Carts and Bar Carts
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Bohemian Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s Brazilian Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Beech
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
20th Century Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s French Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Rosewood
Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
19th Century American Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Copper
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch, Plywood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Walnut
1970s North American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Rattan
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1980s Indonesian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Oak
20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood, Paint
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Lucite
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome
1650s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s North American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel, Nickel
1960s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1980s French Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern 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.