Coat Racks and Stands
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Spanish Bohemian Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Plastic
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ebony, Oak
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 1900s French Beaux Arts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Enamel
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1930s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Other
2010s Australian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Bronze
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
1970s Italian Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Stainless Steel
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Aluminum
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Straw
Early 1900s American Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Bamboo
Late 20th Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Beech
Mid-17th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Spanish Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Spanish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Steel
Early 1900s French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Early 20th Century American Primitive Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Other
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.