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Pair of Antique Hall Stick Stands, English, Copper, Umbrella Bucket, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique hall stick stands. An English, copper umbrella bucket, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Generous...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands

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Copper

Antique Art Nouveau Brown & Green Majolica Pottery Walking Stick Umbrella Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau Brown & Green Majolica Pottery Walking Stick Umbrella Stand. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 20" H x 11" Diameter.
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Umbrella Stands

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Pottery

Round Gold Italian Design 1930 Round Umbrella Art Deco Black
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Particular round gold Italian design 1930 round umbrella Art Deco black , Lacquered metal.
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Aluminum

Austrian Black Lacquered and Brass Hagenauer Style Umbrella Stand, 1950s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This Mid-Century Modern 1950s umbrella stand in the manner of Hagenauer or Walter Bosse was made in Austria in the 1950s. It has got a black lacquered cast iron base and a brass and ...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Iron

19th century carved oak English Umbrella bobbin stick stand
Located in Roswell, GA
19th century oak carved English bobbin stick stand. Found in Stratford upon Avon. It appears to have original pan and can withstand water in the shallow pan. There are carvings on th...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands

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Wood

Metal Umbrella Stand "Collie" Metal Umbrella Stand by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Montreal, QC
'Collie' lithographically printed and painted umbrella stand by Piero Fornasetti for Fornasetti Milano,
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Metal

Umbrella Stand, Vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Umbrella stand vienna around 1950s Original condition
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Iron, Zinc

Blue and White, Purple and Iron Red Foliate Umbrella Stand
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white, purple and iron red foliate umbrella stand. Antique painted Italian majolica umbrella stand with scrolling vines in blue and te...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Umbrella Stands

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Majolica

Ico Parisi "Temide" Umbrella Stand for Stildomus, Italy 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Temide umbrella stand in curly walnut, model 1703 designed by Ico Parisi and produced by Stildomus in Italy in 1959. This incredible rare version of the iconic Temide umbr...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Steel, Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Golden Metal Brass Umbrella Stand 1950s Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage umbrella stand from golden metal and brass 1950s Austria. A stunning umbrella like umbrella stand in umbrella shape with brass handle and a perforated bod...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Metal, Brass

Umbrella Stand 1960s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Mid Century Modern German Brass & Teak Umbrella Stand from German manufacturer ERWI, 1960s. Umbrella stand is made of brass, varnished solid teak wood sides and white enamelled rods...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Sheet Metal

1940s French Umbrella Stand Solid Brass Faux Bamboo France
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s French Umbrella Stand Solid Brass Faux Bamboo France Crafted in Solid Brass with vintage patina. Faux bamboo brass ring holder at side. In the manner of Mathieu Matégot. No mar...
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1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Brass

Wrought Iron Blue and Gold Colored Umbrella stand, France 1940's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Wrought Iron Blue and Gold Colored Umbrella stand, France 1940's
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Wrought Iron

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

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Lucite, Plexiglass

Green Glass Umbrella Stand or Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large, heavy and substantial green Umbrella stand. While this could be used for umbrellas it could also hold plants or floral arrangements. A ...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Art Glass

Antique Japanese Kutani Umbrella Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A good quality decorative 19th century Japanese Kutani umbrella or stick stand Beautifully decorated golden peacock and other various birds. There is also...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Umbrella Stands

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Porcelain

Large Hollywood Regency Solid Brutalist Brass Umbrella Stand, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Umbrella stand Hollywood Regency. Origin: Italy Age: 1970s This original vintage Hollywood Regency umbrella stand was produced in the 1970s in Italy. It is made of ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Umbrella Stands

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Brass

Franz Hagenauer Umbrella Stand, Austria, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful cylindric Mid-Century umbrella stand, made of aluminum with a solid black metal base from Austria, 1960s, designed by Franz Hagenauer, executed by Werkstätte Hagenauer, W...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Aluminum

1950's French Rattan Umbrella Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great French rattan umbrella holder from the 1950s. Circular rattan and wood base with funnel shaped slatted rattan holder and curved handle. Unique vintage piece. Great natural colo...
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Mid-20th Century French Umbrella Stands

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Rattan, Wood

Coalbrookdale cast iron umbrella stand
Located in Cheshire, GB
Cast Iron stick stand, the shaped top with foliating motif above the shaped bar to receive sticks and umbrellas, the base with original drip trays and raised on a shaped platform. Di...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Umbrella Stands

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Iron

Sought After circa 1910 Edwardian Vintage Gothic Wrought Iron Umbrella Stand
Located in Markington, GB
Sought after circa 1910 Edwardian vintage Large English wrought iron umbrella stand. will be dismantled for shipping, (5 screws to put it back together)
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Umbrella Stands

