Carts and Bar Carts
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1890s American Industrial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1970s German Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century French Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Slovak Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1970s German Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Lacquer, Plastic, Glass, Bamboo
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1980s Indonesian Bohemian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
Late 20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Louis XVI Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s French Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum, Steel
19th Century Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Chippendale Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Teak
2010s Indian Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s Indian Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
2010s French Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum, Steel
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cherry
Early 1900s English Neoclassical Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1960s Italian International Style Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s American Bohemian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker, Rattan, Glass
1990s Finnish Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1990s Unknown Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s German Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
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.