Carts and Bar Carts
1980s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Composition
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century European Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1880s Italian Modern Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome
Late 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cut Steel, Sheet Metal, Iron, Steel, Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Ash, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron, Metal, Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker, Cane, Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Concrete, Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany, Walnut
1950s European Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1940s American Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
1960s Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Marble
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Stone, Quartz, Steel, Metal
1820s British Regency Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Cane, Bamboo
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass, Chrome
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome, 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.