Coat Racks and Stands
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
2010s Canadian Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Maple, Bentwood, Plywood
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
20th Century French Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Cedar
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cast Stone, Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Goatskin, Wood
Late 19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Mid-20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
1950s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Iron
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century British Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
2010s American Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1890s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror
2010s Renaissance Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1880s French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Zinc
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1870s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Late 19th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
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.