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Jacques Adnet Valet Leather Wrapped with Original Tartan Plaid
Jacques Adnet Valet Leather Wrapped with Original Tartan Plaid

Jacques Adnet Valet Leather Wrapped with Original Tartan Plaid

By Hermès, Paul Dupré-Lafon, Jacques Adnet

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Rare Jacques Adnet for Hermes valet de nuit and seat with leather wrapped hand-stitched in Hermès

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Jacques Adnet Valet
Jacques Adnet Valet

Jacques Adnet Valet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Stunning valet with seat by Jacques Adnet in black leather with white contrast stitching and brass

Category

Vintage 1940s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Jacques Adnet Valet Muet, circa 1960, France
Jacques Adnet Valet Muet, circa 1960, France

Jacques Adnet Valet Muet, circa 1960, France

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Brussels, BE

Nice valet muet Jacques Adnet, circa 1960, France Stitched black faux leather, faux bambou brass

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Jacques Adnet Saddle Leather and Brass Valet, 1950s
Jacques Adnet Saddle Leather and Brass Valet, 1950s

Jacques Adnet Saddle Leather and Brass Valet, 1950s

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stunning coat stand / valet by French modernist designer, Jacques Adnet. Valet has an iron frame

Category

Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass, Iron

Jacques Adnet Leather and Brass Valet
Jacques Adnet Leather and Brass Valet

Jacques Adnet Leather and Brass Valet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Handsome coat stand / valet by Jacques Adnet. Valet has an iron base, brass frame in a bamboo

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass, Iron

1950's Dark Brown Stitched Leather Valet Stand by Jacques Adnet
1950's Dark Brown Stitched Leather Valet Stand by Jacques Adnet

1950's Dark Brown Stitched Leather Valet Stand by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in North Miami, FL

Handsome Jacques Adnet valet covered in rich dark brown leather with contrast stitching and

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal, Brass

Jacques Adnet Leather and Brass Valet, 1950s France
Jacques Adnet Leather and Brass Valet, 1950s France

Jacques Adnet Leather and Brass Valet, 1950s France

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Handsome black coat stand / valet by Jacques Adnet. Valet has a black iron base with brass ball

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass, Iron

Jacques Adnet Leather and Brass Valet, 1950s France
Jacques Adnet Leather and Brass Valet, 1950s France

Jacques Adnet Leather and Brass Valet, 1950s France

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Handsome black coat stand / valet by Jacques Adnet. Valet has a black iron base with brass ball

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass, Iron

Night valet by Jacques Adnet
Night valet by Jacques Adnet

Night valet by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Jolie valet de nuit en cuir par Jacques Adnet

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Metal, Brass

Night Valet by Jacques Adnet
Night Valet by Jacques Adnet

Night Valet by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Valet de nuit par Jacques Adnet en cuir piqué cellier et tissu à motif écossais.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Iron

Night Valet by Jacques Adnet, 1950
Night Valet by Jacques Adnet, 1950

Night Valet by Jacques Adnet, 1950

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Night valet by Jacques Adnet From 1950 Saddle stitch.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Sets

Materials

Leather

Night Valet by Jacques Adnet, 1950
Night Valet by Jacques Adnet, 1950

Night Valet by Jacques Adnet, 1950

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Night valet by Jacques Adnet From 1950 Saddle stitch.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Sets

Materials

Leather

Jacques Adnet Leather and Brass Valet
Jacques Adnet Leather and Brass Valet

Jacques Adnet Leather and Brass Valet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Handsome coat stand or valet by Jacques Adnet. Entire top and bottom wrapped in leather with brass

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Jacques Adnet Style Faux Bamboo Valet
Jacques Adnet Style Faux Bamboo Valet

Jacques Adnet Style Faux Bamboo Valet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

silhouette, and tactile finish evoke the modern romanticism characteristic of Jacques Adnet and his

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Steel, Brass, Iron

1950s Stitched Leather Valet by Jacques Adnet
1950s Stitched Leather Valet by Jacques Adnet

1950s Stitched Leather Valet by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

1950s Stitched leather valet in great condition by Jacques Adnet Very good overall condition.

Category

Vintage 1950s European Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

1950s Stitched Leather Valet by Jacques Adnet
1950s Stitched Leather Valet by Jacques Adnet

1950s Stitched Leather Valet by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

1950s stitched leather valet by Jacques Adnet, France.

