Coat Racks and Stands
2010s Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
20th Century Mexican Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Acrylic
1970s Dutch Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Antler, Wood
2010s American Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary French Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Chippendale Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1980s Austrian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rope, Wood
20th Century European Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Stainless Steel
20th Century European Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Danish French Provincial Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate, Chrome
1980s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Early 20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s German Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1920s Czech Rococo Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
20th Century Danish French Provincial Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1880s Belgian French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1960s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary European Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century British Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
Early 1900s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1990s Swedish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
19th Century French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
20th Century Danish Country Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century European Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s 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.