Antique French Bar Cart
1920s French Art Deco Antique French Bar Cart
Silver, Brass
1850s French Antique French Bar Cart
Brass
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique French Bar Cart
Metal
1920s French Industrial Antique French Bar Cart
Steel, Iron
Early 20th Century American Regency Antique French Bar Cart
Mahogany
1920s French Art Deco Antique French Bar Cart
Steel, Nickel
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Antique French Bar Cart
Glass, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique French Bar Cart
Ormolu, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Antique French Bar Cart
Metal
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique French Bar Cart
Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique French Bar Cart
Wrought Iron, Steel
1920s French Art Deco Antique French Bar Cart
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Antique French Bar Cart
Chrome
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique French Bar Cart
Wood
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Antique French Bar Cart
Brass
1910s French Louis XVI Antique French Bar Cart
Marble, Brass
19th Century Antique French Bar Cart
Canvas, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique French Bar Cart
Walnut, Burl
Late 19th Century French Antique French Bar Cart
Marble
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique French Bar Cart
Oak
1920s English Art Deco Antique French Bar Cart
Chrome
18th Century French Louis XV Antique French Bar Cart
Leather, Fabric, Straw, Walnut
1790s French Directoire Antique French Bar Cart
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Bar Cart
Marble, Silver Plate, Brass
1840s American American Empire Antique French Bar Cart
Iron
Early 20th Century American Regency Antique French Bar Cart
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique French Bar Cart
Hardwood
1860s English Victorian Antique French Bar Cart
Crystal
19th Century French Antique French Bar Cart
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Antique French Bar Cart
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Provincial Antique French Bar Cart
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique French Bar Cart
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Bar Cart
Silver Plate
1890s French Louis XVI Antique French Bar Cart
Carrara Marble, Brass
1910s American Other Antique French Bar Cart
Wicker, Reed, Glass, Wood
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique French Bar Cart
Tin
Early 19th Century French Regency Antique French Bar Cart
Mahogany
Early 1900s Impressionist Antique French Bar Cart
Oil, Panel
Early 20th Century French Antique French Bar Cart
Iron
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Bar Cart
Brass
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique French Bar Cart
Oak
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique French Bar Cart
Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique French Bar Cart
Glass, Walnut
1820s French Restauration Antique French Bar Cart
Brass
Late 19th Century European Belle Époque Antique French Bar Cart
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XV Antique French Bar Cart
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique French Bar Cart
Lead
Late 18th Century Spanish Gothic Antique French Bar Cart
Brass, Copper
19th Century Antique French Bar Cart
Oil, Panel
19th Century French Antique French Bar Cart
19th Century French Antique French Bar Cart
Iron
19th Century French Antique French Bar Cart
Marble, Iron
19th Century French Antique French Bar Cart
Mahogany
18th Century and Earlier French Antique French Bar Cart
Wood
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique French Bar Cart
Mahogany, Glass
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique French Bar Cart
1920s French Art Deco Antique French Bar Cart
Silver Plate
1920s French Rustic Antique French Bar Cart
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique French Bar Cart
Metal, Silver Plate
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Finding the Right bar-carts for You
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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