Vintage Bremshey Gerlinol Folding Serving / Drinks Trolley Mid 20thCentury
Located in London, GB
A vintage Bremshey Gerlinol 'Dinette' folding serving/drinks trolley. Produced by Bremshey AG, Sollingen, Germany, in the 1950s. This classic Dinette-style trolley features a lightw...
Silver
19th-Century Inlaid Walnut Folding Table with Double Star Marquetry
Located in Pont-Saint-Martin, IT
An elegant 19th-century folding table handcrafted in solid walnut wood, distinguished by its exquisite double star marquetry inlay and refined craftsmanship. This sophisticated piece...
Walnut
$308Sale Price / item|50% Off
Mid-Century Modern Folding Trolley by Bremshey Gerlinol, Italy, 1960
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Beautiful trolleys made in Germany in the 1960s' by Gerlinol in black, red and white colour. 1 of 3 - price is for one. It can be folded and stored. Chromed side bars and a top hand...
Metal, Chrome
Beautiful folding Mid Century serving trolley with removable teak pagwood trays
Located in München, DE
Beautiful folding Mid-Century Modern serving cart. Also great as a side table. With removable round teak pagwood trays. Frame is made of black lacquered metal. All three wheels roll ...
Metal
$540Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Walnut Fold over Cocktail Serving Trolley circa 1930s'
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Dereham, GB
Art Deco Walnut Fold over Cocktail Serving Trolley circa 1930s' Walnut Veneer on tops, Art Deco Circular Bakelite Pull out knob on front to release table tops to hinge up and hinge...
Walnut
Flip Folding Trolley Table by A. Citterio with Toan Nguyen for Kartell
By Antonio Citterio, Toan Nguyen, Kartell
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Lucite and stainless steel folding cart on casters.
Stainless Steel
Midcentury Folding Hardwood Brass 1950s Drinks Trolley with Removable Trays
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this Mid-Century Modern brass and Rosewood finish drinks trolley circa 1950s with twin removable tray tops and folding body A good looking well ...
Brass
Italian Folding Trolley by Carrello Tobia for Ciatti Brevettato, 1960's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice folding trolley, designed by Carrello Tobia. It is manufactured by Ciatti Brevettato in the 60's in Italy. The trolley is made of beautiful wood and has 4 wheels. When it...
Wood
Stunning Antique Arts & Crafts Era Carved Oak Folding Display / Drinks Cabinet
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and practical design, drinks table. If you are looking for a good quality, good condition and stylish drinks table or cabinet than this antique specimen could be the one. Th...
Brass
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
$265Sale Price|20% Off
German Mid-Century Folding Chrome Serving Bar Cart, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Distinctive folding serving trolley produced in Germany during the 1960s, combining a lightweight chrome-plated tubular metal structure with two wood-effect molded plastic serving tr...
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. Viewed f...
Walnut
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
$494Sale Price|20% Off
1960s Czechoslovak Mid-Century Folding Bamboo Serving Trolley Bar Cart
Located in Praha, CZ
The trolley features a practical collapsible construction and original caster wheels for easy mobility. Ideal as a bar cart, serving trolley, side table, or decorative storage piece ...
Metal
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
$521Sale 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
Vintage Mid-Century "Dinett" Folding Serving Cart by Bremshey & Co.
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Mid-Century Modern folding serving cart / bar trolley, model "Dinett", manufactured by the renowned German firm Bremshey & Co.
Chrome
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
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.
A bar cart should be stocked with a jigger, shaker, strainer, bottle opener, corkscrew, ice bucket, tongs and various alcoholic beverages.
Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
Fans of the French film star may be surprised to learn that he had a flair for furniture with sleek lines and disco-era flash.
Like other pieces in the firm’s Candy Box collection, the cheerful limited-edition design showcases French craft.
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.