Coat Racks and Stands
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-19th Century American Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Horn
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
19th Century American Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood, Oak
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century French Country Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Teak
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century British Organic Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1880s French High Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Gold
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Raffia, Wood
1880s English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Mahogany
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1890s Belgian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century American Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Horn
Late 19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Velvet, Wood
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Paper
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1890s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Zinc
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
1890s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1890s German Folk Art Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 19th Century English Industrial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rope
1950s Spanish Rustic Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic, Oak
Late 19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Chestnut, Wood
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Elm
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Metal
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rope
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1880s European Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
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.