Antique Brass Bar Cart
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Brass Bar Cart
Satinwood, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Antique Brass Bar Cart
Glass
1850s French Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Antique Brass Bar Cart
Silver, Brass
Early 20th Century English Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
18th Century Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Late 19th Century Antique Brass Bar Cart
Wood
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Brass Bar Cart
Iron
Early 17th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
19th Century American Industrial Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Antique Brass Bar Cart
Metal
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
1850s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Early 19th Century European Antique Brass Bar Cart
Mahogany
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bar Cart
Oak
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Late 18th Century Rustic Antique Brass Bar Cart
Wood
1650s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
1920s English Edwardian Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century Jamaican Art Deco Antique Brass Bar Cart
Glass, Ebony, Mahogany
1920s English Art Deco Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
1790s French Directoire Antique Brass Bar Cart
Mahogany
1920s English Art Deco Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Antique Brass Bar Cart
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
1910s French Louis XVI Antique Brass Bar Cart
Marble, Brass
Early 1900s English Neoclassical Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century English Campaign Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
1920s English Edwardian Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
1920s British Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
19th Century English Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century American Regency Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Brass Bar Cart
Marble, Silver Plate, Brass
19th Century English Other Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Brass Bar Cart
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Brass Bar Cart
Leather, Fabric, Straw, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Brass Bar Cart
Walnut, Burl
Early 19th Century English Antique Brass Bar Cart
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Brass Bar Cart
Mahogany
1820s British Regency Antique Brass Bar Cart
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Late 19th Century North American Victorian Antique Brass Bar Cart
Mahogany
1660s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century Indian Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Brass Bar Cart
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century European Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Brass Bar Cart
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
Late 18th Century Spanish Gothic Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Brass Bar Cart
Brass
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Finding the Right bar-carts for You
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.
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