Midcentury Rattan Bamboo Drinks Bar Cart / Dry Bar, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury drinks corner bar cart or bottle stand in rattan and bamboo, Spain, 1960s The perfect accent as cocktails or drinks corner or bar cart for a beach house or Mediterranean ...
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
$1,842
H 27.17 in W 27.56 in D 17.33 in
1960s Danish Teak Arrebo Møbler Folding Drinks Cart Bar Trolley Andreas Hansen
By Arrebo Mobler, Andreas Hansen
Located in London, England
1960s Vintage Danish Teak folding dry bar drinks trolley by Andreas Hansen for Arrebo Møbler which is beautifully designed. The two leaves open out to reveal a fully functional bar s...
Brass
$2,797
H 43.31 in W 37.41 in D 20.87 in
Rosewood Drinks Cabinet / Cocktail Bar 1960s–1970s Vintage Mid-Century
Located in London, GB
This would make a fantastic home cocktail bar, drinks cabinet, or stylish storage piece in a living room, dining room.
Mirror, Rosewood
$5,368
H 51.6 in W 29.5 in D 16 in
Great Quality Midcentury Modern Solid Teak Wood Drinks Cabinet or Dry Bar, 1960s
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted double tier credenza or dry bar. This beautiful and handcrafted midcentury drinks cabinet is another one of our recent great finds. The stylish dovetails on the sides ar...
Brass
Unavailable
H 25.99 in W 18.12 in D 29.53 in
Cesare Lacca Style Brass Bar Cart Drinks Serving Trolley, Italy 1960’s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful and very practical 2 tiered bar cart, drinks serving trolly or dry bar on 4 smoothly rolling casters. It has a brass bottle holder for 4 bottles and you can place anything ...
Brass
Unavailable
H 26.78 in W 43.31 in D 19.3 in
1960s Danish Teak Corner Bar Drinks Cabinet with rotating Shelf
Located in Zurich, CH
No 1960s home was complete without it’s own bar for those cocktail evenings or unexpected guests so it’s no surprise that some of the most inspiring designs of the time came with a h...
Brass
1960's Danish Teak Drinks Cabinet / Bar by Dyrlund
By Dyrlund
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very practical vintage Danish drinks cabinet / dry bar. This was made by Dyrlund, it dates from the 1960’s.
Teak, Formica
1960's Danish Teak Drinks Cabinet / Bar by Reno Wahl Iversen
By Dyrlund, Reno Wahl Iversen
Located in London, GB
A stylish and extremely well made vintage Danish teak drinks bar. This was designed by Reno Wahl Iversen, it was made in Denmark by Dyrlund around the 1960’s. The design is very c...
Teak
1960’s Teak Vintage Drinks Bar
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage teak drinks bar, this was made in England and date from the 1960’s. It is of superb quality and has a very cool design. There is a black formica top, and an ove...
Teak
1960s Vintage Teak Bar / Drinks Cabinet by Turnidge
By Turnidge Furniture
Located in London, GB
A fabulous and very well made vintage teak drinks bar, dating from the 1960s. This was made in England by Turnidge.
Teak
Danish Teak Corner Bar Carousel Drinks Cabinet, circa 1960s
By Torbjørn Afdal
Located in Peabody, MA
Teak corner cabinet with revolving bookcase, revealing storage for five liquor bottles and stemware, with mirrored back, circa 1960s. In the manner of designs by Torbjorn Afdal of No...
Mirror, Teak
Sold
H 55.52 in W 36.62 in D 17.33 in
1960's Scandinavian Dry / Bar Drinking Cabinet in Teak and Oak by Westbergs
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful and high quality dry bar / drinking cabinet in teak on a oak stand attributed to Westbergs Möbler in Sweden. Inside this dry bar has two serving blades underneath the top,...
Oak, Teak
1960s Vintage Danish Drinks Cabinet or Bar by Dyrlund
By Dyrlund
Located in London, GB
A superb and rare vintage drinks cabinet or serving bar, this was made in Denmark by Dyrlund, it dates from the 1960s.
Wood
Sold
H 50.4 in W 44.1 in D 17.92 in
Tom Robertson Teak Cocktail Bar, Dry Bar, Drinks Cabinet by McIntosh, 1960s.
By Tom Robertson
Located in Dublin 8, IE
There are many names used to describe these types of bar cabinet - cocktail bar, dry bar, drinks cabinet to name a few. What we have here is a piece of Scottish Mid-century teak furn...
Teak
1960s Teak Vintage Drinks Bar
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage teak drinks bar, this was made in England and date from the 1960’s. It is of superb quality and has a very cool design. There is a black formica top, and an ove...
