Coat Racks and Stands
1880s French High Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1890s English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1870s English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Copper
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Raffia, Wood
1970s North American Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1830s English William IV Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
19th Century Swiss Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1890s North American Folk Art Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Lacquer
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Teak
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron
1890s French Chinoiserie Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century Dutch Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
Late 19th Century American High Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
1970s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 19th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rosewood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1860s English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s European Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Baroque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1880s French Grand Tour Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Bronze
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century European Gothic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1970s Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
19th Century French Industrial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal, Metal
1890s Unknown Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century American Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Horn
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Zinc
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.