Coat Racks and Stands
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
20th Century European Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
Late 20th Century Polish Vienna Secession Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron, Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century English Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Aluminum, Wrought Iron, Sheet Metal
1920s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1870s French French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Taiwanese Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Teak
1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wood
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century American Late Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Tin
18th Century French Primitive Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s American Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement
21st Century and Contemporary Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
19th Century British Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Wrought Iron
1890s Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood
2010s Polish Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
1920s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Industrial 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.