Coat Racks and Stands
Early 20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
19th Century Dutch Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Dutch Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1890s American Eastlake Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal, Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Australian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Nickel
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1870s French French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Late 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Majolica, Mirror, Oak
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1870s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Textile
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass, Bronze
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
18th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
20th Century Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wicker
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.