Carts and Bar Carts
1920s French Victorian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
1960s American Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Enamel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century American Federal Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel, Iron
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Minimalist Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
20th Century Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Early 19th Century European Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Organic Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Maple
1970s Dutch Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1940s Swedish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Early 20th Century American Other Carts and Bar Carts
Fabric, Wicker, Reed, Wood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Beech
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Mirror, Smoked Glass
1970s Finnish Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Birch, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan, Smoked Glass
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum, Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Cherry
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Birch
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Revival Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1960s French Directoire Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mirror, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel, Aluminum
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.





