Gentlemens Valet
Mastercraft Brass Gentlemen's Valet with Swivel Mirror
By Mastercraft
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mastercraft brass gentlemen's valet with swivel mirror.
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Mid-Century Gentlemens Valet with Two Drawers, 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage mid-century gentlemen's valet.
Dark walnut and features shelf for cuff links or jewelry
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Vintage Korean Brass Gentlemen's Clothing Valet Butler Suit Stand Coat Rack 58"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late mid century brass gentlemen's valet / butler featuring paw foot tripod base, horizontal bar
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
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H 57.5 in W 14.5 in D 16.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Beech Valet Chair Ico & Luisa Parisi Attributed
By Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Vienna, AT
, 1960s and executed by Fratelli Reguitti, Italy.
An extraordinary gentlemen valet from plywood, solid
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
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H 45.28 in W 18.71 in D 24.81 in
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brown Beech Valet Reguitti 1960s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage classic brown beech valet by Reguitti 1960s Italy.
A beautiful and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
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Art Deco Antique Gentleman Brass Valet 1930s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
influence brass valet with column and large ball finial.
Art Deco Edwardian silent butler gentlemen's valet
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
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Signed Fratelli Reguitti Ico Parisi Italian Midcentury Valet Stand Wood Brass
By Ico Parisi, Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Sculptural Italian gentlemen valet stand with pull-out neck tie holders and bakelite wheels made by
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
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Brass
H 41.34 in W 18.51 in D 12.6 in
Sculptural 1950s Valet Stand Lucite White Vereinigte Werkstätten Lacca Style
By Münchner Werkstätten, Cesare Lacca
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
materials and color combination. This cool gentlemen valet stand has very nice details, on top a brass bowl
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
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H 42.92 in W 18.12 in D 10.24 in
Black Ash "Jeeves" Wall Mounted Valet Stand, Tolila & Gilliland
Located in Geneve, CH
Black ash "Jeeves" wall-mounted valet stand - Tolila & Gilliland
Dimensions: 62 W x 14 D x 25 H cm
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2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
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Ash
Black Ash "Jeeves" Wall Mounted Valet Stand, Tolila & Gilliland
Located in Geneve, CH
Black ash "Jeeves" wall mounted valet stand - Tolila & Gilliland
Dimensions: 62 W x 14 D x 25 H cm
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2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Ash
Black Ash "Jeeves" Wall-Mounted Valet Stand, Tolila & Gilliland
Located in Geneve, CH
Black ash "Jeeves" wall-mounted valet stand - Tolila & Gilliland
Dimensions: 62 W x 14 D x 25 H cm
Category
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
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Ash
ClassiCon Mandu Coat Rack by Eckart Muthesius
By Eckart Muthesius
Located in New York, NY
valet Mandu serves up an elegant appearance with typical Art Déco flourish. Very feminine an yet – or
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coat Racks and Stands
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Antique French Gilt Bronze Clock with Portrait Plaque of Molière, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
the stage.
In 1631, Jean Poquelin purchased from the court of Louis XIII the posts of "valet de
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H 13.39 in W 20.48 in D 5.52 in
Sculptural Valet Stand White Brass Metal Lucite Vereinigte Werkstätten Lacca 50s
By Münchner Werkstätten, Cesare Lacca
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
materials and color combination. This cool gentlemen valet has very nice details, on top a brass bowl for
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
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Metal, Brass, Iron
H 43.31 in W 17.72 in D 10.63 in
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Gentlemens Valet For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic gentlemens valet available at 1stDibs. Each gentlemens valet for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and wood. There are many kinds of the gentlemens valet you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A gentlemens valet is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Victorian and Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made gentlemens valet has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Fratelli Reguitti, Ico Parisi and Henry De Segur Lauve are consistently popular.
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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