Coat Racks and Stands
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
19th Century French Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century American Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
2010s Spanish Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1870s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary European Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Rope, Walnut
19th Century Rustic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Pine, Paint
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel, Aluminum
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Pine
1890s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass, Bronze
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Suede
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
1890s American Eastlake Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Birch
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
2010s Australian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Majolica, Mirror, Oak
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
2010s Australian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Fruitwood
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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.