Victorian Bar Cart
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Vintage 1920s French Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Antique 1860s Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Antique 1860s English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century North American Victorian Dry Bars
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Italian Classical Greek Glass
Enamel
Recent Sales
Antique 1880s English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Vintage 1950s Unknown Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
Antique 19th Century Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Vintage 1960s Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
Antique 1780s European Louis XVI Carts and Bar Carts
Tulipwood
Antique 1880s English Campaign Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Antique 1880s English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Shelves
Brass
Early 20th Century American Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker, Glass
Vintage 1910s American Late Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Antique 1890s English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Antique 1850s English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century European Victorian Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1950s American Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Carts and Bar Carts
Pine
Antique 19th Century English Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Antique 19th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Antique 19th Century English Carts and Bar Carts
Antique 19th Century English Carts and Bar Carts
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Antique 19th Century English Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Brass
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Porcelain, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Early Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Vintage 1980s Unknown Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
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Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Wardrobes and Armoires
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Sideboards
Wood, Paint
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Vanities
Mirror, Macassar, Oak
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chaise Longues
Walnut
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Stoneware
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
20th Century Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Steel, Iron
Antique Early 19th Century Georgian Sideboards
Brass
Victorian Bar Cart For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Victorian Bar Cart?
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.
- How do you stock a bar cart?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A bar cart should be stocked with a jigger, shaker, strainer, bottle opener, corkscrew, ice bucket, tongs and various alcoholic beverages.