George Nelson for Herman Miller Mid Century Walnut Server Bar Cart
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Franklin Park, IL
George Nelson for Herman Miller Mid Century Walnut Server Bar Cart This bar cart measures: 34 wide x 18 deep x 28.25 high, when extended the width is 56.25 inches Great Vintage Con...
Walnut
George Nelson for Herman Miller Model 5153 Mobile Table
By Herman Miller, George Nelson, Irving Harper
Located in Hanover, MA
White enameled steel frame and white laminate rolling cart designed in 1951 by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Also referred to as an Angle Iron table. Original metal label present ...
Iron
George Nelson Style Mid Century Oak Bar Cart
By George Nelson
Located in Franklin Park, IL
George Nelson Style Mid Century Oak Bar Cart This bar cart measures: 36.5 wide x 18.5 deep x 26 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much detai...
Brass
Oval Mid-Century Modern Black Lacquer Serving Bar Tea Cart
By George Nelson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern oval serving cart circa 1950s George Nelson decor.
Wrought Iron
George Nelson Steel Frame Bar Cart
By Herman Miller
Located in Portland, OR
Clean modernist lines; a two-tier steel frame bar trolley by George Nelson. Top surface is a subtle beige cork effect laminate and lower shelf is white Formica. Solid steel frame lac...
Steel
George Nelson For Herman Miller Serving Cart
By George Nelson
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
one owner serving cart in excellent condition.
Metal
George Nelson Rolling Serving Bar or Tea Cart with Slide Out Shelf
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare George Nelson for Herman Miller serving cart on casters. Completely original. White laminate, walnut and brushed steel frame.
Steel
George Nelson serving cart
Located in Chicago, IL
Walnut cart designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller. A good piece for serving or as a T.V. stand.
George Nelson for Herman Miller Modern Walnut Tea or Bar Cart
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Elegant George Nelson design walnut tea cart or bar.
Walnut
George Nelson for Herman Miller Serving Cart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rolling cart of walnut veneer with surface of white laminate and stainless steel frame which creates the handles to move cart. Drawer reveals original label and plastic flatware co...
Steel
1960's George Nelson For Herman Miller Walnut And Chrome Bar Cart
By George Nelson
Located in New York, NY
1960's mid-century modern walnut and chrome bar cart designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller, with a single drawer and pull out tray, in vintage condition with minor wear and pat...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Bar Serving Cart in the Style of George Nelson
By George Nelson
Located in Las Vegas, NV
1950s walnut and steel modernist tea cart in beautiful original condition. Not signed or marked by maker. Similar design style to the works of George Nelson. Super nice quality con...
George Nelson Herman Miller Serving Cart
By George Nelson
Located in Phoenix, AZ
George Nelson for Herman Miller bar or serving cart, circa early 1950s.
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 37.41 in W 29.14 in D 16.93 in
George Nelson for Herman Miller Bar or Serving Cart in Mahogany, USA - 1950s
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Berlin, DE
George Nelson for Herman Miller bar cart with extendable top (full width: 123cm).
Metal
Sold
H 32.25 in W 27 in D 18.5 in
1950s Umanoff Drink/Cocktail Tray Table Cart Palm Springs Poolside Bar Service
By Paul McCobb, George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Design is attributed to Arthur Umanoff, but we have no reference. A very Minimalist Mid-Century Modern tea cart with two removable wooden trays. Shelf Heights; 9.25 and 27.5 inches. ...
Iron
George Nelson Steelframe Cart
Located in New York, NY
Rolling cart from the Steelframe series, designed by George Nelson and produced
by Herman Miller. White enameled steel frame with white micarta surfaces.
Retains origi...
Steel
Bar Cart Designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Fulton, CA
Simplistic modern design in this steel and laminate bar cart designed by George Nelson. Retains Herman Miller label.
Steel
Sold
H 31.25 in W 30.5 in D 18 in
Serving Cart or Table by George Nelson & Associates for Herman Miller No. 5899
By Herman Miller, George Nelson, George Mulhauser
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by George Mulhauser, an associate at George Nelson's office. Serving bar cart with a white laminate top, walnut sides and lower shelf and aluminum frame.
Aluminum, Cut Steel
FINAL OFFER: George Nelson Serving/ Heating cart, USA
Located in London, GB
FINAL OFFER! GO FOR IT NOW...GREAT PRICE 28.5h x 34w x 18d inches, walnut with aluminum electirc heat panel
Walnut
Mid Century George Nelson For Herman Miller Style Trolley 60s
By George Nelson
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
2 tiered Bar or serving cart, circa early 1960s. George Nelson for Herman Miller Style This all original seldom seen example has a aluminum frame oak accents and white and red For...
Aluminum
Trolley by George Nelson for Herman Miller, USA, circa 1960
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Wilnis, UT
Beautiful trolley designed by George Nelson, manufactured by Herman Miller in the USA, circa 1960. This very well-crafted piece has a nice grey metal base with two beautiful walnu...
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.
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