Coat Racks and Stands
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1990s French Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Faux Bamboo
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze, Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Early 20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
1930s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Oak
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Paint
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror
20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Bronze, Zinc
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome, Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
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.