Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century English Gold Bar Cart / Serving Trolley
Located in Leicester, GB
Mid-Century gold bar cart Trolley from the 1960s. Made in Manchester, England by Carefree. This trolley has a gorgeous classic shape with two tray tables and large wheels. Made in al...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Aluminum
An Italian 1970s faux bamboo brass bar trolley with removable top tray
Located in London, GB
A lovely Italian 1970s Faux bamboo brass bar trolley with removable top tray on orignal castors
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Bar Cart in lucite, bronze and glass, Italy 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a luxurious and sleek Mid Century Modern bar cart in lucite, bronze and glass. The bar cart has two tiers withe tops made of glass, while it's overall s...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Bronze
Vintage Bar Cart in yellow lacquered wood - 1960s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Serving Tray Bar Cart Trolley
Trolley - Mid Century - Colors Decoration
Measures : 75cm x 40cm Top H:59,5 Total H: 66,5cm
Materials : Laquered Wood - 1 top glass
Wear consistent wi...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Wood
Vintage Italian Serving Trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Fifties serving trolley or bar cart by Cesare Lacca.
Fantastically crafted and elegant Italian design.
Good condition.
1950s - Italy
Dimensions:
Height: 70cm/27.55"
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Wood
Vintage Painted Wrought Iron Garden Cart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Painted Wrought Iron Garden Cart. Featuring floral metalwork, mirrored glass top and large wheels. Please confirm location with seller (NY or NJ)
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Early 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Metal
Italian Bar Cart in the style of Afra and Tobia Scarpa, 1960s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian bar cart in the style of Afra and Tobia Scarpa, 1960s.
Dimensions: H= 75cm; W= 76 cm; D=45 cm.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Metal
Vintage Modern Bar Cart in Faux Bamboo Finish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sleek vintage modern bar cart with a faux bamboo chrome frame, large spoked wheels, and smoked glass shelves. The gorgeous two-tier design features ...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Chrome
$1,050 Sale Price
30% Off
Elegant 1960s Italian Bar Cart
Located in Dronten, NL
Wonderful Minimalist mid-20th century modern bar cart, made circa 1960 in Italy.
Miniature tiles in different sizes form a beautiful pattern.
Very stable when standing but light and ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Brass, Steel
Italian 1960s Bar Cart by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in London, GB
This wonderful lacquered goatskin and brass mid century drinks trolley was designed in Italy by Aldo Tura. His use of goatskin makes each piece unique. The gilt metal gallery, handle...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Brass
$4,079 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brass Bar Cart Svenskt Tenn Josef Frank c. 1960
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century Modern vintage bar cart or serving trolley by Josef frank for Svenskt Tenn circa 1960 from brass and perforated brass.
An amazing bar cart with two perforated metal tiers...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
MCM 'Thea' Teak & Oak Drinks Trolley / Bar Cart by Yngve Ekstrom, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Mid Century Scandinavian Teak & Oak Drinks Trolley / Bar Cart by Yngve Ekstrom, 1960s
Superb Mid Century Scandinavian Modern bar cart / drinks trolley by Yngve Ekstrom in Sweden in t...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Oak, Teak
Brazilian Modern Bar Cart in Hardwood & Glass by Carlo Hauner, 1950s, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Available right now, this very Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart in Hardwood & Glass by Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler, designed in Brazil in the sixties is nothing less than spectacular!
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Cut Glass, Hardwood, Wood
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Modern 2 Tier Chrome & Green Glass Milo Baughman DIA Style Bar Cart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid Century Modern 2 Tier Chrome & Green Glass Milo Baughman DIA Style Bar Cart. Item features a brushed metal chrome frame, 2 tiers of green glass, double chrome border, rolling cas...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Chrome
Mid Century Wood Flip-Flap Tea Troley Bar Cart
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Tea trolley with flaps. With a rectangular top flanked by folding extensions, the support surface can be extended as required. The base has a framed lower shelf, ideal for storing ob...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Wood
Pair of French Midcentury Bronze and Ebonized Trolleys with Black Mirrored Tops
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French vintage bronze and ebonized wood trolleys from the mid-20th century, with black mirrored tops and casters. Created in France during the midcentury period, each of this pair of carts...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Bronze
Italian Modernist Iron Bar Cart / Trolley with Plywood and Wicker Inserts
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique drinks cart / trolley composed of a wrought iron frame with mixed metal inset panels accessorized with plywood trays and wicker baskets, all supported by caster wheels (ca. 1950s, Italy). Inserts can be configured in different ways, as shown, and serving accessories are thoughtfully included to allow for a simple transition from trolley to tabletop when entertaining.
