Modern Carts and Bar Carts
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Style: Modern
Italian modern two tops chromed metal and smoked glass cart with wheels, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern two tops chromed metal and smoked glass cart with wheels, 1970s
Round base trolley. The structure is in chromed metal, with the four legs having a rectangular section ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
Modern Kaymet Bar Cart with Maple Eye and Decorative Edges
By Kaymet
Located in Weiningen, CH
Mid-Century Modern Kaymet bar cart with maple eye and decorative edges.
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Aluminum
Italian modern brass and smoked glass trolley with handles, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern brass and smoked glass trolley with handles, 1980s
Trolley on wheels with rectangular base. The structure is in brass with a square section, with two shelves in gray s...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Richard Young Rosewood and Chrome Bar Cart
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A bar or tea cart designed by the British designer Richard Young. The cart has chrome sides with black faux leather wrapped around the top and two shelves with a rosewood veneer. The...
Category
Late 20th Century British Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Chrome
Italian modern wood, rubber and steel staircase bar cabinet or display, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern wood, rubber and steel staircase bar cabinet or display, 1980s.
Display cabinet with ladder shape on wheels, with wooden structure cover...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Steel
A Brass, Glass And Chrome Peter Ghyczy Bar Cart
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in London, GB
A quality brass and chrome bar cart with two removable trays in glass, the top clear the bottom opaque. Marked with the Ghyczy stamp on each support. The X frame design in brass with...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Marge Carson Elephant Bar Cart on Casters, Inset Smoky Glass, and Brass Rails
Located in San Francisco, CA
Marge Carson Elephant Bar Cart on Casters, Inset Smoky Glass, and Brass Rails
Wood carved
50 W x 26 D x 39.75 H
Category
20th Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Wood
Alvar Aalto Serving Trolley 901 by Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
901 Serving Trolley by Alvar Aalto. Authentic, stamp on bottom. 90s. Birchwood frame and linoleum covered trays. 35w 20d 20h
Category
1990s Finnish Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Italian Designer, Bar Cart, Brass, Marble, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A stationary brass and marble bar cart designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Marble, Brass
1955 Raymond Loewy for Hill Rom Co Rolling Bar / Utility Cart / Bedside Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a circa 1955 vintage rolling cart designed by Raymond Loewy and produced by the Hill-Rom Company of Batesville, Indiana. This example is one of a few variants desi...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Aluminum
Tea Trolley Model 901 by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland 1990s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Greding, DE
Beech tea trolley with white disc wheels and black shelves.
Category
1990s Finnish Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Wood
Lucite and Brass Bar with Mirror Tray
Located in Norwalk, CT
Quality lucite and brass bar with a mirror surface on bar tray. A glamorous way to add a bar to any room. Beautifully polished lucite with polishe...
Category
1990s Unknown Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Henry P. Glass Rolling Bar Tea Cart Cabinet by Fleetwood Furniture Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a circa 1956 vintage rolling cart designed by Henry P. Glass and produced by the Fleetwood Furniture Company. This example is fr...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Steel
Modernist Copper Bar Cart
Located in New York, NY
A Modernist Copper bar cart with abstract cocktail motif covering the exterior.
Featuring a flip-up top and two pull out sides for additional storage.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal, Copper
Carlo Hauner. Mid-Century Modern Tea Trolley in Caviúna Wood
By Carlo Hauner
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Charming tea trolley with wheels in solid Brazilian caviúna wood and formica. It has the seal of a sophisticated furniture shop, famous in the city of São Paulo in the 1950's. This i...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Formica, Wood
1950s Alvar and Aino Aalto for Artek Tea Trolley 901 in Birch with Ceramic Tile
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original ‘Tea Trolley 901’ Serving Cart, designed in 1936 by Aino and Alvar Aalto for Artek. The piece was manufactured in Finland circa 1950s. The strong frame is made fr...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Birch, Rubber
Italian modern black and red metal food trolley on wheels, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black and red metal food trolley on wheels, 1980s
Food trolley on wheels, with structure in red metal rod with two twin shelves in black metal and handles in red iron ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
1950s Alvar and Aino Aalto for Artek Tea Cart 900 in Birch and Rattan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original ‘Tea Trolley 900’ Modern Cart, designed in 1937 by Aino and Alvar Aalto for the World Exhibition in Paris. The Aalto’s use of Finnish birch and rattan could be co...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Rattan, Birch
Teulada, carrello tv. Zanotta
By Zanotta
Located in Felino, IT
Carrello tv, Teulada, Zanotta anni 90. LLUIS CLOTET E OSCAR TUSQUETS BLANCA Carrello portatelevisore 'Teulada' per Zanotta 1988. in ottime condizioni. estensibile in lunghezza
Category
1990s European Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
Swedish Designer, Bar Cart, Wood, Metal, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and metal bar cart or drink trolley, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
Italian Midcentury Serving Cart or Bar Cart, Black Glass and Chrome, 1960s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Budapest, HU
This stunning bar cart features black glass shelves set on a chrome frame, showcasing a unique and stylish design by Willy Rizzo from the 1960s. In pristine condition, this piece exu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1980s Modernist Wood and Chromed Metal Italian Round Bar Cart
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An elegant bar trolley in wood and steel designed and manufactured in Italy in the Eighties, on the wood lower level, the slots for 4 bottles, the upper level always in wood is surro...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Steel
Chrome and Glass Vintage Bar Cart
Located in Austin, TX
Bar cart, French, of chromed steel. The modernist bar cart features two thick glass shelves and is supported on casters.
