Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wicker
Early 1900s American Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Wood
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Mexican Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 1900s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ebony, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Macassar, Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan, Bamboo
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Aluminum
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Rope
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
Early 1900s British Adam Style Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Steel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Plastic
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1980s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Polish Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Alabaster, Metal
Late 19th Century North American Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
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.