A 19th century innovation, the earliest hallstands usually consisted of a straight or shaped upright, sometimes with a drawer and with rounded wooden pegs or hooks on which to hang coats and hats. Some versions also contained umbrella stands, eith in the central section or to each side.

Hallstands became proportionately larger during the course of the century, sometimes being equipped with lift up seats and arms, and later models had brass hooks that tended to replace the wooden knobs. Early versions were usually wooden, although wonderful cast iron hallstands are to be found from the middle of the century, richly cast and ornamented.

The best known manufacturer of cast iron hallstands was Coalbrookdale Company of Shropshire England, founded in 1709. In the 1840s the company developed a range of cast iron furniture, which, once the moulds had been created, could be mass produced. Coalbookdale items are marked either with more...

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R.A.C.V. Club Melbourne Billiard Cue Coat Rack Hallstand

R.A.C.V. Club Melbourne double sided billiard cue coat rack hallstand, circa 1910. 202 cm high, 56 cm wide, 56 cm deep

An Art Deco wrought iron coat stand, circa 1930s, a tall…

1930s Art Deco Wrought Iron Coat Stand

An Art Deco wrought iron coat stand, circa 1930s, a tall columnar stand with an upper hoop with nine large hooks with knops and nine small hooks, with long straps to lower hoops for sticks and umbrellas; raised on a faceted base, height 185 cm