Porte Manteau Retro
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Wrought Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Wood, Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Bamboo, Rattan
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Chrome, Aluminum, Nickel
19th Century Italian Greco Roman Porte Manteau Retro
Carrara Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Chrome
1980s Porte Manteau Retro
Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Teak
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Porte Manteau Retro
Rattan
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Porte Manteau Retro
Composition, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Chrome
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Plastic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Marble, Chrome
1950s French Porte Manteau Retro
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Porte Manteau Retro
Brass, Enamel
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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