Coat Racks and Stands
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wire
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Bentwood, Paint
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Wrought Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
2010s Canadian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany, Walnut
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Tin
1870s Chinese Qing Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Velvet, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wicker
2010s American Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Stainless Steel
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Formica, Wood
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Adam Style Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1890s North American Folk Art Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
1960s French Empire Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Bamboo
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
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.