$5,900
Butler's Bar Stand
Located in Greenwich, CT
A high-quality mahogany bar stand, also known as a butler's tray, having four shaped and moveable sides secured by brass button locks and hinges, with carrying handles to two sides. ...
Mahogany
Antique Oak Butler's Trolley, Barley-Twist Design, England, Circa 1840
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous serving trolley, made of richly figured oak planks and barley-twist posts from 19th century England, circa 1840s. This beautiful antique has a wonderfully patinated and in...
Brass
Geo III Mahogany Butlers Tray on Stand, Perfect for a Bar, Great Color, Patina
Located in Buchanan, MI
Geo III mahogany butlers tray on stand, perfect for a bar, great color, patina. Height to surface is 32" and to top of rail 37". Great bar tray or library drink holding tray
Mahogany
Ferguson Bros. Tiered Patial Gilt Mahogany Folding Rafraichissoir Butler Trolley
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare Ferguson Brothers Furniture English Regency Tiered Patial Gilt Stenciled Mahogany Folding Rafraichissoir Drybar Trolley butler's serving cart. Very sturdy. Removable deep Ste...
Mahogany
Vintage X Frame Console Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The pull-out mechanism operates smoothly, further enhancing its utility in smaller urban spaces or as a butler-style serving cart. This versatile piece is a perfect addition to any m...
Metal
Late 20th Century Mahogany and Yew Chippendale Butler's Cart
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style Butler's cart, unbranded, likely Hickory Furniture Company.
Brass
English Butler's Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A folding butler's table of mahogany with leather gold stamped inset top. Would also be great for your laptop.
Gold Leaf
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
Oval Mahogany Butler's Tray on Stand, c. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
A mahogany butler's tray on stand, with an oval form that converts via metal hinges to a rectangle for carrying, by four kidney-shaped handles. Resting on a cross-braced stand connec...
Brass
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H 60 in W 60 in D 40 in
A Mid 20th Century Butlers Tray On Stand, with original ice bucket
Located in London, GB
Perhaps supplied by the likes Harrods to a fashionable address in 1950's London as part of a complete scheme. Can't you just hear the swirl of cocktail sticks and ice in a room full ...
Unavailable
H 30 in W 26 in D 17.5 in
Vintage French Curio Table, Dumbwaiter and Butler Tray / Bar Cart
Located in Chicago, IL
Solid mahogany... beveled glass panes, hinged door gives access to interior storage cabinet and removable glass serving tray. Wonderful carvings, delicately curved legs... A won...
Glass, Mahogany
Antique English Mahogany Butlers Cart
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique English mahogany butlers cart on casters with two drawers, newly refinished with new Carrara marble top.
Carrara Marble
Butlers Cart
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique Butlers cart on casters.
Wood
Antique Burl Wood Butlers Cart, Early 20th Century
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful and practical piece, this butlers cart is a show stopper in burl wood. The cart features three shelves, a lower drawer with brass pulls and stands on brass casters.
Brass
Mahogany Three-Tiered Étagère Server Shelves Butlers Cart
Located in West Hartford, CT
A superb mahogany étagère, server or set of shelves, in the William IV style featuring a carved serpentine back splash and three shelves over two drawers. ABC carpet.
Mahogany
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H 29.25 in W 39 in D 18.25 in
French Art Deco mirrored bar cart on wheels stamped Bar Tugas (modele depose)
Located in New York City, NY
Italian design, Mid century American, tea table, mirrored furniture, dry bar, tea table, butler cart, wine, liquor, Art Moderne, Scandinavian Modern, Bar, shelf, plant stand, cocktai...
Vintage Coastal Rattan Bar Cart with Butler’s Tray
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Coastal bar cart. A chic rattan frame with wheels and a removable butlers tray.
Rattan, Glass
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H 32.5 in W 26 in D 15.5 in
Neoclassical Metal & Brass Glass Tiered Rolling Trolley Butlers Bar Serving Cart
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Butlers tea trolly or swivel bar cart. Made of metal and glass featuring tiered form with brass accented upper and lower galleries and Neoclassical medallions and tassels.
Metal
Butlers Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Butlers table of wonderful scale. Sophisticated and delicate construction with great attention to detail.
Edwardian Butler table.
Located in Bronx, NY
Butler table. highly decorated tray with cravings and paint.
Antique English Butlers Tray
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Mid 19th century antique English butlers tray, constructed of solid mahogany. Note large crack through the middle from shrinkage due to age. Integrity of the piece is not compromised...
Mahogany
A Patinated Brass and Composite Butler's Tray
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Interesting butler's tray made of patinated brass and lacquered composite with glass shelves.
Brass
Butler Table by Cesare Lacca for Baker Furniture
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Dallas, TX
a sleek mid 20th century Baker Furniture butler table / serving trolley / bar cart by Cesare Lacca.
Wood
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H 29.25 in W 30.75 in D 21.38 in
Baker Furniture Mid-Century Campaign Mahogany Extending Butler Stand
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous mid-century Campaign style "Party Butler" extending buffet server or bar cart with removable serving tray By Baker Furniture USA, Mid-20th Century Mahogany, with brass ...
Brass
Vintage Tea/bar Cart
Located in Seattle, WA
very pretty and functional butler/ drink cart.
Sold
H 29 in W 30.5 in D 21.25 in
Baker Furniture Mid-Century Campaign Mahogany Butler Stand With Removable Tray
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous mid-century Campaign style "Party Butler" buffet server or bar cart with removable serving tray By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1940s Mahogany, with brass accents a...
Brass
Mahogany D- shaped Server with Brass Back Rail
Located in Hudson, NY
A six drawer mahogany server with a brass back rail, a butler's slide and brass carting handle on each end.
Maison Jansen Style Marble Serving Cart
Located in Sheffield, MA
Keywords: Empire style serving cart, bar cart, butler tray
Marble, Brass
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H 35 in W 36.75 in D 25.25 in
British Colonial Style Mahogany, Bamboo, & Rattan Butler Tray Table on Stand
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Southampton, NY
British Colonial Style Mahogany, Bamboo, & Rattan Butler Tray Table on Stand by Ralph Lauren. Butler's tray made of bamboo and rattan with brass handles. Sitting on an X form elabora...
Brass
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H 29 in W 30 in D 20.5 in
Vintage Oak Drop Leaf Butlers Bar Tea Cart or Beverage Trolley with Serving Tray
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th Century bar or tea cart. Made from oak with French Brittany styling. Includes drop leafs, dovetailed drawer and pull out drink serving tray. Features wagon wheel design and ...
Oak
Butler's Tray
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
English Butler's Tray on Stand
Butlers Server
Located in Southampton, NY
Mahogany Butlers Server, with castors
Mahogany
English butler's tray
Located in Sarasota, FL
An English mahogany butler's tray on stand
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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