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Gispen 'Attributed' Industrial Coat Tree with Umbrella Stand
Gispen 'Attributed' Industrial Coat Tree with Umbrella Stand

Gispen 'Attributed' Industrial Coat Tree with Umbrella Stand

By Gispen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Midcentury Industrial coat tree with tiered spinning top, chrome post and heavy black enameled

Category

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

Materials

Chrome, Iron

Vintage Chrome Metal Art Deco Style Coat Tree Stand with Revolving Hooks
Vintage Chrome Metal Art Deco Style Coat Tree Stand with Revolving Hooks

Vintage Chrome Metal Art Deco Style Coat Tree Stand with Revolving Hooks

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Chrome Metal Art Deco style coat tree stand with revolving hooks. Item features 8 revolving

Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Steelcase Mid-Century Modern Industrial Age Metal Hall Tree, 1950s
Steelcase Mid-Century Modern Industrial Age Metal Hall Tree, 1950s

Steelcase Mid-Century Modern Industrial Age Metal Hall Tree, 1950s

By Steelcase

Located in South Bend, IN

A rare and unique Mid-Century Modern Industrial age green metal hall tree / coat rack / hat rack

Category

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

Materials

Metal

Steelcase Mid-Century Modern Industrial Age Metal Hall Tree, 1950s
Steelcase Mid-Century Modern Industrial Age Metal Hall Tree, 1950s

Steelcase Mid-Century Modern Industrial Age Metal Hall Tree, 1950s

By Steelcase

Located in South Bend, IN

A rare and unique Mid-Century Modern Industrial age green metal hall tree / coat rack / hat rack

Category

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

Materials

Metal

Unusual Sculptural Teak Coat Tree Hat Rack, Denmark, 1950s
Unusual Sculptural Teak Coat Tree Hat Rack, Denmark, 1950s

Unusual Sculptural Teak Coat Tree Hat Rack, Denmark, 1950s

By Aksel Kjersgaard

Located in New York, NY

Unusual sculptural teak coat tree hat rack, Denmark, 1960s. Excellent condition. We offer free

Category

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

Materials

Teak

Coat Tree Hanger by S. Werner for Fritz Hansen, 1970s
Coat Tree Hanger by S. Werner for Fritz Hansen, 1970s

Coat Tree Hanger by S. Werner for Fritz Hansen, 1970s

By Sidse Werner, Fritz Hansen

Located in KUTNO, PL

Coat Tree hanger consisting of eight arms of bent steel ending in synthetic balls. The design dates

Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

1985 Black MOD Enameled Coat Tree with Hangers by Lande
1985 Black MOD Enameled Coat Tree with Hangers by Lande

1985 Black MOD Enameled Coat Tree with Hangers by Lande

By Lande

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Striking, 1980s MOD black enameled vintage coat tree with heavy round base and matching hangers by

Category

Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Retro Wire Coat Tree and Umbrella Stand in Black and Chrome with Red Hooks
Retro Wire Coat Tree and Umbrella Stand in Black and Chrome with Red Hooks

Retro Wire Coat Tree and Umbrella Stand in Black and Chrome with Red Hooks

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Retro coat tree with black enameled metal post, chrome wire umbrella stand and red plastic knob

Category

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

Materials

Metal, Wire, Chrome

Memphis Style Dark Gray Heavy Plastic Tree Coat Stand, Bonaldo, Italy
Memphis Style Dark Gray Heavy Plastic Tree Coat Stand, Bonaldo, Italy

Memphis Style Dark Gray Heavy Plastic Tree Coat Stand, Bonaldo, Italy

By Bonaldo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This dark gray coat rack is designed to look like a tree with many branches or hooks, making room

Category

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

Materials

Acrylic

1960s Sculpted Bronze Tree Coat Rack in the Style of Giacometti
1960s Sculpted Bronze Tree Coat Rack in the Style of Giacometti

