Carts and Bar Carts
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Bronze
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 1900s English Art Deco Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Silver Plate
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Maple
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Wood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s American Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Rosewood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Teak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1960s Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Plastic, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
2010s American Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1950s Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cut Steel
1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1950s Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
2010s American Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1960s American Organic Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Maple
1950s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron, Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
1950s Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze, Ormolu
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1980s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Cut Glass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1950s Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1950s French Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Jacaranda
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Unknown Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
Antique and Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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.