Coat Racks and Stands
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood, Plywood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s German Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1870s French French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1920s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Beech
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Latvian Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century French Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century Dutch Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bakelite, Teak
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
19th Century Rustic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Pine, Paint
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Poplar, Plywood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Padouk
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1880s French High Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Other
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Iron
Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plywood
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s Serbian Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique 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.