Hand-Crafted Coat Racks and Stands

One of a kind coat-rack with hand carved oakwood deer heads. With hand carved items being one of our favourite, we are always thrilled to find rare hand carved antiques. Especially ...

Timeless and elegant best describe this Renna coat rack designed by Bruce Tippex for Knoll International and Gavina in the 1960s. This unique vintage coat rack is made of orange lacq...

Stylish Mid-Century Modern coat-rack for wall mounting with rare and practical hooks. This Midcentury, wooden wall coat-rack is in very good condition and we think it is an interi...

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...

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

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' ...

- Handbuilt ceramic coat hook - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co...

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...

Art Nouveau bentwood coat rack attributed to Thonet, Vienna, Viennese coat/Umbrella hanger Thonet was included in the production program of the company Gebrüder Thonet around the Y...

Roger Feraud. French. A rare "Clef De Sol" atomic iron hat and coat stand in original black paint with original red balls.     

A handsome example of a late Victorian hall stand created from solid oak, mirror and iron. This is a very useful antique that has everything you will need in your hall, an original d...

The patina, the form, the function and the overall presentation of this antique Aesthetic Movement mahogany hall tree make it worth a second and third look. It has all the elegance ...

Space age coat or hat rack by Roger Feraud for GEO France. Features a black finished iron core, hairpin legs and eight nickel-plated astrolabs. Mid-Century Modern Design from the l...

Elegant and refined handcrafted brass coat rack, gold-colored mirrored glass, produced by Pierluigi Colli for Cristal Art 1950s. Including rectangular glass on top. Presence of two r...

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...

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...

Stunning design and good condition, hand crafted oakwood wall coat-rack with unique tiles. This rare and highly stylish Art Nouveau / Jugendstil coat rack is entirely original and i...

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 ...

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 ...

A perfect addition for enthusiasts! This elegant vintage standing coat rack is made of wood and features a built-in umbrella holder. The rotating crown allows easy access to coats at...

This vintage Art Deco coat rack from France, dating to the 1930s, showcases sleek chromed metal construction, reflecting the iconic streamlined design of the era. The rack features a...

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. ...

Very nice Amcrest Gentlemans Wardrobe Stand/ Silent Butler. This was a piece of furniture that most well dressed men owned. The stand has a well done rush seat, the rush has been str...

Wonderful craftsmanship, deeply carved, solid oak, Gothic Revival wall coat rack. Anyone who has ever visited a Gothic (Revival) church or another Gothic style building will immedia...

Designed for the Knize Taylor-shop in Vienna, Paris and Berlin. A three-hole, or a four-hole version is avaliable.

A period Eastlake Victorian quilt rack that is all original and has been cleaned and polished. Made of walnut with walnut burl panels, the finish is beautifully preserved. This stan...

Charming Dutch Arts & Crafts, Folk Art chip carved coat rack with gorgeous original brass hooks from the 1920s Richly decorated and fully hand carved on all sides with exquisite cr...

1970’s Polish brass valet coat rack by Glo-mar Artworks NY. In beautiful condition. Newly hand polished(not lacquered). The jewelry, pants and shoes holders are adjustable. Meas...

The wall hook is created in the ancient straw marquetry technique. RUDA Studio researches the artisan craftsmanship of our country of origin and brings traditional marquetry to conte...

Italian ornate antique brass & onyx marble coat hat rack hall tree 1950s. This high quality free standing, ornate hall tree dates to the 1950's. ...

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...

France / 1915 / Coat Rack / oak, brass / Art Nouveau / Art Deco Nicely shaped coat rack in Art Nouveau style, hand crafted in France around 1915. This rare to find wall mounted rack...

Valenti coat rack, design Isao Hosoe, 1970 These coat racks, designed by Isao Hosoe for Valenti Luce in 1970, represent an icon of 1970s Italian design. Their minimalist and functio...

19th Carved Wood Black Forest Bears Tree Umbrella Cane Hat Stick Coat Stand Rack . Exceptional and Large 19th century very beautifully carved wood black forest bear hall tree...

Beautiful bauhaus style free standing coat rack with the functionality to welcome your guests with a great place for storing coats in a hall. The Bauhaus style offers a sleek chrome finish over a tube frame with six chrome hooks...

Stunning Mid-Century coat rack in woven rattan, wicker and bamboo. This gorgeous piece was hand-crafted in Italy during the 1960s. This French Riviera style coat rack features 3 lo...

