Coat Racks and Stands
21st Century and Contemporary French Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
2010s Spanish Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Latvian Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Wire
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Rosewood, Bentwood
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Cork
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Spanish Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 1900s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Coat Racks and Stands
Grasscloth, Bamboo, Wicker, Mirror
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Mirror, Majolica
1930s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1990s Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rope
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 20th Century Irish Georgian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s French Brutalist Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Elm
1980s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Steel
Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Copper
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Aluminum
Late 20th Century Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1950s American Bohemian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
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.