antique coat rack originates from France and dates to the late 19th century. Crafted from solid wood, it features exquisite hand-inlaid floral marquetry, showcasing the ...

4 Rare, French Midcentury Modern leather strap side chairs or luggage racks attributed to Jacques Adnet. These multi-functional pieces embody ...

Art Deco wrought iron hall stand 1930s France French Art Deco wrought iron hat and coat rack with acanthus leaf detailing and hand-decorated ce...

Italian ornate antique brass & onyx marble coat hat rack hall tree 1950s. This high quality free standing, ornate hall tree dates to the 1950's. ...

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...

British Colonial Style Boho Chic Side Table featuring Faux Bamboo frames with a Faux Tortoise Finish, handwoven Cane panels. Chinese Chippendale sides and bases with magazine racks. ...

Decorate a hunting lodge with this fine antique umbrella or cane stand, crafted in France, circa 1900, the freestanding stand features a hunting theme including a horn at the top, a ...

This contemporary hanger or ladder is name the Girafa (Giraffe in Portuguese), Its playful design and its name explain the form and function of the Girafa ladder and hanger: to reach the highest spots. There is no need to be stored in the utility room...

Stunning Mid-Century Italian magazine rack in solid brass and perforated enameled light green metal. This incredibly stylish and unique piece was designed by Cesare Lacca and produce...

Luggage Rack Stanley with solid wood structure in varnished honey brown finish. With leather style straps. Folding luggage rack.

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique circa 1880-1900 Austrian Thonet bentwood coat rack 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 collectable Thonet bentwood coat stand...

Coatrack Zachary with solid brass stand in aged brass finish and with black grey marble base in polished finish.

19th century French Louis XVI painted hall tree is a majestic example of the neoclassical revival from the end of the century, possessing definitive ...

Valet Dennis II with metal structure in bronze finish, covered with brown genuine leather hand-crafted. Also available with structure in chrome finish or in brass finish, on req...

Scandinavian Modern hangers in wood from Sweden, made out of Fir. Surprise yourself with stylish handmade hangers in your wardrobe in the style of Axel Einar Hjort.

2 French Mid-Century Modern Perspex / Plexiglass valets with coat stands and pants rack. One piece has a jewelry box and one does not. Priced and sold indiv...

Olaf Von Bohr Rattan Wall Mounted Coat Rack . Molded hooks and teak knobs. Additional information: Materials: Rattan and teak Documentation: Ample Provenance Notes: Pierantonio Bona...

English Victorian rectangular dark brown crocodile easel picture frame. Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use

Pipa is a wall hanger inspired by lapidary and its quality to reveal beauty under raw material. The wood is polished by simple and precise cuts.

A classic Magazine Rack or Newspaper Stand by JACQUES ADNET, France. Painted black iron Frame and Hermes Leather Handle. French superb Mid-Century Modern Icon.

Decorate an entry or mudroom with this elegant antique cane holder. Hand crafted in France circa 1920 and built of sturdy iron, the support features a circular plateau over a turned ...

Antique Black Painted Iron Umbrella Stand / Rack – Scandinavian Jugend / Art Nouveau Style (Circa 1880-1920s) This elegant umbrella stand, crafted from iron / metal / wrought iron d...

Add a hint of nostalgic elegance to your home with this beautiful bamboo coat rack. Handcrafted from natural bamboo, this charming piece brings warmth, character, and a touch of ret...

Delightful coat hanger in teak wood. This stunning coat rack was designed in Italy by Carlo de Carli for Fiarm during the 1960's. Originally signed on the back. The wood used by...

Exquisite & breathtaking! This 19th century French Renaissance Revival coat / hat rack with lion masks. Carved by a master carver out of solid European oak these 2 lion heads are j...

1970s glass and brass coat rack Voucher conditions 95,5 cm x 10,5 cm x 6 cm italian manufacture

One of the nicest antique English Bamboo Canterbury's or Magazine Holder we've had in quite some time. This fine specimen was found by our buyer in County Staffordshire, England. A p...

An early 20th century French painter's easel made of solid beech wood metal center ratchet to raise and lower. A ledge to hold the canvas, with adjustable bracket at the top securely...

Important Art Deco hall cabinet / coat stand hatstand /hatrack / coat rack / coat stand /hall tree composed of: - in the center, a large beveled ...

Simple yet solid wood wall hook made in the US.    

Umbrella stand rock brass with structure in solid brass in antique finish, with black ironed base.

1899 Italian Hand hammered brass cane/umbrella stand.

Dimensions- H: 20 1/2in W: 22in D: 20 1/2in This Pair of Creme Paint Decorated Faux Bamboo Luggage Racks In The Manner of Jacques Adnet are truly...

This antique "porte manteau" was created in Paris circa 1920; made of brass with a beech wood coat holder, the suit Stand sits on a tree curved leg base decorated with acanthus leaf motifs. The stem is further dressed with a round vide-poche in the middle. The top has a coat and pant holder embellished with a decorative handle at the pediment for easy handling. The practical whimsical free standing piece is in excellent condition with a rich patinated finish and could be used in any bathroom or walking...

Just in, this Rare Brass Low Swan Magazine Rack Attributed to Maison Jansen, Paris. The object in the image is a Maison Jansen Style Brass Swan Magazine Holder, a distinctive piece o...

1920s Art Nouveau Style handmade Wrought Iron Umbrella Stand made in Italy. Comes with a Bronze Inlay Plate, rustic and bold container for Canes, Umbrellas or Parasols. In good condi...

A tall and impressive Victorian hall stand in walnut. The central domed top is complemented with an arrangement of two rows of seven substantial painted brass hooks. The base is fl...

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...

An charming run of late Victorian iron hooks with an arrangement of five shapely hooks along a back support. The hooks are particularly interesting as they resemble imitation branch...

Dennis Vallet with metal structure in bronze finish, covered with brown genuine leather hand-crafted. Also available with structure in chrome finish or in brass finish, on request....