Carts and Bar Carts
Late 19th Century French Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Marble
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1850s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1840s American American Empire Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
Mid-19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
19th Century Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1880s English Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Early 19th Century European Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
19th Century English Other Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1850s French Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1890s American Industrial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Zinc
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Silver Plate, Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Zinc
19th Century British Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron, Steel
1850s English Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Early 19th Century American Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Cherry, Maple
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
19th Century European Industrial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
1820s English Regency Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1880s Italian Modern Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Late 19th Century North American Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1860s English Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal
1820s British Regency Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Canvas, Wood
19th Century American Industrial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut, Burl
1810s English Regency Antique Carts and Bar Carts
19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
19th Century American Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
19th Century English Other Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1880s Adam Style Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Pine
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.