Coat Racks and Stands
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rosewood, Wood
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1890s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Southeast Asian Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brutalist Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate, Chrome
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Zinc
Early 20th Century English Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech, Lacquer
20th Century Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1970s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Goatskin, Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century Austrian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
19th Century Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Wire
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Wood
1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
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.