Carts and Bar Carts
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Zinc
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Cork
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Maple, Burl
20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Early 1900s Belgian Rustic Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Carts and Bar Carts
Copper
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wicker
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Slate, Brass
1950s European Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century North American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
Late 20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
1950s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mirror, Acrylic, Wood
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass, Aluminum
1970s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1970s American American Colonial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Wood, Teak
1970s Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Plastic, Wood
1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Late 20th Century German Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1940s Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome
1970s Unknown Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass, Chrome
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.