Coat Racks and Stands
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Marble
1890s Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century French Brutalist Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Aluminum
1970s German Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plexiglass
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Mexican Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Acrylic
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Other Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Concrete
2010s Belgian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Lava
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s Slovak Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Fabric, Wood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Steel, Sheet Metal
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1880s Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1990s Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome, Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Fruitwood
1910s American Arts and Crafts 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.