Coat Racks and Stands
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s American Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Steel
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
19th Century Austrian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1970s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Plastic, Wood
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Spanish Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century British Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
Late 19th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood, Beech
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Wood
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Copper
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century British Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Late 19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
19th Century Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1880s English Gothic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron, Zinc
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Late 19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Rosewood
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1880s Art Deco Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Chrome
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.