Umbrella Stands
1970s French Bauhaus Vintage Umbrella Stands
Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Umbrella Stands
Ceramic
20th Century English Umbrella Stands
Metal
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass, Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Umbrella Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Umbrella Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century European Regency Umbrella Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Umbrella Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Umbrella Stands
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Art Glass
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Umbrella Stands
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Umbrella Stands
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Umbrella Stands
Beech
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Nickel
1950s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal
1860s English Late Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Mahogany
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
20th Century Scottish Umbrella Stands
Walnut
19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Umbrella Stands
Tin
1950s Italian Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century English British Colonial Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s German Bauhaus Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Umbrella Stands
Brass, Copper
1970s French Rococo Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Umbrella Stands
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century English Umbrella Stands
Copper, Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal, Gold Leaf
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Aluminum
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Faux Leather
1950s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Umbrella Stands
Marble, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
19th Century Swiss Antique Umbrella Stands
Softwood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Umbrella Stands
Steel
1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Chinese Umbrella Stands
Porcelain
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Umbrella Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Umbrella Stands
Brass
19th Century English Antique Umbrella Stands
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Umbrella Stands
Pottery
1950s Italian Vintage Umbrella Stands
Bamboo
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Umbrella Stands
Cement, Brass
Early 20th Century English Umbrella Stands
Oak
1980s Italian Regency Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal
20th Century Umbrella Stands
Brass
2010s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Marble, Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass
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.