FUR-064 Mid-Century Modern Walnut Bar Cart / Server — Sculptural X-Form Frame, c.1960s

A handsome and highly functional original mid-century modern walnut bar cart and server featuring a striking sculptural X-form frame — the kind of bold, graphic structural element that defined the most design-forward American furniture of the 1960s. Warm walnut grain, clean modernist lines, and the quintessential MCM bar cart form make this an immediately livable piece that works in virtually any contemporary interior.

The X-form base — two intersecting diagonal members creating a dynamic, almost architectural silhouette — was a signature motif of American MCM furniture design, used by manufacturers including Drexel, Lane, Directional, and Baker to bring visual drama and structural ingenuity to bar carts, server tables, and consoles of the period. This example, in richly grained walnut, embodies the form at its most resolved: the X-frame elevates the serving surfaces above the floor while creating a sculptural profile from every angle.

Bar carts were a defining accessory of mid-century modern interiors — the ritual of the cocktail hour was as much about the furniture as the drinks. A well-designed walnut bar cart placed in a living room, dining room, or study signals an understanding of both design history and gracious living that never goes out of style.

Details:

• Material: Walnut
• Frame: Sculptural X-form
• Height: 33"
• Width: 36"
• Depth: 17.5"
• Style: Mid-Century Modern / American Modern
• Period: Circa 1960s
• Function: Bar cart / server / drinks trolley

Condition:

Light wear consistent with age and use. Walnut surfaces show a warm, rich patina. Please review all photographs carefully.

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