Coat Racks and Stands
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Wrought Iron, Copper
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bakelite, Wood
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Nickel, Brass
1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Chrome
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 20th Century Polish Vienna Secession Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Fruitwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1940s Dutch Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic, Bamboo, Mirror
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
18th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
2010s Mexican Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wire, Metal
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Oak
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s French French Provincial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal, Brass
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Australian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Bronze
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
20th Century French Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Other
Mid-19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
20th Century Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Other Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
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.