Umbrella Stands
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Umbrella Stands
Steel
2010s Turkish Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
1950s German Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Umbrella Stands
Oak
1960s French High Victorian Vintage Umbrella Stands
Enamel, Steel
19th Century Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
1880s Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
1960s Brazilian Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
1860s Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Mahogany
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal
1920s Dutch Victorian Vintage Umbrella Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century Victorian Umbrella Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century American Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal, Gold Leaf
19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
1850s English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
1870s English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Leather
1860s English Late Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Walnut
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
1950s French Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal, Brass, Enamel, Iron
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Umbrella Stands
Brass, Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
1890s Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
19th Century Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
20th Century French Modern Umbrella Stands
Walnut
1990s Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Brass, Chrome
19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Bamboo
19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Oak
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Ceramic
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal
19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Oak
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
19th Century Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Umbrella Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Silver
19th Century British Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Metal, Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
1880s English High Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Brass
19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Wrought Iron
1990s Italian Modern Umbrella Stands
Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Late 20th Century French Modern Umbrella Stands
Wrought Iron
2010s Canadian Modern Umbrella Stands
Steel
2010s Canadian Modern Umbrella Stands
Steel
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Umbrella Stands
Iron
2010s American Modern Umbrella Stands
Plywood, Paint
Late 20th Century English Victorian Umbrella Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century English Victorian 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.