Carts and Bar Carts
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1960s Danish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Aluminum
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Glass
1970s Scottish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Unknown Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Unknown Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1950s Dutch Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cut Glass, Hardwood, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Cork
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron, Steel
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Copper
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Marble
Early 1900s Belgian Rustic Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Slate, Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plywood
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s American Minimalist Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Teak
Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1970s French Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak, Ceramic
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Beech
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
20th Century Unknown Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
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.