Teak
1960s Danish Bar / Drinks Cabinet by Erik Buch for Dyrlund
By Erik Buch
Located in London, GB
A stunning and rare vintage folding drinks bar, this was designed by Erik Buch and made in Denmark by Dyrlund in the 1960s-1970s. This has a fantastic design with many amazing featur...
Wood
Sold
H 38.59 in W 33.47 in D 19.69 in
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wood Brass Glass top Dry Bar Drinks Cabinet
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Ico & Luisa Parisi, Vittorio Dassi, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and very elegantly shaped Italian Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet, with two front doors, a nicely gilt framed decorated glass top and the brass key.
Brass
1960s Rosewood Rare Foldout Drinks Bar & Cabinet By Dyrlund
By Dyrlund
Located in London, GB
A rare vintage Danish, 1960’s Rosewood foldout drinks bar & cabinet by maker Dyrlund.
Rosewood
Sold
H 29.14 in W 30.71 in L 29.14 in
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wood Brass and Glass Top Dry Bar Drinks Cabinet
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Ico & Luisa Parisi, Vittorio Dassi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and very elegantly shaped Italian Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet, with highlighted wood grain, black frame and great attention to details such as the brass handles and ...
Brass
Paul Evans Cityscape Large Drinks Bar, 1960s
By Paul Evans
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large Paul Evans Cityscape Dry Drinks Bar, Paul Evans Studio for Directional, 1970s. The bar has two divided shelves behind, a low front shelf, and kidney-shaped glass. The bar is m...
Metal
Sold
H 28.75 in W 35.44 in D 18.51 in
1960s Mid CenturyDanish Rosewood & Brushed Chrome Pulldown Drinks Cabinet
Located in London, England
1960s Danish rosewood and brushed chrome drinks cabinet. The pulldown front of the cabinet features one single handle running its length. The other side of the pulldown drawer is cov...
Chrome
1960s Danish Vintage Teak Bar Cart / Drinks Trolley
Located in London, GB
A stylish and rare vintage Danish drinks cart in teak, this dates from the 1960s. It is of super quality, and is in great condition for its age. The interior contains shelves and a s...
Teak
1960s Danish Vintage Teak Bar Cart / Drinks Trolley
Located in London, GB
A stylish and rare vintage Danish drinks cart in teak, this dates from the 1960s. It is of super quality, and is in great condition for its age. The interior contains shelves and a s...
Teak
1960s Danish Teak Captains Bar / Drinks Cabinet by Dyrlund
By Drylund
Located in London, GB
A stunning and very rare captains bar / cabinet in teak, this was made in Denmark by Dyrlund, it dates from the 1960s. The quality is amazing, and the condition is superb throughout;...
Teak
1960s Danish Teak Captains Bar or Drinks Cabinet by Dyrlund
By Drylund
Located in London, GB
A stunning and very rare captains bar or cabinet in teak, this was made in Denmark by Dyrlund, it dates from the 1960s. The quality is amazing, and the condition is superb throughout...
Teak
Mid Century Modern Vintage Danish Teak Corner Bar Cocktail Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a wonderful Danish designed 1960’s drinks cabinet or cocktail bar which will sit stylishly in the corner of any lounge, dining room, man-cave or she-shed.
Wood, Teak
Sold
H 55.52 in W 36.62 in D 17.33 in
1960's Scandinavian Dry / Bar Drinking Cabinet in Teak on Oak Legs by Westbergs
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful and high quality dry bar / drinking cabinet in teak on a oak stand attributed to Westbergs Möbler in Sweden. Inside this dry bar has two serving blades underneath the top,...
Oak, Teak
Sold
H 26.38 in W 29.53 in D 16.54 in
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wood and Brass Dry Bar Drinks Cabinet
By Vittorio Dassi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Ico & Luisa Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and very elegantly shaped Italian Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet, with the brass handle. On the left a nice storage space while on the right a flipping door opens to a ...
Brass
Sold
H 29.14 in W 29.53 in D 13.78 in
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Walnut Burl Wood Brass Dry Bar Drinks Cabinet
By Vittorio Dassi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Ico & Luisa Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and very elegantly shaped Italian Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet, with highlighted wood grain and brass handles. The left door opens to a nice storage space and the cab...
Brass
1960s Danish Teak Captains Bar / Drinks Cabinet by Dyrlund
By Drylund
Located in London, GB
A stunning and very rare captains bar / cabinet in teak, this was made in Denmark by Dyrlund, it dates from the 1960’s. The quality is amazing, and the condition is superb throughout...
