Coat Racks and Stands
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Danish French Provincial Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Bentwood
19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1880s European High Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
20th Century Mexican Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Acrylic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Art Glass, Mirror
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century German Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble
2010s Australian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Late 20th Century Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
2010s European Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Majolica, Mirror, Oak
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Italian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Cedar
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
20th Century Unknown Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Birch
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
2010s Irish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic, Rattan, Oak
Early 1900s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 1900s American Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century Welsh Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wicker, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, 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.