Coat Racks and Stands
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Ebony
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Aluminum
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Wrought Iron
1960s French Rustic Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Horn
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech, Lacquer
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian British Colonial Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
1940s Dutch Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
1890s American Eastlake Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Rosewood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Mirror
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Coat Racks and Stands
Antler, Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Late Victorian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century French Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s American Bohemian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Wood
1920s Dutch Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal, Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary European Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
Early 1900s Serbian Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Fruitwood
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Wire
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Cork
1960s German Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut, Beech
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.