Coat Racks and Stands
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
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21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
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 Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
2010s Australian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate, Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate, Steel
Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
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2010s Italian Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Gold
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
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2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Coat Racks and Stands
Gold
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
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20th Century Taiwanese Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Coat Racks and Stands
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1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
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20th Century Spanish Gothic Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Coat Racks and Stands
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
2010s Danish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Brass, Chrome
20th Century European Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Coat Racks and Stands
Gold
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1880s French Grand Tour Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Bronze
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Gold, Stainless Steel
Mid-19th Century French Baroque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
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Late 20th Century Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate
Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Belgian Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
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Late 19th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
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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.