Coat Racks and Stands
1970s German Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Polystyrene
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Stainless Steel
1970s Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany, Oak
1970s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1970s Swiss Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Aluminum
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Teak
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rosewood, Mirror
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
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.