Sold|$1,375
French 1920s Colonial Style Bamboo Bar Cart
Located in Austin, TX
A nice bamboo bar cart with caned tops made in the French Colonial style, circa 1920s. The bottom shelf features a three-bottle holder and the cart rolls on brass casters with rubber...
Brass
Antique Bar Cart / Trolley on Carriage Wheels
Located in Atlanta, GA
Brass antique bar cart trolley on carriage wheels with accents of wood, Lucite and glass. This is a great piece of vintage furniture for home decor and/or bar accessory. Weight 25 ...
Brass
French Bamboo Bar Cart, Unusual Smaller Size
Located in Antwerp, BE
Unique small French bamboo bar cart. The perfect size for serving summer aperitifs and wine! Very good sturdy condition with the original wheels and an elegant braided handle. The wi...
Rattan
Sold|$8,800
Art Deco Modernist Bar Cart by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Janvry, Essonne
A modernist period bar cart with glass and mirror in a nickel-plated brass structure. This bar cart includes: a mirrored glass removable tray and lower shelf, a glass space with two...
Nickel
Sold|$1,850
Early 20th Century Bar Cart with Glass Case
Located in Plymouth, MA
Fabulous rare bar or tea cart with enclosed glass case to display your delicacies whether they be sweet or savory. Beautiful wood and brass with 4 casters to make serving your guests...
Brass
Mid-Century Ficks Reed Style Rattan Serving Cart
By Ficks Reed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1940s Rattan rolling serving cart with original brass capped wheels, faux bois laminate covered particle board and carved end cap handles.
Rattan
Vintage French Bamboo Bar Cart, Unusual Smaller Size
Located in Antwerp, BE
Unique small French bamboo bar cart. The perfect size for serving aperitifs and wine! Very good sturdy condition with the original wheels and an elegant braided handle.
Rattan
Antique Early 20th Century Rolling Bindery Library Cart
Located in Hudson, NY
A very handsome antique 1920s rolling iron bindery or library cart. Classic construction with iron frame and steel spires, and a pair of removable wood shelves. Beautiful original da...
Iron
Early 20th Century Metal and Glass Drinks Cart
Located in London, GB
Drinks trolley on three legs with wheels with storage space for four bottles. A painted metal frame and two glass shelves. Wear to the paint.
1970s Italian Brass and Black Glass Two-Tier Architectural Bar Cart
Located in Aspen, CO
1970s Italian brass two-tier architectural bar cart with black glass shelves.
Brass
Sold|$4,916
Regency Mahogany Circular Table or Buffet
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Richmond, London
Fine Regency period mahogany two-tier table, of exceptional quality, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London, English, circa 1820. The two circular revolving tiers on a t...
Mahogany
Sold|$1,050
Antique Oak Three-Tiered Trolley
Located in Port Chester, NY
There are 11" between the shelves. This cart would make an interesting end table.
Oak
SALE! SALE!SALE! ONE OF ITS KIND BRONZE BARCART never seen before
Located in Miami, Miami Design District, FL
All is original on cart We have not cleaned the bronze; the cart is in vintage conditiion We set a fair price, since we lack identification, it could be a highly collectible treasur...
Bronze
Sold|$1,250
Bar Harbor Wicker Teacart
Located in Sheffield, MA
Bar Harbor style wicker tea cart having 2 large wood-spoked wheels and a small pivoting wheel. Handles at both ends for smooth rolling in any direction. Hallmark Bar Harbor criss-cr...
Oak, Reed
19th Century Cane Work and Split Straw Trolley
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A most unusual 19th century cane work and split straw trolley of three heights. In remarkable original condition. The rimmed wheels over woven uprights.
Sold|$4,500
Rolling Art Deco Bar
Located in Senden, NRW
An Art Deco bar on wheels. The piece of furniture consists of a showcase, perfect for exhibiting your belongings, a lockable drawer and a hinged compartment for cooling the drinks. T...
Walnut
Assembled Pair of circa 1820s-1840s English Regency Mahogany Trolleys
Located in Atlanta, GA
Assembled pair of circa 1820s-1840s English Regency mahogany trolleys. Measures: Left 41" W x 17.25" D x 44.25" T, shelf 13.75"x T. Right 41.5" W x 18" D x 43.5" T, shelf 14" T.
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Mahogany Trolley or Dinner Wagon
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A mahogany trolley or dinner wagon on large original castors. With a wavy top border.
Mahogany
Sold|$695
1930s French Baguette Trolley
Located in Nashville, TN
Trolley used to cool baguettes in a French bakery. Would be great for firewood or to hold bolts of fabric.
Antique Chinese wood wagon in excellent original condition
Located in Westport, CT
An old wooden wheel barrow in beautifully weathered condition.
Elm
American Industrial Cart Coffee Table, 20 Available
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage American industrial cart/coffee table. Newly refinished. We have over 20 carts available.
Iron
Sold|$695
Vintage Oak Three-Tier Tea Cart
Located in Georges Mills, NH
Scalloped edge
B264 Large Antique Scottish Barley Twist Oak Server or Drink Cart
Located in Vancouver, BC
Scotland, 1920. Solid oak construction. Thick barley twist supports. Original finish, warm patina. All joints are solid. Wonderful piece of furniture. $850. Lot B-264. Me...
Oak
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.
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Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.