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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 legendary 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.

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
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Dressboy
Located in Weesp, NL
Classy and elegant Scandinavian 1960's dressboy in great condition. The dressboy features a so-called "Svuota Tasche", a specific place to empty your poc...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Set of 3 Scandinavian Coat Hooks in Wood, Wicker and Iron, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning coat hooks for individual attachment to the wall. Extremely rare and very very decorative.
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1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Iron

1970s Coat Hanger "Minivip" Designed by Arch, Benanti E Brunori for Velca
Located in Milano, IT
Italian Coat Hanger "MINIVIP" designed by Arch. Benanti e Brunori for Velca moulded in Cycolac antistatic, 1970s. The item is in very good conditio...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Plastic

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Hand-Painted Ceramic, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of hand-painted ceramic coat hangers 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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Ceramic

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Hand-Painted Ceramic, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of hand-painted ceramic coat hangers 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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Ceramic

Mid Century Coat Rack by Jan Kalous for Uluv
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Entry hall wall coat rack designed by Jan Kalous, manufactured by ULUV, former Czechoslovakia in 1960's. Made of beech wood and rattan. In excellent origina...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Rattan, Wood

1960s Teak Wall Mirror, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of wear - frame made of teak wood.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Mirror, Teak

"Ventaglio" Coat Rack or Room Divider by G. Pasotto for Tarzia, 1970s
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition for this first edition of wood coat rack or room divider designed by Giovanni Pasotto and produced in Italy during the 70s by T...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Clothes Hanger and Trouser Press by Windsor, Germany, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Chamber stand, elegant trouser press from the second half of the last century (circa 1970), which is in good condition and ready to use. The trouser pres...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Italian Designer, Pair of Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass 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

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Rope Coat Rack by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-century rope coat rack by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet. Measures: Height / 5 inches. Width / 18 inches.   
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Rope

B.B.P.R. Metal Coat Hanger, Mod. Erato, Artemide, 1970s
Located in Argelato, BO
"Erato" metal coat racks by B.B.P.R. (Lodovico Barbariano di Belgiojoso, Enrico Peressutti e Ernesto N. Rogers) for Artemide.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal, Brass

Solid Brass Italian Coat Rack Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid Brass Mid-Century Modern Italian Coat rack or stand. Beautiful Brass with a traditional design brought into a modern look with the design of the arms and spheres at the end of ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Cast Stone, Brass

7 Authentic Heavy Brass Coat Hooks Designed by Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
On offer are 7 massive brass coat hooks. They were designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s and produced manually by his infamous Austrian Werkstätte. ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Bedroom Clothes Hanger with Mirror Italy Mid-Century Modern Gold
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bedroom clothes hanger with mirror Italy Mid-century Modern gold.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three brass and glass 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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Brass

Antique French Telescopic Metal Music Stand, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique French telescopic metal music stand. Made by unknown manufacturer, France, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a ...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Italian Vintage Sculptural Floor Lamp with Steel CoatRack and Umbrella Stand 60s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Coat hanger with lamp, made of steel and ivory lacquered wood. It is a multifunctional object, a sculptural piece in the first place, with a small lamp that creates shadows and gives a feeling of warmth to a corner of your home, and also doubles as a coat hanger, bag rest...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Steel

Le Corbusier LC17 Portemanteau Coat Rack by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Coat rack designed by Le Corbusier in 1957. Relaunched in 2010. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This coat rack was originally created by Le Corbusier for the Cabanon, a summer-...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Wood

5 Authentic Heavy Brass Coat Hooks Designed by Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
On offer are 5 massive brass coat hooks. They were designed by Carl auböck in the 1950s and produced manually by his infamous Austrian Werkstätte. ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Cherry Wall Panel / Coat Rack with Brass Hooks, 1950's
Located in London, GB
A beautiful 1950's Italian cherry wood wall panel / coat rack with brass hooks.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Cherry

Mid-Century Rope Coat Rack by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-century rope coat rack by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet. Measures: height / 7 inches. Width / 23 inches. A second one is available, same size.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Rope

Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Coat Rack Franco Albini Style, 1960s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Mid-Century Modern coat rack or stand. Design in the style of Franco Albini. Striking Italian design from the 1960s. Natural bamboo stand with six original bamboo c...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan

Authentic Austrian 60's Brass Coat Rack Hat Rack by Baller Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
This coat rack is an authentic piece designed and crafted by the Austrian Werkstätten Of Herta Baller, probably designed by Walter Bosse. It was made using the finest materials, in t...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Very Elegant Viennese 50ies Coatstand Pictured in a Semigloss Finish, Re Edit
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant Viennese Coatstand Pictured in a semigloss finish from the 50ies - re edition. Different finishes available.
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2010s European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in 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, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in 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, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Rattan and Bamboo Coat Rack Stand, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Coat rack stand in bamboo and rattan with two hooks. Made in Italy in the 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan