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Metal, Wrought Iron

Italian Pencil Reed Bamboo Planter Bin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pencil reed bamboo planter bin Coiled bamboo vessel with natural color variations Aged brass rim Substantial piece in weight and composition Pat...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Umbrella Stands

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Brass

Brutalist Iron Umbrella Stand Racket, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Brutalist umbrella stand iron, Made in Italy, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Iron

English 1920s Hand-Hammered Copper and Brass Musketeer Boot Umbrella Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English hand-hammered brass and copper musketeer boot umbrella stand from circa 1920 with front buckle. Step into a world of antique charm with this English hand-hammered brass an...
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Early 20th Century English Umbrella Stands

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Copper, Brass

Ico Parisi 'Temide' Umbrella stand for Stildomus in Wood and Metal, Italy, 1960
Located in Uithoorn, NL
The "Temide" umbrella stand, designed by Ico Parisi for Stildomus in 1960, is an iconic example of mid-century modern design. Made from dark-stained solid rosewood with metal accents...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Metal

Art Deco Compact Foyer Coat Rack Cum Umbrella Stand Oak & Brass
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Distinguished and compact Art Deco coat rack cum umbrella stand with original metal hardware, single drawer and mirror, umbrella/cane sectionals and original drip pans! Curved brass ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Oak

Victorian Brass D Shaped Walking stick Stand Umbrella Stand
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
k0255A Unusual Victorian umbrella stand in brass having three divisions and very decorative reeded finials to the top and sides, raised on reeded uprights terminating in stepped base...
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19th Century English Antique Umbrella Stands

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Brass

Umbrella Stand, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Charming Mategot-style umbrella stand from the 1950s. Expanded steel tapered body enameled in white with contrasting grip and ribbon around the 'waist'.
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Steel

Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Umbrella Stand / Stick Holder
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous hand-carved 19th century French Renaissance Revival umbrella stand. Decorate your hallway with this amazing antique The umbrella stand still has its original metal inser...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Umbrella Stands

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Metal

An Arts & Crafts oak umbrella & stick stand with original green & mustard tiles
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts oak umbrella and stick stand with a shaped top and original Arts and Crafts tiles to the back and drip tray.
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1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Oak

Copper and Brass Umbrella Stand by Vereinigte Werkstätten München, circa 1955
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Delightful handcrafted German Mid-Century modern umbrella stand or holder by the Vereinigte Werkstätten (Atelier) München, circa 1955. Handmade in patinated copper with cast brass tr...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Copper

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

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Brass

Barrel-Like Oak Umbrella Stand from the Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Barrel-Like Oak Umbrella Stand from the Early 20th Century We present you this beautiful barrel-like umbrella stand made of oak wood.
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Early 20th Century Dutch Umbrella Stands

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Oak

Umbrella Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very rare and exquisite umbrella stand, 1950s. Metal and brass, the base is 1 inch thick glass and 10 inch diameter. Width at the top is 11 inches. Total height is 22 inches.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Umbrella Stands

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Brass

Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Gilded Umbrella Stand and Paper Basket
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency gold gilded umbrella stand and paper basket. Measures: Paper basket 33cm height. Umbrella stand ...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Metal

Victorian Brass Umbralla Stand
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5323 Victorian brass umbrella stand with six divisions, four decorative finials and cast iron drip tray, cleaned and polished ready to place at home. c1880 H24.5" W12.52 D7.5" H62c...
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19th Century English Antique Umbrella Stands

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Brass

English Victorian Cast Iron Umbrella Stand
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0386 Attractive Victorian umbrella stand / walking stick stand in cast iron with intricate pierced floral and leaf design, umbrella holder and two removable drip trays. This antiqu...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands

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Iron

Art Nouveau Carved Paper Basket/Umbrella Stand
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art nouveau carved paper basket in very good original condition.
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Umbrella Stands

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Wood

Piero Fornasetti ‘Soriano’ Cat Umbrella Stand, Italy
Located in London, GB
A fabulous light-colored version of the tromp l’oeil Tabby cat umbrella stand designed by Piero Fornasetti. Originally designed in the 1950s, this piece is from a more recent, very l...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Metal

Lorenzo Burchiellaro Umbrella Stand, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Umbrella stand in aluminum. Prod. Burchiellaro, Italy, 1970. A tall modernist sculptural vase by the artist Lorenzo Burchiellaro. Structured die-cast aluminum with wave pattern detail.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Aluminum

