Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wicker
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Plywood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Satinwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rope, Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Rope
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
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
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Mirror
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
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
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1950s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Iron
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
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.