Coat Racks and Stands
1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
1950s Victorian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood, Beech
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rope
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Edwardian Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1990s Belgian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Rubber
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Bronze
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan, Bamboo
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1990s Italian Other Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
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.