Umbrella Stands
Early 20th Century French Country Umbrella Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
1910s Regency Revival Vintage Umbrella Stands
Tin
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Umbrella Stands
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Umbrella Stands
Wood
20th Century American Art Deco Umbrella Stands
Chrome
2010s Mexican Modern Umbrella Stands
Marble, Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Black Forest Umbrella Stands
Oak
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Umbrella Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Umbrella Stands
Copper
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal, Iron
2010s Spanish Modern Umbrella Stands
Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s Canadian Modern Umbrella Stands
Steel
2010s American Umbrella Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Umbrella Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal, Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Umbrella Stands
Ash
Mid-20th Century Umbrella Stands
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
20th Century Italian Umbrella Stands
Plastic
Late 20th Century French Umbrella Stands
Metal, Iron
2010s American Umbrella Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Bronze
Late 20th Century Spanish Umbrella Stands
Iron
2010s Danish Modern Umbrella Stands
Steel
20th Century American American Classical Umbrella Stands
Oak
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Umbrella Stands
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Umbrella Stands
Brass
1880s English High Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
1660s Italian Space Age Antique Umbrella Stands
Copper, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass
19th Century Renaissance Antique Umbrella Stands
Metal, Iron
1890s French Antique Umbrella Stands
Ceramic
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Umbrella Stands
Bronze
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Umbrella Stands
Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Umbrella Stands
Bronze
20th Century Umbrella Stands
Resin
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Umbrella Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Aluminum
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass
20th Century British Umbrella Stands
Hardwood
19th Century English Antique Umbrella Stands
Oak
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Umbrella Stands
Copper
1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Plastic
20th Century Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass, Chrome
19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Umbrella Stands
Marble
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Iron
1950s Vintage Umbrella Stands
Aluminum, Brass
1980s Asian Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
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.