Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bakelite, Teak
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1960s French Rustic Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Horn
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Plastic
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Lucite
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood, Beech
20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1890s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Steel, Chrome
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1870s American Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
20th Century Italian Renaissance Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1990s Dutch Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cherry
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Bamboo
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Nickel
Mid-20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
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.