Carts and Bar Carts
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1940s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wire, Sheet Metal
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s American Other Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Sheet Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1970s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1940s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Glass
Mid-20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
20th Century Italian Other Carts and Bar Carts
Glass
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
20th Century Italian Other Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century Italian Other Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Teak
1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s French Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Glass
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Zinc
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Laminate, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Brass
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
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.