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
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
1930s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
1990s Dutch Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cherry
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Nickel, Brass
Late 19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Oak
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
18th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
Early 1900s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron, Chrome, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
1990s Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic, Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1930s Spanish Rustic Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century American Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
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.