An Arts & Crafts Oak Stick & Umbrella Stand with Fourteen Sections
£800
Stick and umbrella stand in oak, Arts and Crafts movement (1880–1910), c.1910. The rectangular frame carries an ordered lattice of fourteen sections above a linear base tray, an everyday furnishing conceived for entrance halls and porchways. Construction is plain and serviceable, the square uprights and rails presenting a quiet geometry consistent with British vernacular tendencies within the movement.
The restrained plan, grid organisation and absence of applied ornament place the design within the pragmatic current of Arts and Crafts that favoured clarity of structure and honest material presentation. The proportions read as long and low rather than tall, suited to lining a wall near a doorway while keeping walking sticks and umbrellas discrete and accessible.
Width: 42.13 in (107 cm)
Depth: 12.2 in (31 cm)
1910-1919
