Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of maison bagues bar cart on 1stDibs. Frequently made of
metal,
brass and
glass, every piece of maison bagues bar cart was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect item from our selection of maison bagues bar cart — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A choice in our collection of maison bagues bar cart made by
Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with
Neoclassical — is very popular. A well-made object in our assortment of maison bagues bar cart has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by
Maison Baguès and
Jacques Adnet are consistently popular.
A piece of maison bagues bar cart can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,650, while the lowest priced sells for $590 and the highest can go for as much as $8,800.
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.