Coat Racks and Stands
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Sheet Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1890s Belgian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
19th Century Scottish Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Foam, Polyester
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1990s Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1960s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Late 19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ebony, Oak
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Foam, Polyester
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1910s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
20th Century European Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1870s French French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Acrylic
Late 19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
19th Century European Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Tin
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Foam, Polyester
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Foam, Polyester
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1660s Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1880s European Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1960s American Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
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.