Coat Racks and Stands
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Oak
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Mirror
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 1900s French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Mirror
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1920s Belgian Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1980s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic, Rattan, Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome, Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine, Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Marble
Late 20th Century Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Concrete
1980s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Travertine, Steel
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1890s Dutch Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Zinc
Late 20th Century Spanish Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Polystyrene
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wicker
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Antique and Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Your guests might have to endure all kinds of harsh climes to get to your housewarming party, so let’s make sure their trusty overcoats and umbrellas have a home. Shop the antique and vintage coat racks and stands on 1stDibs today.
Coat racks, umbrella stands, wall-mounted hooks for outerwear — they’ve long served a practical purpose. In the days of travel by horse or foot, a guest might arrive on your doorstep bedraggled, windblown and often dripping with rain. While transportation has thankfully improved since then, a coat rack in the entryway or foyer of your home is still the beacon it was back then: It says, “Come in, where it’s dry and warm. Hang up your coat and stay a while.”
Coat stands are among history’s fairly rudimentary ideas, so it’s difficult to point to the original inventor of this eternally functional fixture, but Thomas Jefferson was said to have fashioned one of his own at Monticello. Jefferson, who would’ve made a great interior designer, placed a long wooden pole in his closet that was adorned with spokes from which his coats and other garments could be hung. The simplicity of Jefferson’s coat-tree is echoed in designs from the 18th and 19th centuries.
The timeless convenience of a wooden coat rack has endured. While there are striking Art Deco coat stands made of oak and walnut that would meet your mudroom needs well, some of the product designers behind what we now call mid-century modern coat stands turned to materials other than wood, working frequently with plastic and chrome to create unconventional alternatives. Simpler and pared-down coat stands of the mid-20th century were occasionally so interesting in form that they could pass as minimalist sculptures when not in use. Some designers, such as Jacques Adnet, helped to redefine what these classic furnishings could look like, integrating saddle leather and brass and sometimes even horseshoes for his wall hooks and racks.
Although a coat rack is undoubtedly a practical investment, we know that fun comes along with functionality. There is plenty to explore in the collection of antique, vintage and contemporary coat racks and stands on 1stDibs, so go ahead — hang up your coat and stay a while.