Carts and Bar Carts
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Campaign Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century Hungarian Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Laminate, Teak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Hardwood
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1930s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swiss Carts and Bar Carts
Tortoise Shell, Acrylic
1960s American French Provincial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Late 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Steel
1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Beech
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Unknown Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
20th Century Belgian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass, Steel
1960s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rope, Plastic
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Beech
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Formica
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1940s American Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Italian 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.