Coat Racks and Stands
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Antler, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s German Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Polyester
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Dutch Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Composition, Metal
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Polish Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Acrylic
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1930s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1920s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1920s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s European Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
20th Century Danish Country Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1920s Folk Art Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1870s English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
1960s Adam Style Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
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.