Carts and Bar Carts
19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Formica
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
2010s American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron, Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, 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
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cherry
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1920s French Victorian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Swiss Carts and Bar Carts
Tortoise Shell, Acrylic
20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1980s Indonesian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wire
Mid-19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Aluminum
1950s American Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Travertine
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
20th Century Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Parchment Paper
2010s Brazilian Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic, Teak
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Wood, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Maple, Teak
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco 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.