Coat Racks and Stands
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
2010s Coat Racks and Stands
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Other
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Textile
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Foam
2010s Polish Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Polyester
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Polyester
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Foam, Paint
1980s Italian Other Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Polystyrene
2010s Italian Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Polystyrene
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 20th Century French Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s North American Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
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.