Antique English Umbrella Stand
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Metal
19th Century English Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Iron
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Antique English Umbrella Stand
Iron
Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique English Umbrella Stand
Oak
Early 20th Century English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
19th Century English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Iron
1880s English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Iron
19th Century English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
1910s English Arts and Crafts Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Bamboo
Late 19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique English Umbrella Stand
Oak
Late 19th Century English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Iron
19th Century English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass, Iron, Sheet Metal
19th Century English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Iron
Late 19th Century English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Oak
Early 1900s English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Mahogany
1920s English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass, Iron
1920s English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass, Iron
1920s English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass, Iron
1920s Antique English Umbrella Stand
Oak
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Iron, Tin, Brass
19th Century British Antique English Umbrella Stand
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Iron
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Antique English Umbrella Stand
Pottery
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass, Metal
19th Century English Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
Early 1900s English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
Early 20th Century English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Tôle
Late 19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century English George III Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Metal, Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Iron
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Bronze, Iron
Early 20th Century British Antique English Umbrella Stand
Oak
Early 20th Century British Antique English Umbrella Stand
Ceramic
Early 20th Century English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
Early 20th Century English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass, Iron
19th Century English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Iron
Early 20th Century English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Copper, Brass
19th Century British Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
1870s English Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass, Copper
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Iron
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Iron
Early 20th Century English Renaissance Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
Mid-19th Century British Antique English Umbrella Stand
Leather
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Copper
Late 19th Century British Antique English Umbrella Stand
Iron
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century English Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
Late 18th Century British Antique English Umbrella Stand
Iron
Late 19th Century English Jacobean Antique English Umbrella Stand
Metal
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
19th Century British Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique English Umbrella Stand
Brass
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Antique English 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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