Carts and Bar Carts
1950s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
20th Century French Rococo Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Philippine Carts and Bar Carts
Reed
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Hardwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1940s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Late 19th Century French Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Formica
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Goatskin
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Gold Plate, Steel
Early 20th Century Italian Romantic Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Early 2000s Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Enamel, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
2010s German Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1990s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Teak
2010s German Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century French Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1970s Finnish Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Walnut
20th Century European Other Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Other Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Elm
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1980s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, 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.