Coat Racks and Stands
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
2010s Mexican Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1870s French French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1880s British Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
20th Century American Rustic Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Country Coat Racks and Stands
Cherry
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Chinese Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s German Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s New Zealand Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s New Zealand Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s Ecuadorean Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze, Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
Early 20th Century English Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century English Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Cane
2010s Mexican Coat Racks and Stands
Cedar
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
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.