Coat Racks and Stands
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Faux Bamboo, Resin, Epoxy Resin, Plastic, Wood
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Bamboo
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1880s British Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s French Chinoiserie Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel, Other
Early 1900s British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel, Iron
1990s Dutch Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cherry
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron
1930s Indonesian Dutch Colonial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1990s Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
20th Century Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Tin
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.