Coat Racks and Stands
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wicker
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Teak
1920s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic, Oak
1880s Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Latvian Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Pine
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
20th Century Danish Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1920s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 1900s French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Early 20th Century Irish Georgian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century American Primitive Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wire
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Bronze
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Velvet, Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s European Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plywood
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine, Steel
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.