Category

Vintage 1950s European Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Leather

Jacques Adnet Bamboo and Leather Foldable Valet
Jacques Adnet Bamboo and Leather Foldable Valet

Jacques Adnet Bamboo and Leather Foldable Valet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Barcelona, ES

Gorgeous bamboo, wood and leather folding valet with brass accents. Attributed to Jacques Adnet

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

1950's Stitched Leather valet by Jacques Adnet
1950's Stitched Leather valet by Jacques Adnet

1950's Stitched Leather valet by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

Description1950's Stitched leather Valet by Jacques Adnet Great condition France A Rare French

Category

Vintage 1930s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Jacques Adnet Cognac Valet, France 1950's
Jacques Adnet Cognac Valet, France 1950's

Jacques Adnet Cognac Valet, France 1950's

By Jacques Adnet

Located in New York, NY

Baseball stitched on this unusual form, very sleek and simple.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

1950's Stitched Leather valet by Jacques Adnet
1950's Stitched Leather valet by Jacques Adnet

1950's Stitched Leather valet by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

1950's Stitched leather valet by Jacques Adnet Black and red leather France

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

1950's Stitched Leather Valet by Jacques Adnet
1950's Stitched Leather Valet by Jacques Adnet

1950's Stitched Leather Valet by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

1950's stitched leather valet by Jacques Adnet France.

Category

Vintage 1950s European Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Leather, Wood

1950's Stitched leather valet by Jacques Adnet
1950's Stitched leather valet by Jacques Adnet

1950's Stitched leather valet by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

Very nice Stitched leather Valet by Jacques Adnet France 1950's Great condition

Category

Vintage 1950s European Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Leather

1950's Stitched Leather Valet by Jacques Adnet
1950's Stitched Leather Valet by Jacques Adnet

1950's Stitched Leather Valet by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

1950's stitched leather valet by Jacques Adnet Very rare in red Good condition.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Leather, Wood

Jacques Adnet Style Green Valet, France 1950's
Jacques Adnet Style Green Valet, France 1950's

Jacques Adnet Style Green Valet, France 1950's

By Jacques Adnet

Located in New York, NY

Green leather valet with Brass accents, this one retains it’s original tools which is very rare.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Jacques Adnet Black Foldable Valet in Ebonized Wood
Jacques Adnet Black Foldable Valet in Ebonized Wood

Jacques Adnet Black Foldable Valet in Ebonized Wood

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Barcelona, ES

Jacques Adnet Foldable Valet or Coat Stand in Ebonized Bamboo & Black Leather, France, 1950s

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

1950s French stitched leather and Brass Valet, Jacques Adnet
1950s French stitched leather and Brass Valet, Jacques Adnet

1950s French stitched leather and Brass Valet, Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Miami, FL

Jacques Adnet attributed stitched leather and Brass Valet

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

1950's Stitched leather valet by Jacques Adnet
1950's Stitched leather valet by Jacques Adnet

1950's Stitched leather valet by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

1950's Stitched leather suede valet, Very rare in this material and this color

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Suede

1950's Stitched leather valet by Jacques Adnet
1950's Stitched leather valet by Jacques Adnet

1950's Stitched leather valet by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

Rare Stitched leather valet... Covered with suede Good vintage condition 1950's

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Jacques Adnet Style Black Valet, France 1950's
Jacques Adnet Style Black Valet, France 1950's

Jacques Adnet Style Black Valet, France 1950's

By Jacques Adnet

Located in New York, NY

Perfect condition, brass and leather.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

1950's Stitched Leather valet by Jacques Adnet
1950's Stitched Leather valet by Jacques Adnet

1950's Stitched Leather valet by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

Rare Stitched leather valet with bamboo style base and red leather Great condition

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Jacques Adnet style valet chair made in France 1950s
Jacques Adnet style valet chair made in France 1950s

Jacques Adnet style valet chair made in France 1950s

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Brussels, BE

Stylish black leather valet chair after Jacques Adnet, made in the 1950s in France. It’s covered in

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal, Brass

Valet de Nuit, Leather Wrapped, Original Tartan Plaid, attributed to Adnet
Valet de Nuit, Leather Wrapped, Original Tartan Plaid, attributed to Adnet

Valet de Nuit, Leather Wrapped, Original Tartan Plaid, attributed to Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Rare and handsome Jacques Adnet attributed valet de nuit and seat with leather wrapped hand

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Night valet in tan leather with saddle-stitching, after Adnet, France circa 1960
Night valet in tan leather with saddle-stitching, after Adnet, France circa 1960

Night valet in tan leather with saddle-stitching, after Adnet, France circa 1960

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Paris, FR

Wrought-iron dumbwaiter, the stem, basket and garment-holding part covered in tan leather with saddle-stitching, the lower shoe-holding part painted black.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Wrought Iron

A Matched Pair Of Heavy Brass Valets Polished
A Matched Pair Of Heavy Brass Valets Polished

A Matched Pair Of Heavy Brass Valets Polished

By Jacques Adnet

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

A pair of heavy, adjustable brass valets. Newly polished/lacquered.