1960s Sculpted Bronze Tree Coat Rack in the Style of Giacometti

By Diego Giacometti

Located in Chula Vista, CA

1960s Giacometti inspired sculpted tree coat rack in bronze Mid-Century Modern Dimensions: Height

Category

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

Materials

Bronze

Mid-20th Century French Bentwood Hall Tree with Sixteen Hooks Thonet Style
Mid-20th Century French Bentwood Hall Tree with Sixteen Hooks Thonet Style

Mid-20th Century French Bentwood Hall Tree with Sixteen Hooks Thonet Style

By Michael Thonet

Located in Dallas, TX

Bring a retro, yet practical touch to any entry or dressing area with this elegant, carved coat and

Category

Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Bentwood

20th Century Italian Hall Tree
20th Century Italian Hall Tree

20th Century Italian Hall Tree

By Ico Parisi

Located in Denton, TX

Italian design hall tree with a glass shelf for your hat over mahogany stained hardwood compass

Category

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

Materials

Brass

French Bent Bamboo Mirror & Cane Hall Tree / Umbrella Stand / Coat Rack
French Bent Bamboo Mirror & Cane Hall Tree / Umbrella Stand / Coat Rack

French Bent Bamboo Mirror & Cane Hall Tree / Umbrella Stand / Coat Rack

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is one of my favorite hall trees! It is a 1950s French bent bamboo piece. It has four

Category

Mid-20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Bamboo, Cane, Mirror, Bentwood

Midcentury Ettore Sottsass Style Italian Faux Burled Wood and Brass Coat Tree
Midcentury Ettore Sottsass Style Italian Faux Burled Wood and Brass Coat Tree

Midcentury Ettore Sottsass Style Italian Faux Burled Wood and Brass Coat Tree

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This Italian coat tree has a white marble base, a lacquered faux wood post incased by six black

Category

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

Materials

Marble, Metal

Cattadori Brass Hollywood Regency Style Curvy Coat Tree with Black Marble Base
Cattadori Brass Hollywood Regency Style Curvy Coat Tree with Black Marble Base

Cattadori Brass Hollywood Regency Style Curvy Coat Tree with Black Marble Base

By Cattadori

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Brass Cattadori "Hollywood Regency" style coat tree with curvy details and black marble base

Category

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

Materials

Marble, Brass

Ettore Sotsass Inspired Modernist Dark Wood Italian Coat Tree w/ Travertine Base
Ettore Sotsass Inspired Modernist Dark Wood Italian Coat Tree w/ Travertine Base

Ettore Sotsass Inspired Modernist Dark Wood Italian Coat Tree w/ Travertine Base

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ettore Sotsass Inspired standing Italian coat tree with travertine base. Tall fat stem with 6 coat

Category

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

Materials

Travertine

Antique French Lions Head Barley Twisted Walnut & Brass Hall Tree Coat Rack
Antique French Lions Head Barley Twisted Walnut & Brass Hall Tree Coat Rack

Antique French Lions Head Barley Twisted Walnut & Brass Hall Tree Coat Rack

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

This high quality, ornate hall tree dates to the 1940's. A stunning and very well made ornate

Category

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Wrought Iron Black and Gold Hall Tree or Coat Rack and Mirror
Wrought Iron Black and Gold Hall Tree or Coat Rack and Mirror

Wrought Iron Black and Gold Hall Tree or Coat Rack and Mirror

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful and substantial wrought iron black and gold, wall mounted, hall tree or coat rack with

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Wrought Iron

Cactus Coat Rack / Hall Tree by Guido Drocco and Franco Mello for Gufram
Cactus Coat Rack / Hall Tree by Guido Drocco and Franco Mello for Gufram

Cactus Coat Rack / Hall Tree by Guido Drocco and Franco Mello for Gufram

By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello, Gufram Furniture

Located in Kansas City, MO

Rare, iconic Cactus coat rack in very good original condition. Signed #936/2000 Gufram Multiples

