Carts and Bar Carts
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s European Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Lucite
1990s Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Lacquer
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
2010s South African Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Early 20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Wood, Lacquer
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome, Sheet Metal
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Plastic
2010s Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Maple
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Maple
Early 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1790s French Directoire Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Silver Plate
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Goatskin, Parchment Paper
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s German Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
2010s German Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Revival Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Enamel, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
2010s German Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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.