Coat Racks and Stands
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Cane
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
19th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 20th Century American Late Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century Dutch Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
2010s Belgian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash, Walnut, Teak, Oak, Beech
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Brazilian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 20th Century Polish Vienna Secession Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century English Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1870s French French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century European Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1920s English Late Victorian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Taiwanese Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron, Metal
1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Mirror, Pottery, Ceramic
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Teak
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1920s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo
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.