Category

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

Materials

Polystyrene

Iron Hall Tree
Iron Hall Tree

Iron Hall Tree

Sold|$1,800

Iron Hall Tree

Located in Dallas, TX

Here we have a quaint iron hall tree with a small oval tilting mirror. Origin: France  

Category

Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Iron

French Midcentury Brass and Metal Hall Tree
French Midcentury Brass and Metal Hall Tree

French Midcentury Brass and Metal Hall Tree

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A sleek and smooth metal hall tree, made towards the middle of the 20th century in France. The

Category

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

Materials

Brass

Cast and Wrought Iron Hall Tree
Cast and Wrought Iron Hall Tree

Cast and Wrought Iron Hall Tree

Located in Baltimore, MD

A nice example of the Classic central European hall tree in wrought and cast iron. It features the

Category

Mid-20th Century Hungarian Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Wrought Iron, Iron

Vintage Cast and Wrought Iron Hall Tree
Vintage Cast and Wrought Iron Hall Tree

Vintage Cast and Wrought Iron Hall Tree

Located in Baltimore, MD

This is a nice example of the classic early 20th century central European hall tree in wrought and

Category

Mid-20th Century Hungarian Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Modern Rare Hall Tree Coat Rack
Mid-Century Modern Rare Hall Tree Coat Rack

Mid-Century Modern Rare Hall Tree Coat Rack

Located in San Diego, CA

Rare and beautiful design on this solid mahogany with walnut finish coat hat rack stand, all

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hat Racks and Stands

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Borsani Style Solid Pine Coat Tree w/ 8 Rotating Ball Tipped Arms
Mid-Century Borsani Style Solid Pine Coat Tree w/ 8 Rotating Ball Tipped Arms

Mid-Century Borsani Style Solid Pine Coat Tree w/ 8 Rotating Ball Tipped Arms

By Osvaldo Borsani

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Lovely Borsani style pine coat tree with 8 rotating ball tipped sputnik arms. The arms facilitate

Category

Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Hat Racks and Stands

Materials

Pine

Tree Trunk Natural Wood Coat Hat Rack
Tree Trunk Natural Wood Coat Hat Rack

Tree Trunk Natural Wood Coat Hat Rack

By George Nakashima

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Brutalist wall-mounted natural wood coat or hat rack with 7 organically carved wood hooks. Space

Category

Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Hat Racks and Stands

Materials

Wood

Belgian Carved Oak Wall Hanger Hall Shelf Coat Tree Hat Rack 43"
Belgian Carved Oak Wall Hanger Hall Shelf Coat Tree Hat Rack 43"

Belgian Carved Oak Wall Hanger Hall Shelf Coat Tree Hat Rack 43"

Located in Dayton, OH

Belgian carved wood wall hanging hall tree featuring seven cherub / angel / putti shaped hooks for

Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Dutch Colonial Shelves

Materials

Oak

Antiquee English Brass Coat of Arms Wall Tree, circa 1860
Antiquee English Brass Coat of Arms Wall Tree, circa 1860

Antiquee English Brass Coat of Arms Wall Tree, circa 1860

Located in New Orleans, LA

The hooks on this wall tree are for light clothing, hats and the like.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Hat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Italian Hall Tree Coat Rack
Mid Century Italian Hall Tree Coat Rack

Mid Century Italian Hall Tree Coat Rack

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A free standing mid century Italian “hall tree” or coat rack. Blonde wood and chrome details. Two

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Mid-Century Italian Coat Stand Tree Clothing Hanger
Mid-Century Italian Coat Stand Tree Clothing Hanger

Mid-Century Italian Coat Stand Tree Clothing Hanger

Located in Carimate, Como

Beautiful Italian wooden mid-century modern coat tree stand clothing hanger.

