Coat Racks and Stands
2010s German Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1930s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
2010s American Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
2010s Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Foam
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1930s French Provincial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Other
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Walnut
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Poplar, Plywood
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Iron
2010s Belgian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash, Walnut, Teak, Oak, Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century European Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Tin
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bakelite, Teak
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Bamboo
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s French Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plywood
Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1890s Austrian Other Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Late 19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron, Zinc
20th Century American Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Copper, Steel
20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine
Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Lucite
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Australian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1920s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate, Brass
Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic, Oak
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.