Henkel Harris American Colonial Cherry Wood Flip Top Rolling Bar Cabinet
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous American Colonial or Chippendale style flip-top rolling bar cabinet By Henkel Harris USA, 1971 Solid wild black cherry wood, with original brass hardware. Cabinet...
Brass
Midcentury British Colonial Style Bamboo Bar Cart
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury bar cart or tea cart with a bamboo frame wrapped with reed.
Bamboo
Antique Carved Amphora Stand With Amphorae Spanish Villa Rustic Tinaja Bar Cart
Located in London, GB
A strikingly attractive, extremely rare and wonderfully decorative carved oak amphora stand with three terracotta amphorae in lovely antique condition. Likely crafted in Spain in the...
Terracotta, Oak
John Widdicomb Dark Walnut Spanish Colonial Style Bar Cart
By John Widdicomb
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a gorgeous vintage dark walnut Spanish Colonial style bar cart by John Widdicomb. The cart features rich walnut grain and a unique Spanish design.
Walnut
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H 31.5 in W 38.5 in D 17.5 in
Vintage Colonial Style Bamboo Pole Glass Shelved Two-Tier Bar Cart, 20th Century
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This rustic vintage bar cart is made of untreated thick bamboo sticks giving it an attractive colonial tropical style look.
Bamboo, Glass
Pennsylvania House Cherrywood Bar Cart Server
By Pennsylvania House
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful American Colonial style cherrywood rolling bar cart server By Pennsylvania House USA, circa 1980s Cherrywood and brass hardware.
Brass
Rolling Cart or Market Cage from British Colonial India
Located in Austin, TX
A handsomely-crafted rolling cart or market cage of wood and bamboo with iron hardware from British Colonial India (The Raj), featuring a cross-hatched slatted top and sides in an ir...
Iron
Highly-Carved Mid Century Teak Bar Cart Tea Trolley
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A highly-carved solid teak two-tier Asian trolley with removeable top tray, the elegant cabriole legs embellished with carved faces, the gallery sides of each tier carved with detail...
Teak
Vintage British Colonial Style Caned Four Tiered Rolling Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome vintage British colonial style stand or cart finely crafted in mahogany with four caned tiers on elegant supports with brass casters.
Brass
A British Colonial Late 19thc Bamboo and Marble Top Server
Located in Bellport, NY
British Colonial late 19th century Bamboo & Marble top server. Bamboo frame, with a black marble top, the back splash has six Johnston & Johnston 19thc tiles. One opening door with ...
Marble
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H 30 in W 28.5 in D 18.25 in
Antique English Tea Trolley Drinks Cart Barley Twist Dumbwaiter Drop Leaf Table
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Tea Trolley Drinks Cart Barley Twist Dumbwaiter Drop Leaf Table. Direct from England, a beautiful antique English oak tea trolley or “dumbwaiter” serving cart. Excel...
Oak
British Colonial Style Serving Cart or Bar
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Refined British Colonial style bar with three serving tiers each with dramatic grained mahogany crossbanding and beaded edges. The unusual side supports have paw feet and handles at ...
Vintage Faux Bamboo Bar Cart, England, 1960s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming English three-tier brass bar cart in faux bamboo style in great condition and untouched patina. Top shelf (height of 23.5) is split open for placement of bottles.
Brass
Pair of Midcentury British Colonial Style Stands or Carts
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here is an intriguing pair of three-tiered round stands with ubiquitous appeal. Featuring grass cloth plateaus, galleries at the top and bottom, reed wrapped joints and casters as fe...
Grasscloth, Reed
Rosewood and Brass Serving Cart
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British Colonial style three tiered rosewood and brass cart or bar with a tooled leather panel and gallery on the top, two lower rosewood tiers with beaded brass edges, and brass cas...
Rosewood
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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 29.5 in W 18.5 in D 34.5 in
Pennsylvania House Cherry Wood Drop Leaf Rolling Tea Cart Server with Drawer
By Pennsylvania House
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Pennsylvania House cherry wood drop leaf rolling tea cart server with drawer. Item features drop leaf sides, 2 lower shelves, rolling wheels, solid cherry wood construction, ...
Cherry
Vintage Tea Serving Cart
Located in Dallas, TX
This charming tea serving cart was fashioned from solid walnut and cut glass and features a removable tray! Tailored lines ensure it will blend with most any decor, and the fine craf...
Glass, Walnut
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.
Brass
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H 37.8 in W 34.65 in D 20.48 in
French Colonial Art Deco Bar Cart Trolley with Ebonized Elephants, 1930s
Located in L'Etang, FR
Wonderful bar cart. Beautiful specimen of Art Deco influenced by the art of colonies (Africanism). The four feet are four elephant heads in ebonized wood, ending with wheels. Each...
Fruitwood, Oak, Wood
Serving Tray on a Folding Stand
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial style serving tray with a removable top with a herringbone reed surface in a bamboo frame with brass handles on a mahogany folding base carved with a palm leaf motif...
Bamboo
Pair of British Colonial Style Carved Caned Plantation Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of hand-carved plantation chairs crafted in the British colonial taste. The chairs feature large frames decorated with reeded, scrolled seats having delicate acanthus de...
Cane, Rattan, Wood
Antique British Colonial Caned and Carved Planters Chair
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive British Colonial plantation chair crafted in mahogany in a graceful form with dramatic carved ocean and floral motifs on the back and rolled arms, having caned seat and ba...
Cane, Mahogany
$2,200
H 34.25 in W 34.25 in D 19.25 in
Henkel Harris American Colonial Cherry Wood Server or Bar Cabinet, Restored
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous American Colonial or Chippendale style buffet server or bar cabinet By Henkel Harris USA, circa 1960s Solid wild black cherry wood, with original brass hardware. ...
Brass
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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