Carts and Bar Carts
2010s Ukrainian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s European Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Elm
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Travertine, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel, Sheet Metal
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Beech
1990s Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1960s Romantic Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1940s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Early 2000s French Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut, Burl
Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
20th Century Bohemian Carts and Bar Carts
Rattan
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.





