Carts and Bar Carts
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Rattan, Birch
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Late 20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Paper
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s German Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Laminate, Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Cedar
1960s Spanish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Macedonian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s American Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome
1970s Swedish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker, Rattan
1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century British Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mirror, Lucite
Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Swiss Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Wood
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.