Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Aluminum
Early 20th Century German Bohemian Coat Racks and Stands
Zinc
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Aluminum
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Iron
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan, Bamboo
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Cherry
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Lacquer
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Early 1900s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Art Glass, Mirror
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 1900s French Beaux Arts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Enamel
2010s Australian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Cedar
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century European Gothic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Early 20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan, Bamboo
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1930s Asian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Gold, Brass
Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal
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.