Carts and Bar Carts
Mid-20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Satinwood, Mahogany
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic, Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Mirror, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel, Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal, Steel
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood, Fruitwood
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cut Steel
Late 20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Laminate
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s French Louis XVI Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Zinc
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum, Brass
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Faux Leather, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1950s Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1970s French Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1990s Italian Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Acrylic
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.





