Umbrella Stands
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Murano Glass
2010s Turkish Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
19th Century British Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Umbrella Stands
Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Wicker, Wood
20th Century Victorian Umbrella Stands
Porcelain
1870s English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
1970s European Victorian Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Plastic
2010s Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Umbrella Stands
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Plastic
1880s English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Umbrella Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century High Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
Early 1900s Belgian Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Majolica
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
1880s English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Great Britain (UK) Modern Umbrella Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass
1870s English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
20th Century English Victorian Umbrella Stands
Iron
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
1980s Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Umbrella Stands
Steel
Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
1850s Scottish Early Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
1890s French Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1990s American Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
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.