Carts and Bar Carts
2010s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome, Brass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1890s American Industrial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
1820s English Regency Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
20th Century Philippine Bohemian Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Ostrich Leather
Late 20th Century Dutch Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1980s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Composition
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal, Brass
1880s Italian Modern Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s French Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic, Fiberglass
1950s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
19th Century European Industrial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Early 20th Century American Other Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker, Reed, Glass, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Oak, Rosewood, Plywood
Early 20th Century American Other Carts and Bar Carts
Fabric, Wicker, Reed, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut, Burl
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Glass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Ash
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Wicker
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Revival 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.