Carts and Bar Carts
20th Century Italian Belle Époque Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century English Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1990s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1860s English Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
20th Century Spanish Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Late 20th Century Spanish Carts and Bar Carts
Bronze
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Beech
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
20th Century Italian Other Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Padouk
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Oak
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
20th Century French French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Pine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Leather
Late 20th Century American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan, Paint
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
1970s Italian Futurist Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic, Foam, Paint
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Hardwood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s 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.





