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Place of Origin: Italian
Italian Hand Painted Venetian Style Cabinet, C1960
Located in Trensacq, FR
Italian hand-painted Venetian style cabinet, C1960 Beautiful Venetian style painted cabinet c1960s Italy. Simple neoclassical style, wonderfully complimented by the delicate figurati...
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Revival Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Wood, Paint

Osvaldo Borsani Tecno L60 shelving system secretary or bar cabinet, Italy
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Skokie, IL
Osvaldo Borsani L60 shelving system with integrated secretary or bar cabinet Osvaldo Borsani L60 shelving system with integrated secretary or bar cabinet for Tecno, Italy, designed ...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Pearwood, Patent Leather, Walnut

Italian Bar or Cart in Walnut, Venice Print and Light, Italy, 1950s Signed Sarti
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Italian bar trolley or 1950s dry bar in lacquered walnut, bright white inside. Attributable to Cesare Lacca Outside there is a Venice press. The bar automatically switches on when...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Italian Modern Gio Ponti Style Brass & Ebonized Bar, with Stool, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Culver City, CA
This bar unit is simply stunning-- from every single angle. often attributed to Gio Ponti, this bar features angular brass upright splayed legs, with atomic style ball feet. This bar is so clean, elegant and timeless, it could effortlessly flex into any mid century modern, traditional, regency or modern setting. This bar unit comes with one bar stool, although in researching this set, it would be very simple to make a pair, or matched set. Please reach out if you'd like assistance sourcing and reupholstering for a matched set. This bar unit is currently in our gallery alongside pieces by Paolo Buff...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Style Brass and Blu Murano Glass Bar Cabinet, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Very fine handmade bar cabinet by a master artisan. Brass frame with handmade and hand-cut cobalt blue and white opaline Murano glass raised on sp...
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2010s Mid-Century Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Glass, Wood

Rare Italian Geometric Dry Totem Bar by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, c. 1990's
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Deland, FL
Rare Italian Geometric Dry Totem Bar by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, Italy, c. 1990's About: Introducing a true Italian Modern masterpiece: a rare totem dry bar, designed by the i...
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1990s Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Steel

Extravagant Formitalia Burl Walnut and Leather Dry Bar Table
By Formitalia
Located in Dronten, NL
One-off dining table by luxury Italian design label Formitalia, with built-in electrical bar lift. Leather clad base, burl walnut veneered top with yellow inserts. Formitalia is reno...
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Early 2000s Post-Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Leather, Burl

Art Deco Italian Parchment and Black Lacquer Sideboard and Bar, 1950
Located in Meda, MB
This elegant sideboard was produced in Italy in the 1950s. The five doors are in parchment, framed by the structure and the legs that are black lacquered. The interiors are in wood...
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1950s Art Deco Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Sem In Sync Collection Lace Lamp by Zaven
By Studio Zaven, SEM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In Lace, Zaven takes inspiration from the longstanding tradition of Venetian lace-making. The resulting lamp is a hanging glass doily lace, whose original flattened shape has been be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Glass

Postmodern Italian Bar Sideboard Murano Glass and Brass, 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
An interesting postmodern bar cabinet, sideboard/bar cabinet, very distinctive Italian design, with two front doors in milky white Murano glass,...
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1980s Post-Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Vittorio Dassi Italian Rosewood Sideboard Liquor Cabinet, 1950s, Restored
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add some Mid-Century Italian Modern elegance to your space with this fully restored Rosewood sideboard / liquor cabinet designed by Vittorio Dassi, originally completed in the 1950s and restored in 2021. The subtly tapered design was crafted from Rosewood with distinct dark striped grain, restored with a gorgeous and luxurious French Polish. This piece comprises of flared spider legs, three (3) shelves, (2) slim drawers, brass hardware and a compact hutch which opens to reveal a curved mirrored...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Pineapple Ice Bucket Designed by Mauro Manetti, Silver Plated, circa 1960
Located in Marbella, ES
Pineapple ice bucket Designed by Mauro Manetti, silver plated, circa 1960.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Silver Plate

21st Century Brocart Bar Cabinet with Gold Leaf Laser Engraved Lace Decoration
By Jumbo Collection
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Brocart is a precious and decorative bar cabinet where classic style meets oriental inspirations. The hand-carved legs and decorative frame finished in patinated antique gold recall ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

