Carts and Bar Carts





1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Concrete, Steel, Cut Steel
1950s Spanish Vienna Secession Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Glass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s German Bauhaus Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s German Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1990s French Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Silver Plate, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
1930s European Louis XV Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
2010s American Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century French Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Smoked Glass, Plastic
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
Antique and Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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.