Coat Racks and Stands
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
19th Century European Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Tin
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Poplar, Plywood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century Polish Vienna Secession Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Danish Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Chrome
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s French Chinoiserie Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
18th Century French Primitive Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century Rustic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Pine, Paint
1990s American Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1960s German Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Fruitwood
1960s French Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1890s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
2010s Japanese Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Polystyrene
Early 20th Century Irish Georgian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Alabaster, Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
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.