Coat Racks and Stands
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Fur, Wood, Antler
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s European Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Italian Minimalist Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan, Mirror
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1990s Swedish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Turkish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s Country Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
2010s Spanish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
19th Century Gothic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech
1970s Swiss Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Oak
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Wood
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Chrome
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 19th Century Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1920s European Rococo Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Turkish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century European Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
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.