Carts and Bar Carts
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Goatskin
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Pine
1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1940s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Burl
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century German Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
1960s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s European Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1960s German Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1970s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Beech, Elm
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Other Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood, Plywood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Hardwood
19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Elm
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Romanian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Cherry
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
1970s Finnish Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch, Rattan
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
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.