Unavailable|$6,500
Graduated Three-Tier Mahogany Dumbwaiter, c. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
Considered by many to be a purely English invention, the Dumbwaiter was introduced around 1720 and, by the end of the 18th century, had been refined to this piece with delicate form ...
Mahogany
A Pair of Directoire Style Mahogany Two-Tier Serviteurs Muets
Located in New York, NY
TBA
Wood
Unavailable|$950
An Antique Butler's Tray on Later Stand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early 19th century mahogany butler's tray with "sea wave" shaped gallery and 2 carry holes which sits on a later folding pierced fretwork mahogany base.
Mahogany
Unavailable|$2,950
George III Period Mahogany Decanter Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A George III Period Mahogany Decanter Stand on coasters
Brass
George III Mahogany Bottle Carrier on a Concertina Folding Stand. Circa, 1760
Located in New York, NY
George III mahogany bottle carrier with six compartments and pierced shaped handle on a concertina folding stand with fluted chamfered legs on leather castors, the hinges stamped "H,...
Mahogany
Unavailable|$1,650
Edwardian Oak Revolving Bookcase
Located in Culver City, CA
This handsome english revolving bookcase has one shelf, slated sides and a central metal column. The body is mounted on four pronged wooden feet with casters. Note the decorative bra...
Brass
Unavailable|$1,995
Jacobean-Style Tea Trolley
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Jacobean oak tea trolley with tray top and bulbous carved legs, circa 1900. Trolley has original wheels, and also features acanthus hand carving on the legs. In very good condition.
Unavailable|$1,054
Mahogany Trolley, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Classy and usefull mahogany trolley.
Mahogany
Unavailable|$779
19th Century English Silverplate Wine Trolley
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Silver Plate Wine Trolley with turned mahogany inset plates
Silver
Unavailable|$890
Art Deco Drop-Leaf Table Trolley
Located in London, GB
Art Deco drop-leaf table trolley with single drawer. Walnut Art Deco table trolley, very useful item on casters and drop leaf sides which turns this little trolley into a very usefu...
Walnut
Unavailable|$265
19th Century Antique Silver Plate Table Bottle Cart
Located in New York, NY
19th century antique silver plate table bottle cart. Perfect for small bottles, this piece adds a bit of antique whimsy to any kitchen space. Plated in original antique silver and me...
Silver Plate
Unavailable|$14,900
Antique French Art Deco Cabinet from the 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
It is also a perfect fit for a hospitality or corporate location like a boutique hotel lobby, cocktail bar or a members club. The bar cart has no structural issues and is in good c...
Silver Plate
Sold|$2,950
Brass Bar Cart
Located in New York, NY
Very decorative brass bar cart from the 1920's. Top tray is removable.
Brass
Sold|$3,900
Art Deco Bar Cart
Located in New Orleans, LA
Walnut and bronze bar cart.
Walnut
Sold|$2,950
Bauhaus Brass Bar Cart
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Bauhaus design brass bar cart from the 1920's.
Brass
Sold|$1,100
1920's Bar Cart
Located in Pasadena, CA
1920's Mahogany Bar Cart with Brass Trim and Glass Top on Casters
Brass
Sold|$2,900
French Antique Bar Cart
Located in Austin, TX
Bar cart in gilt brass, French, featuring a detachable tray up top and a bottle holder off the bottom.
Brass
Sold|$1,750
folding Hotel Trolley and Bar Cart
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Uncommon folding Hotel Trolley and Bar Cart with separate (20 x 30) tray
Steel
Sold|$7,400
Silver Bar Cart By Christofle
Located in New York, NY
A very sleek and chic two-tiered silver plated bar cart on casters. The cart has two tinted glass shelves and has silverplate markings attributed to Christofle.
Sold|$2,650
French Antique Petite Bar Cart
Located in Austin, TX
Bar cart from France made of silver plated brass.
Silver, Brass
Sold|$1,600
Italian Brass Cocktail Bar Cart
Located in Houston, TX
This beautiful two-tiered Maison Jansen style brass bar cart is ready to be styled with your favorite bottle!
Brass
Sold|$1,900
French Vintage Forged Iron Bar Cart
Located in Austin, TX
French 1920s period forged iron bar cart on wheels with two glass shelves and forged iron bottle holder.
