Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Coat Racks and Stands
Concrete, Steel
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Wood
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century German Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stone, Metal
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Australian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Plywood
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1990s French Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1920s French French Provincial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century German Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror
1930s Adam Style Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century French Gothic Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Zinc
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1890s French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Birdseye Maple
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.