Coat Racks and Stands
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Iron
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Wood
19th Century French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
2010s British Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood, Maple
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Oak
20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
2010s Danish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel, Chrome
2010s Belgian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash, Beech, Oak, Teak, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Velvet, Beech
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
2010s Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s New Zealand Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Belgian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary European Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Bronze
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
19th Century Spanish Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
Late 20th Century Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
2010s Belgian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash, Beech, Oak, Teak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
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.