Coat Racks and Stands
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cast Stone, Brass
Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1930s German Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Satinwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
1960s German Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Laminate, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rococo Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Early 20th Century Belgian Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wicker
1880s European Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Mirror, Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Birch
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s American Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
20th Century French Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Aluminum
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron, Nickel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
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.