Coat Racks and Stands
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Victorian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood, Beech
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Edwardian Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Glass
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1990s Belgian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Rubber
Early 20th Century Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1660s Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Formica, Oak
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Wrought Iron, Copper
20th Century British Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood, Ash
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Fabric
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood, Walnut
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1970s Spanish Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron, Nickel
Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
1990s Italian Other Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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.