Coat Racks and Stands
Late 19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Birch
20th Century French Other Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Bamboo
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Cut Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Lacquer
20th Century German Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
20th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Bronze
2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Clay, Earthenware
1970s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1930s Asian Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
Mid-19th Century American Eastlake Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Birch
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
Early 20th Century European Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Birch
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
20th Century British Coat Racks and Stands
Hardwood
19th Century English Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 1900s French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Victorian Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Early 1900s Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Concrete
1910s Victorian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome, Metal
1860s French Provincial Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Nickel
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass, Nickel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
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.