Coat Racks and Stands
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Mid-19th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1890s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Onyx
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wicker, Rush
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
20th Century American American Craftsman Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Cherry
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1860s French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Mirror, Bentwood
20th Century Asian Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1940s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Early 20th Century English Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
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.