Carts and Bar Carts
20th Century Bohemian Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Sheet Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Oak
2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Wicker, Velvet, Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Early 20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum, Brass, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome, Stainless Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century North American Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, 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.