Antique Bar Carts
19th Century European Antique Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century Antique Bar Carts
Glass
1920s French Antique Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century English Antique Bar Carts
Brass
19th Century French Directoire Antique Bar Carts
Stone, Marble, Brass, Steel
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Bar Carts
Marble, Brass
Early 1900s Revival Antique Bar Carts
Mahogany
1840s American American Empire Antique Bar Carts
Iron
1860s Victorian Antique Bar Carts
Walnut
1880s French Antique Bar Carts
Brass
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Bar Carts
Brass
19th Century French Antique Bar Carts
Copper
1910s French Louis XVI Antique Bar Carts
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Bar Carts
Wood
1920s English Art Deco Antique Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century British Antique Bar Carts
Walnut
1860s English Victorian Antique Bar Carts
Crystal
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Bar Carts
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Bar Carts
Marble
Mid-19th Century Antique Bar Carts
Wood
1920s English Art Deco Antique Bar Carts
Chrome
Early 1900s French Art Deco Antique Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Bar Carts
Oak
1820s British Regency Antique Bar Carts
Mahogany
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Bar Carts
Brass
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Bar Carts
Oak
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Bar Carts
Marble, Brass
1910s American Antique Bar Carts
Crystal, Sterling Silver
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Bar Carts
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bar Carts
Lead
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Bar Carts
Bakelite
19th Century French Antique Bar Carts
Crystal
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Antique Bar Carts
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century French Antique Bar Carts
Silver
Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Bar Carts
Ceramic, Rattan, Paint
Early 20th Century European Aesthetic Movement Antique Bar Carts
Bamboo, Lacquer, Wood, Bentwood
Late 19th Century European Belle Époque Antique Bar Carts
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century English George III Antique Bar Carts
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Bar Carts
Paint, Lacquer, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Bar Carts
Glass
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Bar Carts
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Bar Carts
Wood
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Bar Carts
Ceramic, Bamboo
1920s French Art Deco Antique Bar Carts
Blown Glass
Late 19th Century North American Victorian Antique Bar Carts
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Antique Bar Carts
Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Bar Carts
Metal
Early 20th Century American Regency Antique Bar Carts
Mahogany
1920s French Art Deco Antique Bar Carts
Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bar Carts
Marble, Brass
1820s French Restauration Antique Bar Carts
Brass
19th Century Italian Classical Greek Antique Bar Carts
Enamel
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Bar Carts
Eggshell, Bubinga
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bar Carts
Crystal, Brass
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Finding the Right Bar-carts for You
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.
- How do you stock a bar cart?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A bar cart should be stocked with a jigger, shaker, strainer, bottle opener, corkscrew, ice bucket, tongs and various alcoholic beverages.
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