Mid-Century Folding Serving Cart, Italy, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
This refined mid-century folding serving cart was produced in Italy during the 1970s and reflects the era’s focus on functional elegance and lightweight construction.
Metal, Chrome
1960s Czechoslovak Mid-Century Folding Bamboo Serving Trolley Bar Cart
Located in Praha, CZ
Elegant folding serving trolley produced in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s.
Metal
German Mid-Century Folding Chrome Serving Bar Cart, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
An original German label remains attached to the piece and states that its form and design were protected through national and international registrations. Ideal as a cocktail cart, ...
Metal, Chrome
$245Sale Price|30% Off
Mid Century Danish Walnut Folding Rolling Bar Cart Trolley Dry Bar MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
This mid-century modern rolling cart frame features an ingenious accordion-style folding mechanism that allows the entire wooden structure to compress flat for easy storage.
Walnut
Art Deco Fold Over Cocktail Table or Cart // Austria 1920s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning and very rare Art Deco fold over cocktail table or bar cart. This 2-tier table transforms from a skinny cart into a table by a simple pull of...
Metal
Classic Mid-Century Modern Portable Rolling Fold Out Bar Cart
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid-Century Modern portable rolling fold out bar cart. Beautifully grained walnut wood, top two panels open for glasses and serving, as well as bottom drawer, also centre su...
Laminate, Walnut
Japanese Asian Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Flower Cart Screen, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
Decorated with peonies, irises and wisteria and two traditional flower carts all on gold leaf. The colors still radiate today.
Gold Leaf
$542Sale Price|30% Off
Mid-Century Modern Folding Tea / Bar Cart in Chrome and Molded Plywood
Located in Lucenec, SK
Very nice molded plywood and chrome folding tea cart. Made in USSR.
Steel, Chrome
Midcentury Gold Aluminum Metal Folding Rolling Bar Cart Server with 3 Trays
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Midcentury gold aluminum metal folding rolling bar cart server with 3 trays. Item features 3 removable trays, rolling casters, cast aluminum construction, clean modernist lines, grea...
Aluminum
Drink Cabinet, Cocktail Bar, Dry Bar, Folding Bar, Bar Cart, Baccarat Crystal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This English drink cabinet is particularly unusual and elegant. From 1920's , Its drink compartment spins over to reveal on one side a breathtaking interiors made of a full set of 6 ...
Crystal
Vintage Mid Century Modern White Small Spool Carved Folding Bar Cart Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern White Small Spool Carved Folding Bar Cart Rolling Side Table with 24" Surface height.
Formica, Wood
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.
Mahogany
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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