Coat Racks and Stands
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1950s Country Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s Scottish Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century Scottish Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century European Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Birch, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s French Country Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1920s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Early 20th Century English Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Fruitwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Earthenware
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan, Bamboo
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century European Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
Early 1900s French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s Slovak Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Fabric, Wood
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Bamboo
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Wrought Iron
1920s Czech Rococo Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 20th Century German Bohemian Coat Racks and Stands
Zinc
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, 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.