Coat Racks and Stands
1960s American Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Japanese Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Aluminum, Wrought Iron, Sheet Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Bamboo
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate, Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s German Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rope
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1880s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century Belgian Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Enamel
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century European Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1990s Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Spanish Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron, Metal
1970s German Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1880s European Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
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.