Coat Racks and Stands
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1920s European Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Early 20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
20th Century Mexican Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Acrylic
2010s Turkish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Carrara Marble, Marble, Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Iron
1930s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1960s French Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Country Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1960s German Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s American Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s American Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s German Coat Racks and Stands
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal, Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Iron
1920s English Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Polish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Nickel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass, Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
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.