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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 celebrated 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.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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
Italian Designer, Coat Hanger, Metal, Orange Resin, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered metal and orange resin coat hanger 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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Metal

Paolo De Poli Attributed Enamel and Walnut Wall Mounted Coat Rack
Located in New York, NY
1960s Paolo De Poli attributed wall mounted walnut enamel and aluminum coat rack, in vintage condition with some wear and patina due to age and use.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Enamel, Chrome

Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Coat Hangers, Metal, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of metal coat hangers designed and produced by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage 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

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

1970s Italian Coat Hanger
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with minor signs of use - umbrella holder
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Chrome

Mid-century modern Bamboo Coat Rack by Olaf von Bohr, Italy, 1950s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Mid-century modern Bamboo & Rattan Coat Rack by Olaf von Bohr made in Italy, 1950s. Olaf von Bohr is an austrian designer born in Salzburg in 1927. After learning the woodworking and...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan

Midcentury wooden Design Wall Coat Rack by ÚLUV - Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- made by ÚLUV - Czechoslovakia - perfect original condition, refreshed - another one in different tone available jr
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Rope, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Coat and Hat Rack with Shelf
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern Italian coat and hat rack with shelf. Mahogany panel of spare design supporting three glass and brass coat hooks beneath brass clips supporting a glass shelf for ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

1960s Coat Rack Panel , Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- Iron parts and Leatherette upholstery - good original condition with minor signs of use
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Iron

Luxury Clothes Hangers Minimalist Elm Briar Brass Gold and 1970 Mirror Zevi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Luxury Minimalist clothes hangers in elm briar brass and 1970 Italian design mirror Zevi Arredamenti.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Brass and Wood Coat Rack. Italy 1970s
Located in Catania, CT
A Mid-Century Italian coat rack from the 1970s, crafted from brass and wood. This stylish piece features a sleek and functional design, typical of the era’s aesthetic. The combinatio...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Rare Extra Large Wall Mounted Coat Rack in Solid Pine by Jakob Kielland Brandt
Located in Den Haag, NL
Rare extra large wall-mounted coat rack in solid pine by Jakob Kielland Brandt.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Pine

Set of 8 Mid-Century Modern Brass Wall Hooks, Austria, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Two different sizes, beautifully curved. A great set consisting of seven single hooks which can be set differently to conjure a wonderful installation on the wall. Two different s...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-20th Century Walnut Mirrored Coat and Hat Rack with Spindle Storage Slot
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid-20th Century Walnut Double bevel Mirrored Coat and Hat Rack with a Spindle Storage Slot. Measures 39" in width and 18" in height.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Mirror, Walnut

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

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 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

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Aluminum, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three aluminium 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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Aluminum

20th Century Swedish Mute Servant - Scandinavian Beechwood Coat, Clothes Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish mute servant, coat stand is made of hand crafted Beechwood, in good condition. The vintage Scandinavian ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal, Chrome

Regency Style Brass and Glass Coat Rack, Italy 1970s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Regency Style Brass and Glass Coat Rack, Italy 1970s Vintage brass and glass Coat Rack manufactured in Italy in the 1970 in pure italian Midcentury Modern style. This stunning vint...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

set of 2 Wardrobe Hook Coat Rack Elements CHAPO PERRIAND Style, France, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:  wardrobe elements, set of 2 Origin: FRANCE Age: 1970s Design: in Style of Pierre Chapo and Charlotte Perriand The wardrobe is made of solid wood and has a very...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Oak

Set of 35 Midcentury Aluminium Wall Hooks, Austria, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Two different sizes, beautifully curved. A great set consisting of eighteen single hooks which can be set differently to conjure a wonderful installation on the wall. Inspired by the work of Carl...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Set of two ceramic coat hangers, Gabbianelli production, Italy, 1950s
Located in Vigevano, PV
Set of two ceramic coat hangers, Gabbianelli production, Italy, 1950s
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Iron

1950s Danish design solid teak and brass hall coat rack
Located in Vigevano, PV
1950s Danish design solid teak and brass hall coat rack
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Set of two ceramic coat hangers from the 1950s, made in Italy.
Located in Vigevano, PV
Set of two yellow ceramic coat hangers with red decorations. The pieces are in excellent condition.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Iron

Mid-Century Modern Italian Travertine, Chrome and Brass Umbrella Stands, 70s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Incredible umbrella stands from the 70s, in brass, chrome and travertine drip tray. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy, in the style of Romeo Rega.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Travertine, Brass, Chrome

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

Floor Hanger TON 1980s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured by TON in Czechoslovakia in the 1980's. Good original condition. Made of bent wood, cleaned and ready to use. Some minor signs of use can be found.
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Italian Mid-Century Pair of Wall Coat Racks
By Jeam
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1950s wall coat racks by Jeam-Verona. Formica in vinyl upholstery with the traditional painting of Verona. it can be sold as one for $1100. USA continental in home delivery $500
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Iron

Elegant Mid-Century Modern Italian Bamboo and Rattan Flower Stand
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very good condition, the decorative sheathing is missing on the right side. Hardly noticeable.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, 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

1980s Mid century design Gold coloured Coat Hanger
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1980s - Good original condition with patina - made of light metal - jr
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1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Italian 1940s Ondulation Brass and Wood Coat Rack
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian 1940s "Ondulation" brass and wood coat rack.   
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Extra Large Solid Oak, Steel and Cow Horn Wall Coat Rack, France, 1960's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Extra large solid oak, steel and cow horn wall coat rack, France, 1960's.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Steel

