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Brass Free Standing Coat Rack

Free Standing Arts & Crafts Coat Rack Hooks Brass Finished Steel
Located in New York, NY
This free standing coat rack echoes timeless design. With an Arts & Crafts style and brass finished
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands

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Steel

Ornate Brass Free Standing Coat Hat Rack Italian Hall Tree Stand Dolphin, 1960s
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
-hook hall tree stand dolphin standing coat hat rack. This beautiful vintage ornate hall tree dates
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Antique 1660s Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Hollywood Regency Standing Coat Rack Italian Ornate Brass & Onyx Hall Tree 1960s
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
This high quality free standing Italian ornate hall tree dates to the 1960's. It is solid and
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Antique 1690s Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands

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Onyx, Brass

Rare Expanding Arts & Crafts Free Standing Coat Tree or Stand
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and unusual expanding Arts & Crafts free standing coat tree or stand, ingenious design
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Vintage 1910s American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass, Iron

Rare Expanding Arts & Crafts Free Standing Coat Tree or Stand
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and unusual expanding Arts & Crafts free standing coat tree or stand, ingenious design
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Vintage 1910s American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Early 20th Century French Brass and Walnut Free Standing Jacket and Pants Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique "porte manteau" was created in Paris circa 1920; made of brass with a beech wood coat
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Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Ornate Antique Brass & Onyx Round Marble Coat Hat Rack Hall Tree 1950s
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Italian Ornate Antique Brass & Onyx Round Marble Coat Hat Rack Hall Tree 1950s This high quality
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Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands

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Marble, Brass

Italian Ornate Antique Brass & Onyx Square Marble Coat Hat Rack Hall Tree Stand
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Italian ornate antique brass & onyx square marble coat hat rack hall tree stand Hollywood Regency
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Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands

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Marble, Brass

Italian Ornate Antique Brass & Onyx Brown Marble Coat Hat Rack Hall Tree, 1950s
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Italian ornate antique brass & onyx marble coat hat rack hall tree 1950s. This high quality free
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Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands

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Marble, Brass

Antique Hollywood Regency Brass Towel Rack Valet Stand 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
14" x 14" Antique brass free standing towel rack 3.5 feet tall. Six arms 3 on each side of the rod
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Early 20th Century French Gilt Brass Swivel Dolphin Standing Hall Tree
Located in Dallas, TX
practical and useful free standing rack in an entry way or use it in a master bathroom to hang jackets
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Early 20th Century French Gilt Brass Swivel Four-Hook Standing Hall Tree
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique brass and metal free standing halltree was crafted in France, circa 1920. Standing on
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Early 20th Century French Walnut Barley Twist and Gilt Brass Standing Hall Tree
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique carved fruit wood and brass hall tree was crafted in France, circa 1920. Standing on a
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Early 20th Century French Gilt Brass Jacket Hanger Bathroom Coat Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique brass and metal hall tree was crafted in France, circa 1920. Standing on three thin
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Adolf Loos Coatstand, Coatrack for the Looshouse in Vienna, Re Edition Brass
By Adolf Loos, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
free-standing Version, the base will be enlarged from now 300mm to 600mm. The upper rim is turnable and
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Antique Brass & Onyx Square Marble Coat Hat Rack Hall Tree Stand, Italian, 1960
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Italian ornate antique brass & onyx square marble coat hat rack hall tree stand Hollywood Regency
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Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Hat Racks and Stands

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Marble, Brass

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American Chippendale Mahogany Tilt Top Kettle Stand with Bird Cage, Circa 1750
Located in Hollywood, SC
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By Welsbach Lamp Co
Located in Peekskill, NY
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By Omar Hernández
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
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Located in Ijzendijke, NL
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Located in VÉZELAY, FR
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Located in Amsterdam, NL
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Located in Portland, OR
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Located in Grand Rapids, MI
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Antique Italian 1940 Coat Rack / Hall Tree Brass Hallway Dolphin Base Classical
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
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Located in Amsterdam, NL
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By Wylie & Lochhead, E.A. Taylor 1
Located in London, GB
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By Andrew Nebbett
Located in London, GB
An Andrew Nebbett designs free-standing coat rack in brass, steel and cast iron base. This coat
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2010s British Coat Racks and Stands

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Located in London, GB
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2010s British Coat Racks and Stands

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By Andrew Nebbett
Located in London, GB
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2010s British Coat Racks and Stands

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Located in London, GB
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2010s British Coat Racks and Stands

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By Andrew Nebbett
Located in London, GB
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2010s British Coat Racks and Stands

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1960s Midcentury Teak British Hall Stand / Coat Stand with Mirror
Located in London, GB
Free standing ‘hall stand’ or coat stand with: - hat rack - mirror - coat hooks - storage
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Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

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Located in London, GB
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Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Free Standing Coat Rack
Located in Buchanan, NY
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Antique 19th Century French Coat Racks and Stands

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Located in Dallas, TX
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By Ico Parisi
Located in Chula Vista, CA
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Early 20th Century French Gilt Brass Free Standing Swivel Hall Tree with Hooks
Located in Dallas, TX
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands

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Early 20th Century French Onyx and Gilt Brass Free Standing Hall Tree
Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Ijzendijke, NL
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Brass Free Standing Coat Rack For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the brass free standing coat rack you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A brass free standing coat rack — often made from brass, metal and stone — can elevate any home. There are 18 variations of the antique or vintage brass free standing coat rack you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a brass free standing coat rack — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A brass free standing coat rack made by Hollywood Regency designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one brass free standing coat rack that is appealing in its simplicity, but Adolf Loos and Woka Lamps 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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