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Mid-Century Metal Coat Hanger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century design metal coat hanger. Rope wrapped hat/coat hanger on top with a blue dye
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Iron

  • Mid-Century Metal Coat Hanger
  • Mid-Century Metal Coat Hanger
  • Mid-Century Metal Coat Hanger
  • Mid-Century Metal Coat Hanger
H 70 in. W 20 in. D 14 in.
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Wall Coat-Hanger
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern scandinavian wall coat-hanger by Per Granebo.
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Beech

Mid-Century Coat Hanger with Folding Shelf, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage wooden coat hanger with a slatted folding shelf. Good vintage condition.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Italian Ornate Brass Coat Hanger
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful heavy, decorated brass coat hanger made in Italy in the 1950's. Very good vintage
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Vintage 1950s Italian Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Italian Chrome & Wood Coat Hanger
Located in Praha, CZ
Chrome and wood hanger from Italy, produced in the 1970's. Good vintage condition with some signs
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Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Chrome

Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Coat Hanger, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan coat hanger, 1960s Rattan rectangular wall coat rack panel with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Rattan

Wooden Mid-Century Modern Spanish Coat Hanger, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
An organic shaped coat hanger. Manufactured in Spain circa 1950 by Unknown Manufacturer. In
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Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Rattan

Wooden Mid-Century Modern Spanish Coat Hanger, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
An organic shaped coat hanger. Manufactured in Spain circa 1950 by unknown manufacturer. In
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Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Wooden Mid-Century Modern Spanish Coat Hanger, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional Spanish antique wooden coat hanger. Manufactured in Spain circa 1950 by unknown
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Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Wood

Wooden Mid-Century Modern Spanish Coat Hanger, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional Spanish antique wooden coat hanger. Manufactured in Spain circa 1950 by unknown
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Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Oval Vintage Rattan Coat Hooks Hanger
By Franco Albini
Located in Charleston, SC
Mid-Century Modern Oval Vintage Rattan Coat Hooks Hanger by Bonacina Italy 1960s. Attributed to
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan

Coat Brass Hangers
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful brass hangers gold-plated, in the style of by Carl Aubo¨ck, Vienna, in the 1970s
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Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

  • Coat Brass Hangers
  • Coat Brass Hangers
  • Coat Brass Hangers
  • Coat Brass Hangers
H 9.45 in. W 12.21 in. D 0.4 in.
Italian, Mid-Century Modern Wood and Brass Wall Coat Hanger, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Mid-Century Modern wooden structure and four brass hooks wall coat hanger. Elegant wall
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Italian, Mid-Century Modern Wood and Brass Wall Coat Hanger, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Mid-Century Modern wooden structure and three brass hooks wall coat hanger. Elegant wall
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Italian Mid-Century Metal Wall Coat Hanger with Hat Racks, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Metal wall coat hanger with hat racks, 1960s Wall coat hanger with 4 round
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Set of 3 Mid-Century Wooden Coat Hanger - Italy 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of 3 mid-century wooden coat hanger - Italy 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Metal Clothes Hanger
Located in MIlano, IT
Mid-century metal clothes hanger. Clothes hanger in ochre metal, with worked legs. Good condition
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

  • Mid-Century Metal Clothes Hanger
  • Mid-Century Metal Clothes Hanger
  • Mid-Century Metal Clothes Hanger
  • Mid-Century Metal Clothes Hanger
H 53.15 in. W 61.82 in. D 20.08 in.
Mid Century Design Teak and Chrome Coat Hanger, 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 80cm W, 18cm H, 12cm D Period: 1970’s Condition: Good Material: Wood, metal, plastic.
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Italian Mid-Century Modern Wood and Brass Wall Coat Hanger, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern wooden slats structure and four brass hooks wall coat hanger. Elegant
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Coat Hangers Set of Eleven, Italy 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern bamboo coat hangers set of eleven, Italy, 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Wicker, Wood

Wooden Mid-Century Modern Spanish Wild Pig Coat Hanger, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare antique wild pig coat hanger. Manufactured in Spain circa 1950 by unknown manufacturer. In
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Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Rattan

Mid-Century Modern Rattan & Bamboo Coat Rack Stand Hanger, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Coat hanger in bamboo and rattan structure with four hooks made in Italy in the 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Cane, Rattan

Mid-Century Modern Rattan & Bamboo Coat Rack Stand Hanger, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Big rectangular coat hanger with rounded corners in bamboo and rattan featuring four hooks. Made in
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Cane, Rattan

Italian Wall Coat Hanger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wall coat hanger from the 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