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

Materials

Brass

Large Library Step Ladder Attributed to London Film School by Stephens & Carter
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
An imposing 1970 film prop ladder by maker Stephens & Carter, stamped L.F.S (London Film School). In good solid condition with nice wear and paint. Original...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Wood

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Black-Lacquered Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 5 brass and black-lacquered brass coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Oak Coat Rack with Shelf from ÚLUV
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Beautiful oak coat rack with nylon shelf from ÚLUV cooperative, manufactured in former Czechoslovakia in 1950's. In very good original condition. Wooden parts refinished. Nylon strin...
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1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Nylon, Oak

Walnut and Black Steel Mid-Century Modern Shelf
Located in PARIS, FR
The Severin Shelf combines 5 shelves on one side with a clothes hanging area on the other. It can be placed in an entranceway to store coats, hats & scarves, or in a bedroom for quick acces to one’s most frequently used clothes...
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2010s Romanian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Rattan and Bamboo Coat Rack Stand, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Coat rack stand in bamboo and rattan with two hooks. Made in Italy in the 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three brass and glass 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

Materials

Brass

Top quality Brass Harmonica Coat rack 1970s Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Top quality solid Brass wall coatrack .Harmonica shaped .Adjustable in width . Ten Knobs with decorative Flowers .for your coats . Very remarkabl...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

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

Mid-Century design lucite dress boy , 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Great dress boy. A nice addition to your bedroom to hang up your favorite clothes. From the 1980's post modern minimalist period.
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

1970s, Coat Rack by Jan Kalous for Uluv, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition. - Designer Jan Kalous for ULUV. - Made in Czechoslovakia.
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wicker, Wood

Vintage Italian Coat Rack with Three Hand-Painted Hangers
Located in Rome, IT
A coat hanger of Italian design from the 1950s. This vintage entrance jacket stand has a modern and rational design enriched with three enameled an...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Iron

Italian Set of Four Brass Hat Wall Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set if four Brass brackets - wall heat rack or coat hocks.  
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Wooden Hat Stand
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This object is one of a kind, a wall hanger of the highest manufacture, which represents the elegance of the objects designed and produced in the 50s. The object in good condition, d...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Hand-Carved Elephant Coat or Towel Rack in Dark Wood, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual rack for towels, handbags, hats, coats etc. Its hand carved in Dark wood with fine details. According to its previous owner his grandfather has ordered this piece locally in ...
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1930s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

French Rattan & Bamboo Coat Rack With Shelf circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Rattan & Bamboo coat rack with shelf circa 1950.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Rattan, Bamboo

Solid Brass Valet with Change and Pants Holder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful brass valet with a unique and heavy base. We have never seen one with a more solid base with lion feet - very nice. Holds a jacket, pants and has the necessary platform f...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Brass

Coat Rack Mid-Century Modern Elegant Hat Racks and Stands, Design Italian 50s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
It has the style ,class and sobriety of Mid century 50s Design.Milan Style Beautiful, sober and minimalist and elegant Mid Century Modern coat rack, It is an italian coat rack from the 50s. It has the elegance and sobriety of the nordic design of that time and the current one. It has three pendants or hooks in the shape of a ball of solid lacquered iron and an upper shelf as a way to put the bags or the hat. It is in perfect condition and is ideal for any space, due to its neutral and timeless design, it combines with any decorative style and could be placed at the entrance of your house or apartment, in the hallway and could even serve as a towel rack in a nice and elegant bathroom. Racks and Stands > Coat Racks and Stands...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Iron

Original Alvar Aalto Shoe Rack Designed for the Stora Enso Building Finland
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this rare and custom shoe rack designed by Alvar Aalto circa 1960 featuring solid birch wood slats. Custom designed by Alvar Aal...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood, Birch

Set of 12 Mid-Century Design Coat Rack, 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 12cm deep, 7 cm diameter and 4cm deep, 7cm diameter.
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

Wooden Mid-Century Modern Spanish Coat Hanger, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional Spanish antique wooden coat hanger. Manufactured in Spain circa 1950 by unknown manufacturer. In good original condition ...
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1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Pair of Mid-Century Bamboo and Wood Hooks Attributed to Vittorio Bonacina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of square Mid-Century bent bamboo wall mount coat hooks attributed to Vittorio Bonacina. In original condition with a great patina. Minimal bamboo breakage. A matching wall moun...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo

Midcentury Pair of Coat Rack Stand in Bamboo & Rattan, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of Midcentury modern squared coat hangers in rattan and bamboo, single hook. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan

Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Wood, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wood and 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

Materials

Brass

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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