European Coat Racks and Stands

This French Art Deco style train rack would be the perfect shelf for an entryway, bathroom, or home gym. Tubular chromed steel makes for attractive and durable construction of the tw...

Appendiabiti in ottone in ottime condizioni, mai usato con 10 accessori. Realizzato negli anni '60 del XX secolo. Il potenziale del pezzo è rinchiuso nella colatura in oro zecchino. ...

Completely original entrance coat-rack hanger with mirror by Thonet, period 1800s. Measure cm: H 195, W 85, D 30.

Wonderful mid-century organic coat rack fully hand-made in bamboo, curved rattan and hand-woven wicker. This charming and unique piece was designed by Franco Albini and produced in ...

One beautiful, authentic and old, vintage Art Nouveau brass coat wall hook. These hooks were designed in 1909 by Adolf Loos for the store of the Viennese Gentleman’s Outfitter and Ta...

French late 19th century coat and hat rack hall stand Hand carved chestnut, wrough iron and mirror The gothic style was often used in the 19th century, itd name is Neogothic style. ...

This hall coat rack was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1930´s. Material: plywood, wood, metal. It can be mounted on the wall or laid freely on the floor. The coat rack is...

A beautiful and elegant clothing Valet, design by Ico Parisi, made of beech wood, the little brass telescoping brass bars are very cute, you can pull them out

Mid-Century Alvar Aalto inspired wall mount coat rack and shelves with bent Beechwood frame. The coat rack has movable silver toned metal hooks that can slide across the lower rack. ...

Very nice Italian Hanging Coatrack, Black Ebonized Oak wood base ,. comes with Three molded Plastic hooks, Beautiful Space Ace design.

Vintage black wood clothing rack from France. This clothing rack has a simple design with a metal bar for hangers that features gold metal adornments on each side that resemble acorn...

Beautiful and solid towel holder from the 1970s. Wonderful high-quality workmanship and absolutely hand-flattering shape. Solid cast brass and acrylic rods. Condition: Very good vi...

Modernist Coat Rack, Italy, 1930s

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...

Museum quality, 19th century coat rack with as many as eleven stunning bronze hooks. Only very rarely will you come across an antique that is as perfect and original as this large s...

A set of 5 nickel-plated brass coat hangers designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni and produced by Azucena, Italy, 1950s.

Antique French 19th Century Faux Bamboo Wall Mounted Coat/Hat Rack Constructed from fruitwood to simulate bamboo. C.1880 Good solid construction. Very good condition commensurate of ...

1940s Wall coat rack by French designer André Sornay. Structure in solid Oregon wood and veneer highlighted by a system of brass nails perfectly aligned underlining the sober and pur...

Vintage Italian valet coat stand (circa 1950s). Old world glamour and practicality all at once make this valet coat stand extremely appealing. Th...

Very nice Paul Dupre-Lafon for Hermès valet In great condition Signed stamped prototype This is a master piece for your collection

Rare And Important Cloakroom, Coat Rack Model No 1368 By Jacob & Josef Kohn. Vienna Secession.

Appendiabiti in ottone in ottime condizioni, mai usato. Realizzato negli anni '60 del XX secolo. Il potenziale del pezzo è rinchiuso nella colatura in oro zecchino 24 kt. Disegnato ...

Brass with black painted aluminum side parts, made in Austria in the 1960s.  

Italian midcentury folding valet stand, black enamelled stand with brass and wooden brass by Fratelli Reguitti.

Meet the Silhouette Stand - a cool, postmodern coat rack shaped like a guy, giving off those epic 1980s vibes. This piece is all about mixing style with everyday use. Made from light...

Luigi Caccia Dominioni's iconic brass adjustable coat rack for Azucena, Italy, 1950s. Measurements closed 15 x 16.5 x H 42 cm.

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...

Sine Hanging Clothes Rack Elevate your wardrobe organization with the Sine Hanging Clothes Rack, a perfect blend of functionality and modern design. Crafted from raw brushed aluminu...

