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Ebony Bar Trolley

Art Deco Macassar Ebony & Chrome Modernist Hostess Trolley, Bar Cart, c1930
Located in Devon, England
trolley bar cart. This design is a little more unusual in shape than you normally find and is a lot more
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Ebonized Mahogany Dropleaf Rolling Bar Cart
Located in Malibu, CA
Sleek mahogany bar cart in ebony with lower level, drop leaf top opens to four leaf clover
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Vintage 1940s American American Classical Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Mahogany

Leighton Hall Serving Cart/Trolley - Showroom Sample
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a serving cart/trolley by Leighton Hall Furniture. It features ebonized posts with exotic
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2010s Philippine Georgian Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Ebony

Hector Trolley
Located in Paris, FR
Trolley Hector with wooden structure in smocked. Oak matte finish, with polished stainless steel
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Stainless Steel

Hector Trolley
Hector Trolley
H 27.96 in W 36.34 in D 23.63 in
Jamaican Art Deco Round Bar/Cocktail Cabinet By Burnett Webster(circa.1934-1939)
Located in Charleston, SC
This Rare Jamaican Art Deco. Round, Four Door Mahogany Bar / Cocktail Cabinet was designed and
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Early 20th Century Jamaican Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Ebony, Mahogany

Jansen Attrib., Hollywood Regency, Rolling Server, Black Lacquer, Bronze, 1960s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
serving cart attributed to Maison Jansen. Fully refinished in rich ebony lacquer and lustrous bronze. The
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Bronze

Turned Ebony and Bone Trolley, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
A very finely turned ebony side table or bar cart on wheels, with bone inlays and two glass tiers.
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20th Century French Tray Tables

Materials

Wood

French Transitional Louis XV / XVI Style Bar Cart
Located in New York, NY
French transitional Louis XV / XVI style bar cart in the manner of the Maison Jansen, the
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Tables

Materials

Metal

Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Inlaid Glass Tray Top Table
Located in Forney, TX
wood, the elegant Parisan dessert server / cocktail drinks bar cart / tea table having a large
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Tray Tables

Materials

Brass

Dorothy Draper Lacquered Viennese China Cabinet for Henredon, circa 1963
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Saint Louis, MO
. Maison Bagués style neoclassical brass bar cart, circa 1970. Feldman brass lotus candle holders in the
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Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Cupboards

Materials

Brass

"Prisme" Bar Stool by Stephane Ducatteau
Located in London, GB
"Prisme" bar stool by Stephane Ducatteau, signed by artist, France, 2010. All Ducatteau pieces
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21st Century and Contemporary French Stools

Materials

Steel

"Prisme" Bar Stool by Stephane Ducatteau
"Prisme" Bar Stool by Stephane Ducatteau
H 29.53 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in

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By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Art Deco Circular Walnut Drinks Bar Cart Trolley, English, 1930s
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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By Antony Todd
Located in New York, NY
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Ebony Tray with Folding Nickel Legs
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Custom Harvey Probber Macassar Ebony Bar Cart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Incredible, one-kind-a-kind custom cabinet in opulent Macassar Ebony veneer with ebonized rosewood
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Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Deco style solid Macassar ebony bar cart with mirrored shelves, Lucite handles and removable
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Italian Brass Bar Cart
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian bar cart with brass and an brown ebony finish reminescent of Gio Ponti. The wheels are
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Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts

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Italian Brass Bar Cart
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Arthur Umanoff Bar Cart
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Umanoff rolling bar cart with lower storage and sliding doors on both sides, bottle , glass
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Arthur Umanoff Bar Cart
H 36 in W 35.25 in D 17.25 in
Cesare Lacca Italian Bar Cart
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A sculptural ebony toned Italian bar cart with three removable trays, two with glass and a wood
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Cesare Lacca Italian Bar Cart
H 34 in W 28.88 in D 22 in
Service Cart Wood Stained Ebony Vintage Italy 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
Service cart, wood stained ebony, glass. Manufactured in Italy, 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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A service cart, ebony stained wood, glass, brass. Manufactured in Italy, 1950s.
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Rare Carlo di Carli Oval Bar Cart
Located in Hanover, MA
The lines are sublime on this 1950's Italian bar cart (or tea trolley) by Carlo di Carli in the
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Brass

Rare Carlo di Carli Oval Bar Cart
Rare Carlo di Carli Oval Bar Cart
H 25 in W 28 in D 21 in
Mid-Century Chrome and Black Ebonized Bar Cart, Belgium, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Voorburg, NL
Belgium black ebonized and chromed Mid-Century bar cart in excellent and original condition. Three
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Hollywood Regency Ebony & Gilt Glass Bronze Mounted Tea, Serving Cart
Located in Stamford, CT
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Art Deco Macassar Ebony and Chrome Modernist Hostess Trolley, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts

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Located in Toronto, ON
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Houston, TX
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Located in Austin, TX
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Located in Milano, IT
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Located in Milano, IT
Service trolley; false ebony wood and glass.
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Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Located in Oakland, CA
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Located in Kennesaw, GA
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Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
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By Maison Jansen
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Karl Springer Pair of "Telephone Style Tables" in Mint Shagreen 2002 'Signed'
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
: Karl Springer LTD Red Binder Catalog published in the 1980’s, section “coffee, end tables & bar carts
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Located in Ferndale, MI
measure. Very well made. Great addition to any bar cart.
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Located in Hialeah, FL
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Located in Kilmarnock, VA
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Mid-20th Century Bar Cart
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Cesare Lacca for Baker Tea/Bar Cart
By Cesare Lacca, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stylish rolling bar cart with ebony finish by Cesare Lacca for Baker, circa 1953.White lacquer
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1950s Serving or Bar Cart by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Tarrytown, NY
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1950s Serving or Bar Cart by Baker
1950s Serving or Bar Cart by Baker
H 28 in W 61 in D 23 in
English Mahogany Server with Ebony Stringing
Located in San Francisco, CA
A nice and narrow George III Sheraton style break fronted serving table.
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Art Deco Drinks Trolley
Located in East Sussex, GB
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Art Deco Drinks Trolley
Art Deco Drinks Trolley
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Unique Serpentine Sideboard of Inlaid Mahogany, c. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Zebra Wood Bar Cart by Sami Hayek & Matt Ready
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Antique French Bar Cart
Antique French Bar Cart
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Beautiful Maison Jansen Ebonized Drop-Leaf Bar Cart, circa 1940s
By Maison Jansen
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Dry Bar or Tea Cart by Cesare Lacca for Baker
By Cesare Lacca, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Sacramento, CA
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Dry Bar or Tea Cart by Cesare Lacca for Baker
Dry Bar or Tea Cart by Cesare Lacca for Baker
H 27.5 in W 33.75 in D 23.25 in
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Ebony Bar Trolley For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal ebony bar trolley for your home. Each ebony bar trolley for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and ebony. If you’re shopping for a ebony bar trolley, we have 8 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the ebony bar trolley you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A ebony bar trolley made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Hollywood Regency — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made ebony bar trolley over the years, but those crafted by Dorothy Draper and Leighton Hall Furniture are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Ebony Bar Trolley?

The average selling price for a ebony bar trolley at 1stDibs is $2,500, while they’re typically $899 on the low end and $54,800 for the highest priced.

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.