Coat Racks and Stands
19th Century German Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1880s French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Zinc
Mid-19th Century British Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Onyx
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Mirror
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Lucite
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Spanish Gothic Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
1960s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1870s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1880s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Mirror
2010s Brazilian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1920s Belgian Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1910s American Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Chrome
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Straw, Cane, Rattan
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wicker
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
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.