Carts and Bar Carts
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Pine
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1940s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
1970s German Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Early 19th Century European Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century American Other Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker, Reed, Wood
1940s American Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel
Early 20th Century American Other Carts and Bar Carts
Fabric, Wicker, Reed, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Glass
1850s French Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1950s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Pine
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Late 20th Century Philippine Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Laminate
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century European Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
1940s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Bamboo
20th Century French Rococo Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Hardwood
Late 20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Pine
1960s Danish Vintage 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.