Carts and Bar Carts
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s Spanish Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker, Rattan
20th Century Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s German Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
20th Century Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1950s Finnish Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch, Rubber
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
Mid-20th Century North American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
20th Century Italian Other Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Other Carts and Bar Carts
Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage 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
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1940s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Oak
1950s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Zinc
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Zinc
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s American Other Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Sheet Metal
Late 20th Century Philippine Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Laminate
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Philippine Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Glass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Finnish Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch, Rattan
Mid-20th Century English Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1970s Swiss Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s American Other Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Copper, Sheet Metal
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Glass
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 2000s French Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
2010s American Other Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Copper, Sheet Metal
1990s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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.