Coat Racks and Stands
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rope, Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1930s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1980s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century British Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
1920s Czech Rococo Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Plywood
Early 1900s Primitive Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
20th Century European Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
2010s German Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1920s Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1920s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Bohemian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Beech
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
19th Century American Rustic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
19th Century Spanish Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Danish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Chrome, Steel
2010s Sheraton Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Coat Racks and Stands
Concrete, Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mohair, Teak
Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Brass, Iron
1970s German Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Philippine Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
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.