Coat Racks and Stands
Early 20th Century Irish Georgian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome, Steel, Iron
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal
Late 20th Century Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Fabric, Wood
Early 1900s French Chinoiserie Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1880s Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Coat Racks and Stands
Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1970s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Early 20th Century European Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Shell
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century Scottish Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Copper
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1880s Swiss Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1910s Austrian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
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.