Coat Racks and Stands
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Cane
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rope
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1880s Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal, Steel, Chrome
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Enamel
Mid-17th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
String, Wood
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Wire
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rosewood, Teak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Laminate, Walnut
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome, Steel, Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Copper
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Lucite
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
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.