"Perf" Bar Cabinet in Varnished Steel by Moroso for Diesel
By Moroso, Diesel Creative Team 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Perf" is a bar cabinet, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, in varnished steel black mat, with doors in varnished steel available in these colors: copper, b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Style Brass and Red Fantasy Murano Glass Bar Cabinet, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Very fine handmade bar cabinet by a master artisan. Brass frame with handmade and hand-cut ruby red flower fantasy Murano glass ,raised on special brass legs.
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2010s Mid-Century Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Glass, Wood

Midcentury Flip Down Bar
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorative midcentury flip down bar with fold down table. For all your storage and drinking needs. Great design.
Category

1970s Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

'Caori' Coffee Table by Vico Magistreti for Gavina with Concealed Storage
By Gavina, Vico Magistretti
Located in London, GB
Iconic 'Caori' coffee table with storage. Italy c1962 Matt white lacquer and stainless steel Ingenious coffee table with concealed storage Contains two pull out drawers. Two...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Stainless Steel

Aldo Tura Green Goatskin Bar Cabinet, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
This magnificent small bar cabinet was illuminated and mirrored inside with two glass shelves, has four drawers with brass drawer knobs and is in ve...
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1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Rare and Amazing Aldo Tura Creme Goatskin Hexagonal Bar Cart
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Aldo Tura bar cart on brass wheels in hexagonal shape with three glass doors and a rotating bottle holder inside.
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1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

"Martina" Bar Fire Place in Murano Glass Mirror by Fratelli Tosi Murano
By Fratelli Tosi
Located in Murano Venezia, IT
Luxurious fireplace-shaped bar cabinet, called "Martina", in mirrored Murano glass, composed of the upper part with a door with push system where the bar is located, and the lower part where you can see a fake brazier (but where is is the possibility of installing a Bioethanol burner). All the pieces of this Fireplace Bar are all ground and wheel-engraved by hand with subjects of flowers and curls with a mythological scene in the center of the door, all polished by hand with subsequent plating in pure silver like the ancient Venetian mirror manufacturing techniques masters. This piece of furniture can be produced in various sizes according to the customer's needs. This splendid 19th century French style bar...
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2010s Other Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass, Mirror

Massimo Papiri Cocktail Table by Mario Sabot Italy, 1970
By Mario Sabot, Massimo Papiri
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This iconic seventies cocktail table is designed by Massimo Papiri and manufactured by Mario Sabot, Italy 1970. If you want to feel like James Bond, this table is what you need. This cocktail table is amongst the most prolific and therefore most wanted objects of this Italian architect, Massimo Papiri. The cocktail table immediately draws all the attention towards it, because of the classy and glamorous appearance. The black high gloss painted melamine top matches the clean stainless-steel sides in a harmonic way. The table has the appearance to be closed as all the parts fit perfectly together, however on the inside of this cocktail table, you will find an illuminated dry bar, making this table glamorous, sculptural, and architectural at the same time. The middle part is made of blinded plexiglass so when the light is off, you will think there is nothing behind, however when you lit the inside, you will see the bottles and glasses stored in there which is an amazing feature of this tables design. The big round part on the side provides a stainless-steel bucket...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Stainless Steel

Sem In Sync Collection Collage Bar Cabinet by Zaven
By SEM, Studio Zaven
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Collage is a family of furniture “accessories” built in wood with natural veneers coated in different colors. The faintly visible presence of the wood’s veins transforms the object i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Folding Bar Cabinet, Italy circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
An Italian modernist folding bar cabinet. Bar folds open in the middle and is finished on all sides to be free standing. Mahogany, teak, patinated...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Mahogany

20th Century Italian Large Mahogany Cocktail Bar Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large vintage Mid-Century modern Italian cocktail bar with a counter made of hand crafted polished Mahogany and Rosewood, designed most likely by Osvaldo Borsani, in good condition...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

Italian Mid-Century Modern Bar / Entertainment Cabinet, Aldo Tura Style, Lacquer
By Aldo Tura
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian Mid-Century Modern Bar / Entertainment Cabinet, Aldo Tura Style, Lacquer This absolutely stunning bar cabinet or entertainment center is simply to good to be true. The case ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Extravagant Bar Cabinet by Umberto Mascagni, 1950s
By Umberto Mascagni
Located in Rome, IT
This fancy bar cabinet designed in Italy by Umberto Mascagni .This piece features a cream colored vinyl with anodized aluminium and centered by colorful Italian landscape prints. An ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Italian Dry Bar -Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian 1950s floor lamp -dry bar. Dry bar have 2 lights bulbs and when the door closes, the switch automatically turns off. Switch for the floor lamp is...
Category

