Coat Racks and Stands
2010s German Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1880s English Gothic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
2010s German Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic, Wood
2010s German Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1930s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Earthenware
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century English Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1880s Art Deco Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1640s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Composition, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Antique and Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Your guests might have to endure all kinds of harsh climes to get to your housewarming party, so let’s make sure their trusty overcoats and umbrellas have a home. Shop the antique and vintage coat racks and stands on 1stDibs today.
Coat racks, umbrella stands, wall-mounted hooks for outerwear — they’ve long served a practical purpose. In the days of travel by horse or foot, a guest might arrive on your doorstep bedraggled, windblown and often dripping with rain. While transportation has thankfully improved since then, a coat rack in the entryway or foyer of your home is still the beacon it was back then: It says, “Come in, where it’s dry and warm. Hang up your coat and stay a while.”
Coat stands are among history’s fairly rudimentary ideas, so it’s difficult to point to the original inventor of this eternally functional fixture, but Thomas Jefferson was said to have fashioned one of his own at Monticello. Jefferson, who would’ve made a great interior designer, placed a long wooden pole in his closet that was adorned with spokes from which his coats and other garments could be hung. The simplicity of Jefferson’s coat-tree is echoed in designs from the 18th and 19th centuries.
The timeless convenience of a wooden coat rack has endured. While there are striking Art Deco coat stands made of oak and walnut that would meet your mudroom needs well, some of the product designers behind what we now call mid-century modern coat stands turned to materials other than wood, working frequently with plastic and chrome to create unconventional alternatives. Simpler and pared-down coat stands of the mid-20th century were occasionally so interesting in form that they could pass as minimalist sculptures when not in use. Some designers, such as Jacques Adnet, helped to redefine what these classic furnishings could look like, integrating saddle leather and brass and sometimes even horseshoes for his wall hooks and racks.
Although a coat rack is undoubtedly a practical investment, we know that fun comes along with functionality. There is plenty to explore in the collection of antique, vintage and contemporary coat racks and stands on 1stDibs, so go ahead — hang up your coat and stay a while.