Carts and Bar Carts
21st Century and Contemporary Asian William IV Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1940s Swedish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Fir
2010s Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Aluminum, Copper
Late 19th Century French Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Marble
1960s Dutch Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Stainless Steel, Iron
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel
2010s German Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
20th Century American Federal Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century Indonesian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Rattan, Reed, Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1940s French Baroque Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Oak
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
20th Century Belgian Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Leather
1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1920s British Jacobean Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1970s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Nickel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
Late 20th Century British Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Louis XVI Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Zinc
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
20th Century Swedish Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Glass
1970s Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Mirror, Lucite
1960s American French Provincial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Late 20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Laminate, Wood, Hardwood, Oak
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.