Carts and Bar Carts
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Glass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Late 20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Pine
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cut Steel
2010s Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Mahogany
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Carts and Bar Carts
Copper
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1930s British British Colonial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Plywood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Jacaranda, Rosewood
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Acrylic
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel, Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1960s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal, Brass, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1940s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
2010s American Minimalist Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Louis XVI Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
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.