Two Midcentury Coat Rack in Brass and Block Patina, from Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Austria
Two midcentury coat hooks in brass and black. Designed in the 1950s by Carl Auböck and manufactured in Austria, they have acquired a lovely patin...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Polished Nickel Gentleman's Valet by Charles Hollis Jones for Desi Arnaz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning gentleman's valet designed by Charles Hollis Jones in 1961. The piece is very whimsical in appearance and designed with sophistication in mind. We also have a piece in s...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Nickel

Dressboy in Brass and Wood with Trompet Base, Italy, 1950's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Italian 1950's dressboy in brass and wood with trompet base.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

1970s Black Bentwood Coat Hanger by TON , Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- bentwood beech wood stained in black color - Good original condition with minor signs of wear
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Beech

Italian 1950's Bamboo Wall Mounted Coat or Hat Rack
Located in New York, NY
A charming Italian 1950's bamboo wall mounted coat or hat rack, with three ample hooks, ready to be hung and decorative scroll motifs throughout the rectangular frieze. An elegant an...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo

Vintage French Lucite and Brass Gentleman's Valet Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage French lucite and brass valet. Unusual lucite gentleman valet stand is outstanding in a modern dressing room. The top is brass and the v...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Organic Mid Century Modern Riviera Vintage Rattan Bamboo Coat Hooks 1950s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Organic Mid Century Modern vintage coat hangers from rattan and bamboo with three ( 3 ) coat hooks, 1950s Italy. A charming wall mounted coat hook railing from rattan and bamboo feat...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan

Italian Travertine Coat Tree
Located in Dronten, NL
Unique large coat rack with practical built-in umbrella stand. This wonderful piece came from a large 20th Century Modern villa in Sicily, Italy. The owner was an avid collector of I...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Travertine, Steel, Chrome

Cristal Art Italian Coat & Hat Rack in Cobalt Blue Mirror and Brass
Located in Hanover, MA
Achingly stylish 1950's Torinese wall mounted coat and had rack in diamond shaped panels of cobalt blue mirror and silver mirror mounted with four solid brass and thick crystal hooks...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

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

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Bamboo

Ico Parisi Voor Fratelli Reguitti, Dressboy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice green pickled beechwood dress boy. 1960s on wheels.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Beech

Mid Century Modern Men's Clothing Valet C1960 Italy
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Sculptural and very functional clothing valet from Italy. Has all the necessary accoutrements for keeping your daily clothing hung. Change and jewelry tray also. In excellent vintage...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Aluminum, Brass

Standing Coatrack 1960s Holland
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice standing coatrack. In so typical 1960s Brown and Yellow color. The Chrome curved rods on the top can be put in and put out. For more hanging space...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

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

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Bamboo, Rattan

Albert Paley Attributed Cast Iron Coat Rack
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This one of a kind artist produced piece is an artistic tour-de-force in cast iron. A dramatic addition to any interior space.
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Iron

1970s Coat Stand, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use - Size: H: 175 W: 50 D: 50 cm
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Pair of Coat Hooks Representative Characters from Comedia Del Arte in the Taste
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of hooks representing characters from Comedia Del Arte is made of plastic and brass. This is an Italian work in the style of Piero Fornasseti. Circa 1970
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

French Retro Trellis Style Hat and Coat Wall Rack An attractive Coat Rack
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Retro Trellis Style Hat and Coat Wall Rack An attractive Coat Rack, made in walnut, the rack has a diamond trellis shape with 10 turned wooden coat hooks A Great piece, and ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Walnut

Shoehorn, Carl Auböck, Austria, 1950s
Located in London, GB
A vintage leather and brass shoehorn designed and made by Carl Auböck II in Vienna, Austria in the early 1950s. The brass is wrapped in a cognac woven leather with a rich patina and ...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Midcentury 60s Antique Style Italian Coat Hat Rack Hollywood Regency Hall Tree
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Hollywood Regency midcentury 60s Ornate Antique Style Coat Hat Rack Hall Tree Coat Tree Floor stand Vintage Classic Golden Patina This Italian ornate hall tree dates to the 1960s It is solid and capable to hold your clothing and adorn your entryway, master bathroom...
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1660s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Modern Brass Vintage Set of Six Cloth Hangers Austria, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
This modern set of six vintage cloth hangers was made of brass-plated metal. Very good condition with some signs of age. Approximate measures: Width 4...
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Late 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Set of Four Italian Modern Enamel and Steel "Fish" Mounted Coat Hooks by SIVA
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Giuseppe Calonaci, b. 1931 Poggibonsi (Sienna) Italy, founded S.I.V.A. in 1955, an arts laboratory focused the creation of enamel on steel art and sculptural objects. These coat rack...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Enamel, Iron

1970s Italian Coat Hanger With Marble Base
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition - Chrome plated parts with some signs of use
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Marble, Chrome

Brutalist Coat Rack in Wrought Iron and Murano Glass by Poliarte, 1970's
Located in Sittard, LI
A rare and illuminated coat rack with integrated umbrella stand. A striking example of Italian Brutalist design, this sculptural coat rack was crafted by Poliarte in the 1970s. The p...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Italian Chrome and Marble Coat Rack / Stand
Located in Vilnius, LT
Mid-century Italian coat rack/stand made in chrome with black marble base and plastic hooks. Weight is 18 kg. Very good vintage condition.  
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Marble, Chrome

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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