Saturn Coat Stand
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Teak
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass, Nickel
20th Century Asian Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets
Metal
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Black Forest Umbrella Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern 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.