Carts and Bar Carts
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Silver
2010s Chinese Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Ash
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Chrome
17th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Slate, Brass
1940s American Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Early 20th Century English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal, Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
2010s Chinese Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Ash
1950s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Lucite
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Early 20th Century Czech Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut, Lacquer
2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rubber, Birch
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Silver
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker, Reed
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Leather
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1890s American Industrial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Wrought Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1940s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Leather, Oak
2010s Asian Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1650s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Laminate, Mahogany
1960s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
20th Century Italian Other Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Teak
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1820s English Regency Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
2010s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Beech
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Goatskin
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
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.




