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Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Coat Rack by Carlo De Carli for Fiarm, 1967
Located in Naples, IT
Delightful little coat hanger designed by Carlo de Carli for Fiarm in the 1960s. Made of black lacquered wood. The hooks are in Bakelite.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Italian Designer, Coat Rack, Bamboo, Rattan, Wood, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A bamboo, wood, and rattan coat rack designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1960s.  
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan, Wood

Mid Century Oak Coat Rack with Shelf from ÚLUV
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Beautiful oak coat rack with nylon shelf from ÚLUV cooperative, manufactured in former Czechoslovakia in 1950's. In very good original condition. Wooden parts refinished. Nylon strin...
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1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Nylon, Oak

German Jugenschtil Hat Coat Wall Rack 3 Brass Hooks
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern design coat rack featuring three Jugenschtil brass hooks mounted on a dark tone wood plank. Please note, this item is located in our Scranton, PA location.
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Clothes Hanger and Trouser Press by Windsor, Germany, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Chamber stand, elegant trouser press from the second half of the last century (circa 1970), which is in good condition and ready to use. The trouser pres...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Hand-Painted Ceramic, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of hand-painted ceramic coat hangers designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Ceramic

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Hand-Painted Ceramic, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of hand-painted ceramic coat hangers designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Ceramic

Sculptural American Midcentury Coat Rack
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Wonderful atomic Spage Age shape to this Mid-Century Modern gem of a coat rack. The coatrack is sculptural enough it can be put in nearly any environment and still hold it's own. I'v...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Bamboo and Rattan Coat Rack Stand, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular coat hanger with rounded corners in bamboo and rattan featuring four hooks. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Cane, Rattan

1970s Teak Wall Mirror, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of wear. - Frame made of teak wood.
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Mirror, Teak

Walnut and Black Steel Mid-Century Modern Shelf
Located in PARIS, FR
The Severin Shelf combines 5 shelves on one side with a clothes hanging area on the other. It can be placed in an entranceway to store coats, hats & scarves, or in a bedroom for quick acces to one’s most frequently used clothes...
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2010s Romanian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Steel

Large Mid-Century Modern Teak Slats Wall Mount Hall Coat Rack with Mirror, 1960s
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish Mid-Century Modern coat-rack for wall mounting with rare and practical hooks. This Midcentury, wooden wall coat-rack is in very good condition and we think it is an interi...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal, Chrome

1970s Coat Hanger "Minivip" Designed by Arch, Benanti E Brunori for Velca
Located in Milano, IT
Italian Coat Hanger "MINIVIP" designed by Arch. Benanti e Brunori for Velca moulded in Cycolac antistatic, 1970s. The item is in very good conditio...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Plastic

Italian Designer, Pair of Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass coat hangers designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1930s.
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Organic Suit Rack by Fratelli Reguitti 1950 Ca
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare and very elegant Mid-Century Organic coat stand, made for the Fratelli Reguitti company on a probable design by Ico Parisi, who worked permanently for the company. The work, in ...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal, Brass

Fratelli Reguitti Valet Stand in the Style of Parisi 1960s Mahogany Beech
Located in Melbourne, AU
This Fratelli Reguitti X-form valet, in the style of Ico and Luisa Parisi, is in exceptionally good condition. It features a lovely, rich mahogany stained beech timber frame, brass hardware and rubber wheels. The whole unit is tight and solid, with fine surfaces and in excellent working condition. There are some signs of age of course. The shoe rails have lost their brass plating. Charmingly, a little remains as a hint of the previously flashy appearance. There are a few very minor dings and scuffs on the timber surfaces. There's a little wear to the finish on the shoulder ends of the hanger. A very minor bruise in the ridges of timber that run across the top of the stand, we carefully sanded the inside of the ridges to smooth away any uneven surface so that fabric will not catch. The pull-out tie and belt holders...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Very Elegant Viennese 50ies Coatstand Pictured in a Semigloss Finish, Re Edit
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant Viennese Coatstand Pictured in a semigloss finish from the 50ies - re edition. Different finishes available.
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2010s European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Studio BBPR 'Attribution' Coat Rack, Metal, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A metal coat rack attributed to Studio BBPR, Italy, 1950s.  
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Italian Enamel Decorated Wall Coat Hanger, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Enamel decorated wall coat hanger, 1960s Painted metal, Enamel paint and wood.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal, Enamel

Hafa, Set of Three Coat Hangers, Brass, Teak, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three brass and teak coat hangers produced by Hafa, Sweden, 1960s.
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Coat and Hat Rack in Metal with Wood Balls
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian 1980s coat rack in black metal and wood red balls. Coat rack 1980s also umbrella holder on the mid section of the rack. The top of the coa...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Italian Wooden Hat Stand
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This object is one of a kind, a wall hanger of the highest manufacture, which represents the elegance of the objects designed and produced in the 50s. The object in good condition, d...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Black Metal and Steel Sculpture Clothes Hangers, Italy, 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Black metal and steel sculpture clothes hangers, Italy, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Set of Three Coat Rack Stand in Bamboo and Rattan, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Set of three rectangular coat hangers in rattan and bamboo, double hook. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Cane, Rattan

