Coat Racks and Stands
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Austrian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1890s Austrian Other Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Polish Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Minimalist Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Fabric, Bouclé, Cane, Wood, Oak
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Olive
2010s Ukrainian Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Danish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1880s English High Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1930s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron
Late 20th Century French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s German Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Sheraton Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Wire
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Gothic Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Plywood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Plywood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stone, Metal, Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
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.