Carts and Bar Carts
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Laminate
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1920s French Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Iron
1930s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Formica
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Plywood
1960s Slovak Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut, Holly
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s North American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
20th Century French Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Other Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass, Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Lucite, Plexiglass
1950s American Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1940s Swedish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Fir
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s American Art Deco 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.