Coat Racks and Stands
2010s German Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass, Steel
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Metal, Brass
20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
20th Century American American Classical Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 1900s French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic
2010s Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Belgian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash, Walnut, Teak, Oak, Beech
20th Century Danish French Provincial Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1860s Japanese Other Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Danish Country Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
2010s Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
20th Century Danish French Provincial Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1930s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Concrete
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Wood
1920s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
2010s British Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Lucite, Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary French Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s British Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s German Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s German Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
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.