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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
Mid-Century Personal Valets Wood and Chrome
Located in Vienna, AT
German chromed steel and wood valtet made in Germany in the late 1950s. In a very good original condition.
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Stainless Steel

Snoop Wall Hook, Gray
Located in Cincinnati, US
Simple, minimal and fun wall hook.     
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass, Steel

Mid Century Modern Vintage Pink Plastic Coat Rack Towel Rack Italy 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage coat rack or towel rack from plastic in soft pink color designed and manufactured Italy 1950s. Stamped CM Mod. Sesia Brevettato Made in Italy Wonderful r...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Plastic

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

Carl Auböck Midcentury Oak Wall Coat Rack with Eight Brass Hooks, 1950s, Austria
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Austrian Mid-Century Modern coatrack #4547 made of solid waxed oak wood with eight polished solid brass hooks designed by Carl Auböck and handmade by Werkstätten Auböck. Lit.: Carl A...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

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

Cherry & Green Leatherette Coat Rack, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
1950's coat rack in cherry and green leatherette, glass hat rest platform brass details.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Lucite Valet Stand with Wheels
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Lucite valet stand Dressboy The piece is in good condition with wear consistent with age and use.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Lucite

Mid-20th Century French Designer Wall and Mirror Coatstand
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Elegant vintage French wardrobe rack or clothes horse from circa 1950s. Designed by the Frenchman Roger Feraud, it has a practical and stylish little table for keys...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Italian Designer, 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

Vintage Modernist Coat Stand by Jacques Adnet, 1950s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Mid century standing coat hook with umbrella holder designed by Jacques Adnet. Gorgeous modernist design from the 1950s. 1950s - France Good condition with minor wear. Di...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Chrome

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

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

Italian Handbag Holder Brass Women's or Counter Display Stand
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant women's handbag stand from the 50's, made in Italy. The bag stand is totally made in brass. Ideal to display necklaces, bracelets, scarves.... T...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Sculptural Valet Stand by Vereinigte Werkstätten, 1950s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Mid century clothes valet/dressboy made by Vereinigte Werkstätten. It is made from a white enamelled frame, a brass and leather pants hanger ...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal, Brass

Midcentury Oval Vintage Rattan & Bamboo Coat Rack Stand, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Oval coat rack stand in bamboo and rattan composed of three double hooks. 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, Cane, Rattan

Coat Hanger Olaf von Bohr for Bonacina 60s
Located in bari, IT
Two bamboo hangers Designer Olaf Von Bohr for Bonacina 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo

Set of Six Danish Hardwood Coat Hangers
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful hardwood, designed and manufactured in Denmark in the 1960s. Excellent original condition.  
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Hardwood

Mid-Century Coat Rack with Mirror from Kovo Drevo, 1960s
Located in Żory, PL
This mid-century coat rack with mirror was produced in 1965 by Kovo-Drevo in Czechoslovakia. It features hooks and a bent plywood shelf with an umbrella ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Post Modern Italian Sculpted Cherry Wood and Metal Clothing Valet by Porada
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Post Modern Italian sculpted cherry wood and metal clothing valet by Porada. Item features designed by Italian architectural team Maurizio Marconato...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Floor Coat Hanger with Umbrella Stand, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Particular and impressive coat stand with umbrella stand in turned walnut, produced in Italy in the 1950s. It has been restored and polished with shellac. The coat hanger is made up...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Walnut

Brutalist Metal Mid-Century Coat Rack
Located in London, GB
A metal brutalist coat rack wall unit. Belgium, c1970s. Unusual green tint finish to part of the middle metal bar at the top. Good condition, functional and stylish. L...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Mid Century Wooden Coat Hook / ULUV, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of wood - good condition.
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1960s Czech 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

Carl Aubock Walnut & Leather Hand Mirror & Clothes Brush, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Mid-Century hand mirror and clothes brush combination from the 1950s. Designed and executed in the 1950s by Carl Aubock Vienna. The handle is...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Leather, Mirror, Wood, Walnut

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

Set of 4 Con & Con Italian Black Wall Coat / Towel Hangers, 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 12 cm H 4,5cm W, 10cm D Condition: good Material: Pastic Color : Black Manufacturer : con & con Origin: Italy.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Plastic

Gianluigi Gorgoni Burl & Brass Coat Rack by Fratelli Turri
Located in Hanover, MA
Geometric wall mounted coat rack/hat hook in briar wood burl and gold plated brass designed by Gianluigi Gorgoni for his 1975 Collezione Privile`ge made by Fratelli Turri, Carugo. ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Gold Plate, Brass

Mid-Century Fratelli Reguitti Wooden Men's Valet Stand with Brass Hardware
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Mid-Century Modern era wooden men's valet stand was designed by Fratelli Reguitti of Italy in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century style. This valet is done in solid woo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Carl Auböck Model #4903 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4903 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in patinated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Modern White Lacquered Wood Coat Rack, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful Sputnik removable coat stand from the 60s with wooden balls. Made entirely of solid white lacquered beech wood. The design is very similar to the coat hangers that Nana Dit...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Wonderful Pair of Italien Coat Hangers
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oval Rattan Solo Hook Coat Rack 1950s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage solo coat hook or hat rack from rattan in soft brown color 1950s Italy. A gorgeous coat rack or hat rack with wrapped rattan ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Rattan

