Coat Racks and Stands
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
2010s Mexican Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wire
1660s Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wire
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Australian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Bronze
1930s American Machine Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Plastic
Mid-20th Century Spanish Other Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1920s French French Provincial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rope
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Late 19th Century American High Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Goat Hair, Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Other
Early 1900s French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Mexican Coat Racks and Stands
Cedar
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wicker
1950s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought 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.