Category

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

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Italian Coat Stand Tree With Mirror
Mid-Century Italian Coat Stand Tree With Mirror

Mid-Century Italian Coat Stand Tree With Mirror

Located in Carimate, Como

Beautiful Mid-century entrance set with mirror and coat tree stand. Dimensions of the mirror are

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Italian Mid-Century Hall Tree or Coat Rack
Italian Mid-Century Hall Tree or Coat Rack

Italian Mid-Century Hall Tree or Coat Rack

Located in North Bergen, NJ

Italian Mid-Century Modern hat rack or hall tree having linear functional decoration and tubular

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Coat Tree
Coat Tree

Coat Tree

Sold|$1,850

Coat Tree

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Delicate black enameled metal wire frame with ornate triangular base, brass ball accents and rotating top crown with hooks. In original condition with visible wear and nice patina co...

Category

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

Materials

Brass, Metal

Mid-Century French Gilt Brass Swivel Four Hat-Coat Hooks Hall Tree
Mid-Century French Gilt Brass Swivel Four Hat-Coat Hooks Hall Tree

Mid-Century French Gilt Brass Swivel Four Hat-Coat Hooks Hall Tree

Located in Dallas, TX

hat and coat hooks. The elegant Art Deco hat rack is in excellent condition with a rich patinated gilt

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Large Architectural Coat Tree
Large Architectural Coat Tree

Large Architectural Coat Tree

Located in New York, NY

Unique, possibly one of a kind, Vintage 16 arm coat, dress, shirt tree. Steel stand and arms, wood

Category

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

Gispen Chrome Coat Tree
Gispen Chrome Coat Tree

Gispen Chrome Coat Tree

By Gispen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gispen chrome Industrial coat tree with grey metal umbrella cup and black enameled weighted base

Category

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

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Mid-Century Italian Brass Marble Luxury Coat Rack Hall Tree 1950s Ornate Onyx
Mid-Century Italian Brass Marble Luxury Coat Rack Hall Tree 1950s Ornate Onyx

Mid-Century Italian Brass Marble Luxury Coat Rack Hall Tree 1950s Ornate Onyx

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

Gorgeous Italian ornate casted brass & onyx marble coat hat rack hall tree floor stand hollywood

Category

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

Materials

Marble, Brass

Sculpted Rosewood Coat Tree
Sculpted Rosewood Coat Tree

Sculpted Rosewood Coat Tree

Located in Oakland, CA

Free-formed coat rack sculpture hand-crafted of solid rosewood.

Category

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

Materials

Rosewood

French Modern Coat Tree
French Modern Coat Tree

French Modern Coat Tree

By Roger Feraud

Located in Chicago, IL

Roger Feraud coat rack. France, circa 1950.

Category

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

Materials

Iron

French Mid-Century Iron Hall Tree
French Mid-Century Iron Hall Tree

French Mid-Century Iron Hall Tree

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

This whimsically designed, yet functional Mid Century hall tree has classic French features

Category

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

Materials

Marble, Iron

Mid-Century Gio Ponti Inspired Italian Coat Tree w/ 3 Teak Panels & Metal Hooks
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Inspired Italian Coat Tree w/ 3 Teak Panels & Metal Hooks

Mid-Century Gio Ponti Inspired Italian Coat Tree w/ 3 Teak Panels & Metal Hooks

By Gio Ponti

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Attractive mid century, Gio Ponti inspired enameled metal coat tree with 3 vertical teak panels and

Category

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

Materials

Teak

Italian Post Modern Coat Tree
Italian Post Modern Coat Tree

Italian Post Modern Coat Tree

By Joe Colombo

Located in New York, NY

Battleship grey coat tree with black fitments and original black hangers. Memphis school, Milan

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Italian Ornate Brass And Wood Coat Stand / Hat Rack , 60s Hall Tree
Mid-Century Italian Ornate Brass And Wood Coat Stand / Hat Rack , 60s Hall Tree

Mid-Century Italian Ornate Brass And Wood Coat Stand / Hat Rack , 60s Hall Tree

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

This high quality, ornate hall tree dates to the 1960's. A stunning and very well made mid-century

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Coat Tree Stand by Stendig
Coat Tree Stand by Stendig

Coat Tree Stand by Stendig

By Stendig Co.

