Carts and Bar Carts
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Beech, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Late 20th Century German Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1970s German Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel
1920s French Victorian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Ash
2010s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal, Brass
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Maple, Burl
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Futurist Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic, Foam, Paint
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wood
1960s German Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic, Plexiglass
1950s French Romantic Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
2010s Mexican Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s European Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
2010s French Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum, Steel
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.