Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1930s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
Early 1900s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1890s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut, Beech
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Oak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rope
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Macassar, Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1990s Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Paint
1990s Dutch Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cherry
Late 20th Century American Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood, Walnut
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Nickel, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Plastic
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Cedar
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Copper
Antique and Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
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.