Carts and Bar Carts
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate
1960s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Early 2000s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Metal
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Pine
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker, Reed
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
20th Century Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Early 20th Century English Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch, Paint
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Travertine, Chrome
1950s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mirror, Lucite
1950s European Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1790s French Directoire Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel, Nickel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century South American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Rosewood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cut Steel, Sheet Metal, Iron, Steel, Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut, Wood
1950s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mid-20th Century European Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Pine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French 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.