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Mid-20th Century North American Federal Vintage Bakers Trolley
Glass, Mahogany
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Walnut
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Metal
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Wood
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Vintage Bakers Trolley
Copper
1930s American Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Oil, Gouache
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Bronze
1950s French Industrial Vintage Bakers Trolley
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Bakers Trolley
Metal
1930s Mexican Industrial Vintage Bakers Trolley
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Chrome, Brass
17th Century Italian Baroque Vintage Bakers Trolley
Spruce
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Vintage Bakers Trolley
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Vintage Bakers Trolley
Satinwood, Mahogany
1970s Philippine Bohemian Vintage Bakers Trolley
Rattan, Lucite
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Bakers Trolley
Aluminum, Steel
2010s American Vintage Bakers Trolley
Upholstery
2010s American Industrial Vintage Bakers Trolley
Iron, Metal
Early 20th Century French Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass, Wrought Iron, Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
19th Century European Industrial Vintage Bakers Trolley
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Wood
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1960s American Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
1950s American Vintage Bakers Trolley
Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Carrara Marble, Wrought Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Mid-20th Century American Federal Vintage Bakers Trolley
Metal, Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
20th Century American Vintage Bakers Trolley
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Wood
1950s American Vintage Bakers Trolley
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
20th Century American Vintage Bakers Trolley
Formica, Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Glass, Mahogany
1950s Italian Vintage Bakers Trolley
Wood, Cork
1950s American Vintage Bakers Trolley
Mahogany, Walnut
1980s American Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
20th Century Italian Vintage Bakers Trolley
Wood
1940s American Industrial Vintage Bakers Trolley
Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass, Steel
1970s American Vintage Bakers Trolley
1950s Italian Vintage Bakers Trolley
Wood
1990s American Art Deco Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Fruitwood
1940s American Campaign Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Vintage Bakers Trolley
Wood
20th Century American Regency Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Wood
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Bakers Trolley
Faux Bamboo, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
20th Century American British Colonial Vintage Bakers Trolley
Rosewood
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
1960s European Hollywood Regency Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Directoire Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
1970s Campaign Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass
20th Century Belgian Vintage Bakers Trolley
Wood
20th Century Belgian Vintage Bakers Trolley
Wood
1940s French Vintage Bakers Trolley
1950s American Vintage Bakers Trolley
Metal
1960s American Vintage Bakers Trolley
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakers Trolley
1960s American Vintage Bakers Trolley
Laminate, Walnut
1950s American Vintage Bakers Trolley
Aluminum
1960s American Vintage Bakers Trolley
1950s American Vintage Bakers Trolley
Stainless Steel, Metal
1950s American Vintage Bakers Trolley
Mahogany
1950s Italian Vintage Bakers Trolley
Brass, Aluminum
1950s Italian Vintage Bakers Trolley
Aluminum, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Bakers Trolley
Walnut, Lacquer
20th Century Belgian Vintage Bakers Trolley
Wood
1950s American Vintage Bakers Trolley
Wood
Finding the Right bar-carts for You
Forever a sleek and elegant furnishing that evokes luxury and sophistication, a vintage bar cart will prove both functional and fabulous in your living room.
Bar carts as we know them were originally conceived as tea trolleys — a modest-sized table on wheels, sometimes featuring both an upper and lower shelf — to help facilitate tea service during the Victorian era in England. Modern bar carts weren’t really a common fixture in American interiors until after the end of Prohibition in the 1930s, when they were rolled onto the sets of Hollywood films. There, they suggested wealth and status in the dining rooms of affluent characters.
As tough as the 1930s had been on the average working American, the postwar era yielded economic stability and growth in homeownership. Increasingly, bar carts designed by the likes of Edward Wormley and other furniture makers became an integral part of sunken living rooms across the United States in the 1950s.
Bar carts were a must-have addition to the sensuous and sleek low-profile furnishings that we now call mid-century modern, each outfitted with the finest spirits and savory snacks that people had to offer. And partially owing to critical darlings like Mad Men, vintage cocktail carts have since seen a resurgence and have even become a selling point in restaurants.
Bar carts not only boast tremendous utilitarian value but also introduce a fun, nostalgic dynamic to the layout of your space, be it in the bar area or elsewhere. In addition to showcasing your favorite bottles of rye and local small-batch gin — or juices and mocktail ingredients — there is an undeniable allure to stacking statement glassware, vintage martini cocktail shakers and Art Deco decanter sets atop your fully stocked mid-century modern bar cart. And one size or style doesn’t fit all — an evolution of cocktail cart design throughout history has yielded all manner of metal bar carts, rattan carts and more.
We invite you to add a few more dashes of class to cocktail hour — peruse the vast collection of antique and vintage carts and bar carts on 1stDibs today.
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