Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Wire
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Onyx, Brass
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal, Steel, Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
String, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Belgian Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Mirror, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Romanian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome, Steel, Iron
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood, Walnut
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Shell
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1950s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1940s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1930s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
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.