Carts and Bar Carts
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Goatskin
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American French Provincial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s German Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cane, Laminate, Walnut
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
2010s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Birch
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cut Glass, Lucite
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak, Ceramic
1940s French Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Rosewood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century British Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Wood
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Slate, Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Jamaican Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Ebony, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary French Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1950s Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Teak
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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.