Very good, vintage condition with heavy patina to the steel push bar...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Metal, Wrought Iron
Italian Oval Midcentury Steel Trolley with Pierced Gallery and Mirrored Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Italian oval steel trolley from the mid-20th century, with pierced gallery, mirrored shelves and casters. Created in Italy during the midcentury period, this steel trolley ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Steel
Midcentury Bar Cart style Tecno Borsani, Italy, 1960s
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Midcentury bar cart style Tecno Borsani, Italy 1960s.
Metal frame with brass screws.
Walnut veneer shelves, glass plate.
castores work perfect.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal, Brass
Bar Cart Drinks Cocktail Teak & Brass Table Trolley from ManuFrance, circa 1970
By ManuFrance
Located in Labrit, Landes
Vintage bar cart drinks or cocktail trolley,
French, circa 1970, teak and brass.
The ManuFrance manufactures (1887-1980) were among the first French manufacturers to sell by catalog...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Brass
thick metal chromed covered wheels Allegri Parma trolley convivier
Located in Medesano, Parma
100 x W.76.5 x D.48 cm ... made by Allegri, Parma incredible metalwork, all made without weldings, rare sample
with the wheels covered with metal cups,making it special
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Metal, Chrome
$709 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Foldable Teak Bar Trolley
Located in Weesp, NL
Stylish 1960 teak foldable bar trolley made in Germany. The two round trays can be used as serving trays. The trolley is in great vintage condition.
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Iron
Mathieu Matégot Black & Red Finish Bar Cart on Casters French Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
French Mathieu Matégot bar cart in red & black finish, features hand made mesh baskets and comes with the original rubber wheels.
All working...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Metal, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Organic Vintage Cherry Brass Bar Cart Max Kment 1950 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern organic vintage bar cart or tea cart from cherry, brass and cords by Max Kment Kunstgewerbliche Werkstätten 1950s Austria.
While the bar cart shows two tiers, one...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Brass
Rattan and Wrought Iron Rolling Bar Cart
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern wicker and wrought iron rolling bar cart attributed to Arthur Umanoff. The indoor/outdoor two-tiered serving t...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Wrought Iron
$798 Sale Price
44% Off
Vintage Everlast Hammered Aluminum Serving Cart
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Great period piece. Hammered aluminum serving cart with 2 tiers. Great faux bamboo handle and timeless floral tray design.
Will be disassembled for shipping.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Aluminum
Mid Century Tea or Bar Cart, Denmark, 1960's
Located in Belmont, MA
Mid Century tea or bar cart, Denmark, 1960's. Teak wood.
The bar cart stands on four black casters. It has two shelves. the upper shelf has a pull o...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Teak
$1,400 Sale Price
30% Off
Wonderful Drexel Rolling Bar Cart Mid-Century Modern, circa 1957
By John Van Koert, Drexel
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful folding rolling bar cart by Drexel, designed by John van Koert circa 1957. This piece is made of Italian walnut and retains its original finish. I love the removable solid...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Walnut
Chrome Bar Cart
Located in Stamford, CT
An Italian chromed metal and glass bar cart.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Chrome
$1,950
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tiled Tea-Cart with Removable Trays, Brazil, 1960s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern tile and hardwood tea-cart or bar-cart, Brazil, 1960s.
Structured in solid Brazilian hardwood, this charming 1960s tea-cart features two removable tra...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Metal
$2,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Aldo Tura Goat Skin Brass Bar Serving Cart Vintage 1950s Mid Century Modern
By Aldo Tura
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage 1950s Aldo Tura goat skin & brass bar serving cart. With an iconic geometric Italian mid century modern design, this piece is in very good vintage condition. It measures 26...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Brass
Chrome trolley , 1970 , Italy
Located in Nice, FR
chrome metal trolley with two clear glass trays. Origin Italy, period 1970. In good condition
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Chrome
Bar Cart Vintage Italian in bamboo and formica
Located in Milano, IT
Transport yourself to the captivating era of the 1950s in Italy, a time when style and sophistication reigned supreme. Enter the world of the Italian bar trolley, a masterpiece that ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Formica, Wood
$1,702 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Frederic Weinberg Horse Bar Cart, Classic wire iron , removable tray
Located in Buffalo, NY
Whimsical Mid Century Black Horse Outline Bar Cart Designed By Frederick Weinberg in The 1950's.Removable serving tray, replaced plexiglass .Interior or exterior.. great garden , pat...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Iron
John Kapel Server by Glenn of California
Located in Highland, IN
This beautiful and highly functional design by John Kapel has a walnut case with a white mica expanding top and terrific details such as the sculpted handle and conical pulls. It has...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Formica, Walnut
George Nelson Style Mid Century Oak Bar Cart
Located in Franklin Park, IL
George Nelson style mid century oak bar cart
Bar cart measures: 36.5 wide x 18.5 deep x 26 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we cal...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Brass
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Bar Trolley or Side Table by Giovanni Pelis, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Space Age mobile pedestal by Stile Neolt based on a design by Giovanni Pelis from the 1960s. Here in the classic orange colour and a rare version without pull-outs.
