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Umbrella Stands For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1970s
Cast Iron Umbrella Stand with Dog or Retriever
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming antique English umbrella stand cast in iron with a top bracket supported by a stylized tree over a hunting dog with a water tray.
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Early 20th Century English British Colonial Umbrella Stands

Materials

Iron

Antique Umbrella with French Bulldog Handle
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique umbrella with a French bulldog handle or bulldog pommel with glass eyes. This brolly or parasol with a hand carved wooden animal handle or carved wood knob head is a collectible object for a French bulldog Lover or for someone who collects old umbrellas...
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Early 20th Century European Edwardian Umbrella Stands

Materials

Textile, Wood

Modernist Patinated Brass Umbrella Stand - France, 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant modernist umbrella stand made of patinated brass. In the style of Royere. This stand will ship from France and can be returned to either France or to a LIC NY location. Pri...
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1950s French Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

Oak Art Nouveau Arts & Crafts Umbrella Stand, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Nouveau Arts & Crafts umbrella stand. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid oak frame with original patinated brass bars for holding the umbrellas. Or...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

Antique French Wrought Iron Umbrella Stand
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely early 20th-Century French wrought iron umbrella or stick stand with the original copper liner. It's a fine quality hand crafted piece that would be stunning in an entryway f...
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Early 20th Century French Umbrella Stands

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Copper, Wrought Iron

Mid Century Teak Umbrella Stand, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare type - practical.
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Metal

Italian Mid-Century Burnished Brass Umbrella Stand, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Burnished brass umbrella stand, 1960s Umbrella stand in the shape of leaves in burnished brass, there is an internal container. 1960s Good conditions. Measure...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

1970s Handmade Varnished Bamboo Umbrella Stand
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Handmade varnished bamboo umbrella stand.
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Late 20th Century Spanish Umbrella Stands

Materials

Wicker

Vintage Lacquered Earthenware Vase or Umbrella Stand by Pasquinucci, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s - 1950s. This lacquered earthenware vase is marked by Pasquinucci, Le ceramiche di Pisa. This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, ...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Ceramic

1960s, Italian Bamboo Rattan Bohemian French Riviera Umbrella Stand Rack
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern umbrella stand rack. This charming piece is in the typical style of Audoux and Minet where the organic beauty of the woven materials is tim...
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Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Umbrella Stands

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Giovanni Gariboldi Very Tall Vase or Umbrella Stand for Richard Ginori
Located in New York, NY
Giovanni Gariboldi (1908-1971 ) An imposing and tall vase or umbrella stand in glazed ceramic by Giovanni Gariboldi for Richard Ginori Italy, 1940's With maker's mark underneath ...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Ceramic

20th Century Ettore Sottsass Umbrella Standing Blue Aluminium for Rinnovel '70
Located in Turin, Turin
Umbrella standing designed by the master of Italian Design Ettore Sottsass, for the manufacturer Rinnovel in '70s. For Rinnovel, Sottsass designed different pieces, but this item is ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Aluminum

