Carts and Bar Carts
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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2010s South African Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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Late 20th Century English Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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Late 20th Century British Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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1970s Dutch Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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20th Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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1990s Finnish Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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1940s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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Early 2000s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Early 2000s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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2010s European Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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1950s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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1990s Finnish Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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1990s Unknown Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Concrete, Steel, Cut Steel
1950s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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1950s Brazilian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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1950s Finnish Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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1950s Finnish Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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1990s European Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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1980s French Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1970s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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2010s German Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Late 20th Century American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Paint
20th Century French Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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1980s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
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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.