Coat Racks and Stands
Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century European Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1960s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Lacquer
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron
1920s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century European Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Metal
1920s Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Oak
2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Clay, Earthenware
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s French Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Early 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
19th Century Gothic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine, Metal
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
1950s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
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.