Original Modernist Cubic Pop Art Metal Umbrella Stand, France, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Modernist umbrella stand Origin: France Decade: 1970s this original vintage modernist umbrella stand was produced in the 1970s in France. it is m...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Hexagonal Ice Lucite Italian Umbrella Stands after Willy Rizzo, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury hexagonal umbrella stands in ice and black Lucite. This stunning item was produced after Willy Rizzo, 1980s This piece has beautiful yet simple lines, with a clear inspiration from Willy Rizzo's design. The Lucite is designed in order to produce a "freezing" ice effect. An incredible object that will enrich a mid-century entrance hall or corridor. Dimensions (cm): Width - 32 Depth - 28 Height - 52 Italian designer and photographer Willy Rizzo (1928-2013) first came to prominence in the 1960s as both a chronicler of and participant in La Dolce Vita, the glamorous, jet set lifestyle enjoyed by many international celebrities and socialites in the postwar era. While photography was Rizzo's first love, in the 1970s he developed a passion for interiors and launched a second successful career as a luxury furniture designer. Rizzo was born in Naples in 1928 but moved to France at an early age. After expressing an interest in photography at the age of 12, Rizzo's mother gifted him an Agfa Box camera; soon he was shooting portraits of his classmates at Paris's Istituto Statale Italiano Leonardo Da Vinci. In the 1940s, Rizzo began his career as a photojournalist, working for several French publications, including Ciné Mondial, Point de Vue, and Image du Monde. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Rizzo notably covered the Nuremberg Trials and traveled to Tunisia for Point de Vue to photograph the conflict in North Africa, which was later published in Life Magazine. As his reputation grew, he was hired by France Dimanche to take portraits of the rich and famous at flashy events like the Cannes Film Festival. Rizzo's charm won the trust of royalty, dignitaries, and movie stars, which allowing him to capture these public figures in unusually candid moments. Hoping to advance his career even further, Rizzo traveled to New York with Black Star Agency in 1947 to photograph American starlets. When he returned to Paris two years later, he was invited to join Jean Prouvost’s newest publication in color, Paris Match, as head photographer—a position that he held for 20 years and, along the way, sparked a new culture of celebrity photographers who were as intriguing and fashionable as their subjects. In 1959, he became the artistic director of Marie Claire and collaborated with other fashion magazines, such as Vogue. Over the course of his career, Rizzo photographed dozens of stars, including Brigitte Bardot, Maria Callas, Salvador Dalí, Marlene Dietrich, Jane Fonda, Gene Kelly, and Gregory Peck, as well as striking up close friendships with famous personalities like Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and Jack Nicholson. In 1962, Rizzo famously captured some of the last moments of Marilyn Monroe’s life on film before she tragically committed suicide a few weeks later. In 1968, Rizzo married Italian actress Elsa Martinelli, and the pair relocated to Rome. It was here that Rizzo began his work in furniture design, starting with his newly-leased, run-down Roman apartment. Just for personal use (at first), Rizzo created a series one-of-a-kind pieces inspired by modernist icons, such as Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier. But as his glitterati friends—Rodolfo Parisi, Gigli Rizzi, Franco Rapetti, Salvador Dalí, Brigitte Bardot, and the like—became admirers of his work, Rizzo was flooded with design commissions. Rizzo went on to furnish apartments for Italian aristocracy in the Palazzo Borghese and Palazzo Ruspoli that same year and quickly earned an international reputation as a designer to the rich and famous. In response to ever-growing demand, he launched his own Tivoli-based company dedicated to contemporary furniture design handmade in lux materials such as wood, marble, stainless steel, brass, and wild boar. Over time, his team of eight grew to 150, and he was able to open shops in France and throughout Europe, as well as in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. With an emphasis on clean lines and geometric forms, Rizzo's tables, chairs, and accessories combined contemporary shapes with traditional materials—in contrast to many of his contemporaries, like Ettore Sottsass and Vico Magistretti, who were popularizing plastic, foam, and other synthetics in furniture production. Among Rizzo's most successful designs are many low, box-like tables in granite, metal, glass, or burled wood, often embellished with brass or chrome accents or built-in liquor cabinets or trays. Two examples of his most celebrated designs include the Alveo Coffee Table (1970s) for Mario Sabot and the circular Yin Yang Coffee Table...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Lucite, Plexiglass

19th Century Leather Cordite Carrier Umbrella Stand
By Sir Basil Spence
Located in Den Haag, NL
English late 19th century leather cordite carrier, the original carrying handle is lost, Some burn marks, heavily used. Lots of patine. Beautiful bro...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Umbrella Stands

Materials

Leather

Roseville Florentine I Umbrella Holder Stand, Shape 763-20, Circa 1924
Located in Germantown, MD
Large Roseville Florentine umbrella stand holder or floor vase model no. 763-20.T his stand is in excellent condition. Excellent condition. It s...
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Early 20th Century American American Empire Umbrella Stands

Materials

Pottery

Original Metal Copper and Rattan Hollywood Regency Umbrella Stand Germany, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Bauhaus copper umbrella stand Origin: Germany Age: 1950s Producer: Mussbach Metall, Germany This original vinta...
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1950s German Bauhaus Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Copper Umbrella Stand, Hammered and With Embossed Bunch of Grapes From Spain
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Beautiful solid copper umbrella stand. It is made with thick hammered copper and with a central bunch of grapes design embossed in the copper. Beautiful umbrella...
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Early 20th Century French Campaign Umbrella Stands

