Coat Racks and Stands
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Ash
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Glass, Wood, Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rope, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Rope
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Bentwood, Paint
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Mirror
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak, Satinwood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Polish Coat Racks and Stands
Blown Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
2010s German Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1850s European Early Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Bronze, Zinc
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s German Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Nickel
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
1950s Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1880s English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Iron
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
2010s Mexican Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
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.