Antique / Vintage Tea Carts

Buy the best antique / vintage tea carts selected and recommended by interior designers. By Emily Hilton.

These lovely serving carts will beautifully accent your home, as well as function very well to transporting a tea service, or whatever you intend to serve. Take multiple dishes from the kitchen for a dinner party, take trays of hor devours when entertaining, or actually use it as a cart for a tea service. The uses are vast, and their overall style is elegant, adding class the the event.

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Antique / Vintage Tea Carts

Buying Guide

Tea serving carts have become very popular in recent years for a number of reasons. To start with, tea carts serving carts can help you serve a big number of people in a short time. So, if you’re planning a tea party or perhaps you want to invite a few guests at home for drinks, the cart will be a time saver. In addition to this, the tea serving carts make it easier for you to keep things organized, and they can also easily move around on wheels reducing your workload significantly.

There are many unique tea cart designs on the market. If you’re going to choose an option in all these, you need to have some information to help you. Here are some of the main things to look out for:

The design of the tea carts serving carts will often determine the durability. However, if you’re looking for strength, going for metal frame carts is highly advised. Although metal carts may not offer the elegance of custom wooden designs, they will serve you for a long time. They will also cost relatively less compared to a wooden design.

The value of a tea moving cart may also be seen through its beauty. The last thing you want is to swing around during a tea party with an average looking cart that doesn’t go with the décor in your home. The rule of thumb is to pick something simple and basic. But then again, it’s all about what tickles your fancy. With the huge variety of designs in the market, it should be easy to get this done.

You will also need to make sure that the tea serving carts you are buying have enough space. However, you don’t want to buy something too big. A compact design for the serving carts is always recommended. It’s classy and easy to work with. However, we have seen a number of designs that have innovated when it comes to space.

While delivering a compact cart design, they have also developed different racks and additional spaces for you to use. For instance, you will find some designs in the market that come with a glass rack incorporated both at the top and at the bottom. This will increase the amount of space available for you to use. These kinds of carts are highly recommended.

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Made of solid wood and robust wheels, the bar cart is a great combination of folding countertops, shelves for carrying various trinkets. The whole is presented elegantly and is gaining a new life with an impressive finish.

Avery Tea Serving Cart

Avery Tea Serving Cart

It is an avery tea serving cart that has got a metal finish. If you want to make an elegant party you need to have this tea serving cart. You will be impressed how beautiful this tea serving cart is.

Metal tea cart

Add an elegant touch to your backyard with this fabulous serving cart, ideal for outdoor parties. It comprises four wheels, two of which are ornately designed, considerably larger from the small rubber ones. Storage space is divided into two tiers.

French brass serving tea cart bar cart

French brass serving tea cart bar cart

Embodying perfectly well the charming climate of the 18th or 19th century France, this brass serving tea cart constitutes a distinguished example of antique design. Features 4 wheels, two of which are large, impressive ones.

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The beautifully made tea cart for serving is a sensational performance in wood and beautiful design. The whole is functional and very elegant, which makes it perfect for celebrations like weddings.

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Splash your home with a drop of vintage charm by choosing this tea cart. It features the solid brass and gold finish and black glass top. For me, it's a stylish and attractive addition to any home.

Hale Serving Cart

Hale Serving Cart

This serving cart in black & ash finish features a metal frame, with 2 shelves crafted from solid and engineered wood. The cart is easy to move, and includes multi-direction casters, adjustable shelves, and convenient handles.

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Absolutely captivating vintage tea cart - I couldn't pick a better one if I wanted to introduce something really stylish - in a retro kind of way - to my interior. Look at those spoke wheels and beautiful bronze finish!

Mid centruy modern serving cart drink

Mid centruy modern serving cart drink

The mid-century serving cart with the portable bar. The base was built on the metal stillage painted in gold. The three storeys of the cart are the planks with the glass cover. The wheels in the metal case guarantee stability.

Daydream veranda style veranda indooroutdoor serving island

Daydream veranda style veranda indooroutdoor serving island

Sparkling with its old-fashioned appearance and buttermilk finish, this vintage serving cart is excellent for improving outdoor parties. Entirely crafted of sturdy wood, the cart includes a plank top, 2 open shelves, and caster wheels for easy motion.

Tea trolley cart

Embodying well the charm and warmth of the Victorian style, this stylish tea serving cart can be a stylish and practical accent during any parties or other glorious events.

Wooden tea cart

Now that’s a cool and interesting tea serving cart. Actually, it doesn’t matter what you want to serve from it. Big wheels make it stable and reliable, and metal construction ensures it’s reliable and lasting.

Scale metal tea cart serving cart for dolls blythe barbie

scale Metal Tea Cart / Serving Cart for dolls (Blythe, Barbie ...

Tea carts with wheels

Thanks to this mobile beauty, you will have a portable serving cart for your quality tea time with closest friends. Designed of premium metal in brass finish, the cart includes 1 round edge top, 1 matching bottom shelf, a convenient handle and 4 black casters.

Chrome Metal With Black Tempered Glass Bar Wine Tea Serving Cart

Chrome Metal With Black Tempered Glass Bar Wine Tea Serving Cart

This serving cart is a high quality product that provides storage space and allows for an enhanced serving of drinks, food, etc. Its frame is made of chrome metal. It has got caster wheels for easy mobility.

I bought one similar to this from you marge remember

I bought one similar to this from you Marge, remember?

Sunny vintage garden cart

Sunny vintage garden cart

Being on a trip to the UK, at 17 you should have a cup of tea. Perhaps it will be serving on such a vintage teacart. Made of iron, painted in a pastel yellow color. Very romantic in its expression, it has two planes for serving meals and tea.

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Browse Lloyd Flanders Tea/Serving Cart-All Styless

Kitchen Cart Foldable With Shelves By Winsome Wood

This kitchen cart features durable construction consisted of solid beechwood, including 2 slatted shelves, a rectangular top, a knife block, and a towel rack. The cart folds for easy storage or transport, and moves on smoothly-operating caster wheels.

Gorgeous lucite serving cart

Gorgeous lucite serving cart

An avant-garde serving cart on wheels, made out of Lucite glass and mirrored surfaces, which creates a unique, unusual appearance. The cart has two shelves, one on top and one on the bottom, which provides just enough space for food.

Chrome metal with black tempered glass bar tea serving cart

Chrome metal with black tempered glass bar tea serving cart

An attractive serving tray equipped with wheels for easier mobility. It is made of metal and glass with the chrome and black finish. Thanks to this solution the tray is resistant to damage. Its top and additional bottom shelf provide large space.

Wrought iron bar cart

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