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1960s European Hagenauer Style Bronze Coat Hanger Sculptural Hook
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Coat hanger Made in Europe in the style of Austrian Hagenauer sculptural clothes hanger hook in
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Bronze

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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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

French Coat Hangers
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Unique French coat hangers with angular oak plank legs with wonderful patina and giant white
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1950s French Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Oak

Vintage French Coat Hangers
French Coat Hangers
H 36 in W 31.75 in D 10.5 in
a set of 5 mid-century modernist metal coat hooks or hangers
Located in London, GB
a set of 5 metal coat hooks or hangers, most probably French, modernist art deco
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Metal

Set of 3 Midcentury Brass Coat Hooks Rack Hangers Modernist Brutalist 1950s Bar
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A highly unusual set of three brass coat hangers dating from the 1950s, reclaimed from a
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Brass

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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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Chrome

Rare Pair Chrome Jean Royere Coat Hooks Racks Hangers Mid-Century French 1950s
By Jean Royère
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
This rare pair of Mid-Century nickel-plated coat hooks by avant-garde French designer Jean Royère
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Cut Steel, Chrome

Rare Pair Nickel Jean Royere Coat Hooks Racks Hangers Mid-Century French 1950s
By Jean Royère
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
This rare pair of Mid-Century nickel-plated coat hooks by avant-garde French designer Jean Royère
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Cut Steel, Nickel

Lovely Dutch Heavily Carved Oak Coat Hat Scarf Wall Rack Hanger Romantic Hooks
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely, heavily carved Dutch oak wall hanging coat hat and
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20th Century Danish Country Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Oak

Ornately Carved Cherub Dutch Oak Coat Hat Scarf Wall Rack Hanger Royal Hooks
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely, heavily carved Dutch oak wall hanging coat hat and
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20th Century Danish Country Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Oak

Elegent Dutch Carved Oak Coat Hat Scarf Wall Rack Hanger French Royal Hooks
Located in GB
rack with French Royalty Head gold gilt brass hooks A very good looking well made and decorative coat
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20th Century Danish Country Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Oak

Fine Dutch Heavily Carved Oak Coat Hat Scarf Wall Rack Hanger Romantic Hooks
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely, heavily carved Dutch oak wall hanging coat hat and scarf
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20th Century Danish Country Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Oak

Ornately Carved Cherub Dutch Oak Coat Hat Scarf Wall Rack Hanger Bronze Hooks
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely, heavily carved Dutch oak wall hanging coat hat and
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20th Century Danish Country Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Oak

Pair of Vintage Coat Hangers or Hooks in style of Willy Rizzo, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a gorgeous pair of vintage coat hangers or hooks in style of Willy
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Metal

FINELY DUTCH CARVED CHERUB OAK COAT HAT SCARF WALL RACK HANGER ROYAL HOOKs
Located in GB
carved Dutch oak wall hanging coat hat and scarf rack with French Royalty head gold gilt brass hooks and
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20th Century Danish Country Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Oak

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 Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Paint

Pop Art Pencil Coat Hanger
Pop Art Pencil Coat Hanger
H 72.05 in Dm 14.57 in
Lovely Antique Dutch Fine Cherub Oak Coat Hat Scarf Wall Rack Hanger Royal Hooks
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely, heavily carved Dutch oak wall hanging coat hat and
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20th Century Danish Country Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Oak

Large Antique Dutch Fine Carved Oak Coat Hat Scarf Wall Rack Hanger Cherub Hooks
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely, large, heavily carved Dutch oak wall hanging coat
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20th Century Danish Country Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Oak

LOVELY DUTCH FINE CHERUB CARVED OAK COAT HAT SCARF WALL RACK HANGER ROYAL HOOKs
Located in GB
carved Dutch oak wall hanging coat hat and scarf rack with French Royalty head gold gilt brass hooks A
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20th Century Danish Country Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Oak

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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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Glass

Rattan Bamboo Coat Rack Hanger, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Rattan coat hanger featuring two hooks, Italy, circa 1960.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Rattan Bamboo Coat Rack Hanger, Italy, 1960s
Rattan Bamboo Coat Rack Hanger, Italy, 1960s
H 12.21 in W 17.72 in D 3.94 in
Italian Bamboo and Rattan Coat Hanger or Coat Rack, 1970s
By Olaf von Bohr, Bonacina
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Fine manufacturing with handwoven stitching detail Four wood coat hangers Interwoven grid pattern
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Vintage Cloth Hanger Stand with Hertha Baller Hooks, circa 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Vintage cloth hanger stand with Hertha Baller hooks, circa 1950s Good original condition Iron
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Brass, Iron

