Coat Racks and Stands
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1990s Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Foam
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Laminate, Walnut
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1980s Taiwanese Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1990s American Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Metal
1990s Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Teak
Late 20th Century Rustic Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Bentwood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century American Classical Coat Racks and Stands
Rosewood
1990s Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1990s Italian Brutalist Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Plastic
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s European Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass, Wood
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Foam
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Late 20th Century French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century German Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak, Mirror
1940s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1970s Italian 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.