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Magnificent Exhibition Quality Antique Black Forest Bear Oak Tree Hall Stand
Magnificent Exhibition Quality Antique Black Forest Bear Oak Tree Hall Stand

Magnificent Exhibition Quality Antique Black Forest Bear Oak Tree Hall Stand

Located in Suffolk, GB

Magnificent exhibition quality antique Black Forest bear tree hall stand has two spectacular quality carved bears consisting of the mother bear encouraging her cub to climb the tree,...

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Antique 19th Century Swiss Coat Racks and Stands

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Oak

Black Forrest Carved Oak Bear and Cub Hall Tree with Central Mirror, Circa 1880
Black Forrest Carved Oak Bear and Cub Hall Tree with Central Mirror, Circa 1880

Black Forrest Carved Oak Bear and Cub Hall Tree with Central Mirror, Circa 1880

Located in Charleston, SC

German Black Forrest carved oak bear & cub foliage hall tree / umbrella stand with upper scrolled branches, central oval mirror, and resting on the original scrolled legs, Late 19th ...

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Antique 1880s German Folk Art Coat Racks and Stands

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Mirror, Oak

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Hand Carved Rustic Hat and Coat Tree with Hand Carved Bears
Hand Carved Rustic Hat and Coat Tree with Hand Carved Bears

Hand Carved Rustic Hat and Coat Tree with Hand Carved Bears

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This rustic hand carved hat and coat tree with carved momma bear and baby cubs climbing up the tree.

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Vintage 1930s American Adirondack Coat Racks and Stands

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Pine

Black Forest Bear Hall Tree
Black Forest Bear Hall Tree

Black Forest Bear Hall Tree

Located in New Orleans, LA

This mother bear is not happy with her mischievous cub, who has climbed just out of her reach on this delightful Black Forest oak hall tree. Each bear is finely carved and beautifull...

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Antique 19th Century Swiss Coat Racks and Stands

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Oak

Black Forest Carved Bear Hall Tree
Black Forest Carved Bear Hall Tree

Black Forest Carved Bear Hall Tree

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H 94 in W 32 in D 18 in

Black Forest Carved Bear Hall Tree

Located in Dallas, TX

A late 19th century Swiss Black Forest hall tree intricately carved with a mamma bear and two cubs up the tree. All have glass eyes.

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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Coat Racks and Stands

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Glass, Wood

19th Carved Wood Black Forest Bears Tree Umbrella Cane Hat Stick Coat Stand Rack
19th Carved Wood Black Forest Bears Tree Umbrella Cane Hat Stick Coat Stand Rack

19th Carved Wood Black Forest Bears Tree Umbrella Cane Hat Stick Coat Stand Rack

Located in Wijnegem, BE

"Black Forest, Bear Coat Rack, Late 19th Century " Very beautiful work from the Black Forest, late 19th century: the sculpture is of very high quality, the patina is remarkable, the ...

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Antique 1890s Swiss Black Forest Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

19th Century Black Forest Bear Hall Tree
19th Century Black Forest Bear Hall Tree

19th Century Black Forest Bear Hall Tree

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H 84 in W 32 in D 26 in

19th Century Black Forest Bear Hall Tree

Located in Winter Park, FL

An exceptional 19th century Black Forest bear hall tree with umbrella stand and mirror. Made of linden wood and finely carved, with a bear looking up the tree trunk to a cub sitting ...

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Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Antique Fruitwood Black Forest Standing Bear Hall Tree and Umbrella Stand, 1890s
Antique Fruitwood Black Forest Standing Bear Hall Tree and Umbrella Stand, 1890s

Antique Fruitwood Black Forest Standing Bear Hall Tree and Umbrella Stand, 1890s

Located in Amsterdam, NL

This wonderful fruitwood hall tree or coat rack with the large hand-carved bear with glass eyes and open mouth is rare because of the sublime carving and details.

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Antique 1890s Swiss Black Forest Coat Racks and Stands

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Glass, Fruitwood

Bear Hall Tree
Bear Hall Tree

Bear Hall Tree

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H 78 in W 24.5 in D 21 in

Bear Hall Tree

Located in San Francisco, CA

An early 20th Century Black Forest carved wood bear hall tree with umberlla stand. Circa 1910.

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Early 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

19th Century Black Forest Bear Hall Tree
19th Century Black Forest Bear Hall Tree

19th Century Black Forest Bear Hall Tree

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H 82.5 in W 27 in D 22 in

19th Century Black Forest Bear Hall Tree

By Black Forest

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

A 19th century carved linden wood black forest bear hall tree with the large standing bear, mouth open and glass eyes watching cubs above, on a naturalistic base that incorporates a ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood, Glass

Swiss Black Forest Hall Tree with Carved Bears

Swiss Black Forest Hall Tree with Carved Bears

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

A richly carved lindon wood hall tree made in Bern, Switzerland with two carved and polychromed bears, a bevelled mirror, branches shaped for hanging coats and hats, and a holder for...

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Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Coat Racks and Stands

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Bear Coat Tree For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic bear coat tree available at 1stDibs. Each bear coat tree for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and silver. There are many kinds of the bear coat tree you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A bear coat tree, designed in the Georgian or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made bear coat tree over the years, but those crafted by Black Forrest, Daniel & John Wellby and Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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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