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Rattan, Mahogany
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Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Mahogany
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Brass
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Brass
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Rosewood
Vintage 1950s Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
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Brass
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Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Bamboo
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Steel
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Travertine
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Marble
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Resin
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Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
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Glass
Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
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Glass, Mahogany
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Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Vintage 1950s Carts and Bar Carts
Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
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Chrome
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Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
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Rattan
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
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Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Walnut
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Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
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Copper
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Brass
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Oak
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Wood
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Brass
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Wrought Iron
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Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
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Oak
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
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Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
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Bamboo, Formica
Mid-20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Buffets
Hardwood
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Wood, Formica
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
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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.
- How do you stock a bar cart?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A bar cart should be stocked with a jigger, shaker, strainer, bottle opener, corkscrew, ice bucket, tongs and various alcoholic beverages.
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