Dry Bars
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
20th Century Belgian Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Wood, Cherry, Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Dry Bars
Pine
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Dry Bars
Iron, Wrought Iron
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Gold, Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Formica, Wood, Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Macassar, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Iron
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Oak, Burl
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble
20th Century Futurist Dry Bars
Metal
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Leather, Glass, Lacquer
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1940s French Baroque Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Lacquer
1930s Swedish Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1950s Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
2010s German Art Deco Dry Bars
Lacquer, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Oak
Antique, New and Vintage Dry Bars
The name “dry bar” can be a bit of a misnomer. After all, the last thing you would want a bar to do is run dry. In this case, the “dry” descriptor in your antique or vintage dry bar doesn’t refer to a lack of drinks. Instead, it serves to differentiate dry-bar furniture from wet-bar installations. The latter is typically a permanent fixture in a home, requiring plumbing to support a built-in sink.
In short, a dry bar is a piece of furniture or tabletop area that you’ve built into your space for mixing cocktails and storing everything needed —bottles, barware and other accessories — for the intoxicating in-home bar you’ve designed.
Some dry bars were built with minimalism in mind. Those crafted by designers associated with mid-century modernism or Scandinvanian modern, for example, likely looked to these as practical furnishings to serve as a cabinet or case piece. But there have been decorative and even outwardly sculptural interpretations by Art Deco furniture makers and those working in the Hollywood Regency style over the years.
No matter what kind of antique, new or vintage dry bar fits your space, these versatile furnishings can definitely elevate your home bar area as well as your hosting. We’ll toast to that!
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