Retro Tea Cart Wheels
1960s French Neoclassical Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Bronze, Gold Leaf
1960s Japanese Showa Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Softwood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Tea Cart Wheels
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Late 20th Century Retro Tea Cart Wheels
1970s Mid-Century Modern Retro Tea Cart Wheels
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Tea Cart Wheels
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Teak
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Teak
Late 20th Century French Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Walnut
1950s Italian Retro Tea Cart Wheels
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Lucite
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Tea Cart Wheels
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Metal
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Aluminum
1950s French Retro Tea Cart Wheels
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1960s American Retro Tea Cart Wheels
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Late 20th Century French Retro Tea Cart Wheels
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1960s Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Rosewood
1960s American Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Chrome
1950s Italian Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Goatskin, Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Teak
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Metal, Silver Plate
1950s European Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Iron
Late 20th Century American Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Rubber, Wood
Late 20th Century European Modern Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Tea Cart Wheels
Glass, Rubber, Wood
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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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