Carts and Bar Carts
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Silver Plate
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Plywood
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Copper
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1960s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1790s French Directoire Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Leather
19th Century English Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Goatskin, Parchment Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron, Metal, Steel
19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Iron
2010s German Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite, Cut Glass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1970s Thai Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
18th Century English George III Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Nickel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
2010s German Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Ostrich Leather
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s European Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Mexican Brutalist Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut, Wood, Fruitwood, Glass
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern 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.