Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal, Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Copper, Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1980s Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Metal
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Goatskin, Wood
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Gold Plate
Early 20th Century Folk Art Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Enamel, Chrome
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century European Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Ceramic
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Zinc
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Other Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic, Birch, Walnut
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century American American Classical Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s German Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
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.