Coat Racks and Stands
20th Century Swedish Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Steel
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Linen, Beech
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plexiglass
2010s Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Iron
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Brutalist Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Folk Art Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Plywood
1990s Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass, Chestnut
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
2010s Spanish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s European Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome, Steel
1960s Finnish Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Early 2000s European Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
2010s Danish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel, Chrome
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century Central American Adirondack Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
20th Century German Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1990s French Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
Late 20th Century Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Other Coat Racks and Stands
Fruitwood
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 1900s Slovak Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Fabric, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Birch, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
Mid-19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1930s Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century British Anglo-Indian Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
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.