Wood Coat Racks and Stands

A good Arts and Crafts oak Hall stand by Shapland and Petter with a seat to the left and a mirror and glove drawer to the right, the lower section with Shaplands typical square shape...

Wonderful and incredibly rare midcentury foldable coat stand in beechwood, brass and black enameled metal. This stunning piece was designed by Ico Parisi and produced by Fratelli Reg...

Our Score Valet Stand, inspired by a music stand, is made out of maple and lacquered in a blue raspberry. Custom made upon request.

Museum quality and condition Art Deco coat rack. This geometrical coat rack from the Dutch Art Deco era is a design by Paul Izeren and executed in the studio of 'De Genneper Molen' ...

Fabulous Victorian Gothic hall tree with a mirror and a cast iron umbrella tray. Four brass coat hooks with porcelain tips. Fresh black paint, grey on...

The two Swedish designers able to give a poetic and innovative touch to materials at the same time, have come up with Coat Rack Bench for the Wiener GT...

Mid-Century teak and metal slatted wall mount coat rack with black enameled metal bent wire hooks. This handsome piece also has a few moveable components: a hat rack, a smaller teak ...

This rare pair of 1960s wall hooks by Salc Cantù embodies the space age aesthetic with its bold color contrast and functional design. Each hook is craf...

Thonet Art Nouveau Wall Mounted Coat Rack Vienna c.1900 Bentwood - Art Nouveau - 1900s Anteroom coat rack model N°10806 with eight coat hooks and a flap door acting as a pocket holde...

A 19th Century antique carved wood gothic hall tree with mirror and bench. This is a great piece with a beveled mirror in the center above a seat with...

Thonet coat rack from the beginning of the 20th century offers great comfort because it can be rotated. Original condition with nice age patina, perfectly cleaned and repolished with...

Butler made of fine wood with brass details. Made in Italy in the 1950s. Unique piece of rare difficult beauty. Made and created by Mice of Domenico Rugiano.

A well maintained midcentury Solid Pine Quilt and Blanket Rack in great vintage condition. Very sturdy piece. Natural solid pine. Measures 32" in width, 9" in depth and stands 32" tall.

Italian 1950s Wooden Pair of Coat and Pants Hangers By Fratelli Reguitti. Superb Italian Craftmanship

Found in France, this iron Art Deco hall stand dates from the 1930s. Forged iron work in the style of Edgar Brandt features a footed umbrella stand at the base with fan-shaped decora...

A beautiful and functional 21" long faux bamboo shoehorn that also doubles as a backscratcher. Made in Italy during the 1960s, this vintage piece features a faux bamboo wood handle, ...

Zanotta Sciangai Adjustable Clothes Stand with Frame in Oak Varnished Ash Folding and adjustable clothes-stand. Frame in oak, grey, white, black or...

A 19th century freestanding ebonised hat and coat stand

This 1970s Italian coat rack exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of the era. Its rectangular mirror, traced with a scalloped wood detail, adds warmth to the sleek reflective surfac...

- rare type - very practical

Excellent quality Mid Century Italian valet or coat rack with a brass central swivel stand raised on four splay feet. The stand supports three double-sided panels beautifully veneere...

Italian design hall tree with a glass shelf for your hat over mahogany stained hardwood compass legs and faux black crocodile leather with brass hooks for hanging coats.

Vintage Hand-Painted Ceramic and Wood Hanger by Catalan Artist Diaz Costa – circa 1960, Spain Discover the timeless artistry of Catalan craftsman Diaz Costa with this exquisite vint...

With Ladder , Charlie Styrbjörn Nilsson has used the technique of steam bent wood to create a ladder for interior use whose solid wood gives strength to a slender and light structure...

Very rare and large (250cm) 1950s danish pair of sculptural coathanger / hatstands by Harbo Sølvsten. Made in solid elm and rings in mahogany wood.Adjustable hangers. By shortening t...

Stunning and elegant Art Nouveau hat and coat stand. Design in the style of Thonet and Jacob and Josef Kohn. Striking French design from the 1900s. Stained beech and bentwood frame w...

This refined coat rack is a perfect balance of design, functionality and craftsmanship. The chrome-plated metal frame offers a modern and elegant look, while the handcrafted red wood...

Enhance your hallway decor with the elegant and functional Emile Gallé hallway tree coat rack. Featuring exquisite craftsmanship and a timeless design. the coat rack comes with its ...

Art Deco Oak & Ebonised Hall stand/ hat & Coat Stand circa 1930s Arch shaped mirror, mirror glass recently re placed, Bombe shaped pedestal with Art Deco stylised, inlaid oak detai...

This elegant coat rack from the 1930s embodies the Art Deco style and was crafted in Czechoslovakia by the renowned Thonet company in Bystřice pod Hostýnem. Its structure, made of st...

