Carts and Bar Carts
20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Glass
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Beech
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Late 20th Century British Anglo Raj Carts and Bar Carts
Stone, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century French Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Maple
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
2010s Portuguese Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Beech
1960s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Laminate, Wood, Hardwood, Oak
1860s Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1970s Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
2010s German Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Carrara Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1920s Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s German Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 1900s French Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1980s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Cut Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
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.