Carts and Bar Carts
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Cork
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Beech, Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Wood, Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Laminate, Teak
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome, Metal, Brass
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Wood, Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Stone
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Laminate, Oak
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Silver, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Elm
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
19th Century American Industrial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
1940s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
19th Century American Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak, Glass
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Formica
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Brazilian Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Unknown Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
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.