Hand-Crafted Racks and Stands

A Mid-18th Century, antique conductor’s music stand from Brienz, Switzerland, in good condition. It is intricately carved of Limewood and richly decorated, typical for the Baroque pe...

Marvelous umbrella stand in lavender colored lucite and chrome. This incredibly charming and unique piece was designed by Willy Rizzo and produced in Italy during the 1970s. In fant...

Fantastic umbrella stand in craquelure black with gold coloured detail and an impressive original antique copper engraving print of Valencia with added patina in a golden to amber to...

A dazzling Art Deco style hall tree made in France circa 1930 that will be a great addition to any entryway or antique collection. This handsome storage piece is made out of solid ma...

Top quality crafted and incredibly durable Gothic church lectern. This practical size lectern is remarkably well crafted and the design and patina are ...

Wonderful 1980s coat rack in the style of Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy. In 1960 he designed the famous AT16, then a variant of it later this coat rack, which is attached to the w...

Beautiful Mid-Century Modern decorative brass and bamboo / rattan umbrella stand, tall planter or paper bin. Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s. Round shape hand woven rattan structure with...

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 ...

19th Century Grand Italian Hand-Carved Walnut Hall Tree is a glorious representation of the revival of the Renaissance style that occurred during the waning years of the 1800s. Craf...

As avid record collectors we all have albums we want close at hand. Whether storing new finds or favorite titles that are in heavy rotation, our Dovetail Record Crate...

As avid record collectors we all have albums we want close at hand. Whether storing new finds or favorite titles that are in heavy rotation, our dovetail record crate...

Joseph Ellwood is a British designer and maker, he has been named one of 10 'Future Icons' in design by Wallpaper* magazine, collaborated with the luxury brand Rimowa and embarked on...

Handcarved pine wood magazine rack Spain, 1940s. It has scalloped details on the handle, beautiful carvings thorough and iron nails accents. It has a rustic finish and spanish colo...

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...

As avid record collectors we all have albums we want close at hand. Whether storing new finds or favourite titles that are in heavy rotation, our dovetail record crate...

Stunning church lectern for books or sheet music. This beautifully hand-carved oak bookstand is a remarkable example of late 19th-century Gothic Revival ecclesiastical furniture, or...

One of a kind Brutalist sculptural umbrella stand designed and handmade in wrought iron by the Italian artist Salvino Marsura, as signed on the...

A delightful 19th century Victorian English mahogany lectern hand-crafted in England circa 1860 featuring a tilt top that can be placed at different angles, a well turned and banded ...

Simple yet elegant beech clothing valet with two racks, sculpted for shirt & jacket and a separate rack for the pants. On wheels and in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear ...

Iconic bentwood beech Kleinderstander or coat rack with umbrella stand made in the Vienna Secession style by Thonet. The stand features five S shaped arms on top for coats and hats s...

Stylish Mid-Century Modern umbrella stand in rattan, lucite and chrome, France, 1970s. Possibly supplied by Christian Dior Home. It is comprised of a sheet of lucite with embedded wo...

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...

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...

A free-flowing terracotta umbrella holder, inspired by the ribbed oil and water jars of Greece. The three-part, compartment-like form is tapered for stability and form-ribbed for strength. Included in the range is a smaller vase version, along with a fruit platter with a ribbed base, designed to allow fruit to breathe. Collections for the home and office by Artedomus, New Volumes...

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...

This unique woven rattan frog-shaped basket serves as a charming magazine holder, bringing a playful touch of whimsy to any space. Crafted with intricate wickerwork, this frog design...

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

Fabulous and so functional. A place for all your stuff. Storage under the seat. Folds up. Created from walnut with brass hardware. Stylish rope seat is 17.75 in height. In excellent ...

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...

Wonderful Gothic eyecatcher to come home to, umbrella or stick stand. If first impressions count then you cannot go wrong with this Gothic Revival stand in your entrance. Not only i...

Stunning Mid-Century magazine rack made in a wonderful tortoiseshell effect lucite with a brass rim and a clear lucite handle. This incredibly elegant piece was produced in Italy dur...

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...

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...

Simple and focused on the essentials, the wall magazine rack is handcrafted with great care. With its lively, wave-shaped design, it fits perfectly into any stylish interior. Your va...

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...

Midcentury organic large beautiful hand-crafted basket or magazine rack in cane bamboo and rattan. Made in Italy in the 1960s.

Italian Hand hammered brass cane/umbrella stand.

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 ...

A Late 19th Century Hancrafted Victorian stained oak patinated Coat and Hat Rack. Measures 17" in width, 16" in depth and 63.5" in height

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...

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

Hammered brass and copper umbrella stand 1960s Italian - Private Collection Domenico Rugiano.

This eye-catching Hollywood Regency bent thick lucite features two handles. Certainly a versatile piece that would fit in a classic as well as modern living room, home office or bedr...

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' ...

This is a genuine, original Scheibe product, maker of fine quality accessories since 1914 in Boston, Massachusetts. Although the company’s highly esteemed legacy continues to thrive ...

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...

This is a lovely country stool made of Elm in Victorian England during the 19th century, circa 1850. The elm stool has thick solid circular turned seat or top which sits on four ring turned legs with four shaped turned stretchers between the legs which make this stool very strong and stable. The stool has developed a glorious rich color through natural patination and polishing over the years with the top a lovely mellow color. We attribute this stool to a North East Yorkshire...

Wonderful mid-century round decorative basket in curved bamboo, woven rattan and leather. This unique French Riviera style piece was designed in Italy during the 1960s. In amazing c...

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

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 ...

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

Luggage Rack Stanley with solid wood structure in varnished honey brown finish. With leather style straps. Folding luggage rack.

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...

Marvelous mid-century decorative round bowl, centerpiece or magazine rack in a stunning tortoiseshell effect lucite with a brass rim. This stylish object was produced in Italy during...

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...

Gorgeous Mid-Century umbrella stand made in curved rattan, wicker and brass. This lovely French Riviera style umbrella or stick stand was made in Italy during the 1970s. This stunni...

French Riviera Bamboo and Rattan Coat Rack with Hangers Handmade in the 1960s, this bamboo and rattan coat rack is designed in the style of Franco Albini and Franca Helg. It feature...

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...

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...

A wooden Umbrella Stand shaped like an umbrella. One of the rarest of antiques this is the Niagara Furniture version of a Mahogany and Brass Umbrella Stand. An umbrella shaped umbrella holder produced from the finest quality solid mahogany hardwoods and hand cast solid brass fixtures...