Carts and Bar Carts
Early 20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Goatskin
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Grasscloth, Bamboo
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Wrought Iron
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
20th Century Belgian Other Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
2010s German Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Walnut
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Elm
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1950s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel, Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch
1930s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mirror
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Early 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plexiglass
Mid-20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Late 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Birch
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Aluminum
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Wood, Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan, Smoked Glass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Lucite
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Beech, Elm
1980s Unknown Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker
1850s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s European Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Fiberglass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s German Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Rosewood
20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Nickel
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Pine
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French 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.