Coat Racks and Stands
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Belgian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Linen, Beech
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal, Steel
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Turkish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s English Victorian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 20th Century Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Coat Racks and Stands
Gold
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
2010s Polish Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Iron
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1880s European High Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel, Aluminum
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1880s Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1940s French 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.