Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-19th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal
1880s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-19th Century French Baroque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1880s French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Zinc
Late 19th Century American High Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1860s English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century Swiss Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century North American Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1890s Dutch Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Zinc
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1940s Dutch Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Glass, Wood, Oak
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Bamboo
1850s European Early Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Bronze, Zinc
1880s English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century American Eastlake Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1860s French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood, Beech
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Oak
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century European Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s Italian Vintage 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.