Coat Racks and Stands
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1970s Spanish Other Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Mid-19th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Fur, Wood, Antler
1970s French Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century Gothic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Iron
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1890s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Foam
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1890s English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Plastic
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Laminate, Walnut
1970s European Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1880s Belgian French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Teak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
19th Century Central American Adirondack Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1860s European Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Horn
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1890s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1860s Japanese Other Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak, Mirror
1970s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Chestnut, Wood
Mid-19th Century British Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
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.