Iron
Sold|$1,275
English Antique Bar Cart / Tea Trolly
Located in Bellport, NY
Lovely English Tea Cart/Bar Cart.Light mahogany wood,with plaided trim.Iron wheels,and glass shelving.Great piece.
Iron
Sold|$1,500
French Louis XVI Style Brass Bar Cart
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An elegant brass bar cart or trolley is the perfect occasional table for your interior.
Brass
20th Century Satinwood Mahogany Bar Cart / Tea Trolly
Located in Tarry Town, NY
20th century satinwood mahogany wheeled bar cart / tea trolley with sides extension drop leafs.
Brass
Sold|$2,200
French Art Nouveau Bar Cart
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fabulous French metal bar cart with a silver finish that was hand-crafted in France circa 1900 during the Art Nouveau period.
Metal, Silver Plate
Sold|$1,895
French Grapevine and Walnut Bar Cart
Located in High Point, NC
French bar cart made from walnut shelves separated by grapevine legs and stretchers, circa 1920s.
Walnut
Sold|$1,800
American Streamline Moderne Rolling Bar Cart
Located in Astoria, NY
American Streamline Moderne Rolling Bar Cart, 1930s-1950s, with two tiers and chrome plated metal handles, on four casters. 27.5" H x 30.5" W x 16.75" D.
Metal, Chrome
French Brass & Mahogany Tea Trolly / Bar Cart
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French Brass & Mahogany Tea Trolly / Bar Cart. Good quality from the mid 1950’s.
Brass
French Art Déco Bar Cart in Copper and Brass, 1920s
Located in Köln, NW
The bar trolley has a rare copper and brass alloy. Heavy solid quality, the bar cart has been professionally polished.
Metal, Brass, Copper
Mahogany Wood Two Folding Side Wheeled Bar Cart / Tea Trolly
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mahogany wood two folding side wheeled bar cart / tea trolly with sides extension drop leafs.
Wood
Sold|$1,800
Vintage Continental Brass and Wood Bar Cart
Located in Toronto, ON
A decadent grand "Gatsby" style three level bar cart consisting of a kidney shaped glass top serving area and two lacquered walnut sub levels.
Metal
Italian Brass Faux Bamboo Bar Cart/ Drinks Trolly
By Maison Baguès
Located in London, GB
A two tiered bar cart in brass faux bamboo on brass castors with clear glass tops.
Brass
Brass, Glass, and Ebonized Wood Bar Cart, circa 1920
Located in Culver City, CA
Brass, glass and ebonized wood bar cart, circa 1920.
Brass
French Vintage Bar Cart or Side Table in Solid Brass
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
This piece would be perfect as a bar cart or as a side table.
Brass
Sold|$1,600
French Vintage Brass and Glass Oval Bar Cart
Located in Austin, TX
French vintage bar cart in brass and glass with finely cast galleries and spiraling fluted legs, mirrored glass shelves, on casters.
Brass
Modernist Wicker Tea Trolly or Bar Cart, Early 1900s
By Thonet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Turn of the Century Wicker Tea Trolly/ Bar Cart... Nice quality and construction..Removable wicker and glass serving tray,, Iron wheels,,
Wicker, Wood
Early 20th Century English Brass and Glass Bar Cart
Located in Dallas, TX
An English brass and glass bar cart with rubber wheels dating from the early 20th century.
Brass
Sold|$1,595
Vintage Belgian Bar Cart on Wheels
Located in High Point, NC
This whimsical vintage bar cart makes an attractive addition to any party or gathering.
Wrought Iron
Bar Cart in Polished Brass and Glass - Mid Century
By Maison Jansen
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine large wheeled polished brass bar cart, the polished brass trays with glass bottoms raised on turned solid brass legs, they trolley with its original turned wooded handle.
Brass
Early 20th Century Silver and Brass Bar Cart / Drinks Trolley
By Maison Jansen
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine early 20th century polished silver and brass bar cart / drinks trolley, the pierced trays with smokey glass bottoms and raised on large wheels with turned spokes.
20th Century French Wine Barrel Bar Cart
Located in High Point, NC
This bar cart was made out of an original wine barrel in France in the last century.
