Carts and Bar Carts
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
2010s Portuguese Minimalist Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s French Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic, Plexiglass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Padouk
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal, Aluminum
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch
20th Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Iron
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Pine
20th Century Philippine Bohemian Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
2010s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal, Brass
1970s French Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Beech, Elm
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1880s Italian Modern Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
2010s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Elm
1970s Italian Futurist Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic, Foam, Paint
1950s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1930s British British Colonial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
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.