1950s Neoclassical Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Walnut

Sem In Sync Collection Collage Bar Trolley by Zaven
By SEM, Studio Zaven
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Collage is a family of furniture “accessories” built in wood with natural veneers coated in different colors. The faintly visible presence of the wood’s veins transforms the object i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Sem In Sync Collection Colonna Lamp by Zaven
By SEM, Studio Zaven
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Named after the water bus stop in Murano, the floor lamp Murano Colonna is a heavy, and therefore stable cylindrical volume of molten glass. A leather strip embraces the glass column...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Glass

Aldo Tura Huge Green Goatskin Champagne Cooler Italy 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Huge Aldo Tura green parchment champagne, wine cooler or ice bucket with a brass inlay. This particular cooler was executed in the 1960s and is in excellent vintage condition. Along...
Category

1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Cathedral Display Cabinet with Cabriole Legs, Vitrine, circa 1930
Located in Miami, FL
Superb 1930s Art Deco walnut cathedral display cabinet. Gorgeous mid to light tone walnut veneers, still with original working key and two glass shelves. Generously spaced interior, ...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Midcentury Cabinet, Dry Bar in the Style of Borsani and Fontana Arte
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This pectacular and very rare bar cabinet created by Vittorio Dassi is from the 1940s It features 6 doors opening on various storage compartments .Top left has got 2 shelves as top right opens to reveal a very elegant bar .This bar is lit by the top and has got mirrors on its sides, 1 glass shelf and 2 little shelves hold by silver bronze brackets on its doors. Bottom left section opens on 1 large drawer and bottom right section opens on a series fo drawers. Externally it is made of rich burled walnut and cedar .Each door features gorgeous engraved green Arte Fontana glass handles hold by 2 guilt bronze claws. Its base is very elegant too, with its sculptural shape ,its brass trim and its central Arte Fontana glass decor. Its top is in black opaline. It is a top of the range quality piece of furniture as the front of its drawer and its doors are very deep and sturdy. This sideboard is a real Italian masterpiece of the period, in very good condition with slight signs of wear consistent with age and gentle use. Very clean interior. It has to its original 4 working keys. This credenza is the style of Paolo Buffa, Guglielmo Ulrich, Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi, Michele Merighi...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Glass, Opaline Glass, Wood

1950s Midcentury Regency Italian Wood, Brass and Mirror Dry Bar Cabinet Cart
By Ico & Luisa Parisi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet cart characterized by its original Asian themed painted front wood pull-out tilt door with interior part in mirror glass, standing on its antique brass wheels...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Danish Viking Bar Cabinet
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A very unusual, hand painted bar cabinet, as a Danish Viking, made in Italy. Striking naive/modern style, humorous and direct. The back is finished and ...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Claudio Salocchi for Sormani Italian Midcentury Dark Wood Sideboard 1960s
By Claudio Salocchi, Sormani
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Mid-Century Modern design credenza sideboard with bar cabinet that can be opened from above and free drawer that can be positioned as desired designed by Caludio Salocchi and manufac...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Antique Safe, Northern Italy, 17th Century
Located in Brescia, IT
Double door safe Northern Italy, 17th century Measures 190x130x46.5 cm Walnut structure made with very thick boards (6.5/8 cm) covered with i...
Category

1650s Baroque Antique Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Iron

60s Italian Two Tier Glass Faux Marble Shelf Cart
Located in Pasadena, CA
60s Italian Two Tier Glass Faux Marble Shelf Cart measures approx 18 wide x 27 long x 29 high.
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Stone

Guido Faleschini for Mariani Leather and Suede Wrapped Marble Topped Cabinets
By i4 Mariani, Guido Faleschini
Located in Culver City, CA
This pair of cabinet / drybar pair are absolutely stunning! Designed by Guido Faleschini for Mariani in the late 60's, the front of these cabinets is wrapped in a chocolate leather, with chrome drawer and door pulls, with shiny chrome accents; while the sides and the finished backs of the cabinets are wrapped in a slightly lighter chocolate suede (actual leather and suede). The icing on the cake are the marble tops, almost onyx looking, a cream and yellow, heavily veined marble with bullnose finish. These cabinets absolutely ooze Italian mid century modern luxury down to every detail. These cabinets can be placed together to create a wonderful dry bar area that feature an abundance of storage for your every need. These cabinets can be seen in our Fall Palm Springs Modernism booth alongside a Vladimir Kagan cloud sofa, a pair of Pierre Paulin Groovy chairs...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Marble, Chrome

Space Age Dry Bar Cart Stainless Steel and Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Dry bar cart cabinet in stainless steel, metal chrome, smoke glass. interior black lacquered, the bar is mounted on wheels. Famous design like Mario Sabo...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Stainless Steel, Metal, Chrome

