Carts and Bar Carts
1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chestnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1880s Italian Modern Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Other
1920s French Victorian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Maple, Teak
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Enamel
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Slovak Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1980s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Minimalist Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Pine
Early 20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Goatskin
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Dutch Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Plastic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Laminate
1940s Swedish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Fir
1960s French Directoire Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Cherry
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
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.





