Carts and Bar Carts
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Organic Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Maple
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1980s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Formica
1950s Brazilian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Ash, Walnut
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
18th Century English George III Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
1920s American Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker, Rattan
1970s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
2010s South African Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Copper
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Teak
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Pine
1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Pine
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Goatskin
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s North American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Rattan
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
20th Century Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century Spanish Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s European Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1970s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Glass
2010s German Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Italian 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.