Hand-Crafted Racks and Stands

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...

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. ...

Wonderful Mid-Century magazine rack in curved lucite with a beautiful tortoiseshell effect and chrome. This incredibly elegant and unique piece is attributed do a Dior Home design an...

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. ...

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...

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...

Antique Black Painted Iron Umbrella Stand / Rack – Scandinavian Jugend / Art Nouveau Style (Circa 1880-1920s) This elegant umbrella stand, crafted from iron / metal / wrought iron d...

Wonderful and incredibly unique mid-century magazine rack in brass and enameled and perforated green metal. This one of a kind piece was realized in France during the 1950s by Mathi...

Gorgeous magazine rack in lucite with a stunning tortoiseshell effect and briar. This incredibly elegant piece was designed by Guzzini in Italy in the 1970s. This incredibly charmin...

Mid-century magazine rack in patinated cognac leather, brass and metal 1950s. This mid-century magazine rack in cognac leather, metal and brass is a wonderful addition to any styl...

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...

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...

1773 Burnt bamboo hall rack with mirror/hat hooks and umbrell holder with copper pan

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...

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...

Offered is an absolutely stunning, 1970s Italian decorative basket or catchall. Original midcentury era. Minor patina gives this piece a classy statement. Attributed to Vivai Del Sud...

1960s vintage brass and copper umbrella stand italy

Valet Stelle with solid walnut wood top and hanging rack parts. Trousers holder with non- slip insert in grey microfiber and coin tray covered with ge...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Vintage Hollywood Regency Lucite tray table or luggage rack, signed Scheibe. Collapsed the stand measures H 24.5 by W 22.5 by D 3.75 inches.

Elegant ribbed brass umbrella stand and Cane holder. Vintage with a modern minimal design makes this the perfect piece for any home style you may have. In excellent condition, with a...

Ernest Sohn Siamese teak magazine holder, circa 1960s Measures: 16" wide x 5" deep x 14.5" high A great vintage Mid-Century Modern magazine ...

A 20th Century, black vintage Mid-Century modern Italian magazine holder, book rack made of hand crafted bamboo, in good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 1950 - 196...

Liberty's of London An Elegant Arts & Crafts Magazine / Newspaper Rack, early 20th century, mahogany, the central 'V' section magazine rack over under tier shelf, within spindle and...

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...

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...

Hand cut, hand-stitched and riveted from the very finest English heavy bridle leather. Solid English oak with burr copper rivet base. The box is hand saddle stitched in the tradition...

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

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...

Original Jacques Adnet Leather Wrapped Umbrella Stand or Stick Stand. Jacques Adnet was an iconic figure in French Modernism. He believed in function of the furniture blended with ge...

Brass and metal umbrella stand 80s Art Deco style Italian

Original Cenedese Umbrella Stand in Red and Green Cased Murano Glass Italy 1990s. Entirely handcrafted in the 1990s in the Venetian island of Murano, famous for its unrivalled blown ...

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...

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...

French neck leather magazine holder in the style of Jacques Adnet, 1960s Thick stitched leather with a very nice patina and signs of wear and tear that comes with time.

Offered is an absolutely stunning, 1970s German magazine rack stand. Original midcentury era. Nice addition to any room.

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...

"Candice" Umbrella Stand with Stainless Steel and Bronze Details, Istanbul. Made to order. Available in custom sizes and a variety of materials and finishes. Designed by Hasan Sam...

The book shelf column is a piece of unique construction and design. Its geometric shapes, straight angles and simple lines, significant characteristics of the modernist movement in B...

19th century French Louis XVI painted hall tree is a majestic example of the neoclassical revival from the end of the century, possessing definitive ...

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 ...

Hollywood Regency rectangular planter / jardinière, Gold leaf, Gilt iron, Spain, 1940s. This elegant plant stand is entirely made by hand. Featuring a rectangular shaped planter comp...

Li Puma Florence Mid Century 'Trompe-l'oeil' Umbrella Stand, Italy, 1960s. This is a remarkable 'Trompe-l'oeil' style Italian umbrella stand in gold painted metal, made by Li Puma F...

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 ...

An early 20th Century, vintage Austrian Art Nouveau coat rack made of hand crafted brass designed by Adolf Loos, in good condition. The clothing stand is composed with eight large ho...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this nice vintage flamed mahogany side table magazine rack with green leather top Please note the delivery ...

Stunning Italian umbrella stand fabricated in the 1950s. It is made of teak wood and gilded metal with a brass bottom. It is in good condition for its age, traces of wear over tim...

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...

This elegant Hollywood Regency magazine rack from the 1960s embodies the glamorous mid-century aesthetic with its sculptural brass wire design. Featuring interwoven loops and curves,...

Marvelous clothes valet in a light beech wood with brass accents. This iconic piece was designed by Luisa Parisi and produced by Fratelli Reguitti in Italy in the 1960s. In amazing...

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...

Italian Hand hammered brass cane/umbrella stand.

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...

Hand cut, hand-stitched and riveted from the very finest heavy stirrup bridle leather. Solid English oak with burr copper rivet base. The box is hand saddle stitched in the tradition...