Coat Racks and Stands
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan, Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Cane
2010s European Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1940s Dutch Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
20th Century European Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
Late 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s German Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Satinwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood, Beech
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rope, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Mirror
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Rope
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
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.