Early 20th Century Racks and Stands

French Art Nouveau umbrella stand, France, ca.1900. Patinated cast iron. Removable tank. Height: 28.7"(72.8cm), Width: 23.4"(59.5cm), Depth: 10.2"(26cm). Very rare! Magnificent model...

This is a beautiful quality c.1900 bamboo hall stand in the Chinoiserie manner. The condition is very good for a piece made entirely of real bamboo. A few ...

Stunning Nouveau coat racks made in bent walnut wood. Two pieces available. This charming coat racks were designed by the mastery of Michael Thonet and produced in the early 1900s in...

Originally used in a church, this impressive French hand-forged iron music stand is designed so that a musician can stand on each side. Candleholders extend on the left and right to ...

Amazing and rare Art Deco Modernist magazine rack. Design by Frits Spanjaard for L.O.V. Oosterbeek. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak and original oak veneered frame...

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 ...

An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts oak umbrella stand In the manner of Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Measures: 9.75"W x 9.5"D x 26.25"H. Good original vintage condition.

Up to six beautiful and elegantly curved Art Nouveau coat hooks. Sold and priced per piece. Designed circa 1916 by Adolf Loos (1870 - 1933) for the Jugendstil Café Capua in Vienna. M...

Stunning and rare pair of Art Deco Modernist coat racks. Design by P.E.L. Izeren for De Genneper Molen. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak and original oak veneered fram...

Vintage mid-century gentlemen's valet. Dark walnut and features shelf for cuff links or jewelry and bars for hanging clothing.

This very interesting modernist umbrella stand is made of brass. This is an Austrian work in the style of Joseph Hoffmann. Circa 1900

Circa 1900 period Edwardian oak still or umbrella stand that fits in a corner. The top is decorated with finials and a curved front rail and simple side rails. The top is supported...

Graceful Art Deco wall-mounted hallway set consisting of an umbrella stand and a coat rack incorporating a small mirror. Cast iron and oak. The lower um...

A rare Arts & Crafts oak record cabinet for holding 1978 (LP's do not fit into this cabinet but singles do). With a roll up door retaining the original key ...

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' ...

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...

A classically shaped antique Chinese cypress water bucket with original cast iron handles and straps with lovely old wood patina. The rustic country style bucket has many practical u...

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...

Stunning and elegant Vienna Secession umbrella stand. Striking Austrian design from the 1900s. Original patinated metal frame with original black lacquered metal drip section. This w...

Fabulous carved and paint decorated in the Arts & Crafts manner. Copper bottom with cutouts on all four sides. This item can be parcel posted. Feet to keep it elevated. In excellent ...

Gustave Serrurier-Bovy wall coat rack, circa 1905, Belgium. Oak, brass. Stamped at the back: Serrurier Liège. Dimensions: 104 cm W, 64 cm H, 36 cm D. All purchases are covered by our...

Stylish and seperable/demountable antique bookcase. This rare, three-tier and free standing bookcase could be the perfect finish to a small area for reading, rest and relaxation. Ho...

French Art Nouveau cast iron umbrella stand, circa 1900. Rare in this color. This exquisite French Art Nouveau umbrella stand dates back to circa 1900 and is crafted from high-qualit...

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...

A good early 20th century large bentwood coat stand. Circa 1900. Standing on four large down-swept legs, each with a scroll enclosing a circle radius to hold sticks and umbrellas. T...

Art Nouveau wall holder for Umbrella, 1910s Very beautiful original patina Original condition.  

Old Arts and Crafts pottery umbrella stand in matt green glaze, circa early 20th century. I think this was made by Brush-McCoy Pottery. 17" high, 8" diameter. Chip on footrim, marks ...

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...

Antique arts & crafts period custom made cherry wood (I believe it is cherry, not positive) plant stand, circa 1930s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measure 11.5"W ...

This is a wonderfully decorative three peg wall mounted coat/hat/clothing rack with a carved faux bamboo backplate. The backplate is 17.5 inches long, 2 inches high and 1.25 inches d...

French Art Nouveau umbrella stand, France, ca.1900. Black and white enameled cast iron (fixture and tank). Height: 23.6"(60cm), Width: 16"(41cm), Depth: 8.2"(21cm). Marked "Cast Iron...

Circa 1900 French fedora hat form made from sycamore. The fedora was first introduced in the 1890's by a French hat maker named Victorien Sardou. It was named after the title chara...

Over six feet tall with decorative cast iron embellishments. Six arms, each with three coat hooks. The base is a matching black iron with a brass pole running between. Please confirm...

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...

Liberty and Co. An Arts & Crafts oak hanging paper rack with central mirror, with an upper shelf and ebonised and boxwood square inlays, the storage compartment with leather straps.

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 ...

An Arts and Crafts walnut Hall stand by Shapland and Petter with a copper panel depicting a mythical creature to the top, leaf cut-outs to the centre with circular ball uprights to e...

Vintage brass umbrella or cane stand features tall cylindrical body mounted on stepped round foot, decorated with a wide band of embossed and patinated abstract motifs and equipped w...

Very beautiful Art Nouveau Coat Rack in oakwood with solid brass hooks. The Coat Rack has a big umbrella stand as well as six clothes hooks. The Coat Rack...

All handcrafted and cool looking antique stand (with marks underneath). If you are looking for something special to decorate your entrance, hallway, living room, kitchen, bathroom o...

This antique walking stick or umbrella stand is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Edwardian style. The stan...

An elegantly formed semi-circular Edwardian brass umbrella stand. c.1910 Cast iron base, with brass uprights and dividers, usually positioned in a hallway for storing umbrellas an...

Stunning and rare Vienna Secession magazine rack. Striking Austrian design from the 1900s. Patinated brass frame with decorative elements. This wonderful Vienna Secession magazine ra...

Amazing 1900's Magazine holder designed by Koloman Moser for Jacob & Josef Kohn, in vintage condition with some wear and patina due to age and use, the magazine holder has been ligh...

Fine quality Arts & Crafts picture / painting stand in excellent condition. This beautiful gallery easel comes with two large hand crafted wooden pegs for holding your large size pa...

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

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...

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

Very beautiful Art Nouveau coat rack made of oak wood with solid brass hooks. The coat rack has a large umbrella stand and four solid brass coat hooks. There is a shelf in the middle...

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...

Vintage hat box is a precious old decorative object realized in the early 20th century. This vintage hat box belonged to the famous sculptor Aurel...

A handcrafted thick saddle leather vintage British fire , powder bucket with handle and canvas interior . A matching strap handle with grommets attach it to the container which can b...

This nice and simple square umbrella stand is made of brass with a cast iron base. This is a French. work. Circa 1900

Antique English Edwardian Towel Rail C.1910 A handsome example. presented in good condition commensurate with age. Please message for a shipping quote.

Cast brass made in Austria, circa 1900 Up to six available, price per piece.

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...

Impressive French hand-carved solid oak wall hanging coat rack from the early 20th century. This beautiful coat rack or hall shelf features stunning carvings of two lion heads at eac...

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...

This is an antique Arts & Crafts stick stand. An English, oak hall rack in the manner of Liberty, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Striking...

Multi-color design spongeware umbrella stand. Cream color with blue and brown accents. Good condition for umbrella stand. No notable chips, scratches or other issues.