Plasic Space Age
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Concrete, Chrome
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Antique Late 19th Century English Tudor Umbrella Stands
Oak
Vintage 1960s Romanian Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Great Britain (UK) Modern Umbrella Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Umbrella Stands
Steel
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Black Forest Umbrella Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1920s French Adirondack Umbrella Stands
Metal
Antique 19th Century European Umbrella Stands
Tin
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Vintage 1910s French Beaux Arts Umbrella Stands
Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Umbrella Stands
Chrome
Vintage 1950s Italian Space Age Umbrella Stands
Chrome
Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
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.