Carts and Bar Carts
19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze, Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
1940s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1940s Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century European Bauhaus Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
2010s French Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum, Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s British Futurist Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1970s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1890s American Industrial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
19th Century British Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut, Lacquer
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron, Metal
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wire
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Teak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Italian Chinoiserie Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron, Metal, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
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.