Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 1900s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century Swiss Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron, Zinc
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Beech
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Lucite
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Stained Glass, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Bohemian Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1930s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s French Chinoiserie Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Black Forest Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1880s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Japanese Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
1660s Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Rush, Teak
1950s American Bohemian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century French Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
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.