  • Italian Wall Coat Hanger
  • Italian Wall Coat Hanger
  • Italian Wall Coat Hanger
  • Italian Wall Coat Hanger
H 12 in. W 35 in. D 1.75 in.
Mid-Century Modern Coat Rack Hanger Vinyl Upholstery Bucolic Ico Parisi Style
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi attributable coat rack hanger wall, vinyl upholstery with the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

1970s Austrian Coat Hanger
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A stainless steel sculptural clothes hanger.
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Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Stainless Steel

  • 1970s Austrian Coat Hanger
  • 1970s Austrian Coat Hanger
  • 1970s Austrian Coat Hanger
  • 1970s Austrian Coat Hanger
H 7.25 in. W 16.5 in. D .25 in.
Coat Hangers in Lucite and Solid Brass Italian 1950s Mid Century Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Coat hangers in lucite and solid brass Italian 1950s mid century design, elegant and of great
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Lot Mid-century Italian Coat Hangers Brass Plastic Colored 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Made in the fifties in Italy, with a very elegant and fun design, they give originality and uniqueness to the house that will own them.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Coat Hanger in Teak by Aksel Kjersgaard
By Aksel Kjersgaard, Odder Furniture
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern scandinavian coat hanger by Aksel Kjersgaard. 3 racks and 3 hanges. Price fo the
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Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Teak

Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Floor Coat Hanger with Umbrella Stand, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
1950s. It has been restored and polished with shellac. The coat hanger is made up of various hangers
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Walnut

Roger Feraud Multicolored Coat Hanger Rack Stand, Mid-century, French, 1950's
Located in Antwerp, BE
French mid-century coat rack by Roger Feraud for GEO. Made of black iron with colorful spheres as
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wrought Iron

Pop Art Pencil Coat Hanger
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1960 An amusing pop art coat hanger in the form of a pencil, with orange hooks
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Mid-20th Century English Coat Racks and Stands

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Paint

  • Pop Art Pencil Coat Hanger
  • Pop Art Pencil Coat Hanger
  • Pop Art Pencil Coat Hanger
  • Pop Art Pencil Coat Hanger
H 72.05 in. Dm 14.57 in.
Bamboo Coat Rack 6 Hangers Natural Color and Elegant Shape. Spain, Mid-Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Bamboo coat rack with 6 hangers in natural color and elegant shape. This midcentury bamboo coat
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo

Mid-Century Modern Set of Three Chrome Plastic Coat Hangers Olaf Bohr, 1960s
By Kartell, Olaf von Bohr
Located in Catania, CT
Original vintage condition with trace of age and use for this set of three coat hangers made from
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Plastic

Set of Eight Mid-Century Modern Italian Bamboo and Rattan Coat Hangers, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Set of eight Mid-Century Modern Italian bamboo and rattan coat hangers, 1970s A wonderful set of
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan

Mid-Century Wall Hanger, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Metal With aged patina Good original condition.  
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

  • Mid-Century Wall Hanger, 1960's
  • Mid-Century Wall Hanger, 1960's
  • Mid-Century Wall Hanger, 1960's
  • Mid-Century Wall Hanger, 1960's
H 9.45 in. W 22.05 in. D 3.55 in.
Clothes Hangers Italian Mid-Century RIMA Attributed
By RIMA
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Clothes hangers Italian mid-century RIMA attributed, minimal and sculpture design coat hanger.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Mid-century Chrome & Wood Hanger / Hook, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
Chrome coat hanger or hook made in Italy in the 1970's. Very good vintage condition.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Chrome

Italian Lacquered Wood Coat Hanger, 1970s
Located in Madrid, ES
Freestanding coat hanger of dark lacquered wood and chromed metal knobs. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal, Chrome

  • Italian Lacquered Wood Coat Hanger, 1970s
  • Italian Lacquered Wood Coat Hanger, 1970s
  • Italian Lacquered Wood Coat Hanger, 1970s
  • Italian Lacquered Wood Coat Hanger, 1970s
H 72.05 in. W 19.69 in. D 7.09 in.
Osvaldo Borsani Coat Hanger, Italy, 1960s
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional coat hanger by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno. It is composed of a tempered glass shelf with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Glass

  • Osvaldo Borsani Coat Hanger, Italy, 1960s
  • Osvaldo Borsani Coat Hanger, Italy, 1960s
  • Osvaldo Borsani Coat Hanger, Italy, 1960s
  • Osvaldo Borsani Coat Hanger, Italy, 1960s
H 3 in. W 37 in. D 13.75 in.
Rattan Coat Rack Hanger, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Rattan coat hanger featuring two hooks, Italy, circa 1960.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Cane, Bamboo, Rattan

