Carts and Bar Carts
Mid-20th Century French Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1950s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1930s British Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century British Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Birch
1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century German Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Laminate, Oak
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century European Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1930s Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
1990s Finnish Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Carts and Bar Carts
Copper, Iron
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Cut Glass, Hardwood
1950s Swedish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Sheet Metal
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Nickel
Late 20th Century Unknown Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1940s Swedish Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Gold Plate, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
20th Century Italian Belle Époque Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
Mid-20th Century English Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1990s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern 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.





