Coat Racks and Stands
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Turkish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood, Beech
Early 20th Century German Rustic Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Belgian Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Oak
2010s Japanese Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century European Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Unknown Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 1900s French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood, Walnut
Early 20th Century English Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
19th Century Austrian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1930s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan, Bamboo
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Rosewood
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Rope, Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1920s Dutch Art Deco 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.