Coat Racks and Stands
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Bronze
1920s Hungarian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1920s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1920s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s American Rustic Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Bentwood
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
1920s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo
1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1920s English Late Victorian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 20th Century Gothic Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Oak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1940s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1920s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Bentwood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
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.