Coat Racks and Stands
20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
1910s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Textile
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1880s European Empire Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron
Late 20th Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Lacquer
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
20th Century Mexican Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Acrylic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1880s French High Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century French Rustic Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Late 20th Century American Rustic Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Copper
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
Early 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Birch, Maple
20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic, Wood
1970s European Rustic Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Fir
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Iron
1930s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel, Iron
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
Early 1900s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
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.