"Erato" di Lodovico Barbariano di Belgiojoso, Enrico Peressutti e Ernesto N. Rogers per Artemide. Bellissimi dettagli sia sulla parte superiore che su quella inferiore..

Unique and highly decorative wall coat rack with at least ten hooks. One of the main reasons for people wanting to own antiques is for their decorative appeal and this hand-crafted work-of-art wall rack certainly fits that bill. This good condition wall coat-rack with the finest quality cast iron wall hooks...

Coat stand from the famous Looshouse, Michaeler-Platz, Vienna, originally fixed on the wall, for a free-standing Version, the base will be enlarged from now 300mm to 600mm. The upper...

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...

Dimensions - H: 75 3/4 in W: 24 in D: 8 1/2 in This French Art Deco Style Iron Hall Rack in the Manner of Oscar Bach is a striking and functional piece that exemplifies the eleganc...

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...

Midcentury beautiful hand-crafted standing coat rack in bamboo and rattan in the style of Bonacina. Made in Italy in the 1960s. Multiple hooks for coats and hats. A must-have for ...

This antique brass and metal hall tree was crafted in France, circa 1920. Standing on three thin scrolled legs, the tall rack features a fluted central...

Antique unique clothes rack made by hand from northern Sweden. The clothes rack is made around the year 1900 in painted pine. Original condition and original paint with some distress...

Series of four brass or bronze coat hangers and hats in a natural shape. Similar to an Alvar Aalto piece it’s presumably made by one of Alvar’s wife Aino. Very good condition with a ...

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...

Stunning Italian coat rack or stand fabricated in the 1980s. This very stable coat rack is made of solid wood. It is possible to turn the upper part with the big hooks. It has th...

A Late Victorian Mahogany Folding Quilt Rack. Measures 10.75" in width, 22.75" in depth and 41.5" in height.  

This fine Old Hickory tall hat & coat rack or stand is in fine condition with a natural aged patina.The coat tree is in very good and sturdy condition.

Art Nouveau bentwood wall coat rack to Thonet, Vienna, Viennese wall hanger Thonet was included in the production program of the company Gebrüder Thonet around the Year 1879. Origi...

An unusual French Beaux-Arts period wood and iron pegged hat and coat rack, with removable arms – circa early 1900s. Most often found in the entry ways of French homes or in the caf...

This large Mid 20th Century Horse Head Coat or Hat Rack was crafted from brass in the mid 1900's. The piece features two horse heads mounted on intricately detailed oval brass plaque...

Large size, great shape and excellent condition antique coat rack. If you are looking for a stylish and practical coat rack in the Arts & Crafts style then this period piece could be perfect for you. It is truly stylish, entirely original and, as you can see in our images, it is in very good condition. This quality antique is handcrafted from solid oak and it comes with the inlaid, hand painted and glazed tiles. These tiles are extra special, because on top of the glazing are unique, gilt and stylized flower motifs. This luxurious and colorful coat rack also comes with all the original and aesthetically beautiful hooks...

High wooden coat rack made of oak or tzalam wood.

Italian ornate antique brass & onyx square marble coat hat rack hall tree stand Hollywood Regency Eye catcher Classic 60s This high quality free ...

A French Beaux-Arts period wooden and enameled peg hat and coat rail, circa 1900. The wall mounted wood rail has three bent metal arms with white enameled ball-shaped upper pegs f...

Antique and unique wall coatrack with amazing alabaster carvings. It is not often that you find an antique that is not completely original, but where they have done a great job in creating a, so called, marriage that simply looks beautiful. This handcrafted wall coat rack was made around 1900-1910, but the exeptionally detailed, hand carved alabaster tiles date back to circa 1850-1870. These mis-Victorian works of beauty are hand-carved in deep relief and both the fruits in the vases as the scrolling leaf patterns in the center tile are among the most detailed we have ever seen. All three tiles have no breaks in them and only minor losses. So if you are looking for a unique antique wall rack...

Handcarved pine wood wall coat rack, 2 hangers, Spain, 1940s. This eye-catching coat rack has 2 flower shaped hangers with beautifully carved and rhombus shaped backplates with geome...

Great quality and condition Mid-Century wall coat rack with a hat rack on top. This beautifully designed, perfectly executed and highly practical Mid-Century coat rack could be the ...