Coat Racks and Stands
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze, Metal
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Nickel
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
Early 1900s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Beech
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Bronze, Zinc
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Iron, Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1930s Spanish Rustic Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Crystal, Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Minimalist Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
2010s American Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Wood
19th Century Swiss Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s Spanish Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Cedar
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Teak
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Metal
1960s Italian French Provincial Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
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.