Coat Racks and Stands
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Swiss Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Mid-19th Century American Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Horn
1870s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Late 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Beech
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
19th Century German Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass, Plastic
1860s English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century American Rustic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century Gothic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1970s Swedish Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Wood
19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1870s English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel, Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Austrian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1970s German Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century North American Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Olive
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Early 19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Polystyrene
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron
1970s Italian Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Stainless Steel
19th Century Chinese Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Birch, Softwood
19th Century French Rococo Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
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.