Exceptional Mid Century Modern Paul Evans Style Umbrella Stand Italy 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare and decorative Mid-Century Modern umbrella stand. Designed in the style of Paul Evans or Romeo Rega. Manufactured probably in Italy, 1970s. Executed in brass, alumi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Aluminum

Brass Umbrella Stand Italy 1950s
Located in London, GB
Elegant brass umbrella stand on three footed base in made the shape of an umbrella is typical 1950's green lacquered inside. It holds several umbrella's. It is in very good vintage ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Brass

Victorian Cast Iron Umbrella and Stick Stand
Located in Victoria, BC
This antique cast iron Coalbrookdale hall stand is complete with an angular top rail and a lower drip tray. The stand is held upright by a cro...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands

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Iron

Iconic Artemide 'Dedalo' Umbrella Stand Designed by Emma Gismondi, 1960s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
The Artemide Dedalo umbrella holder, designed by Emma Gismondi Schweinberger in the mid-Sixties, is a true icon of the Space Age design movement. Crafted for Artemide Milano, this pi...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Plastic

Pair Antique French Majolica Figural Bird Umbrella Stands, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Majolica Figural Bird Umbrella Stands, Circa 1890. Egret and Pelican in the Marshes Attributed to Clément Massier, renowned ceramist who came from a long family h...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Umbrella Stands

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Majolica

Black Forest, Bear Umbrella Stand, Late 19th Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large Black Forest umbrella stand, a bear standing on a tree stump, arms forming a circle Very beautiful work from the Black Forest, late 19th early 20th century: the sculpture is o...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Umbrella Stands

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Wood

Falkirk, an Aesthetic Movement Cast Iron Stick Stand with Mythical Dragons
Located in London, GB
Falkirk. An aesthetic movement cast iron stick stand with flowing finial, a semi-circular stick retainer flanked by coronets with a wonderful pai...
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Umbrella Stands

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Iron

Solid Wood and Brass Bootstick Holder - Italy - 1940s
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Solid Wooden Stick Holder with Brass Finish - Italian Craftsmanship 1940s Gorgeous vintage cane holder, rich in detail, made in Italy in the 1940s by an anonymous craftsman. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Brass

Italian Space Age Pistil Shape Light Yellow Plastic Umbrella Stand, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Space Age pistil shape light yellow plastic umbrella stand, 1970s Umbrella stand with round base in light yellow plastic, with pistil shape, with...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Plastic

Umbrella Stand in Brought Iron, Brass, Aluminium, Bauhaus style, Germany, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
This original vintage Bauhaus style umbrella stand was produced in the 1950s in Germany. The brass colored top elements is made of aluminium, the heavy metal base element is made of ...
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1950s German Bauhaus Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Metal, Aluminum, Iron, Brass

19th Century Victorian Coalbrookdale Cast Iron Umbrella Stand
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Victorian Coalbrookdale cast iron umbrella stand with registration marks stamped to base. With finials to top and removable drip t...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands

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Iron

Midcentury Round Siva Poggibonsi Umbrella Stand Enameled Blu Yellow Gold Brass
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Midcentury round Siva Poggibonsi umbrella stand enameled blu yellow gold brass, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Enamel

19th Century French Brass and Cast Iron Umbrella Stand
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French brass and cast iron umbrella stand. Demilune form with brass tubing and decorative finials. Cast iron base with removable drip tray. More photos available upo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Iron

Umbrella Stand with Fish, Walter Bosse, Austria, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Umbrella stand fish, brass blackened metal, Walter Bosse, Austria, 1950s.  
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Metal, Brass

Italian 1960s Brutalist Wrought Iron and Copper Umbrella Stand
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian 1960s Brutalist Wrought Iron and Copper Umbrella Stand. Different-sized circles in metal scraps are attached to form an Umbrella Stand with a base and copper water d...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands

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Copper, Iron

French Marble Decoration from a Church, circa 1850
Located in Labrit, Landes
French antique element from the decoration of a church. This also can be used as coat hooks for hats or coats. Currently this item does not have a fixing means, we are able to add on...
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19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Umbrella Stands

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Marble

English Regency Style 'Spiral' Brass & Iron Umbrella/ Cane Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English Regency Style 'Spiral' Brass & Iron Umbrella/ Cane Stand England, 20th Century A sheik English regency style brass & iron umbrella/cane stand hailing from 20th Century En...
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20th Century English Regency Umbrella Stands

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Brass, Iron

19th Century Oak Strapped Umbrella Stand
Located in High Point, NC
19th century interestingly oval shaped oak strapped cane or umbrella stand from England. The staves are banded in hand made brass strapping.
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands

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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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