Carts and Bar Carts
1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
20th Century Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
2010s German Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
2010s American Other Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Sheet Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Glass
Early 2000s French Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s European Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Swedish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1970s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Rosewood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Danish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Copper
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Plywood
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s Spanish Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
2010s American Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel, Sheet Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Marble
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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.