Coat Racks and Stands
19th Century Central American Adirondack Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood, Beech
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Glass, Wood, Oak
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
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 British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Oak
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
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
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1890s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Onyx
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1860s French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron
1940s Italian Modern 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
Late 19th Century European Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
19th Century Gothic Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Zinc
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Bamboo
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
19th Century Austrian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century British Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Copper
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Late 19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
19th Century British Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1880s English Gothic Antique 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.