Coat Racks and Stands
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Polystyrene
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Czech Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1910s Victorian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Pine
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Lacquer
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century European Gothic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 20th Century French Gothic Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1970s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1960s European Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Oak, Walnut
1970s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Danish French Provincial Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
String, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
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.