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Chrome
Modern Metal Bar Cart with 2 Tier Glass
Located in North York, ON
Metal Bar Cart with 2 Tier Glass. Sleek modern metal frame in a beautiful satin champagne color tone. Unique spun metal handle and acrylic wheels elevat...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
McGuire Three Tier Natural Rattan Bamboo and Leather Rolling Bar Cart
Located in Germantown, MD
McGuire three tier ebonized rattan rolling bar cart in excellent vintage condition.
Measures: 25.5" in diameter and stands 30" tall. Lower tier has a 13" clearance and the middle t...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Rattan, Paint
French Two-Tiered Round Drinks Table of Chrome and Glass on Rolling Casters
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French round or circular table of chromed steel with two concentric circle tiers of inset glass, set upon rolling casters.
Great as a drinks trolley or bar cart as well.
Category
20th Century French Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Karl Springer Exceptional Rare Serving/Bar Cart in Brass and Lucite, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional serving/bar cart in polished gold-tinted brass with thick lucite top and lower shelf by Karl Springer, American 1980s. This bar cart is on castors so it can easily be mov...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Galotti & Radice Glass Trolly 1970s Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
A beautiful glass trolley by Galloti & Radice from Italy. Made in the 1970s, this lovely table on black wheels is made of high quality clear glass. The grey metal edges are used as c...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Glass
1970s Astarte Nerviano Italy Typology Bar Cart in Fiberglass
Located in Biella, IT
Astarte Nerviano Italy rare typology of cart bar space age years 1970 in fiberglass with wheels
Perfect vintage condition A, diameter 36 inches high 16" = 90 cm diameter 40 cm high
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
Italian Modern Round Brushed Aluminium Casting Bar or Dining Tables, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern set of six round brushed aluminium casting bar or dining tables, 1980s
Set of six bar or dining tables in brushed aluminum casting, wi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Mid-Century Modern Rolling Bar/Serving Cart
Located in Miami, FL
Cubist Industrial solid chromed metal frame with inset white Formica wengé shelves. In original good condition.
The wheels works perfectly.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
Dunbar Modern Mahogany Bar Cart
Located in Toledo, OH
Mahogany bar art by Dunbar furniture. Two removeable service trays. Drop leaves that extend to 48". Bent wood frame with glass top. Original finish with light wear.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Mahogany
Boho Chic Oval Rattan Bar Table White Lacquer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White Boho Chic oval top rattan bar table. Entertain your guests with cocktails with this serve table at your bar. Fresh white lacquer finish!
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Rattan
1970s Steel Wheeled Bottle Holders Two Smoked Glass Shelves Cart
Located in IT
1970s steel wheeled two smoked glass shelves cart with steel bottles holder.
No restoration needed.
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Steel
Vintage Oval Brass and Glass 2-Tier Bar Cart, 1940’s Maxwell-Phillips Attr
Located in Hampstead, QC
An oval brass bar cart/tea trolley from the 1940’s and possibly late 1930’s attributed to barware and furniture manufacturer Maxwell Phillips of New York. It has 2 tiers with each ha...
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
McGuire Three Tier Ebonized Rattan Rolling Bar Cart
Located in Germantown, MD
McGuire three tier ebonized rattan rolling bar cart in excellent vintage condition.
Measures: 25.5" in diameter and stands 30" tall.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Rattan, Paint
Italian vintage bar cart, Antonio Citterio Designer for Kartell
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
A stylish and practical bar trolley designed by Antonio Citterio for iconic italian firm Kartell, Late 1980s - early 1990s iconic design piece. Very practical and particualr design. ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Iron
Vintage Serving Trolley or Bar Cart, Black Glass and Chrome, Italy, 1970s
Located in Regensburg, DE
Vintage italian Serving Trolley or Bar Cart, black glass and chrome from the 1970s.
Black safety glass shelves.
Chrome plated high quality metal frame.
