Carts and Bar Carts
1970s Belgian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Gold Plate
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1960s Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Maple
20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century German Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1950s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Cane, Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rubber, Oak, Paint
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Resin
20th Century French French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Beech
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Pine
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
Early 2000s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
19th Century Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1970s Dutch Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Early 2000s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Metal
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch, Plywood
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
20th Century Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
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.