Coat Racks and Stands
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Mirror
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble
Late 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century American George III Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
19th Century French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Aluminum
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1930s Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1870s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
2010s Renaissance Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Vietnamese Chinese Export Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s German Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Oak
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Bentwood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1870s French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Plastic
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Folk Art Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine, Steel, Chrome
1960s French Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Chrome
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
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.