Coat Racks and Stands
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stone, Metal
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rosewood, Teak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Late 20th Century French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Concrete, Chrome
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Wire
19th Century American Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1910s Victorian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s American Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Olive
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Late 20th Century American Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
String, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate, Steel
1960s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century German Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
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.