  • Rattan Coat Rack Hanger, Italy, 1960s
  • Rattan Coat Rack Hanger, Italy, 1960s
  • Rattan Coat Rack Hanger, Italy, 1960s
  • Rattan Coat Rack Hanger, Italy, 1960s
H 9.85 in. W 20.08 in. D 5.91 in.
Atomic French Style Coat Rack Hanger with Colored Accents
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful decorative coat rack wall hanger. Black metal frame with colored accent wooden ball ends
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Wonderful Pair of Italien Coat Hangers
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

  • Wonderful Pair of Italien Coat Hangers
  • Wonderful Pair of Italien Coat Hangers
  • Wonderful Pair of Italien Coat Hangers
  • Wonderful Pair of Italien Coat Hangers
H 4.73 in. W 3.15 in. D 3.94 in.
Austrian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Austria, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass coat hangers designed and produced by an Austrian Designer, Austria, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Austrian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Austria, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of brass coat hangers designed and produced by an Austrian Designer, Austria, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of brass coat hangers designed and produced by an Italian Designer, Italy, 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hanger, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass coat hanger designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

  • Italian Designer, Coat Hanger, Brass, Italy, 1940s
  • Italian Designer, Coat Hanger, Brass, Italy, 1940s
  • Italian Designer, Coat Hanger, Brass, Italy, 1940s
  • Italian Designer, Coat Hanger, Brass, Italy, 1940s
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H 7.43 in. W 4.43 in. D 2.87 in.
Italian Designer, Coat Hanger, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass coat hanger designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

  • Italian Designer, Coat Hanger, Brass, Italy, 1940s
  • Italian Designer, Coat Hanger, Brass, Italy, 1940s
  • Italian Designer, Coat Hanger, Brass, Italy, 1940s
  • Italian Designer, Coat Hanger, Brass, Italy, 1940s
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H 6.11 in. W 3.94 in. D 2.56 in.
Italian Designer, Double Coat Hanger, Brass-coated Metal, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A double coat hanger / coat rack designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Italian Coat Hangers by Fontana Arte, 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian coat hangers by Fontana Arte, 1960s. Dimensions: H= 6 cm; W= 17cm; D= 10 cm.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Steel

  • Italian Coat Hangers by Fontana Arte, 1960s
  • Italian Coat Hangers by Fontana Arte, 1960s
  • Italian Coat Hangers by Fontana Arte, 1960s
  • Italian Coat Hangers by Fontana Arte, 1960s
H 2.37 in. W 6.7 in. D 3.94 in.
Fontana Arte, Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass coat hangers designed and produced by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

  • Fontana Arte, Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
  • Fontana Arte, Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
  • Fontana Arte, Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
  • Fontana Arte, Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
H 5.87 in. W 6.12 in. D 2.75 in.
Fontana Arte, Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass coat hangers, designed and produced by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

  • Fontana Arte, Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
  • Fontana Arte, Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
  • Fontana Arte, Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
  • Fontana Arte, Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
H 5.87 in. W 6.12 in. D 2.75 in.
Italian Designer, Coat Hanger, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass coat hanger designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Estrid Ericson, Coat Hanger, Brass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass coat hanger designed and produced by Estrid Ericson, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass coat hangers, designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass coat hangers, designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Aluminum, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three aluminium coat hangers designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1930s.
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Aluminum

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Aluminum, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three aluminium coat hangers designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1930s.
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Aluminum

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Oak, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of oak coat hangers, designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Oak

  • Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Oak, Italy, 1960s
  • Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Oak, Italy, 1960s
  • Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Oak, Italy, 1960s
  • Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Oak, Italy, 1960s
H 8.75 in. W 16.18 in. D 4.75 in.
Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Oak, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of oak coat hangers, designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Oak

  • Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Oak, Italy, 1960s
  • Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Oak, Italy, 1960s
  • Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Oak, Italy, 1960s
  • Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Oak, Italy, 1960s
H 8.75 in. W 16.18 in. D 4.75 in.
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Midcentury Coat Hanger For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic midcentury coat hanger available at 1stDibs. Each midcentury coat hanger for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. There are 289 variations of the antique or vintage midcentury coat hanger you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a midcentury coat hanger — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A midcentury coat hanger made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Hollywood Regency — is very popular. Carl Auböck, Werkstätte Carl Auböck and Azucena each produced at least one beautiful midcentury coat hanger that is worth considering.

How Much is a Midcentury Coat Hanger?

Prices for a midcentury coat hanger can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $40 and can go as high as $11,387, while the average can fetch as much as $1,016.

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.