Coat Racks and Stands
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Chrome
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Wood
20th Century Belgian Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
2010s Turkish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1870s English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Birch
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Late 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Mirror
1980s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s Country Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
Early 20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s European Rococo Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1970s Belgian Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
19th Century French Rococo Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Enamel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Belgian Other Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Lava
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mohair, Teak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
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.