Coat Racks and Stands
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary German Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Birch
1940s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine, Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1920s Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Coat Racks and Stands
Shell, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Aluminum
Late 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century American Eastlake Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1980s Italian Other Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Fruitwood
1920s English Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Murano Glass
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Steel, Gold Plate
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Spanish Rustic Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s Spanish Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic, Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Southeast Asian Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Canadian Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Other
2010s Turkish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Stainless Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century British Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1690s Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Onyx, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
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.