20th Century Italian Modern Rosewood Cocktail Bar Cabinet by Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian two-part cocktail bar cabinet with an elevated top made of hand crafted polished Rosewood and Walnut, designed by Osvaldo Borsani in good conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Paolo Buffa Design Bar Cabinet, 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Biella, IT
Paolo Buffa cabinet bar years ’40 the cabinet bar is in vintage good condition; exterior frontal part, superior and each side part only the exterior two legs have the little defect, you see in photo’s particular. Internal part are complete and have all the little mirror...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Italian Mid Century Modern Brass and Glass Tray Bart Cart Table by MB, 1970s
Located in Meda, MB
This unique tray table was produced in Italy in the 1970s. It is composed by a gilt brass structure and a gilt brass bottle holder, with two glass shelv...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Slide Design Bachus Wine Rack in Lime Green by Marcel Wanders
By Slide, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bachus is an unusual bottle rack designed by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. Its modularity and its essential design are ideal not only to contemporary settings but also to class...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Plastic

Modern Italian Custom Art Deco Style Rose Pink Black Glass Brass Cabinet /Bar
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
Bring glamour to your room with this bespoke customizable modern cabinet, entirely handcrafted in Italy, with a Hollywood Regency feel. The surround is decorated with art glass in a ...
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2010s Art Deco Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Nickel

Italian Art Deco Style Credenza
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a graceful Italian rosewood credenza with a thick glass super structure above a rosewood top over a long cabinet with two central doors opening to reveal two banks of shelvin...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Cesare Lacca Italian Midcentury Bar Display Cabinet
By Cesare Lacca
Located in bari, IT
Bar display cabinet made in Italy from the 1950s, designer Cesare Lacca.
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Italian Bar in Birch Burl, circa 1970
Located in Brussels , BE
Italian bar in birch burl circa 1970.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Burl

MidCentury Cream Color Glass and Brass DryBar, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
A unique sideboard of its kind for originality and for the choice of materials. Simple but refined design, the inside is completely covered with small mirrors, a real miniature mosaic. Note the rich design of the doors, with smooth colored glass surrounded by a black lacquered frame. The sideboard has a wooden structure, which has been covered with cream colored glass. Frontally, the sideboard has a black frame that has been placed all around the two doors; these can be opened using two special brass pendant handles. The body of the sideboard rests on four legs in black lacquered wood. The design of the legs is very elongated and narrow in the final part that touches the ground. Internally the sideboard is covered with a micro mosaic mirror...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Vintage Bar by Donato Guzzini, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Bar is an original design item realized by Donato Guzzini for Donati Stilglass 1960s. Dimensions: H 195 / L 95 / D25. Adjastable drawer, brass details, fridge in workin...
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1960s Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Dassi - Stunning Lighting Bar Cabinet - Italian Design 1950s
By Dassi
Located in Milan, IT
Rare and impressive, capacious and functional, this large bar cabinet is one of a kind. Featuring a large upper body with front and side doors, it ha...
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1950s Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Metal, Brass

Giorgio Collection Absolute Japanese Tamo Burl Bar Table and Cabinet
By Giorgio Collection
Located in New York, NY
Giorgio collection absolute Japanese Tamo burl bar table and cabinet. Bar in moka Japanese Tamos burl veneer with high gloss polyester finish. Inside top in smoked glass. 1 full...
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2010s Art Deco Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Bentwood, Burl

Beige Italian Midcentury Bar Cabinet by Aldo Tura in Lacquered Goat Skin
By Vetri, Aldo Tura
Located in Berlin, DE
Absolutely stunning 'Calice' (wine glass) bar cabinet designed and produced by Aldo Tura in Italy, probably in the 1950s. The bar comes complete with the original serving tray and ic...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Glass, Wood, Parchment Paper

