Coat Racks and Stands

Coat hangers in lucite and solid brass Italian 1950s mid century design, elegant and of great design.

Modular mirrors and coat hanger model "Gronda" designed by Luciano Bertoncini in 1970s and manufactured by Elco. Black plastic frame and mirror or fumé-mirror, each piece has a coat ...

Bauhaus period hall coat stand crafted of chrome Robert Slezák. Period: 1930-1939.   

Vintage Brutalist wood standing coat rack Wear consistent with age and use : missing several hook - See Photos Wabi Sabi - Vintage - Decoration Measures ...

Elegant Spanish Colonial style wall mirror with coat hangers in leather repoussé and brass. Spain, 1940s. This piece features an oval beveled mirror with a leather repoussé frame...

Playful coatrack designed by Guido Drocco and Franco Mello in the 1970s shaped like a whimsical cactus in foam painted in bright green. Guido Drocco and Franco Mello were Itali...

Fashioned of prized ebony and enriched with precious horn inserts, this valet stand is a luxurious ally where to neatly prepare clothes. An exclusive addition to walk-in closets, it ...

St041 Stylish Victorian coat stand in oak in the manner of Christopher Dresser, having architectural pediment with sunray carvings above panelled and fielded back with beehive style ...

Under-shelf clothing rack in raw aluminum or signature powder-coated colors — minimalist, space-saving hanging solution with sculptural wavy design. This sleek, made-to-order clothi...

A 19th century freestanding ebonised hat and coat stand

Union champion coat rack and valet, 1960s Original condition.

Early Edition T16 Coat Rack by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Italy, 1960s

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...

Handcarved pine wood wall coat rack, 3 hangers, Spain, 1940s. This eye-catching coat rack has 3 flower shaped hangers with beautifully carved backplates and striped details. It has a...

Elevate your space with this stunning vintage coat rack inspired by Tom Scheerer's signature bohemian aesthetic. Featuring a striking faux horn design, this statement piece blends ru...

Large brass modernist coat stand with space for umbrella storage. Beautiful Shiny brass. 1970s - Belgium Very good condition Dimensions: Height: 155cm Width x depth: 40cm Ref.: ...

Folding valet stand in the style of Ico Parisi Mid-century beech and gilt metal 1960s Intact and in good condition, small defects on the gilding. The depth varies from 35 cm when op...

Very wide Dutch 19th century oak coat rack with carved angels A Dutch 19th century oak coat rack with angel heads cut out and 9 copper h...

Beautiful vintage valet stand manufactured in Italy in the 1950s attributed to iconic Fratelli Reguitti company with design in the style of Ico Par...

Postmodern coat rack by Schönbuch from the 1970s. Black lacquered metal frame with a mirror and three shelves. Quality Features: very good workmanship high quality materials Made in...

19thC Cast Iron Hall Stand by the Falkirk Foundry - large and impressive decorative 19thC black painted, stamped to the reverse along with a registration kite mark lozenge, complete ...

The shape of the hanger was born from the desire to visually reduce the volumes to a single line drawn in space. The result is a functional sculpture in balance between strength and ...

Elegant women's handbag stand from the 50's, made in Italy. The bag stand is totally made in brass. Ideal to display necklaces, bracelets, scarves.... T...

Pair of vintage coat racks, patinated brass finish This coat rack is reminiscent of the luggage racks of yesteryear. This vintage-style wall-mounted coat rack with a patinated brass...

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

On offer are 7 massive brass coat hooks. They were designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s and produced manually by his infamous Austrian Werkstätte. ...

Modern Stitched Italian Saddle Leather Gentleman's Clothing Valet in a Caramel Color. Item featured is of remarkable quality, believed to be Italian. Maker unknown. Circa Late 20th C...

The subject of several, free and often ambiguous interpretations, Cactus is the icon of Italian design that has revolutionized the domestic landscape, by subverting the borders betwe...

Incredible asymmetric 1950's French wall mount entry valet, with mirror, coat rack, a small tile shelf and an umbrella stand with a removable drip tray. T...

Original state with a pleasant patine of age, perfectly cleaned and re-polished with shelack finish.

