Carts and Bar Carts
1950s European Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
20th Century Belgian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Concrete, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
19th Century American Industrial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Early 20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cut Steel, Sheet Metal, Iron, Steel, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century European Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1970s North American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Cane, Bamboo
1980s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1960s Danish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Silver Plate, Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Glass
1960s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chestnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Oak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Concrete, Marble, Steel
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cut Glass, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
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.