For sale is a beautiful set consisting of three wall mountable Art Nouveau coat hooks. The items were hand-crafted from brass and designed by th...

An original French Art Deco hand-hammered iron hall tree complete with hat, coat and umbrella accommodations. The architectural and linear design depicts rose flowers with scroll des...

A set of three brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Dimensions: 6” H x 5.5” W x 2.125” D

Midcentury amazing wall-mounted coat rack in mirror with a top glass shelf structure featuring elegant carved details and four circular hooks in glass and brass by Cristal Arte. ...

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. ...

Vintage 1950s French Coat Rack, Light Wood with Faux Bamboo Design, Cottage Style Description: This elegant coat rack, crafted in France in the 1950s, showcases a light wood constru...

Magnificent and ultra rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau coat rack. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid walnut frame with original hand-carved veneered decorations. Ten original ...

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...

Rare lot of "Super" model brass coat hangers designed by the famous designer and architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, Milan. The price refers to a single coat hanger, 6 are ...

A superb antique French Thonet style elm bentwood coat rack found in the Alsace region of France, circa 1900. This fine rack retains the beautiful original patina and has three curve...

"AT15" revolving coat rack by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno. Suspended wall standing double faced panel. It features bi-cloth covered surfaces and eigh...

A rare piece! Beautiful French Art Deco chromed metal Cloths stand or rack features on oak base. Each metal arm pivots and can be fixed using the butterfly metal fasteners at the end...

Beautiful Austrian Mid-Century Modern solid brass hooks from the "Black Gold Line" designed and manufactured by Walter Bosse and Herta Baller (Bosse Baller Company) in 1950s. Handmad...

Original massive brass coat hanger by Adolf Loos, designed in Vienna in the year 1907. This famous Elephant coat hanger was used in the apartment of Paul Khuner, 1040 Vienna. Docum...

Midcentury coat rack stand in bamboo and rattan with three hooks. Made in Italy in the 1960s.

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

Servomuto in light wood designed by Ico Parisi in the 1950s for the firm F.lli Reguitti, made of wood and in good condition, with jacket rack, shoe rack, tie or scarf hanger. Imprin...

Art Deco wrought iron hall stand 1930s France French Art Deco wrought iron hat and coat rack with acanthus leaf detailing and hand-decorated ce...

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...

Magnificent and rare Art Deco Modernist coat rack Design by P.E.L. Izeren for De Genneper Molen. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak frame with solid walnut elements. Se...

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...

Early 20th century carved towel rail circa 1910. Good quality towel rail made from mahogany and pine.  Decorative carved shells to the top with further carvings to the supports.  3 ...

Mid-Century French steel coat hanger, 1950s Found in an old doctor's office in my city, Palermo.

A teak coat rack designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1950s. Dimensions: 6” H x 17.125” W x 4.5” D

Cristal Art Wall Mounted Blue Glass Coat or Hat Rack, Turin Italy, circa 1950's A very rare and stunning grand scale wall-mounted coat rack by Cristal Art, the back plate glass in ...

French Art Deco coat peg and umbrella stand, France, 1920s. Wrought iron and glass. The coat-peg has its beveled mirror. Measurements: Coat-peg H 53 x W 65 x D 19.5 cm, H 20.9 x W 25...

Stainless steel drab sculptural hanger by Zieta Dimensions: W 46 x H 188 cm Material: stainless steel Finish: Lacquere...

Vintage industrial sausage rack, meat hooks, 4 hooks (also called dents de loup or wolf teeth), from a butcher's shop, first half of the 20th century, France. Lightweight but extrem...

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...

Heavy coat stand from series 9 by the Danish manufacturer Fritz Hansen based on a design by Sidse Werner from the early 1970s. A very functional and stylish coat stand. As the name ...

French Art Deco Gentleman’s floor standing brass suit hanger or dumb valet A very useful piece, the hanger or clothes stand is in brass and has a circular base, it has a small circul...