Carts and Bar Carts
2010s German Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
2010s Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s Mexican Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian William IV Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s South African Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Copper
2010s Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Concrete, Steel, Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Aluminum, Copper
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Marble
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Late 20th Century Belgian Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Early 19th Century American Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Cherry, Maple
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Leather
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Beech
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Late 20th Century British Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1980s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Other, Chrome
1970s Dutch Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1850s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s French Louis XVI Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Zinc
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Walnut
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
20th Century Swedish Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1980s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1960s Italian Other Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
1970s Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Mirror, Lucite
Mid-20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Glass
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.