Carts and Bar Carts
1980s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Lucite
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Brass
1970s Swedish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1980s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1950s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Steel
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Copper
Early 20th Century Czech Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Birch
20th Century European Other Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Other Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cherry
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s German Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
2010s American Other Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Copper, Sheet Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Enamel, Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Plastic
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s German Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s American Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Smoked Glass, Bentwood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Nickel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s French Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Teak
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Sheet Metal, Wire
20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
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.