French Louis XVI Style Rafraichissoir Table, Mahogany & Marble, 1910
Located in Austin, TX
Rafraichissoir table from France in the Louis XVI style. This beautiful antique side table features two metal champagne bucket holders and a small drawer for bar accessories. The mah...
Marble, Brass
20th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Champagne Table, Rafraichissoir, Server
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid twentieth century Louis XVI style walnut side table features a marble top surrounded by a bronze gallery. Two removable zinc buckets that rest in the marble top serve to chi...
Marble, Zinc
A Louis XVI Mahogany Rafraichissoir in the Manner of Joseph Gengenbach Canabas
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb Transition-style mahogany wine cooler reminiscent of Joseph Gegenbach Canabas (France 1715-1797); the curved tabletop fitted with two silver-plated metal coolers behind a re...
Mahogany
Elegant brass and smoked glass cart, "Champagne Royale," 1970s
Located in Cantù, IT
An elegant serving cart in the Louis XVI / Hollywood Regency style, featuring a gilded frame with elegant, timeless lines. Featuring two smoked glass shelves and practical original c...
Brass
Mid 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Brass and Glass Bar Cart
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid twentieth century French round brass bar cart features fluted legs finished with Louis XVI inspired finials and two glass shelves surrounded by a pierced bronze gallery.
Brass
Kindel Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Cherry Wood Rolling Server or Bar Cart
By Kindel Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style drop leaf rolling buffet server or bar cart By Kindel Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Solid cherry wood, with original brass hardware and cast...
Brass
Vintage Baker Louis XVI Walnut Bar Cart
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Seattle, WA
Chic vintage Baker Furniture Walnut Louis XVI style bar/serving cart with brass accents and original casters.
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Brass Bar Cart
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An elegant brass bar cart or trolley is the perfect occasional table for your interior. This rounded and tiered bar cart features two circular glass surfaces surrounded with pierced ...
Brass
Bronze Louis XVI Style Serving or Bar Cart with Two Tiers
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This elegant bronze bar cart features Louis XVI style details of fluted columns and pinecone finials.
Bronze
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H 30 in W 31 in D 20 in
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Style Oval Brass Bar Cart with Smoked Glass
Located in Fayetteville, AR
In a fine combination of form and function, this mid-20th century Louis XVI style brass bar cart features pierced galleries surrounding its two smoked glass shelves.
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Style Brass and Glass Bar Cart
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-century French Louis XVI style brass bar cart features fluted columns capped with classic pinecone finials.
Brass
Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Commode Bar by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Bronze Mounted French Louis XVI Style Commode / Bar by Jansen. This one of a kind bar commode is simply stunning as well as a conversation piece as it is clearly one of this well kno...
FRENCH SILVER PLATED TWO TIERED BAR CART
Located in Houston, TX
LOVELY FRENCH LOUIS XVI STYLE SILVER PLATED TWO TIERED DESERT/DRINKS CART WITH TWO REMOVABLE TRAYS
Henredon French Regency Louis XVI Walnut Rolling Flip Top Bar Cabinet
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Regency Louis XVI style rolling buffet or bar cabinet By Henredon USA, Circa 1970s Measures: 38.75"W x 18"D x 31"H. Top extends to 76.25"W. Gorgeous wa...
Brass
French Silver Plated Bar Cart with Glass Shelves
Located in Houston, TX
Chic French Silver Plated Bar Cart With Glass Shelves From The 1940's
Metal
1950s Italian Drop Leaf Bar Cart with Brass and Marquetry
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very stylish mid-century Italian drop-leaf bar cart, or drinks trolley, beautifully decorated with fine quality floral marquetry in a variety of lovely wood. Featuring two tiers, t...
Brass
French Antique Louis XVI Style Rafraichissoir
Located in Austin, TX
Excellent Louis XVI style rafraichissoir featuring brass champagne buckets and a marble surface for functionality as a bar while entertaining! This piece is made of mahogany that has...
