Coat Racks and Stands
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Satinwood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Macassar, Oak, Walnut
1920s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1920s European Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Carrara Marble, Metal, Chrome
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1920s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass, Walnut
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1920s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1940s Italian Other Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Folk Art Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1920s Italian Vienna Secession Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1920s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rosewood, Teak
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ebony, Oak
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood, Plywood
1920s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Wood
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
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.