Coat Racks and Stands
2010s Ukrainian Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Coat Racks and Stands
Gold
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s Belgian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash, Beech, Oak, Teak, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s European Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
20th Century Danish Country Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Bamboo, Wicker
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century American Gothic Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Coat Racks and Stands
Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Mirror
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Steel
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
20th Century European Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
20th Century European Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Bamboo
2010s Turkish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Stainless Steel
1980s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Austrian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1970s Dutch Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
2010s Chippendale Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Danish Country Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1890s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century European Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Zinc
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.