Carts and Bar Carts
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1990s Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Goatskin
Early 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Wood, Lacquer
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Early 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Maple
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Goatskin, Parchment Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1790s French Directoire Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Teak, Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel, Iron
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Carts and Bar Carts
Copper
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1820s British Regency Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1820s English Regency Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch, Rosewood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Smoked Glass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Georgian Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Walnut
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut, Wood, Fruitwood, Glass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
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.