Umbrella Stands
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Umbrella Stands
Oak
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Umbrella Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Umbrella Stands
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Copper
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass, Iron
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass
20th Century French Umbrella Stands
Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century English George III Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Aluminum, Iron
20th Century French Chinoiserie Umbrella Stands
Tôle
1920s French Vintage Umbrella Stands
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Chrome
1970s German Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass, Iron
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Sheet Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal, Chrome
19th Century Russian Antique Umbrella Stands
Silver
Early 20th Century American Mission Umbrella Stands
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Rattan
Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Umbrella Stands
Wrought Iron
1950s French Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Umbrella Stands
Wrought Iron
19th Century German Black Forest Antique Umbrella Stands
Walnut
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass, Steel
1910s French Beaux Arts Vintage Umbrella Stands
Iron
19th Century English Antique Umbrella Stands
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Umbrella Stands
Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass, Steel
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Umbrella Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass
1930s American Vintage Umbrella Stands
1970s Indian Vintage Umbrella Stands
Cane, Teak, Wood
19th Century American Antique Umbrella Stands
Metal
19th Century French Antique Umbrella Stands
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Umbrella Stands
1770s English Chippendale Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
19th Century German Rustic Antique Umbrella Stands
Metal
19th Century British Antique Umbrella Stands
Early 20th Century English Umbrella Stands
Tin
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Umbrella Stands
Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass, Sheet Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Art Glass
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Umbrella Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Wood
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century American Victorian Umbrella Stands
Antler, Horn
Early 19th Century British Jacobean Antique Umbrella Stands
Copper
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Ceramic
Late 18th Century British Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Iron, Wrought Iron, Brass
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Umbrella Stands
Wood
Vintage, New and Antique Umbrella Stands
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.