Dry Bars
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Dry Bars
Oak
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Egyptian Dry Bars
Oak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Argentine Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century Futurist Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Gold Leaf
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century English Dry Bars
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1920s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Beech, Poplar, Zebra Wood, Lacquer
1970s Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Carrara Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Queen Anne Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Turkish Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dry Bars
Steel
1980s Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1930s French Country Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century French Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Italian Other Dry Bars
Metal
19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Dry Bars
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rattan, Glass
1960s Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Fruitwood
Late 20th Century Dry Bars
Walnut
1980s American Georgian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
1960s Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Chrome
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Asian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Resin, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary African Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood, Walnut
20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Dry Bars
Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 1900s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Ash
1670s Italian Antique Dry Bars
Brass, Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Parchment Paper
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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