Carts and Bar Carts
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal, Chrome
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s French Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Acrylic
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1890s Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
20th Century French Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Cut Steel
20th Century Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Carts and Bar Carts
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
Mid-20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
2010s Philippine Georgian Carts and Bar Carts
Ebony
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 20th Century British Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Chrome
2010s Brazilian Carts and Bar Carts
Hardwood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Other
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Nickel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Mid-20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood, Teak
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1930s British Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Ceramic, Rattan, Birch
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Indian 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.





