Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Other Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Marble
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Marble
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wicker
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Plywood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
2010s Turkish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s American Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
Mid-20th Century German Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rope, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Rope
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s German Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Bentwood, Paint
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s Czech Bohemian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Nickel
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.