Coat Racks and Stands
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wicker, Wood
19th Century Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1880s French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Zinc
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Belgian Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Belgian Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century Baroque Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1870s English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Tin
1970s European Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1890s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s European Rustic Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Fir
19th Century German Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Antler
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
19th Century Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1870s British Sporting Art Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Antler, Wood
19th Century Rustic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Pine, Paint
1970s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1890s Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1970s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Linen, Beech
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1880s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine, Brass, Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Lucite
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Acrylic
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Lacquer
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stone, Metal
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1890s Austrian Other Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, 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.