Mid Century 1960s Danish Modern Rosewood & Metal Standing Valet A beautifully crafted Danish teak valet from the 1960s, designed with functionality and style in mind. This sculptural...

This early 1940s single wall shelf / hat rack model 113 is designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto for artek. This versatile shelf is in stained birch. The 2 triangular panels ...

Italian Birch Valet with rotating tray and wheels to easily move around. Stamped Italy under wood tray. Useful stylish Design!

This playful Postmodern coat stand is not only a smart space saver in a hallway, pantry or dressing room, it is also a pleasant and cheerful interior e...

An elegant modernist wall-mounted coat rack from the 1950s. An original and old vintage object, designed and executed by the Austrian architect and designer Carl Auböck. The frame is...

Large teak slatted wall mount coat rack with 4 large black enameled bent wire 's' hooks. The hooks can be positioned on any desired slat and each hold a hat or 2 jackets or shirts. I...

Wonderful and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau coat rack. Attributed to A.J. Kropholler. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid oak with five original bronze hooks. Please not...

Chrome coat hanger or hook made in Italy in the 1970's. Very good vintage condition.

Rotating door coat rack mod. Formia with wooden frame and cloth upholstery. Metal details, Prod. MIM, Italy, 1958. Bibliography, Domus no. 359, October 1959; R. Lietti, Ico Parisi. D...

Italian Mid-Century Modern wooden structure and three brass hooks wall coat hanger. Elegant wall coat hanger, with four brass hooks with a typical midcentury and sixties design. Even...

Walnut wood structure coat rack with brass table anchored to the structure, embellished with brass circles creating harmony in the wooden panel. Crystal hood with brass anchors. 1950...

A masterful example of Swiss Black Forest craftsmanship, this c. 1900 linden wood hall tree is by the esteemed Seilar-Brawant workshop of Brienz. Towering in scale and rich in detail...

Victorian umbrella and coat rack with zinc pan, rotating top, peg construction, bun feet. Condition: The stand is slightly crooked (please see Photos...

Iron and Wood Wall Coat Rack, Spain, 1960s Eye-catching rustic style hats an coats rack with oak leaves iron backplate and wood acorn hangers. This wall coat rack features two branch...

An elegant Art Deco gentleman’s valet or dressing stand from the 1920s, designed and crafted by Gebrüder Thonet Vienna in Austria. This piece is made of bentwood beech in a beautiful...

This beautiful 20th Century French coat rack embodies classic French craftsmanship with a blend of style and functionality. Constructed from warm, rich wood, it features a tall centr...

French Art Nouveau walnut and maple hatrack with a large center mirror having whiplash carving and 5 gilt bronze firefly coat hooks and lower umbrella s...

Rustic Black Forest-style (19th Century) carved walnut hatrack/umbrella stand with gnome figure holding tree form with birds in upper branches.

Mid-century modern butler chair by Ico Parisi and Luisa Parisi for Fratelli Regguitti. Walnut frame with coat hanger and cuff link holder, with storage under the woven seat. Please ...

French late 19th century coat and hat rack hall stand Hand carved chestnut, wrough iron & zinc. This type of furniture was placed near the front door and was used to prepare for goi...

Fantastic Italian Design cabinet with clothes hangers, 1960s. This type of furniture was used in the entrance of the house. Made of white lacquered plywood and some parts in solid po...

Crafted in France circa 1920, this graceful antique hall tree is executed in the style of German-Austrian cabinetmaker Michael Thonet (1796–1871), known for his mastery of steam-bent...

Valet by Ico & Luisa Parisi for Fratelli Reguitti, an Italian valet with trouser press. This piece is a must have for every man's dressing room. You can take off your pants without c...

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...

Organic wood coatrack 1970s vintage design influenced by the American Craft Movement.

Antique Circa 1900 Large Quality Bentwood Hall, Coat, or Hat Stand - against the wall semi-circular design A charming and high-quality Antique Bentwood Hall, Coat, or Hat Stand, dat...

Bring a retro, yet practical touch to any entry or dressing area with this elegant, carved coat stand. The useful hat rack was crafted in France, circa 1920 in the style of German-Au...

An Early 20th Century Thonet atttibuted Bentwood Costumer Hat / Coat Rack. Very stable Measures 20" in width, 20" in depth and 77" in height.

Elegant Mid-Century wall mount coat rack perfect for an entry way or closet space. Exotic Wenge wood slats with aluminum hooks paired with a tall rectangular mirror on a square white...

Two available - exceptional secessionist bent wood coat rack with 5 hooks, designed and produced by Jacob and Josef Kohn, 1890's. Labels to verso a...