Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-19th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Polystyrene
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Other
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1950s Italian Other Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
2010s Danish Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s American Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
2010s Turkish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s American Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome, Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine, Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mohair, Teak
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s European Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Early 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1980s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 20th Century Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1890s Dutch Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Zinc
Late 20th Century Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Polystyrene
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Polystyrene
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Chrome
20th Century French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Bamboo
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Wrought Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1970s French Bohemian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech
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.