Carts and Bar Carts
Early 20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass, Enamel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
1960s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rope, Plastic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Glass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Ash, Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Goatskin, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Goatskin
Late 19th Century North American Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Ostrich Leather
1970s Thai Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1990s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Plywood
Late 19th Century Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
20th Century Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Smoked Glass
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plexiglass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 2000s French Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany, Walnut
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Goatskin
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Silver Plate
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s German Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s American 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.