Carts and Bar Carts
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Glass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century American Other Carts and Bar Carts
Fabric, Wicker, Reed, Wood
20th Century German Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Satinwood, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
2010s Portuguese Minimalist Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Hardwood
1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Carts and Bar Carts
Marble
1980s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1980s Philippine Bohemian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1940s Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal, Brass
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cane, Bamboo
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Danish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Oak
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Chippendale Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s French Louis XVI Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Beech
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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.