Carts and Bar Carts
21st Century and Contemporary American Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1940s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
2010s German Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Steel
1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Metal
1860s Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Carts and Bar Carts
Marble, Brass
20th Century Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Grasscloth, Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Laminate, Plywood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wicker
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Smoked Glass, Bentwood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Indonesian Bohemian Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s German Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Oak
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s American Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Cherry
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 2000s French Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
2010s German Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1980s American Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Cut Glass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Nickel
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Carts and Bar Carts
Wood, Paint, Glass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
20th Century British Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Smoked Glass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
1980s French Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
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.