Italian Vintage Coat Rack with Mirror in the Style of Osvaldo Borsani, 1950s
Located in Hellouw, NL
Italian Vintage Coat Rack with Mirror in the Style of Osvaldo Borsani from 1950s Italy. The coat rack features a mirror and multiple copp...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Copper, Steel

Italian Designer, Coat Hanger, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass coat hanger designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Brass and Wood Valet in the Manner of Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass and wood valet in the manner of Maison Jansen - a wonderful valet for the bedroom, dressing room or closet. Details on the brass and the pol...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi, Coat Rack Shelf, Plywood, Metal, Wood, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A coat rack with top shelf designed by Franco Campo and Carlo Graffi and produced by Home, Italy, 1950s. In plywood, black-lacquered metal, and red and white-painted solid wood.   
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Set of Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three brass coat hangers designed and produced by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Italy, 1950s. Dimensions of back plate (inches) : (1.62 x 1.37 x .25) (H x W x D).
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Le Corbusier LC17 Portemanteau Coat Rack by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Coat rack designed by Le Corbusier in 1957. Relaunched in 2010. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This coat rack was originally created by Le Corbusier for the Cabanon, a summer-...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Pair of Italian Coat Racks by Veca, 1960s
By VECA
Located in Palermo, PA
Pair of italian coat racks by Veca, 1960s. Dimensions: H= 11 cm; W= 11 cm; D= 6 cm.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Midcentury Pair of Coat Rack Stand in Bamboo & Rattan, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of Midcentury modern squared coat hangers in rattan and bamboo, single hook. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan

Vintage Wall Coat Rack Design by Karl Fichtel 1950s, Germany
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Vintage wall coat rack design by Karl Fichtel 1950s, Germany Black String Coat Rack by Karl Fichtel for Drahtwerke Erlau, 1950s Wall war...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three brass and glass coat hangers designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1930s.
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Coat Rack Franco Albini Style, 1960s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Mid-Century Modern coat rack or stand. Design in the style of Franco Albini. Striking Italian design from the 1960s. Natural bamboo stand with six original bamboo c...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Carl Auböck Model #4994 Polished Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4994 polished brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Two Carl Aubock Large Brass Double Wall Coat Hooks #4056, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to two large charming Minimalist wall coat hooks, model #4056, designed and executed in the 1950s by Carl Aubock workshop, Vienna/Austria. These are authentic, vintage wall hooks...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

20th C European Aluminum Two Hook Hat & Coat Rack
Located in New York, NY
Two original Mid-Century Modern aluminum hooks mounted on a driftwood stained wood plank. Great for hats and coats. Please note, this item is located in our Scranton, PA location.
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Aluminum

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

G. Gramigna and S. Mazza, Coat Rack, Nickel-Plated Metal, Artemide, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A nickel-plated metal coat rack, model "Clitoquattro", designed by Giuliana Gramigna and Sergio Mazza and produced by Artemide, Italy, 1960s. Dimensions of back plate (inches) : 2.7...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

1950s Design Mid-Century Modern Solid Teakwood Coat Rack with Hat Rack
Located in Lisse, NL
Great quality and condition midcentury wall coat rack. This beautifully designed, perfectly executed and highly practical midcentury coat rack could be the ideal piece to come home...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Teak

Vintage Italian Coat Rack with Three Hand-Painted Hangers
Located in Rome, IT
A coat hanger of Italian design from the 1950s. This vintage entrance jacket stand has a modern and rational design enriched with three enameled an...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Iron

Up to Six Mid-Century Brass Wall Coat Hooks by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to six beautiful and elegant modernist brass wall hooks in the style of Carl Aubock. Executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria. Solid brass, partly polished and partly black...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Antique French Bentwood Coat Stand, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique French bentwood coat stand. By unknown artist, France, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Ma...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bentwood

Italian Designer, Wall Coat Rack with Mirror, Rattan, Bamboo, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A bamboo and rattan wall coat hanger with mirror, designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1950s-1960s.  
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror

Solid Brass Valet with Change and Pants Holder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful brass valet with a unique and heavy base. We have never seen one with a more solid base with lion feet - very nice. Holds a jacket, pants and has the necessary platform f...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Guillerme & Chambron, Oak & Ceramic Coat Stand, France, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Tiles by Boleslaw Danikowski. Robert Guillerme placed equal emphasis on function and aesthetics, creating a look as staid as it was arresting. While his work was in many ways dist...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Ceramic, Oak

Pier Luigi Colli Iron Coat Rack, Late 1950s
Located in bari, IT
Pierluigi Colli gilded wrought iron coat rack, late 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Italian Designer, Pair of Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass coat hangers, designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

1954, Coen de Vries for Deva, Rare Original 1st Version Round Tube Hat Stand
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Artemide Erato Coat Hanger Metal Italy 1960s-1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Coat hanger in white enamelled metal and nickel-plated brass.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal, Brass

Mid-century Modern coat racks and stands for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern coat racks and stands for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage coat racks and stands created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, case pieces and storage cabinets, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern coat racks and stands made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original coat racks and stands, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Fratelli Reguitti, Herta Baller, and Ico Parisi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for coat racks and stands differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $16 and tops out at $25,000 while the average work can sell for $1,196.

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