Carts and Bar Carts
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Wood
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker, Glass, Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1970s Dutch Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1980s Indonesian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker
1950s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s Italian Louis XV Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Oak
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Iron
Mid-20th Century Macedonian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1950s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Mahogany
1950s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak, Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Copper
2010s Spanish Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wicker
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Smoked Glass, Bamboo, Rattan
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Travertine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Cherry
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Zinc
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.