Materials

Copper

Victorian Patinated Copper Umbrella Stand
Located in San Diego, CA
Simple elegant antique patinated copper umbrella stand circa 1900's.
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20th Century North American Late Victorian Umbrella Stands

Materials

Copper

Ico Parisi, Umbrella Stand, Teak, Stainless Steel, Stildomus, Rome, Italy, 1959
Located in High Point, NC
A stainless steel and teak umbrella stand, designed and produced by Ico Parisi for Stildomus, Rome, c. 1959.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Stainless Steel

Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Massive Brass Umbrella Stand 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare, elegant and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern massive brass, hand-crafted umbrella stand with floral elements. Probably made in Germany, 1960s, It carries elements...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

French Art Nouveau Iron Umbrella Stand with Frogs
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Nouveau iron umbrella stand with frogs. Whimsical French Art Nouveau patinated wrought iron umbrella stand with frogs. This unusual French iron umbrella stand...
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1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Iron

Midcentury Italian Brass Barrell-Shaped Umbrella Stand and Cane Holder, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury brass barrell-shaped umbrella stand and cane holder. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1950s. This item is unique as it has the shape of a barrel, wider in the centre of the structure and tinier on top and the bottom, made of thin brass bars. A marvellous item, perfect to enrich a midcentury entrance...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

Unicorn Papier Mache Umbrella Stand
Located in New York, NY
Unicorn Papier Mache umbrella stand. Vintage "Unicorn Tapestry" umbrella holder in lacquered and raised pattern papier mache cylindrical form with gil...
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1930s French Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Paper

Large Vintage Famille Rose Stick Stand, Chinese, Ceramic, Hall, Art Deco, C.1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage Famille Rose stick stand. A Chinese ceramic hall stand, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940. Of generous proportion and enthusiastically decorat...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Umbrella Stands

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Ceramic

Arts and Crafts Embossed Brass Stick Stand, Umbrella Stand
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Embossed Brass Stick Stand, Umbrella Stand A Good looking piece, the stand is round with an embossed tavern scene showing jolly merry making musicians It is 17”...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

Piero Fornasetti Umbrella Stand
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare umbrella stand by Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988), Italian designer known for his whimsical trompe l'oeil works on metal. This is an early example, circa 1950s-1960s.
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Aluminium Umbrella Stand, Vienna, Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Aluminium Umbrella Stand Vienna around 1950s. Blackened.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Aluminum

Umbrella stand with prints of 1950s country English life with leather parts
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Umbrella stand with prints of 1950s country English life with leather parts
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Leather

Jugendstil Umbrella Stand
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Jugendstil umbrella stand with brass base, professionally stained and repolished.
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Brass with Copper Lining Umbrella Stand
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 20th century brass with copper lining umbrella stand Measures: 20.5" H, 10.5" Diameter.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass, Copper

Handmade Hammered Umbrella Stand in Copper, 1960s Austria
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Hammered, very good condition.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Copper

Italian Mid Century Umbrella Stand in Metal and Brass in the Mategot Style, 1950
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful umbrella stand, Made in Italy in the mid-century. Made of perforated sheet metal with shiny brass borders and shiny brass base. The perf...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Sheet Metal

Vintage French Decorative Tall Vase by Albert Thiry 'circa 1960s'
Located in London, GB
Mid-century decorative tall vase by Albert Thiry (circa 1960s). A gentle creamy-white glaze encompasses the exterior of the tall vase (it could also be used as an umbrella holder) to...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Ceramic

Gino Colombini Midcentury Cream Plastic Italian Umbrella Stand for Kartell 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible Midcentury cream white plastic umbrella stand. This fantastic piece was designed by Gino Colombini for Kartell in Italy during the 1970s. This fantastic piece is number...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Antique Long Barrel Umbrella Stand Solid Oak Brass English 1900s Hallway Sticks
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Stunning Antique long barrel umbrella / stick Stand from the 1930s. Made out of solid oak with four brass rings , cone shaped. Amazing woodgrain & aged patina , it has this warm ...
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Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

umbrella stand with geometric structure; Josef Hofmann Vienna Secession
Located in Hamburg, DE
This rectangular umbrella stand with a geometric structure is attributed to Joseph Hoffmann and dates from the Vienna Secession era. The mon...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Umbrella Stands

