Coat Racks and Stands
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Plastic
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s German Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Czech Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s French Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Chrome
20th Century French Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1870s French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Teak
Early 20th Century Folk Art Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Rope
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Earthenware
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1930s Swedish Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass, Wood
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Birch, Walnut
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Cherry
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s Finnish Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1960s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Pine
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1930s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Country Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Unknown Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century German Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Lacquer
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Plywood
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century Edwardian Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1990s European Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1930s Czech Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1950s German Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
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.