Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Australian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
1960s French Empire Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron, Zinc
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Rosewood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Australian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Mid-19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Brass
1920s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate, Brass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic, Oak
2010s Australian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Chrome
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Plastic, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Textile
Early 20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s European Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Wood
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Nickel
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern 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.