Marble, Brass
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H 26 in W 28 in D 15 in
Midcentury French Maison Jansen Brass Bar Cart Glass Shelves and Removable Tray
By Maison Jansen
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-20th century French brass bar cart is attributed to the design house Maison Jansen and features fluted legs capped with Classic Louis XVI finials that support two glass shel...
Brass
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H 26.75 in W 20 in D 17.75 in
Vintage French 1940's Silver Plated Brass Two Tier Tea/Bar/Dessert Cart
Located in Highwood, IL
Having just been polished, this gorgeous cart shines like there's no tomorrow. Retaining most of its original silver plate, this cart does have a few places it is very thin exposing ...
Italian Gilt Bronze Serving Cart
By Maison Jansen, Maison Baguès
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Gilt Bronze Serving Cart. Offered is an rare Italian Modern Louis XVI style gilt bronze serving cart, bar cart, drinks cart or tea cart.
Bronze
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H 29 in W 24 in D 15.75 in
Louis XVI–Style Blond Mahogany Rolling Table with Brass Gallery, France, 20th Ce
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined French rolling table crafted in blond mahogany in the Louis XVI style, dating to the twentieth century.
Glass, Wood
French Midcentury Bar Trolley
Located in New York, NY
A French two tear light mahogany bar trolley with brass accents. This chic and unique piece has reeded tapered legs on castors and two pullout trays. It's small scale makes it ideal ...
Mahogany
Louis XV - XVI Three Tier Server, mid - late 19th century
Located in Westwood, NJ
Louis XV - XVI three tier bronze mounted server.
Sold
H 35 in W 44 in D 18 in
Tea / Serving Cart Étagère with Marquetry Top Shelf and Bronze Mounts French
Located in Stamford, CT
Tea / serving cart étagère with marquetry top shelf and bronze mounts french. A fine and unusual serving table with w parquetry top and bronze gallery supported by bronze framed legs...
Wood
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H 24.41 in W 24.41 in D 15.75 in
Elegant Brass Nesting Tables with a Serving Tray by Maison Jansen, France, 1965
By Maison Jansen
Located in Brussels, BE
Brass bar cart- nesting tables. Clear glass tops, one with a serving tray. Maison Jansen, 1965.
Brass
Victorian Parquetry Tray Top Table
Located in Essex, MA
In the French taste, gallery top and trestle form base and pierced stretcher and saber legs.
Tulipwood
Early 20th Century French Table "Rafraichissoir"
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Early 20th century French table "Rafraichissoir". A very charming piece used as a wine or champagne server.
Marble, Zinc
French Transitional Louis XV / XVI Style Bar Cart
Located in Astoria, NY
French transitional Louis XV / XVI style bar cart in the manner of the Maison Jansen, the bookmatched Macassar Ebony top above shaped legs on wheels.
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Style Brass and Glass Bar Cart
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-20th century French round brass bar cart features fluted legs finished with Louis XVI inspired finials and two glass shelves surrounded by a pierced bronze gallery.
Brass
Vntg. French Louis XVI Ebonized & Brass Tea Table/Cart w/Slides
Located in Highwood, IL
Magnificent vintage French Louis XVI style ebonized mahogany butlers type tea table with polished brass accents and recessed double sliding pull-out shelves as well.
Mahogany
Midcentury French Brass Bar Cart with Mahogany Handle and Removable Tray
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This midcentury French Louis XVI style brass bar cart features a mahogany wood handle and two glass shelves surrounded by pierced brass galleries.
Brass
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H 30.25 in W 26.88 in D 17.75 in
French Bar Cart, Side or End Table Ebonized Mahogany Restored in Style Louis XVI
Located in Highwood, IL
French Vintage Bar Cart or Side Table or End Table for this is a very unusual and beautifully made. Once we started stripping off the old finish and removing some of the brass trim, ...
Brass
French Oval Polished Brass Bar Cart
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-20th century polished brass bar cart with pierced gallery features a handled removable glass tray for serving and a lower shelf with bottle holders for storage of six bottle...
Brass
Mid-Century French Bar Cart with Removable Tray
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid twentieth century oval brass bar cart from France features a brass gallery around each of its glass shelves.
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.