Coat Racks and Stands
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
Early 1900s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wire, Metal
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 20th Century Gothic Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Oak
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1920s English Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1920s European Rococo Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 20th Century European Medieval Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1950s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Spanish Rustic Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
Early 20th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1910s American Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass, Iron
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1920s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1920s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Murano Glass
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1920s Hungarian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1920s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1920s English Late Victorian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
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.