Coat Racks and Stands
1860s English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Mirror
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
19th Century French Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Wrought Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century French Brutalist Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s Swedish Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Goat Hair, Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ebony, Oak
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Resin
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1870s French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century European Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1930s Finnish Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
1890s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Straw, Cane, Rattan
2010s American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century English Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s French Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
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.