These mobile pedestals by Neolt also existed alongside the Body by Joe Colombo. This version shows a simple and functional configuration with shelves and compartments. Without pull-outs or other details that are hardly usable in terms of their dimensions anyway. The container is on castors and can therefore be used as a mobile office...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Plastic
a vintage Art deco bar cart from the 1950´s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
An Artdeco mid-century modern serving trolley from the 1950´s
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Mahogany
Bar cart by Cesare Lacca – Italy 1948-50
By Cesare Lacca, Cassina
Located in Girona, Girona
Bar cart in stained and french polished beech, glass and polished brass, with three removable trays. Can be completely dismantled.
Design: Cesare Lacca
Manufacturer: Cassina
Italy,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Brass
Mid-Century Minimalist Teak Bar Cart Trolley, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century teak trolley or rolling side table.Simple trolley with teak table tops and dark metal frame. The frame is made of square tube and harmonizes in shape and color with the t...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Metal
Cherry wood bar cart by Cesare Lacca - Italy 1950
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Girona, Girona
Solid cherry wood and glass bar cart with removable tray, bottle rack on the lower level and brass wheels and finishes. Original polyurethane varnish in good condition.
Design: Cesar...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Vintage Coastal Woven Rattan Bar Cart
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage coastal rattan bar cart is the perfect blend of functionality and bohemian charm. Crafted with natural woven rattan, its tiered design offers ample space for displaying ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Wicker, Rattan
Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart with Tray by Cesare Lacca - Italy
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Girona, Girona
Splendid bar cart, stained beech wood, French polish. Polished brass and glass. Removable tray and bottles containers. Pivotant wheels.
Design: Cesare Lacca
Italy, circa 1950.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Brass
Rare Italian Bar Cart by Angelo Ostuni vintage, published
Located in Milano, IT
In the heart of the 1950s, amidst the rich DESIGN of Italian craftsmanship and design, a remarkable creation emerged from the brilliant mind of Angelo Ostuni. It is a rare gem, a tes...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Metal, Brass
$3,027 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Mid Century Modern Vintage Ash Brass Bar Cart or Tea Cart 1950s Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist Mid century Modern vintage bar cart or tea cart from brass
and ash attributed to Oswald Haerdtl 1950s Vienna.
An amazing bar cart from beautiful brass and ash wood in warm ...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Solid Brass Oval Tea Cart Rolling Bar
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice quality craftsmanship mid century modern solid brass tea cart.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Perforated Mesh Three-Tier Bar Cart, Mategot Style
Located in North Miami, FL
Very much in the style of Matthieu Mategot, this amazing original condition bar cart features THREE (3) perforated and brass trimmed removeable trays (SEE detail images). Fantastic ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Metal
Wood and Glass Bar Cart by Nordiska, Argentina, circa 1950
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Wood and glass bar cart by Nordiska, Argentina, circa 1950.
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1950s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Wood
$7,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Serving Trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, Vintage Bar Cart, Italian Design
By Cesare Lacca, Cassina
Located in Milano, IT
Rare Bar Cart - Vintage Serving Trolley - Cassina by Cesare Lacca
Rare and stunning vintage serving trolley designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina and manufactured in wood and glass. ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Glass, Wood
$2,979 Sale Price
10% Off
Brazilian Bar Cart in Rosewood by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, the bar cart is made of Rosewood, Glass, and Steel. Composed of three removable serving trays and steel casters for Forma S/A Móveis e Obj...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Steel
Stunning Bar by Bruno Munari, Rare Early Mahogany Edition 1962, Stildomus, Italy
By Bruno Munari
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautiful and rare, original first 1962 Stildomus edition of the famous Bruno Munari 'Cubobar.' The original Stildomus edition was produced in small numbers and is today rarely seen,...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Glass, Laminate, Mahogany
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian 1960 Brass and Glass Bar Trolley
Located in Weesp, NL
Stylish, classy and elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern brass and glass bar trolley.
