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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
1960s European Hagenauer Style Bronze Coat Hanger Sculptural Hook
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Coat hanger Made in Europe in the style of Austrian Hagenauer sculptural clothes hanger hook in bronze 12 are available. Listing price is per hanger. Measures: 5 tall x 4.5 wide x...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bronze

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

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

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 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

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

Large Library Step Ladder Attributed to London Film School by Stephens & Carter
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
An imposing 1970 film prop ladder by maker Stephens & Carter, stamped L.F.S (London Film School). In good solid condition with nice wear and paint. Original...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Three Wall Coat Hooks and Cloth Hanger Sets Lucite and Brass, 1970s German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Lot of three coat hooks and cloth hanger, 1970s German. Nice addition to your room, entry hall or just for your collection of design items. Made of brass and Lucite. They are in used...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

7 Authentic Heavy Brass Coat Hooks Designed by Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
On offer are 7 massive brass coat hooks. They were designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s and produced manually by his infamous Austrian Werkstätte. ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

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

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

Carlo De Carli wooden coat hanger from the 70s
Located in bari, IT
Coat hanger in red lacquered wood with steel inserts designer Carlo De Carli for Fiarm early 70s
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Steel

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

Wall Mounted Coat Rack
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful modern 1960s wall mounted large coat and hat rack. Mid century large wall mounted coat and hat rack in wood, 1960s, the wood is a veneer with a strong warm wood grain and ...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Italian Set of Four Brass Hat Wall Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set if four Brass brackets - wall heat rack or coat hocks.  
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

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

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

Atomic French Style Coat Rack Hanger with Colored Accents
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful decorative coat rack wall hanger. Black metal frame with colored accent wooden ball ends. Can support several coats and umbrellas. Looks just as good without anything on it!
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

5 Authentic Heavy Brass Coat Hooks Designed by Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
On offer are 5 massive brass coat hooks. They were designed by Carl auböck in the 1950s and produced manually by his infamous Austrian Werkstätte. ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Midcentury Pair of Coat Rack in Rattan & Bamboo, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of Midcentury modern round coat hangers in rattan and bamboo, single hook. Made in Italy in the 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Italian Designer, Coat Rack with Shelf, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and glass coat rack with top shelf, 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

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

1970s, Coat Rack by Jan Kalous for Uluv, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition. - Designer Jan Kalous for ULUV. - Made in Czechoslovakia.
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wicker, Wood

Austrian Midcentury Brass and Leather Cloth Hangers by Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This rare brass and cognac brown leather cloth hangers have been designed and manufactured by Carl Auböck in the 1950s in Vienna Austria, Mod. no. 3664. one of them marked Auböck. A...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Designer, Pair of Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass coat hangers, 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

Italian Designer, Pair of Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass coat hangers, 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

Mid-Century Modern Wood Wall Coat Rack
Located in Brussels , BE
Mid-Century Modern wood wall coat rack 2 available sold par piece.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Jacques Adnet Valet Muet, circa 1960, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice valet muet by Jacques Adnet, circa 1960, France Stitched black leather, faux bambou brass. Coat hanger, pant hanger and catch all dish for keys/ wallet at the top. 2 brass hooks under for hanging keys, watch, jewelry. Base with brass bar for placing shoes on. Full good original condition, nothing changed. Dimensions: 115 cm H, 45 cm W, 30 cm D. Bibliography : La Maison française...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Designer, Double Coat Hanger, Brass-coated Metal, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A double coat hanger / coat rack designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Set of 3 Coat Hangers in Curved Plywood, 1960s
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Set di 3 appendiabiti degli anni '60 in compensato curvato laccato nero con ganci amovibili in metallo nero e pomello frontale in legno laccato bianco. Possono essere appesi a piaci...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bentwood

Original Alvar Aalto Shoe Rack Designed for the Stora Enso Building Finland
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this rare and custom shoe rack designed by Alvar Aalto circa 1960 featuring solid birch wood slats. Custom designed by Alvar Aal...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood, Birch

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

Luigi Caccia Dominioni 'Attribution' Coat Hangers, Metal, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of painted metal coat hangers design attributed to Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Italy, 1950s. Presumably manufactured by Azucena.
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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, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass coat hangers, 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

Italian Designer, Pair of Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass coat hangers, 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

Italian Designer, Pair of Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass coat hangers, 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

Italian Designer, Pair of Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass coat hangers, 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

Set of 12 Mid-Century Design Coat Rack, 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 12cm deep, 7 cm diameter and 4cm deep, 7cm diameter.
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

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

Italian Designer, Set of 5 Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass coat hangers, 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

Fontana Arte, Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass coat hangers, designed and produced by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Habitat Pop Shelf & Hanger, 1970s, Red Metal, for Bathroom, Entrance, 3 Avail
Located in London, GB
Habitat 'Pop' shelf unit, c. 1980s. Red lacquered metal with integrated finger-like towel or coat hooks. Super little wall-mounted shelf units, ideal for entrance areas, kitchens, ...
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1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Wood and Metal Coat Rack, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wood and metal coat rack, circa 1930. By unknown manufacturer. (France). In original condition, with wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

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

Bamboo Rattan Bohemian French Riviera Coat Hanger Rack Stand, A pair, 1960s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Vintage 60s-70s wall coat rack 2 hooks in honey rattan.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Rattan

French Hand Stitched Leather & Brass Coat and Hat Rack by Jacques Adnet, 1955
Located in New York, NY
Rare French Mid-Century Modern hand stitched leather and brass coat & hat or storage rack by Jacques Adnet circa 1955. Adnet defined luxury in France in the 1950 period with his piec...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Sculptural Renna Coat Rack by Bruce Tippet for Gavina Knoll International
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Unique sculptural black lacquered wood coat rack by Bruce Tippett “Renna” for Gavina, Knoll International, circa 1968. Rare black lacquered colour.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

1950s Style Louis Sognot Pair French Rattan and Bamboo Round Coat Racks France
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Style Louis Sognot French rattan and bamboo round coat racks FRANCE Unmarked. Attribution in style of Louis Sognot. Very good original preow...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan

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

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 Rack, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass coat rack 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

Large Organic Midcentury Coat Stand in Solid Pine with Metal Base, Sweden, 1960
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large organic coat stand in solid pine with metal base, Sweden, 1960s It has 16 pine hooks were you can hang your coat, hat, scarf, umbrella etc on.
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Steel

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Oak, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of oak coat hangers, 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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Oak

Mid-Century Red Modulable Coat Rack by Carlo di Carli for Fiarm, Italy 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century red modulable coat rack by Carlo di Carli for Fiarm, Italy 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and glass coat hangers, 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

Italian Designer, Coat Rack with Shelf, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and glass coat rack with top shelf, 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

Hand-Carved Elephant Coat or Towel Rack in Dark Wood, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual rack for towels, handbags, hats, coats etc. Its hand carved in Dark wood with fine details. According to its previous owner his grandfather has ordered this piece locally in ...
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1930s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Set of Three Chrome Plastic Coat Hangers Olaf Bohr, 1960s
Located in Catania, CT
Original vintage condition with trace of age and use for this set of three coat hangers made from chrome plastic designed by Olaf Bohr for Kartell. Small losses of chrome. Italy 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Plastic

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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