Coat Racks and Stands
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1870s American Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Nickel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel, Iron
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Marble
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Fur, Glass, Wood, Horn
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American George III Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century Unknown Other Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Bentwood
19th Century German Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Antler
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Steel, Chrome, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian British Colonial Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
2010s American Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Japanese Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Argentine Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Wood
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech
2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Clay, Earthenware
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1970s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Zinc
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s American Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Marble
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.