Located in New York, NY

Six hook coast tree stand by Stendig in Blonde finish. Unusual to find modernist design coat trees

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Mid-Century Brass Italian Coat Hat Rack Hall Tree Stand Lions Heads Claw Foot
Mid-Century Brass Italian Coat Hat Rack Hall Tree Stand Lions Heads Claw Foot

Mid-Century Brass Italian Coat Hat Rack Hall Tree Stand Lions Heads Claw Foot

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

A stunning and very well made mid-century free standing Italian ornate brass coat stand from the

Category

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

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Thonet Coat Tree or Hall Rack
Vintage Thonet Coat Tree or Hall Rack

Vintage Thonet Coat Tree or Hall Rack

By August Thonet

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful vintage bentwood coat tree or hall rack attributed to Thonet. Coat stand has a ring

Category

Mid-20th Century European Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Bentwood, Wood

Vintage Thonet Bentwood Coat Rack or Hall Tree
Vintage Thonet Bentwood Coat Rack or Hall Tree

Vintage Thonet Bentwood Coat Rack or Hall Tree

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful and substantial vintage dark brown THONET bentwood coat rack or hall tree. Bentwood

Category

Mid-20th Century European Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Bentwood

Midcentury Austrian Carved Wood Coat Tree
Midcentury Austrian Carved Wood Coat Tree

Midcentury Austrian Carved Wood Coat Tree

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Midcentury Austrian carved wood coat tree. In original condition with some mild patina and wear

Category

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

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Brass Italian Coat Hat Rack Hall Tree Stand Lions Heads Claw Foot
Mid-Century Brass Italian Coat Hat Rack Hall Tree Stand Lions Heads Claw Foot

Mid-Century Brass Italian Coat Hat Rack Hall Tree Stand Lions Heads Claw Foot

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

A stunning and very well made mid-century free standing Italian ornate brass coat stand from the

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Sculptural Double Helix Maple Coat Tree
Sculptural Double Helix Maple Coat Tree

Sculptural Double Helix Maple Coat Tree

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Charming Scandinavian coat rack / tree modeled after DNA. Peg and ball construction, handcrafted in

Category

Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Maple

Ate Van Apeldoorn Style Pine Coat Tree
Ate Van Apeldoorn Style Pine Coat Tree

Ate Van Apeldoorn Style Pine Coat Tree

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Beautiful lightly refinished ate van Apeldoorn style pine coat tree with a modest and Minimalist

Category

Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Pine

Nanna Ditzel Style Blonde Wood Coat Tree
Nanna Ditzel Style Blonde Wood Coat Tree

Nanna Ditzel Style Blonde Wood Coat Tree

By Nanna Ditzel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Lovely Nanna Ditzel style beechwood coat tree with 8 rotating bent wood arms and round wood base

Category

Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Beech

Sidse Werner Steel Tube "Coat Tree" Coat Rack for Fritz Hansen
Sidse Werner Steel Tube "Coat Tree" Coat Rack for Fritz Hansen

Sidse Werner Steel Tube "Coat Tree" Coat Rack for Fritz Hansen

By Fritz Hansen, Sidse Werner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Exquisite 1970's chrome steel tube "Coat Tree" coat rack by Sidse Werner. Dynamic design coupled

Category

Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Midcentury Atomic Era Industrial Modern Steel Metal Revolving Rolling Coat Tree
Midcentury Atomic Era Industrial Modern Steel Metal Revolving Rolling Coat Tree

Midcentury Atomic Era Industrial Modern Steel Metal Revolving Rolling Coat Tree

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage midcentury atomic era industrial modern steel metal revolving rolling coat tree. Item

Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Steel

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Mid Century Coat Tree For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic mid century coat tree available at 1stDibs. Each mid century coat tree for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. There are many kinds of the mid century coat tree you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A mid century coat tree, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made mid century coat tree over the years, but those crafted by Sidse Werner, Fritz Hansen and Jacques Adnet 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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