Carts and Bar Carts
2010s American Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
19th Century French Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Copper
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Birch
1940s Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
19th Century American Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
Late 20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Bamboo, Glass
1990s Finnish Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage 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
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Philippine Bohemian Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Lacquer
20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Bronze
1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Travertine, Metal
1950s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
2010s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
2010s German Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum, Metal
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1990s Italian Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Pine
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Paper
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency 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.