Dimensions:
H 72 cm x W...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Faux Bamboo Bar Cart by Maison Baguès, France
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A two tiered bar cart in brass imitating bamboo and smoked glass produced during the 1970's by Maison Baguès. With original castors which works well.
Perfect as a bar or a side table.
Category
20th Century French Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Italian Vintage Lucite Bar Cart
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A two tiered bar cart in in lucite/plexiglass with shelves in glass. In very good condition and very stabile. It also is easy to move with the castors working very well. Very nice co...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Lucite, Plexiglass, Glass
Modern Italian Golden Brass and Lucite Trolley
Located in Roma, IT
Golden brass and lucite trolley from the 1950s.
The trolley has two glass shelves finished in brass.
The shelf edges are in elegant golden brass.
The...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Guillerme et Chambron Dessert, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Guillerme et Chambron oak and glass dessert or bar cart, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Oak, Ceramic
1970 Extensible Rolling Trolley, for Malabert from Paris Palace
By Maison Malabert
Located in Paris, FR
Maison Malabert. From Palace Parisien
Trolley with 2 glass shelves resting on an angled base in patinated brass.
The 4 extensions = 105 X 105 cm.
Measures: H: 50 cm W: 51 cm D: 51 cm.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
1990's Italian B.R.F. Rolling Bar Cart
Located in Doylestown, PA
Uniquely designed modern two-tier Italian bar cart. Made of lacquered wood, this vintage piece is interesting and versatile. Its openness allows for many possibilities while the desi...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Two Tier Rolling Round Glass Bar Cart with Black Base and Chrome Detail
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Two tier rolling round glass bar cart with black base and chrome detail.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Chrome
Italian Hydraulic Bar Cart
Located in Austin, TX
Bar cart from Italy made of lacquered tole and brass and featuring a hydraulic system sealing the drum shaped shelf with a clear glass top. This piece is on casters; all original.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Lucite Bar Cart Style of Hollis Jones
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This styish waterfall-form lucite bar cart is very much in the style of pieces created by Holllis Jones.
Note: Overall measurements are 26" height x 26" width x 16" depth (includi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Bauhaus Style Trolly Cart
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Very nicely designed serving trolley from circa 1980s.
Made of black coated flat steel, chromed steel parts and glass top.
Category
1880s Italian Antique Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
Chrome and Brass Bar Cart
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage chrome, brass and smoked glass two-tiered bar carts. Two available, sold individually. $3800.00 each.
Category
20th Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass, Chrome
American 1970s Black Metal Drinks/Bar Cart with Glass Shelves
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fitted with two rectangular glass shelves with perimeter gallery, the bottom with bottle receptacle; flanked by upright openwork sides; raised on casters.
Category
1970s North American Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
1980 This Modern Chrome and Black Oak Large Trolley Bar Cart
Located in Weiningen, CH
1980, this modern chrome and black oak large trolley bar cart with 2 small and 1 big trail they can be placed on the upper or lower side.
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Chrome
Belgian Three-Tier Drinks Cart of Smoked Glass and Brass by Belgo Chrom
By Belgo Chrome
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Belgian rectangular three-tier drinks cart (bar cart) or trolley server by Belgochrom, featuring a stylish brass and steel frame with inset smoked glass panels on rolling cast...
Category
20th Century Belgian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
"Bacco" Sergio Mazza by Studio Artemide Black Plastic Bar Cart Table
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in Brescia, IT
"Bacco"
Sergio Mazza, by Studio Artemide
1967
Black plastic and glass top.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Plastic
Modern Bar Cart or Side Coffee Rolling Table Adjustable Height Design Allegri
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Modern bar cart, side or coffee rolling table with adjustable height, in laquered steel and the top in crystal fumè. Orginal Allegri design Parma
Measure in cm : H 55/95 W 60 D 40.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Crystal, Steel
Cesare Lacca Brass Trolley
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Catania, IT
Brass food trolley, Italian production of the 1950s attributed to the Neapolitan designer Cesare Lacca.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern Teak Bar Cart with Convertible Folding Table top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Danish modern teak bar cart with a convertible folding tabletop. The care features four wheels and a convertible top which measures 19.5" x...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Teak
Poul Hundevad Attributed Danish Modern Expanding Rolling Bar Cart
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Poul Hundevad Danish Modern teak rolling bar cart. The ingenious design allows you to slide the top shelf to the left, lift the bottom sh...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Teak
1980 This Small Round 3 Top Trolley Brass and Glass
Located in Weiningen, CH
1980 this small round 3 top trolley brass and glass
Heavy and high end quality.
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Modern carts and bar carts for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique 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 and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used 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 Alfredo Häberli, Alvar Aalto, Artek, and Christophe de la Fontaine. 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 $350 and tops out at $13,315 while the average work can sell for $2,595.
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