Materials

Metal

Patinated Brass Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau Umbrella Stand, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and ultra rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau umbrella stand. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Patinated brass frame, hammered with a stylish decoration. This wonderful A...
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Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

Antique Coppered Stick Stand, English, Oak, Hallway, Umbrella Rest, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique coopered stick stand. An English oak bound hallway umbrella rest, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Generously sized, ta...
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Early 20th Century British Umbrella Stands

Materials

Oak

Italian midcentury Gio Ponti style umbrella stand 1950's
Located in bari, IT
Grid-worked metal umbrella stand embellished with a metal leaf decorated in the Gio Ponti style, late 1950s production.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Metal

Very Unusual Stick Stand a Brass Deep Sea Diver’s Boot
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A very unusual stick stand a brass deep sea diver’s boot. This is a very unusual slightly quirky stick stand, the boot is made in hand beaten brass a...
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Weller Pottery Ceramic Umbrella Stand
Located in New York, NY
A ceramic umbrella stand made by Weller Pottery in the early 20th century. It's remarkable for its beautiful glazing with craquelure and gradations of color that go from ocher yellow...
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Early 20th Century American Umbrella Stands

Materials

Ceramic

Umbrella Stand Vienna Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Umbrella stand vienna around 1950s Iron white painted Wood.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Iron

Two Umbrella Stands 1960s, Austria, Mid Century,
Located in Vienna, AT
Aluminum & brass umbrella stand, 1950s, Austria, good original condition. Two pieces. The price is for both pieces together
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1950s Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Monumental Luigi Caccia Dominioni Brass Umbrella Stand for Azucena, Italy, 1949
Located in Milan, IT
Monumental Luigi Caccia Dominioni brass umbrella stand for Azucena, Italy, 1949 Reference: Domus No. 239 October 1949.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

Carl Auböck Midcentury Raffia Umbrella Stand, Wastepaper Basket, 1950s, Austria
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Very rare simple and elegant midcentury umbrella stand or wastepaper basket designed by Carl Auböck II and manufactured by Werkstätten Auböck in the 1950s, Austria. It's made of raff...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

Brass and Cast Iron Umbrella Stand, French, circa 1900
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This umbrella stand is made of brass with a black metal part on the base. This is a French work, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Black Metal Brass Umbrella Stand 1950s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage umbrella stand from black lacquered metal, brass and plastic, 1950s Germany. A stunning umbrella stand in black and golden color tones from 1950s designed...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Metal, Brass

Contemporary Modern Bronze Cast Boot Cane/Umbrella Holder
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This unique bronzed casted boot up for consideration. Can be used as an umbrella or cane holder. In very good condition. Dimensions: 4" W x 10.5" D x 16.5" H.     
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Late 20th Century Umbrella Stands

Materials

Bronze

French Umbrella Holder Stand or Wastebasket with Globe Map of Afrique or Africa
Located in New York, NY
A demi-lune shape (half-moon) metal umbrella holder stand featuring the map of "Afrique" (Africa in English) and surrounding bodies of water on f...
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Mid-20th Century French Umbrella Stands

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Copper and Brass Umbrella Stand with Knight and Coat of Arms Decor
Located in Barntrup, DE
This beautiful hammered copper umbrella stand features a decor of a knight and coat of arms and a brass handle. Dimensions: height: 42 cm / 16.53 in; diameter: 29 cm / 11.41 in.  
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1950s Belgian Medieval Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass, Copper

Unusual Stick Stand in the Form of a Brass Boot
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Unusual stick stand in the form of a brass boot. This is a very unusual slightly quirky stick stand, the boot is all in brass and it even has spurs, it is heavily weighted so that...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

1950s Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Italian Umbrella Stand
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A modernist hand-painted ceramic umbrella stand designed and manufactured in the small republic of San Marino in the center of Italy, the decor it's very popular in the Fifties, cer...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