Category

Vintage 1960s Taiwanese Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Vintage Modernist Jacques Adnet Style Wrought Iron Hairpin Clothing Valet
Vintage Modernist Jacques Adnet Style Wrought Iron Hairpin Clothing Valet

Vintage Modernist Jacques Adnet Style Wrought Iron Hairpin Clothing Valet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Modernist Jacques Adnet Style French Wrought Iron Hairpin Clothing Valet. Item features

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Iron

Valet in the style of Jacques Adnet. In  white metal . Spain 1970
Valet in the style of Jacques Adnet. In  white metal . Spain 1970

Valet in the style of Jacques Adnet. In white metal . Spain 1970

Located in Barcelona, Cataluna

Valet in the style of Jacques Adnet. In white metal . Spain 1970

Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Sets

Materials

Metal

Jacques Adnet Valet
Jacques Adnet Valet

Jacques Adnet Valet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Handsome Jacques Adnet valet covered in black leather with contrast stitching and signature brass

Category

Vintage 1940s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Jacques Adnet Valet
Jacques Adnet Valet

Jacques Adnet Valet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Handsome Jacques Adnet valet covered in black leather with contrast stitching and signature brass

Category

Vintage 1940s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

French Gentleman's Valet, Manner of Jacques Adnet
French Gentleman's Valet, Manner of Jacques Adnet

French Gentleman's Valet, Manner of Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Asheville, NC

Collapsible faux bamboo and steel gentleman's valet, in the manner of Jacques Adnet, circa 1968

Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

1950s Exceptional Jacques Adnet Black Leather Valet
1950s Exceptional Jacques Adnet Black Leather Valet

1950s Exceptional Jacques Adnet Black Leather Valet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Exceptional and very rare black leather valet by Jacques Adnet black decorated with a belt with a

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal, Brass

Jacques Adnet Black Stitched Leather and Brass Valet, Bamboo Form, France, 1950s
Jacques Adnet Black Stitched Leather and Brass Valet, Bamboo Form, France, 1950s

Jacques Adnet Black Stitched Leather and Brass Valet, Bamboo Form, France, 1950s

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Aix En Provence, FR

Beautiful black stitched leather valet designed by Jacques Adnet in France in 1950s. This rare

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Sets

Materials

Brass

Jacques Adnet Black Stitched Leather and Brass Valet, Bamboo Form, France, 1950s
Jacques Adnet Black Stitched Leather and Brass Valet, Bamboo Form, France, 1950s

Jacques Adnet Black Stitched Leather and Brass Valet, Bamboo Form, France, 1950s

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Aix En Provence, FR

Beautiful black stitched leather valet designed by Jacques Adnet in France in 1950s. This rare

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Sets

Materials

Brass, Metal

Jacques Adnet Valet
Jacques Adnet Valet

Jacques Adnet Valet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Handsome Jacques Adnet valet with signature black leather coat rack and catch all with brass bamboo

Category

Vintage 1940s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Jacques Adnet Valet
Jacques Adnet Valet

Jacques Adnet Valet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Handsome Jacques Adnet valet covered in black leather with contrast stitching and signature brass

Category

Vintage 1940s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Jacques Adnet Valet
Jacques Adnet Valet

Jacques Adnet Valet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Jacques Adnet Valet with beautiful carmel brown suede leather seat and signature contrast stitching

Category

Vintage 1940s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Iron

Jacques Adnet Valet
Jacques Adnet Valet

Jacques Adnet Valet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Jacques Adnet valet with black leather and brass.

Category

20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Jacques Adnet Valet with Tartan Plaid
Jacques Adnet Valet with Tartan Plaid

Jacques Adnet Valet with Tartan Plaid

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Jacques Adnet Valet in red tartan plaid seat, coat hanger and catch all. Signature black leather

Category

Vintage 1940s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Leather

Jacques Adnet Valet
Jacques Adnet Valet

Jacques Adnet Valet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Stunning valet with seat by Jacques Adnet in black leather with white contrast stitching and brass

Category

Vintage 1940s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Leather

Jacques Adnet Valet
Jacques Adnet Valet

Jacques Adnet Valet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Rare valet by Jacques Adnet with black leather, brass bamboo and pedestal base. Open leather oval

Category

Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Jacque Adnet Valet
Jacque Adnet Valet

Jacque Adnet Valet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Jacques Adnet stiched faux leather and brass details and feet. Good condition.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

JACQUES ADNET VALET

JACQUES ADNET VALET

Located in New York, NY

Valet by Jacques Adnet in metal and stitched brown leather.

Category

20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Jacques Adnet Valet
Jacques Adnet Valet

Jacques Adnet Valet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Stunning valet with seat by Jacques Adnet in black leather with white contrast stitching and brass

Category

20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Iron

Jacques Adnet Valet
Jacques Adnet Valet

Jacques Adnet Valet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Stunning valet with seat by Jacques Adnet in black leather with white contrast stitching and brass

Category

20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Leather

Jacques Adnet Valet
Jacques Adnet Valet

Jacques Adnet Valet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Black leather, iron and brass valet by Jacques Adnet, the leather with signature contrast white

Category

French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Iron

Jacques Adnet Valet
Jacques Adnet Valet

Jacques Adnet Valet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Black Leather and brass valet by Jacques Adnet. Leather has white contrast stitching. and brass

Category

20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Leather

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Jacques Adnet Valet For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the jacques adnet valet you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A jacques adnet valet — often made from animal skin, leather and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect jacques adnet valet — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each jacques adnet valet bearing Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Rococo hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made jacques adnet valet over the years, but those crafted by Jacques Adnet and La Compagnie des Arts Français 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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