Hollywood Regency midcentury 60s Ornate Antique Style Coat Hat Rack Hall Tree Coat Tree Floor stand Vintage Classic Golden Patina This Italian ornate hall tree dates to the 1960s It is solid and capable to hold your clothing and adorn your entryway, master bathroom...

Standing valet stand in black tubular metal and red plastic, designed by Anna Castelli Ferrieri in 1989 and produced by Kartell in 1990s. Two movable arms and a plastic ball at the '...

Italian Rattan Wall-Mounted Coat Racks, Italy 1960s Constructed with natural woven rattan and wicker with three large loop bamboo hooks Three available, priced individually

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...

Scarcely seen handcrafted valet stands "Pinocchio & Jiminy Cricket" made in Italy c. 1940's, after the children's novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio...

Vintage Corner Mirror - Freestanding Coat Hanger - Coat Hanger with Mirror Offered for sale is a captivating and uncommon corner coat hanger wit...

Large wooden coat hanger Viennese Secession, Hoffmann Style, Vienna, early 1900s

This neoclassical style towel holder is made of brass. This is a French work. Circa 1940

A set of five brass coat hangers designed and produced in Austria, c. 1950s. Dimensions: 10.25” H x 2.75” W x 3” D

We kindly invite you to read the entire description, as we strive to provide detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our items. This refined Itali...

Two branch brass wall hanging coat hook. Circa 1890. H 17cm x W 28cm x D 14cm

Stunning Valet made in Italy between the 50s and 60s by the historic company Fratelli Reguitti in cherry-stained solid beech wood with brass details. The design of this splendid bedr...

This Art Deco style hall tree hails from France, circa 1930s. It is crafted out of sleek, polish aluminium and functions as an umbrella stand, hat shelf, and coat rack. There is even...

A rare pair of coat hooks from the period of Viennese Modernism ( 1890 - 1910 ). They are nickel plated and reflect influences from the times of Hoffmann and Loos.

Gufram and Paul Smith renew their collaboration to present the SUNRISE CACTUS®, a bold new interpretation of the iconic piece originally designed by Guido Drocco and Franco Mello in ...

Splendid Italian 1950s Bamboo entrance hall unit with a coat rack, mirror, shelves, and trunk.

- carefully refurbished

Cactus: The Invisible Spectrum is a collection by Gufram that features three unique and surprising Cactus inspiried by the optical wavelenght range. Gufram makes exceptionally visibl...

Up to three beautiful modernist brass wall hooks, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria. Solid brass, gently polished by hand, in very good condition with marginal patina. ...

Shapland and Petter. An Arts & Crafts oak hall cupboard in the style of M.H. Baillie Scott, of tapering Architectural form. The flaring cornice with an open upper hat cupboard, flank...

Step into the elegance of mid-century modern design with this stunning entrance piece, masterfully crafted by renowned Italian designer Carlo de Carli. Combining functionality and ti...

Up to five beautiful and decorative golden Hollywood Regency wall hooks from the 1970s. Made of golden anodized aluminum. The hooks are in good condition with marginal patina. Five h...

Italian 1950's modular coat rack. One of the most beautiful wall coat racks. Modular haning system

Name: A new polite Cloth stand designed by Ryosuke Harashima.Made of black steel pipes and light green glass. STATEMENT: The morphing of Emon-Kake (Kimon...

Wooden Prie Dieu Chair. A handsome piece with an origin as a prayer chair, however, in modern homes is a compliment to many spaces in the home. Useful ...

2 of 40 Beautiful Mid-Century Modern cloth hangers designed and manufactured by Carl Auböck in 1960s. They are made of brass-plated solid steel. Of almost continuous organic shape wi...

Beautiful and rare free standing coat rack designed and manufactured in Italy in the 60s. This coat hanger features lacquered white wood panels that create a nice contrast with the ...

Vintage Standing Coat Rack, also known as a valet, made of chrome-plated tubular steel. A sturdy, simple and functional piece. Made in Finland, possibly manufactured by Merivaara.

19th century French Provincial Oak Hall Tree, Finely Carved Details, Sides Having Carved Acorn Caps and Feature Carved Fruit and Floral Accents in a Gibb...

Spanish modernist bamboo and woven wicker rattan wall coat and hat hanger with mirror. 1960s This lovely coat rack features a central oval glass mirror...