Coat Racks and Stands
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1920s Dutch Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1940s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood, Plywood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome, Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1920s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Pine
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Other Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Pine
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Chestnut
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass, Bronze
1980s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian British Colonial Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Teak
Mid-20th Century Belgian Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Early 20th Century European Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Wood
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s American Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Elm, Bentwood
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.