Carts and Bar Carts
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1940s Swedish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Fir
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French Baroque Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1960s Dutch Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Stainless Steel, Iron
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Nickel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Laminate, Wood, Hardwood, Oak
1930s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1940s French Baroque Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Oak, Lacquer
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1840s American American Empire Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Rosewood
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rubber, Oak, Paint
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Formica
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Hardwood
20th Century Belgian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel, Chrome
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
1940s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s American Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1890s American Industrial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
1960s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Brass, Copper
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
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.