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1950s Chrome Coat Rack

Wall Hanging Coat Rack 1950s Chrome
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bauhaus Wall hanging coat rack 1950s, Belgium, vintage chrome wall hanging coat rack with five
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal, Chrome

Wall Hanging Coat Rack 1950s Chrome
Wall Hanging Coat Rack 1950s Chrome
H 11.82 in W 23.63 in D 7.88 in
Wall Coat Rack And Shelf In Chrome, Czechoslovakia 1950s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful vintage item with an industrial design. A beautiful coat rack made of bent chrome pipes
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Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Stainless Steel, Chrome

Vintage Chrome Color Aluminum Wall Coat Rack 1950s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Vintage chrome color aluminum wall coat rack 1950s Vintage coat rack from the early sixties
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Bauhaus Chrome Coat Rack, 1930s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
and produced in the 1950´s. It features a full-chrome structure with round wooden tips at the ends and
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal, Chrome

Bauhaus Chrome Coat Rack, 1930s
Bauhaus Chrome Coat Rack, 1930s
H 72.84 in W 20.08 in D 20.08 in
Rare Pair Chrome Jean Royere Coat Hooks Racks Hangers Mid-Century French 1950s
By Jean Royère
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
This rare pair of Mid-Century nickel-plated coat hooks by avant-garde French designer Jean Royère
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Cut Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus Chrome Plated Coat Rack, 1930s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
and produced in the 1950´s. It features a full-chrome structure with round wooden tips at the ends and
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal, Chrome

Jacques Adnet Chrome Coat Rack, France, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A beautiful coat rack designed by Jacques Adnet, manufactured in France, circa 1950. This
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Chrome, Metal

Vintage circa 1950's Spinning Top Industrial Chrome Framed Coat & Hat Stand
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage circa 1950's hand made with Chrome framed
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Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Chrome

Metal Coat Rack Industrial Style from the 1950s
By Willem H. Gispen
Located in Tourcoing, FR
all-metal coat rack, design from the 1960s and recalling the work of Willem Hendrik (WH) Gispen
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Industrial Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal, Chrome

Metal Coat Rack Industrial Style from the 1950s
Metal Coat Rack Industrial Style from the 1950s
H 69.69 in W 18.12 in D 18.12 in
1950's stitched leather coat stand by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Chromed metal and stitched leather by Jacques Adnet
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Vintage 1950s French Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal, Chrome

Vintage bamboo wall coat rack with 3 hooks, 1950s
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Please note: given the material, this coat rack is not suitable for heavy coats. Height: 30 cm
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo

1950's Stitched Leather Coat Stand by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather and chromed metal coat stand by Jacques Adnet France.
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Vintage 1950s French Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Rare Pair Nickel Jean Royere Coat Hooks Racks Hangers Mid-Century French 1950s
By Jean Royère
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
This rare pair of Mid-Century nickel-plated coat hooks by avant-garde French designer Jean Royère
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Cut Steel, Nickel

Midcentury Chrome and Vinyl Gentleman's Valet Seat, Suit Hanger 1950s Chrome
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Midcentury chrome and vinyl Gentleman's valet seat, Suit Hanger A 1950s chrome gentleman’s valet
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Modernist Coat Stand by Jacques Adnet, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Mid century standing coat hook with umbrella holder designed by Jacques Adnet. Gorgeous
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Chrome

Vintage Modernist Coat Stand by Jacques Adnet, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Mid century standing coat hook with umbrella holder designed by Jacques Adnet. Gorgeous
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Chrome

Mid-Century Personal Valets Wood and Chrome
Located in Vienna, AT
German chromed steel and wood valtet made in Germany in the late 1950s. In a very good original
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Personal Valets Wood and Chrome
Mid-Century Personal Valets Wood and Chrome
H 39.38 in W 18.51 in D 23.23 in

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1950s Chrome Coat Rack For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1950s chrome coat rack for your home. Frequently made of metal, chrome and wood, every 1950s chrome coat rack was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 1950s chrome coat rack — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each 1950s chrome coat rack bearing Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Industrial hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one 1950s chrome coat rack that is appealing in its simplicity, but Jacques Adnet, Gispen and Hertha Baller produced versions that are worth a look.

Finding the Right coat-racks-stands for You

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.

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