Vintage Italian Dry Bar, circa 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Italian dry bar is an item of original design furniture realized in the 1950s by Italian Manufacture. The item is composed of a bar co...
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1950s Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Carved Pear Wood + Mirrored Glass Bar Cabinet by Osvaldo Borsani, Italy, 1930s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning 1930s Italian bar cabinet designed by Osvaldo Borsani. This piece was constructed from bleached pear wood and stands on four rectangular legs with intricate hand carved fish...
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1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Willy Rizzo Midcentury Cubic Chromed Steel, Wood and Glass Dry Bar, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Unique midcentury cubic dry bar in lacquered ash wood, mirrored steel and glass dry bar with hidden wheels. Willy Rizzo probably produced this incredible piece of barware in Italy during the 1970s. The wheeled bar cart's four sides are in mirrored chromed steel, while the top is in dark smoked glass. It moves thanks to four hidden wheels, and the structure is veneered black lacquered oak. A design masterpiece that will become a cult furniture element in a midcentury bar or living room. Italian designer and photographer Willy Rizzo (1928-2013) first came to prominence in the 1960s as both a chronicler of and participant in La Dolce Vita, the glamorous, jet set lifestyle enjoyed by many international celebrities and socialites in the postwar era. While photography was Rizzo's first love, in the 1970s he developed a passion for interiors and launched a second successful career as a luxury furniture designer. Rizzo was born in Naples in 1928 but moved to France early. After expressing an interest in photography at the age of 12, Rizzo's mother gifted him an Agfa Box camera; soon he was shooting portraits of his classmates at Paris's Istituto Statale Italiano Leonardo Da Vinci. In the 1940s, Rizzo began his career as a photojournalist, working for several French publications, including Ciné Mondial, Point de Vue, and Image du Monde. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Rizzo notably covered the Nuremberg Trials and travelled to Tunisia for Point de Vue to photograph the conflict in North Africa, later published in Life Magazine. As his reputation grew, he was hired by France Dimanche to take portraits of the rich and famous at flashy events like the Cannes Film Festival. Rizzo's charm won the trust of royalty, dignitaries, and movie stars, allowing him to capture these public figures in unusually candid moments. Hoping to advance his career further, Rizzo travelled to New York with Black Star Agency in 1947 to photograph American starlets. When he returned to Paris two years later, he was invited to join Jean Prouvost’s newest publication in colour, Paris Match, as head photographer—a position that he held for 20 years and, along the way, sparked a new culture of celebrity photographers who were as intriguing and fashionable as their subjects. In 1959, he became the artistic director of Marie Claire and collaborated with other fashion magazines, such as Vogue. Throughout his career, Rizzo photographed dozens of stars, including Brigitte Bardot, Maria Callas, Salvador Dalí, Marlene Dietrich, Jane Fonda, Gene Kelly, and Gregory Peck, as well as striking up close friendships with famous personalities like Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and Jack Nicholson. In 1962, Rizzo famously captured some of the last moments of Marilyn Monroe’s life on film before tragically committing suicide a few weeks later. In 1968, Rizzo married Italian actress Elsa Martinelli, and the pair relocated to Rome. It was here that Rizzo began his work in furniture design, starting with his newly-leased, run-down Roman apartment. Just for personal use (at first), Rizzo created a series one-of-a-kind pieces inspired by modernist icons, such as Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier. But as his glitterati friends—Rodolfo Parisi, Gigli Rizzi, Franco Rapetti, Salvador Dalí, Brigitte Bardot, and the like—became admirers of his work, Rizzo was flooded with design commissions. Rizzo went on to furnish apartments for Italian aristocracy in the Palazzo Borghese and Palazzo Ruspoli that same year and quickly earned an international reputation as a designer to the rich and famous. In response to ever-growing demand, he launched his own Tivoli-based company dedicated to contemporary furniture design handmade in lux materials such as wood, marble, stainless steel, brass, and wild boar. Over time, his team of eight grew to 150, and he was able to open shops in France and throughout Europe, as well as in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. With an emphasis on clean lines and geometric forms, Rizzo's tables, chairs, and accessories combined contemporary shapes with traditional materials—in contrast to many of his contemporaries, like Ettore Sottsass and Vico Magistretti, who were popularizing plastic, foam, and other synthetics in furniture production. Rizzo's most successful designs are many low, box-like tables in granite, metal, glass, or burled wood, often embellished with brass or chrome accents or built-in liquor cabinets or trays. Two examples of his most celebrated designs include the Alveo Coffee Table (1970s) for Mario Sabot and the circular Yin Yang Coffee Table...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Steel, Metal, Chrome

Elegant Italian Midcentury Bar Cabinet Attributed to Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Italian sideboard bar cabinet with six drawers and brass handles and sabots, centered by a bar cabinet with two doors. Very good vintage condition.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Laquered Dry Bar Cabinet Attributed to Saporiti
By Saporiti
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant lacquered wood dry bar attributed to Saporiti. Two doors that make a nice bar with iron swivel tray, Bottles and glasses holder inside the doors. Excellent condition.
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

One Off Capable Storage Piece Manufactured by Osvaldo Borsani, Italy, 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Milan, IT
Capable storage piece by Osvaldo Borsani. Lower and top units with rolling doors and central area with four drawers and brass frame. Literature available upon request.
Category

1950s Vintage Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

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