Coat Racks and Stands
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1920s French French Provincial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Steel, Chrome
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Acrylic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1990s American Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1960s French Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Early 2000s European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Enamel
2010s Spanish Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century European Black Forest Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Early 2000s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Cherry
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Early 20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Bentwood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1930s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
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.