Michele De Lucchi & Tadao Takaichi for Kartell, Black Plastic Coat Stand
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice design "Segmenti" coat stand is made of black plastic. This is a work by italian designer Michele De Lucchi & Tadao Takaichi For Kartell, Italy, 1989.
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Plastic

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

Mid-Century Modern Teakwooden Danish Design Coat Rack w. Stylized Deer Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare midcentury coat rack with a hand carved and stylized, leaping deer sculpture. For the collectors of rare, European midcentury furniture we also have this designer's wall coat r...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood, Teak

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

Rare Metal Coat Rack or Wardrobe by Tjerk Reijenga for Pilastro, 1950s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This beautiful and rare coat rack or wardrobe is a very special piece, that was designed by Tjerk Reijenga for Pilastro in The Netherlands in the 1950s. It is made of (original) off-...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Green Turquoise Plastic Vintage Coat Rack, 1950s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage coat rack or wall hook from plastic designed and manufactured in Italy 1950s. The green turquoise rail with 4 slightly curved hooks, which is easy to fix a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Plastic

Ico & Luisa Parisi Italian Valet for Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Vienna, AT
Beech lacquered with beautiful brass elements rods and details. A very elegant Italian design from the late 1950s by Ico & Luisa Parisi for Fratelli Reguitti.   
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Scandinavian Design Mid-Century Modern Teakwood and Oak Wall Coat Rack, 1960s
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful design and color, Mid-Century Modern entry hall coat rack. This beautifully designed, perfectly executed and highly practical midcentury c...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Oak, Teak

Italian Wood & Golden Aluminum 1950s Wall Coat Rack by Fratelli Barni, set of 2
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Elegant pair of stained wood panels with shaped frame and "grissinato" decoration, equiped with 4 golden aluminum hooks. Manufacture's label on the back. Very good condition.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Aluminum

Coen de Vries Style Wall Mount Coat and Hat Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Triangular shaped black enameled metal wall mount coat rack with multi-colored hooks, and built in hat rack. In original condition with visible wear, including rust. Wear is consiste...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Solid Acrylic Valet by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very nice and solid acrylic valet - the pieces are beveled and very well made - a compliment to any dressing room, bedroom, closet or guest room. While...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Acrylic

Luigi Caccia Dominioni 'Attributed' Coat Racks, Lacquered Metal, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of black-lacquered metal coat racks attributed to Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Italy, 1940s.  
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1940s 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

Italian Designer, Set of Three Coat Hangers, Ceramic, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three ceramic coat hangers, designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1950s. Glaze features brown-grey-green colors.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Ceramic

Italian Designer, Set of Three Coat Hangers, Brass, Acrylic, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three brass and acrylic 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 Racks, Brass, Resin, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and resin coat racks, 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

Children Coatrack Stand Thonet 1960s Romania
Located in Den Haag, NL
Lovely Children's standing coatrack .Beechwood This coatrack was made in Romania in the 1950s/60s. This can be traced back to the round stamp under the sea...
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1960s Romanian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Beech

Matthew Weatherly Thorn Coat Rack Free Standing Maple Wood Missouri
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Coat Rack designer Matthew Weatherly Thorn Coat Rack in maple wood free standing Handmade crafted in Missouri. Influenced by Danish design. Measur...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Maple

Luigi Caccia Dominioni 'Attributed' Coat Racks, Lacquered Metal, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of black-lacquered metal coat racks attributed to Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Italy, 1940s.    
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Fine Handcrafted Lacquered Mahogany Valet Stand, circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
A finely crafted modernist valet stand in lacquered mahogany, circa 1960s. Unknown maker, possibly Scandinavian in origin. The artisanal carving of the jacket hanger and the coin hol...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Mahogany

Vintage Modernist Coat Stand by Jacques Adnet, 1950s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Mid century standing coat hook with umbrella holder designed by Jacques Adnet. Gorgeous modernist design from the 1950s. 1950s - France Good condition with minor wear. Di...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Chrome

Mid Century Danish Design Coat Rack Brass Sculpture Moose Hallway 1960 Teak
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Marvelous mid-century danish design piece! This teak coat rack with large Moose sculpture in brass. Made with much attention to detail, the moose scu...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Stylish & Practical Mid-Century Modern Wood, Chrome and Blackened Wall Coat Rack
Located in Lisse, NL
Great looking and highly practical 1960s design wall coat rack. This beautifully designed, perfectly executed and highly practical midcentury coat rack could be the ideal piece to...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal, Chrome

Mid Century Italian Modern Chrome Faux Bamboo Folding Collapsible Towel Rack
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century Italian modern chrome faux bamboo folding collapsible towel rack.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Chrome

Giancarlo Piretti "Planta" Brown Plastic Italian Coat Rack Anonima Castelli 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Rare midcentury "Planta" brown plastic coat rack. This Italian item was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli in 1972. This pie...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Plastic, Acrylic

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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