Noozhawk: Mary Hunt: Antique Hall Tree Meets Patina, Paint and the Price of Sentiment
I call it a hall tree. It’s an antique piece of furniture with hooks for coats, a lovely mirror and two umbrella stands — each with a tin plate to catch the drips. My husband surprised me with it one ...
Mary Hunt: Antique Hall Tree Meets Patina, Paint and the Price of Sentiment
The Daily Gazette: Antiques & Collecting: Hall trees were admired for function and form
With April showers comes the question: What do you do with your dripping raincoats and umbrellas? By the Victorian age, wealthy households had hall trees or hall stands in the entryway. They were ...
Hall trees—also called hall stands—came into vogue in the 19th century, used in the front halls of Victorian homes for guests to hang coats and umbrellas and check their appearance before being ...
Which hall trees are best? Hall trees could very well be called entranceway coat racks, because you usually find them near a home’s front door so people have a place to hang their hats and coats. They ...
From antique silver pocket watches and old baby cradles to vintage bath tubs and sterling silver coins, bidding on goodies in our impressive selection will give you the same rush as that out-of-the-way antique store!
Antiques are usually objects of the decorative arts that show some degree of craftsmanship, collectability, or an attention to design, such as a desk or an early automobile. They are bought at antique shops, estate sales, auction houses, online auctions and other venues, or estate inherited.