Metal
Sold|$2,850
Machine Age Chrome and Glass Bar Cart
By Donald Deskey, Norman Bel Geddes, Gilbert Rohde, Walter Dorwin Teague
Located in New Windsor, NY
Excellent tubular chrome with glass shelves bar cart. Hard rubber wheels. Curvy bright chrome structure with two glass shelves.
Chrome
19th Century Italian Brass Frame / Porcelain With Mirrored Glass Bar Cart
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Enhance your living space with this timeless elegance with this exquisite 19th Century Italian Brass Frame Hand-Painted Porcelain Bar Cart. Meticulously crafted, this bar cart seamle...
Brass
Jugendstil Portois & Fix Wien Mahogany and Brass Bar Cart, circa 1890
By Portois & Fix
Located in Valladolid, ES
Is a bar cart in mahogany with golded brass keyhole, wheels and the rest of the trim.
Brass
Handsome English Late 19th Century Mahogany 3-tier Bar Cart/étagère
Located in San Francisco, CA
perfect for a bar cart or an étagère, fitted with three shaped shelves each with perimeter gallery; all raised on turned supports ending in casters
Mahogany
Mid-19th c. Anglo-Indian Rolling Bar Cart by Howard & Sons
By Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in Queens, NY
Bearing the label of Howard & Sons, this mid-nineteenth century Anglo-Indian rolling bar cart is composed of ebonized wood and features two shelved tiers, each enclosed by a carved f...
Wood
Gilded Wrought Iron Bar Cart on wheels with two levels with glass tops.
Located in Oakville, ON
A Belle Époque Wrought Iron Bar Cart having two levels, both with glass tops in good condition.
Wrought Iron
Art Deco Aluminum Bar Cart Trolley With Bakelite Tray Handles
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This streamlined Art Deco bar cart / serving trolley is a wonderfully elegant and highly functional piece.
Aluminum
Maison Baguès Rare Brass Bar Cart, or Tea Cart circa 1930s
By Maison Baguès
Located in Bellport, NY
A rare find in this beautiful solid brass highly detailed Maison Baguès Bar Cart. The tray removes on the top, the piece is ornate and fine, even the little square screws are all han...
Brass
Unusual Carved Oak Bar Cart from Brittany, France, Early 1900s
Located in Dallas, TX
Typically, bar carts of this age (early 1900s), would be crafted from metal, namely brass or iron, with small wheels, such as the 2 ½ metal caster wheel on the front of our cart.
Metal
French Renaissance Rosewood & Walnut Figural Carved Rolling Bar Cart Server
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Renaissance Rosewood & Walnut Figural Carved Rolling Bar Cart Server. Item features raised carved figural doors (different on both sides.
Glass, Rosewood, Walnut
Exceptional 1920s French Art Deco Bar Cart in Lacquered Wood Brass and Glass
Located in Ulm, DE
Luxury bar cart. Black Piono Lacquer Brass, polished New glass rods Original Art Deco, France, 1930s Dimensions: Width: 70 cm height: 65 cm Depth: 43 cm.
Brass
Antique English Barley Twist Tea Trolley Bar Cart Table Tiger Oak Dumbwaiter
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Barley Twist Tea Trolley Bar Cart Table Tiger Oak Dumbwaiter. Direct from England, a beautiful antique English oak tea trolley or “dumbwaiter” serving cart.
Oak
Sold|$2,200
Edwardian Bar Cart
Located in Culver City, CA
Oak cart with reflective glass top on surface with original chip. Measures: 40" W x 26.5” D x 29.75” H.
Glass, Oak
Sold|$2,200
Industrial Bar Cart
Located in Oakville, CT
New Britain Machine Co. Cart Overall dimensions: 18" x 26" x 31" high Bottom shelf height: 12" Shelves on this particular unit are cast iron.
Steel, Iron
Sold|$6,516 / item
Willy Rizzo Glass and Chrome Bar Cart, 1970, Italy
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Melbourne, VIC
Very sleek bar cart by Willy Rizzo. Made from tinted glass with chrome-plated steel embellishments.
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.
A bar cart should be stocked with a jigger, shaker, strainer, bottle opener, corkscrew, ice bucket, tongs and various alcoholic beverages.
Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
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Like other pieces in the firm’s Candy Box collection, the cheerful limited-edition design showcases French craft.
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
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The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.