Coat Racks and Stands
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Beech
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Iron
2010s Brazilian Other Coat Racks and Stands
Marble
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s British Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1880s Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s French Brutalist Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Elm
1930s Finnish Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Birch
1890s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Early 20th Century Edwardian Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine, Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Glass, Wood
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Vietnamese Chinese Export Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1970s Swedish Vintage 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.