Coat Racks and Stands
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine, Steel
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s English Late Victorian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century German Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wood
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Aluminum
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
1960s Adam Style Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1950s Belgian Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century Italian Renaissance Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s Swedish Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Polish Vienna Secession Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Formica, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 20th Century American Primitive Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Cane
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Alabaster, Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
18th Century French Primitive Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
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.