French Baroque Style Brass and Velvet Coat Hanger
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Baroque style brass and velvet coat hanger A very grand piece decorated in the Baroque
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Late 20th Century Baroque Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Brass

Coat Rack Brass With 7 Folding Hooks
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Bras foldable wall coat rack Foldable with 7 hangers. Very excellwnt condition.
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Brass

Coat Rack Brass With 7 Folding Hooks
Coat Rack Brass With 7 Folding Hooks
H 6.7 in W 21.66 in D 0.99 in
1 of 8 Sergio Mazza 'Samo' hangers or hooks in nickeled brass
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Berlin, DE
1 of 8 Sergio Mazza hangers or hooks, Italy - 1970s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Coat Rack Wood 4 Folding Hooks, France, Spain
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Foldable wall coat rack in beech wood Foldable with 4 hangers Very good condition.
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1970s Spanish Other Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Beech

Coat Rack Wood  4 Folding Hooks, France,  Spain
Coat Rack Wood  4 Folding Hooks, France,  Spain
H 5.52 in W 21.66 in D 0.99 in
Coat Hanger and Mirror, Rattan and Golden Metal, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
The set comes with a coat hanger in rattan and a golden metal structure (two hooks) and a wall
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Metal

Wood Wall Hanger, Brass Hooks and Fontana Arte Style Glass, Italy Art Deco
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Art Deco. wood wall hanger, two brass and glass hooks attributable to Fontana Arte, Italy, 1930s
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Brass

Mid-century Danish Design Solid Teak Hall Rack Coat Hanger
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Midcentury Danish Design Solid Teak Hall Rack Coat Hanger A very stylish Scandinavian Danish
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Teak

Midcentury Double Hook Coat Rack by Peter Pepper Products
By Peter Pepper Products
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and functional double coat hanger by Peter Pepper Products, circa 1970s. The piece is
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Aluminum

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 Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Metal

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 Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Metal

Italian space age modern floor coat hanger in green metal, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age modern Floor coat hanger in green metal, 1970s Floor coat hanger with round base
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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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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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Brass

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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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Bamboo, Cane, Rattan

Set of 4 large and 3 small mid-century brass hooks hangers, Manner of Dominioni
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in London, GB
A stylish 1950's set of 4 x triple and 3 smaller double brass hooks or coat hangers in the style of
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Brass, Metal

Italian Rattan Bamboo Wall Coat Rack with 5 Hooks, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
rattan coat hanger has a nice desing inspired in the style of Franco Albini. It has 5 hooks to place
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Set of Two Enamel Coat Hooks, Italy Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
A set of two large handmade coat hooks decorated with enamel. Italy, mid-20th century. Each piece
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Metal, Copper

Bamboo & Rattan Coat Rack Hanger Attributed to Olaf von Bohr, Italy 1960s
By Olaf von Bohr
Located in Rome, IT
Two-hooks coat hanger in bamboo and rattan attributed to the designer Olaf von Bohr. Made in
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Wood

Bamboo & Rattan Coat Rack Hanger Attributed to Olaf von Bohr, Italy, 1950s
By Olaf von Bohr
Located in Rome, IT
Four-hooks coat hanger in bamboo and rattan attributed to the designer Olaf von Bohr. Made in Italy
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan

Bamboo & Rattan Coat Rack Hanger Attributed to Olaf von Bohr, Italy, 1950s
By Olaf von Bohr
Located in Rome, IT
Two-hooks coat hanger in bamboo and rattan attributed to the designer Olaf von Bohr. Made in Italy
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan

Italian modern floor coat hanger Synthesis 45 umbrella stand by Sottsass, 1990s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Floor coat hanger mod. Synthesis 45 with umbrella stand by Ettore Sottsass, 1990s
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1990s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Metal

Brass Frame Coat Hanger with 16 Gabbianelli Hand Painted Tiles - Italy - 1950s
By Gabbianelli
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
This wall-mounted mid century rack/coat hanger was produced in Italy in the early 1950s. It
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1950s Italian Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Brass

