Coat Racks and Stands
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Goatskin, Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plexiglass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Macassar, Oak, Walnut
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
2010s Turkish Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century English Jacobean Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Other Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Late 20th Century Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s German Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Suede
Mid-20th Century French Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Enamel, Steel
1980s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Walnut
19th Century Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Walnut
1980s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Straw, Rattan, Mirror
Mid-19th Century Welsh Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Dutch Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Dutch Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s American Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plywood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century Belgian Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cement, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Walnut
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
1950s American Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Acrylic
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
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.