Materials

Ceramic

Rattan & Brass Umbrella Stands by Vivai De Sud, Italy, Ca. 1970s
Located in Geneva, CH
Brass and rattan umbrella stands probably from Vivai del Sud productions, Italy ca. 1970s Very good condition, patinated. Measures: H 50 x L 25 x D 25 cm.  
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1970s Italian Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

Hollywood Regency Auböck Style Brass Bamboo Umbrella Stand, Austria, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Umbrella stand Hollywood Regency. Origin: Austria Age: 1950s This original vintage Hollywood Regency umbrella Stand was produced in the 1950s in Aust...
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1950s German Bauhaus Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Brass

Cylindrical White Lacquered Umbrella Stand, 1970
Located in Marseille, FR
1970 white lacquered cylindrical umbrella stand, 45 cm high and 28 cm in diameter Additional information Style: Vintage 1970 Material: Resin.
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20th Century Umbrella Stands

Materials

Resin

Azure & Grey Ceramic Midcentury Umbrella Stand by Antonia Campi for S.C.I Laveno
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare umbrella stand mod. C9 in glazed ceramic design by Antonia Campi for Società Ceramica Italiana Lavenia, Italy. This sculptural model features a double relief decoration: a styl...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Ceramic

1950's Stitched Leather Umbrella Stand by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very nice and unusual umbrella stand covered with stitched leather France 1950's.   
Category

1950s French Vintage Umbrella Stands

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage, New and Antique Umbrella Stands

When it’s raining, you’re going to need an umbrella, and that wet umbrella is going to need a home. In the range of vintage, new and antique umbrella stands on 1stDibs, find patio umbrella stands made for the outdoors and luxury iterations intended to pair with your coat rack and add a dose of character to your entryway.

Modern umbrellas originated as parasols or sunshades for the upper classes in Ancient Egypt, Ancient India and elsewhere, with the accessory undergoing significant improvements, which included waterproofing, in China thereafter. The Chinese created collapsible accessories and applied wax and lacquer to paper parasols, which repelled rain during thunderstorms. As umbrellas saw widespread adoption over the years, we suddenly needed a place to put them.

African-American inventor William C. Carter of Cincinnati, Ohio, patented the first umbrella stand in 1885. His receptacle featured horizontal crossbars with hinged ends that allowed for umbrellas to be spring-locked into place. Carter hoped his idea would prevent theft of umbrellas and canes as well as present an orderly solution for storing them. It could hold more than one umbrella and contained a drip pan to catch rainwater. Today, antique umbrella stands are rich components of home decor — they’re among the first furnishings you see when you enter someone’s house or apartment — and those stemming from Carter’s day are precious collector’s items.

While preliminary umbrella stands were simple (no more than two posts and a rack to hold several umbrellas), furniture makers embellished their interpretations, adding decorative flourishes and improving upon its features over time.

On 1stDibs, a collection of antique 19th-century umbrella stands includes structures made of oak, walnut and more. There are understated Victorian-era umbrella stands made of brass that comprise little more than four tubular metal supports and cast-iron drip pans, while iterations dating from the same era made from mahogany feature distinctive hand-carvings on their side panels or ornate finials. If they’re not cast-iron umbrella stands, a (sometimes removable) cast-iron drip pan at the very least is a fairly consistent characteristic of the stands of the era.

Mid-century modern furniture designers explored venturesome forms and worked with a variety of materials to craft their umbrella stands, integrating metals such as aluminum and introducing glass and even marble to these pieces. Umbrella stands crafted by contemporary furniture makers often depart from their historical counterparts. While a sampling of today’s iterations demonstrate that creators are making umbrella stands in a variety of shapes and sizes, they’re frequently embodying clean lines and minimalist flourishes, which are perhaps a good fit if you don’t intend for your rack to stand out in your foyer or entryway.

If you’re looking to make a statement with your patio umbrella stand or the piece you’re intending to keep indoors, a vintage ceramic umbrella stand will introduce a pop of color or a dazzling texture to your doorstep or to the neutral color palette that characterizes your entryway.

While umbrella stands have seen an evolution of design over the years, their usefulness hasn’t changed a bit. Browse a collection of antique, new and vintage umbrella stands today on 1stDibs.

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