Coat Racks and Stands
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century German Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Baroque Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1940s American Victorian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate, Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine, Brass, Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Lacquer
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stone, Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Acrylic
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Lacquer
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Other Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s European Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Late 20th Century Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Bronze
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Teak
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Lucite
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Belgian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Malachite, Gold, Brass
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rosewood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal, Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Late 20th Century French Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern 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.