Oswald Haerdtl Vienna Modernism Walnut & Brass Bar Cart, Serving Trolley, 1950s

A truly refined and distinctive two-tier Mid-Century Modern bar cart / serving table / trolley, designed by Oswald Haerdtl in the 1950s. This elegant piece combines Austrian modernism with Viennese fine cabinetmaking craftsmanship. Crafted from walnut, it features a removable tray with well-defined brass handles. The cart is beautifully proportioned, with a clean, linear yet charming form, while the walnut showcases a rich and varied grain.
The bar cart is in very good condition, having been professionally and carefully restored with great attention to preserving its original vintage character. All three glass surfaces—two on the cart itself and one on the tray—are intact and undamaged.
This piece is a wonderful example of authentic Austrian Mid-Century design.
Width 29“,depth 16", height 26"

Haerdtl studied with Oskar Strnad and Josef Frank, and later assisted Josef Hoffmann before taking up a teaching position at the Vienna Academy of Applied Arts in 1949. His designs—ranging from furniture and glass to silver and interior spaces—were implemented in a variety of public commissions across Vienna in the 1950s, including the Museum of the City of Vienna, the Tanzcafé Volksgarten (1958), the Graben Café, and the interior outfitting of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) train cars.