The trolley will be shipped overseas in a custom made wooden crate. Cost of transport to the US is crate included.
Italy is a world trendsetter, and has produced some of the greatest furniture designers in the world, such as Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and Ettore Sottsass. Italian interior design in the 1900s was particularly well-known and grew to the heights of class and sophistication. At first, in the early 1900s, Italian furniture designers struggled to create an equal balance between classical elegance and modern creativity, and at first, Italian interior design in the 1910s and 1920s was very similar to that of French Art Deco styles, using exotic materials and creating sumptuous furniture. However, Italian Art Deco reached its pinnacle under Gio Ponti, who made his designs sophisticated, elegant, stylish and refined, but also modern, exotic and creative. In 1926, a new style of furnishing emerged in Italy, known as "Razionalismo", or "Rationalism". The most successful and famous of the Rationalists were the Gruppo 7, led by Luigi Figini, Gino Pollini and Giuseppe Terragni. There styles used tubular steel and was known as being more plain and simple, and almost Fascist in style after c. 1934. After World War II, however, was the period in which Italy had a true avant-garde in interior design. With the fall of Fascism, birth of Republic and the 1946 RIMA exhibition, Italian talents in interior decorating were made evident, and with the Italian economic miracle, Italy saw a growth in Industrial Production and also mass-made furniture. Yet, the 1960s and 1970s saw Italian interior design reach its pinnacle of stylishness, and by that point, with Pop and post-modern interiors, the phrases "Bel Design" and "Linea Italiana" entered the vocabulary of furniture design. Ever since the late 1970s and early 1980s, some equipment began to be logoed by notable Italian fashion houses, such as Prada, Versace, Armani, Gucci and Moschino. Examples of Classic pieces of Italian furniture include Zanussi's rigorous, creative and streamlined washing machines and fridges, the "New Tone...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
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Brass
Verner Panton 'Barboy' Bar Cabinet in Blue for Verpan
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Barboy' Bar Cabinet for Verpan. Designed in 1963, current production.
Adaptable side table and mobile storage unit in one. Barboy consists of three round-shaped drawe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Wood
Bert England Forward Trends Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart
Located in St. Louis, MO
Bert England for Johnson Furniture walnut bar cart with expandable top, lower shelves flank cabinet doors. Geometric door panels, Brutalist style. Two available, one in lighter finis...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Walnut
Lorenzo Burchiellaro Cubic Bar Cart in Metal and Glass Italy 1970s.
Located in Almelo, NL
Lorenzo Burchiellaro cubic bar cart in Metal and Glass Italy 1970s.
Cubic-shaped bar cart with wheels with a frame realized in metal which presents a circular void on each side, a...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
Bar Trolley by Paolo Tilche, 1959
By Paolo Tilche, Arform
Located in Berlin, DE
Bar trolley on casters, oval, upper tray removable
Black lacquered brass construction, trays
teak wood
Paolo Tilche graduated from Milan Polytechnic in 1949.
He immediately began ...
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1650s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Pair of Everlast Polished Aluminum Folding Bar Tray Tables
Located in Westport, CT
Pair Hand wrought Signed Everlast co ,Polished Aluminum Bar Tray folding tables,with acorn leaf engraving circa 1940
Measurements to tray height 30" top of ball trim 34"
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Aluminum
Brass and Mahogany Cart by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A bold and sculptural modernist bar cart by Italian designer Cesare Lacca, constructed in brass and ebonized lacquered ash. This exceptional piece features a dramatic, angular frame ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Unique Golden Vintage Bar Cart with Black and White Glass Shelves, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Introducing the ultimate addition to your home entertainment setup - a vintage bar cart straight from the swinging 60s! This sleek and stylish piece features black and white shelves...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
Jens Risom Danish Mid-Century Walnut and Light Gray Laminate Serving Trolley
By Jens Risom
Located in Queens, NY
Danish Mid-Century two-tier serving trolley with a walnut frame, light gray laminate shelf surfaces, and a removable tray top, resting on four small casters. (JENS RISOM)
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Walnut
Mid-century Modern carts and bar carts for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern carts and bar carts for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage carts and bar carts created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern carts and bar carts made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original carts and bar carts, popular names associated with this style include Cesare Lacca, Aldo Tura, Cassina, and Sergio Rodrigues. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for carts and bar carts differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $110 and tops out at $50,000 while the average work can sell for $1,948.
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