Carts and Bar Carts
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Beech
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 19th Century American Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Cherry, Maple
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Aluminum
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Finnish Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch, Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cherry
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s Portuguese Minimalist Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Travertine
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Rosewood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Aluminum
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany, Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Nickel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1960s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Wood, Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Concrete, Steel, Cut Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak, Beech
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
Early 2000s Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome, Aluminum
1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Silver Plate, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
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.