Carts and Bar Carts
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wood
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Aluminum
Late 20th Century Dutch Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
2010s Brazilian Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
20th Century Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century German Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Steel, Stainless Steel
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Louis XVI Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Silver Plate
1990s Italian Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s German Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century German Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
2010s German Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Metal
20th Century French 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.





