Coat Racks and Stands
18th Century French Primitive Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1920s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo
2010s American Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement
Mid-20th Century Swedish Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Wrought Iron
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Brass
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Beech
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s Polish Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century American Late Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Gothic Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century English Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1890s Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Mirror, Rattan, Cane, Wicker
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century British Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
1970s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass, Wood
2010s Coat Racks and Stands
Other
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Cedar
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
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.