Coat Racks and Stands
2010s Brazilian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s American Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1940s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Belgian Other Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Other Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s British Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1940s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Metal
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1940s American Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Polish Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Paint
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 2000s Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
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.