Carts and Bar Carts
1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Pottery, Oak
Mid-20th Century European Minimalist Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Walnut
Early 2000s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Beech, Birch, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s French Directoire Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Macedonian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Minimalist Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Early 20th Century Jamaican Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Ebony, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Elm, Fruitwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Maple
Mid-20th Century Unknown Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Teak
Early 2000s French Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
1960s South American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal, Steel
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1930s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut, Wood, Glass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Goatskin
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal, Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency 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.