Wood Racks and Stands

Austrian antique wooden coat hanger for Thonet, 1800s Wall-mounted coat rack with a wooden frame. It features four curved hooks. Produced by Thonet in the late 1800s. Good condition....

Good Large French Oak Book Rest or Music Stand, Lutrin This is a good honest piece, it is made in solid Oak and dates from the end of the 19th Century. The Lutrin can be angled and ...

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...

Found in England, this large mahogany and brass hall stand dates from the 1920s. Stand features brass drying rods at the top, a single fixed shelf in the middle, umbrella stands at b...

Ezhio Longhi for Elam, wall-mounted coat rack, teak, metal, Italy, circa 1961. This hallway setting is designed by Ezhio Longhi for Elam and is executed in solid teak. While maintai...

A metal coat rack with a walnut shelf, attributed to Studio BBPR, Italy, 1950s.  

Unique Lino Bersani coatrack hand engraved by Franco Casoni, Italy, 1978.

Newspaper storage Sculpture. Also it can be used as magazine or newspaper rack. Material: Zelkova This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used ...

A mobile valet stand featuring drawers, shelves, and a coat rack, crafted from walnut wood, glass, and brass, Italian manufacturing from the 1950s. Essential for an entryway and hig...

Fantastic quality large antique Black Forest carved bear double stick stand, having a large and small carved bear with great expressi...

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...

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...

Mid-Century Modern valet wood stand, circa 1960. By unknown designer. Manufactured in France. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use.

Brutalist coat rack by Officina Rivadossi from the Brescia region of Italy. Carved from oak, circa 1970s. Meticulous cabinetmaking with various rosettes and hand-carved motifs. Regi...

Sn124 Fine quality, Victorian, mahogany Canterbury- magazine rack with fretwork upstands, "cameo" plaque and drawer to base, standing on turned legs termi...

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 ...

Wooden Coat Rack From the 1940s in Dark Brown Wooden, pre-war clothes rack with five hooks and a narrow shelf. The back panel features a relief decoration with a motif of tree branc...

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...

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.

RARE FIND~~ Antique English Barley Twist Dinner Gong with Original Mallet 33" tall x 24" wide x 15" deep Gong measures 15.5" round x 3" deep Mallet is 20.5" long Sturdy, solid ...

19th Century French Henri II Oak Hall Tree ~ Coat Rack makes a great choice in any entryway, providing a convenient place to hang one's hat, coat, and park an umbrella, or even a wal...

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...

Antique Eastlake Victorian Walnut Marble Top Umbrella Stand Hall Tree with Beveled Glass Mirror and Cast Iron Drip Pans. Circa Late 19th Centu...

A beautiful and lovely shaped Italian midcentury newspaper stand / magazine rack from the 1950s by Cesare Lacca. Made of mahogany and black wood with nice brass details. In good cond...

Magazine Rack Italy, 1950 Wood Frame Brass Handle Cut glasses Very good condiction Italian manufacture of excellent manufacture

Coat stand with marble base black metal frame, wood and gilt brass hangers, Italian design, 1960s. CONDITION: In good condition, shows signs of wear and tear given by time SIZING: ...

A rustic, antique farmhouse distressed painted hall tree. American primitive, medium pine wood slatted planks, with six pegs for hanging jackets and hats, having a distressed green b...

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...

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...

Thonet, Coat Rack It is in very great condition.

Mid-Century Modern Coat Rack by Giuseppe Rivadossi, Italy, 1970s

Having a handled backrest used for movement and a galleried tray for stacking books, with original brass casters.

Late 19th century oak umbrella or cane stand from England. This is a lovely umbrella stand, made solidly from nice English oak. The back legs are simple, to allow for easy placemen...

A beautiful whimsical 20th century German Black Forest carved head hat or coat rack with a small roe deer wood carved head, with four roe deer legs as hooks, ...

Good late 19th century English oak and brass umbrella stand with serpentine brass rail on brass rope twist support and shaped base, retaining original rain catcher, the back with pie...

We offer this Rare Atomic Age Magazine Rack made in cedar wood and brass details, recently restored and the bronze pieces have been polished, circa 1950.

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...

Antique French Country Primitive Pine Wood Farmhouse Magazine Rack Book Stand. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 19" H x 17" W x 16" D.

19th century oak hall stand from England. The top has a lovely crown molding, over a hand carved central panel, flanked by carved sides, which have three brass hooks on each side fo...

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...

Piero Fornasetti magazine rack with wooden frame and Hand colored silk-screened decoration. Fornasetti label to the base. Atelier Fornasetti, Italy, circa 1950.    

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

The Valerio Luggage rack features a solid Argentine Rosewood frame and a slung leather seat to support your luggage in style. Available in any finish or material for straps as well a...

Scandinavian Modern hangers in wood from Sweden, made out of Fir. Surprise yourself with stylish handmade hangers in your wardrobe in the style of Axel Einar Hjort.

Striking and sizeable oak bookcase with a gallery on top. Back in the earliest years of the 20th century not many people learned how to read. Even less people had the means to buy t...

Gorgeous Antique Hall Tree, Louis Philippe Period, Walnut, Carved, Gilt Hooks, 1800s, 19th Century!! This antique hall tree is a stunning piece of furniture that will add a touch o...

A sculptural postmodern valet clothing stand for both ladies and gentlemen from the 1980s, crafted in Denmark. Made of orange medium brown beech wood this stand includes a coat hange...

The vintage magazine basket is made of hammered brass sheeting on the front and sides nailed to a wood base with a brass handle top centre. A band of festooning and bows runs across ...

A Mexican wooden adjustable artist easel, circa 1950. This easel has the same design as those currently in the study of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, has a nice old patina, with remn...

Antique French 19th Century Faux Bamboo Coat/Hat Stand C.1880 Very attractive example. In good solid and sturdy condition.

A fine antique Gothic Revival coat rack. In the form of a two-legged gargoyle with an elongated neck holding a wooden support and mounted to the wall with a shaped bracket. In...

A bentwood hat stand is an item made by molding wood that has been softened with steam. Therefore, it is light enough to be lifted with one hand, and you can enjoy its beautiful curv...

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...

Americano single-ended, Stereo Pentode Amplifier 5 watts per channel Input sensitivity: 1.03v to full output Input impedance: 50K Inputs: 2, switchable by Front Panel Mounted Carling Switch Output: 8 Ohm Via 5-Way Binding Posts Bias: No user adjustment necessary Tube compliment: 6973 power tubes (X2) Other compatible power tubes as follows: 6CM6/6CZ5/6EM5 (Performance Varies), EZ81/6CA4 Rectifier Tube (X1), EF91/6AM6 Driver Tubes (X2) Other compatible driver tubes as follows: M8083/CV4015 (Performance Varies). Original in Berlin...

Vintage Retro Mahogany Luggage Stand - Quality Rack in Victorian Style from the mid-20th Century. This piece boasts sturdy and durable construction, featuring no loose joints or woo...

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...

High wooden coat rack made of oak or tzalam wood.

Mid-Century Modern "W" molded plywood magazine rack in the style of Alvar Aalto. rack is crafted in light wood, reflecting the organic, minimalist style Aalto is celebrated for. This...

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 ...

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...