Coat Racks and Stands
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
19th Century French Rococo Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Minimalist Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1930s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine, Brass, Chrome
1950s Spanish Rustic Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Murano Glass
2010s Danish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Steel
20th Century Belgian Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Early 1900s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Birch
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century English Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Danish Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1920s French Provincial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Lucite
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Chestnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Chestnut
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Other
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
2010s Ukrainian Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Chippendale Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Birch
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
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.