Carts and Bar Carts
1960s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Early 17th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
19th Century European Industrial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s French Romantic Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s Mexican Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Elm
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal, Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Walnut
2010s German Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern 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
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1940s Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Iron, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century English Georgian Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Glass
1970s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1880s Italian Modern Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Dutch Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Late 20th Century European Bauhaus Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1820s English Regency Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1970s European Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
2010s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Glass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Romanian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
Late 20th Century American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Paint
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.