Coat Racks and Stands
Late 20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
Early 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1990s Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Nickel
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Concrete, Chrome
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Mirror, Wood
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Rattan
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
20th Century Danish Country Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Coat Racks and Stands
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1880s European Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Wrought Iron
1920s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Coat Racks and Stands
Grasscloth, Bamboo, Wicker, Mirror
Early 20th Century French Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Other
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
2010s French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Country Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
20th Century Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Beech
20th Century Spanish Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Marble, Wrought Iron
2010s Ukrainian Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
2010s Ukrainian Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
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.