Italian Midcentury Wall Hat Coat Hanger in Wood Metal Brevetti Reguitti, 1940s
By Brevetti Reguitti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian midcentury Wall hat and coat hanger in polished wood and metal by Brevetti Reguitti, 1940s
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Metal

Bamboo Rattan Bohemian French Riviera Coat Hanger Rack Stand, A pair, 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Vintage 60s-70s wall coat rack 2 hooks in honey rattan.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Rattan

Organic Modern Vintage Rattan Bamboo Coat Hooks Franco Albini Franca Helg Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
1961 Italy. A wonderfully organic coat hook from bamboo rattan with two hooks in a gently curved shape
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Set of Eight Mid-Century Modern Italian Bamboo and Rattan Coat Hangers, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
brass coat hangers, with iconic and extraordinary "hook" finishes. Very Classic and functional, ideal
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Carl Auböck 2 / 40 Midcentury Brass Plated Coat Hangers, No.5714, 1960s, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
at the hook to place the hangers on a rail. The cloth hangers are in elegant contrast with solid
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Brass, Steel

Art Deco Wall Coat Hooks Aluminium Mounted on Black Plexiglass, Italy, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Detail of clothes hangers. The aluminium hooks are from the 1940s, mounted on a new shiny black
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

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Aluminum

Antique Art Deco Bauhaus Chrome Coat Rack / Hat Rack 1930 Design Hallway Hanger
By Bauhaus
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
design with the square chrome frame and 4 chrome balls. The coat rack has its 8 original hooks and room
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Chrome

Set of Five Coat Hanger Rack in Murano Glass & Brass by Venini, Italy, 1940s
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
Set of five coat hangers in Murano glass with brass hooks by Venini. Produced in Italy in the 1940s.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Metal, Brass

Sciangai wooden coat hanger by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi for Zanotta 1980s
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi, Zanotta
Located in Padova, IT
Sciangai is a closable coat stand from Zanotta designed in 1973 by De Pas, D'Urbino and Lomazzi, a
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Wood

Red Plastic Wall Hook Coat Rack "Minivip" Benanti & Brunori for Velca Italy 1970
By Velca Legnano
Located in Rome, IT
Rare foldable wall coat rack "Minivip" model designed in the 1970s by the Italian architects
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Plastic

Fine Dutch Heavily Carved Oak Coat Hat Scarf Wall Rack Hanger Lion Head Carved
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely, heavily carved Dutch oak wall hanging coat hat and
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20th Century Danish Country Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Oak

Plastic Minivip Clothes Hanger by Benati E Brunori for Velca, 1970s
By Velca Legnano
Located in Parma, IT
Minivip wall coat hanger by Velca 1970s. In plastic material, with retractable coat hooks, metal
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Plastic

Italian Modern Hanger Dino by Elli and Ballabio for Servetto, 1990s
By Carlo Ballabio
Located in MIlano, IT
and below. Very good conditions, it has some signs on the hook of the hanger. Measurements in cm
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1990s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Foam

Italian Midcentury Bamboo Coat Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three top hooks, three hangers.
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1960s Italian Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Bamboo

Italian Midcentury Bamboo Coat Rack
Italian Midcentury Bamboo Coat Rack
H 10.5 in W 23.5 in D 4.75 in
Pair of Blue and Yellow Ceramic Face-Shaped 1950s Wall Hanger by S. Polo
By San Polo
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of 1950s wall hangers. Wooden frame with mask-shaped ceramic coating. Metal hooks. Very good
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Metal

Rattan Wall Coat Rack, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern rattan wall coat hook hanger, Italy, 1960s. This eye-catching wall coat stand
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks

Materials

Rattan

Rattan Wall Coat Rack, 1960s
Rattan Wall Coat Rack, 1960s
H 11.03 in W 20.87 in D 5.91 in
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Vintage Coat Hanger Hooks For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of vintage coat hanger hooks available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique vintage coat hanger hooks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and oak. Vintage coat hanger hooks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage coat hanger hooks to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Hollywood Regency vintage coat hanger hooks are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made vintage coat hanger hooks over the years, but those made by Jacques Adnet, Bonacina and Carl Auböck 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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