Teak
Sold
H 34.85 in W 49.22 in D 19.89 in
Very Rare 1960’s Mid-Century Danish Rosewood Drinks Cabinet / Bar with Fridge
Located in London, GB
This 1960’s Mid-Century Danish Rosewood Drinks Cabinet is truly a show-stopping piece that is guaranteed to be the talking point of any room.
Rosewood
Art deco bar cabinet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Art deco bar cabinet with glass tray. Professionally stained and repolished.
Walnut
$12,200 / item
H 43.31 in W 17.72 in D 35.44 in
Contemporary Mexican Design Handcrafted Wood Cabinet Carmen, Mirror
By Comité de Proyectos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Carmen is a bartender, a storage cabinet with a functional design. Inside, it has a pair of drawers for storing objects, space for bottles, compartments for glasses and a cup holder...
Steel
$280Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 4.14 in W 2.56 in D 4.14 in
Set of 6 Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
By Roberto Beltrami
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
Murano Glass
$975
H 27 in W 31.5 in D 20 in
Danish Teak Mid Century Bar Cart or Drinks Trolley in the Style of Dane Decor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Expertly crafted from high-quality Danish teak, this mid-century bar cart or drinks trolley is the perfect addition to any home. Its sleek design and functional features make it easy...
Teak
$1,800Sale Price|60% Off
H 28.75 in W 34.5 in D 19.5 in
Midcentury Danish Rosewood Bar Cabinet by Niels Erik Glasdam Jensen
By Niels Erik & Glasdam Jensen
Located in Oakland, CA
Niels Erik Glasdam Jensen expanding midcentury rosewood bar cabinet with two sections that slide out to reveal a stylish interior with a glass shelf above bottle storage with white s...
Rosewood
$990Sale Price|38% Off
H 43.71 in W 39.38 in D 17.72 in
Space Age Meets Tradition Bar Cabinet from Denmark
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful wow effect bar cabinet from Denmark, clear lines and traditional craftsmanship outside and very modern brushed aluminum details inside. All backs inside with linen. LOCA...
Teak
$1,925
H 27.96 in W 28.75 in D 14.57 in
1950s Midcentury Regency Italian Wood, Brass and Mirror Dry Bar Cabinet Cart
By Vittorio Dassi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Guglielmo Ulrich, Ico & Luisa Parisi
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 gl...
Brass
$3,900
H 58 in W 49.5 in D 18 in
Rare Paul McCobb 2pc. Bar Cabinet by H. Saks & Sons Connoisseur Collection
By Paul McCobb
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A unique and stunning walnut 2 piece bar cabinet with the top having a pull down door that is also a drink mixing and serving area with an aluminum surface and a upper built in light...
Aluminum, Chrome
Art Deco American Bar Cabinet, Bow Front Design, Hinged Top, 1955
Located in Queens, NY
Art Deco American bow front matchbook veneered rectangular bar cabinet with a hinged top dropdown drawer (with scroll & foliate brass escutcheon plus original bakelite signature ...
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 brass details.
Mahogany
$3,200
H 43.75 in W 51.5 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Drop-Front Dry Bar Cabinet with Shelving
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This mid-century modern walnut dry bar is a beautifully designed piece that blends clean modernist lines with thoughtful functionality. Crafted in rich walnut, the cabinet showcases ...
Aluminum
$4,551
H 37.01 in W 35.44 in D 18.9 in
Scandinavian Teak Peter Hvidt & Orla Molgaard Nielsen Chest Bar Cabinet, 1960s
By Hvidt & Mølgaard
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian midcentury modern design teak credenza cabinet or bar cabinet designed by Peter Hvidt & Orla Molgaard Nielsen for Soborg Mobelfabrik with flap door that becomes a writin...
Wood, Teak
Danish Modern Teak Bar Cabinet by Arne Wahl-Iversen for IKEA
By Arne Wahl Iversen, IKEA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Teak bar designed by Arne Wahl-Iversen for Ikea in the 1960s. 39.5w 18d 44.5h
Mirror, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Rolling Bar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A sophisticated mid-century rolling bar, featuring a sliding top that opens to reveal a fitted ice compartment. Ample storage for wine bottles, glasses, and silverware. Designed with...
Teak
Corner Bar Cabinet Made In Teak, Danish Design From 1960's
Located in Lejre, DK
This stunning midcentury teak corner cabinet is a perfect choice to update any modern home decor. Beautifully carved with atomic styles, this piece adds a unique charm and character ...
Glass, Teak
$1,750
H 36.23 in W 29.53 in D 17.72 in
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...
Brass
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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!
Find your dry bar as well as all the barware you need on 1stDibs.