Bar cabinet in wood and mirror, Art Nouveau style
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Wooden showcase with mirrored panels and backgrounds, attributable to the Art Nouveau taste, an Italian expression of Art Nouveau between the late nineteenth and early twentieth cent...
Mirror, Wood
Art Deco Bar Cabinet Designed by Serge De Troyer
By Serge de Troyer
Located in North Bay Village, FL
This beautiful Bar Cabinet is made of Rosewood and handmade in Japan. only 5 made. This masterpiece blends in any decor giving a field of heirloom elegance...
Rosewood
Art Nouveau Style Sideboard with Brass Inlay
Located in Hanover, MA
Early 1960's vintage custom made French walnut sideboard with illuminated bar cabinet having distinctive Jugendstil/fin-de-siecle/art nouveau style brass inlay within the left and ri...
Brass
Leon Benouville Openwork Wood and Textured Glass Hanging Bar Cabinet
By Francois-Leon Benouville
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau "D" shaped hanging cabinet with openwork sides and crest rail, centering a closed cabinet with a light green textured glass door with two open shelves on either si...
Wood, Glass
$5,695Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Bar Cabinet inlaid Wood in the style of Paolo Buffa, Italy, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Kampen, NL
Bar cabinet, Italy, 1950s. Designed in the refined style of Paolo Buffa, this exquisite piece exemplifies the Italian mid-century neoclassical aesthetic. Meticulously crafted with ex...
Brass
Antique Cast Iron Serving Trolley, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
This elegant cast iron serving trolley features richly detailed scrollwork, floral motifs, and a warm, aged patina that highlights its craftsmanship. The multi-tiered design offers g...
Iron
Swedish Midcentury Journeyman's Exam Cabinet by David Rosén, 1951
By David Rosén
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Striking cabinet designed by David Rosén and executed by a journeyman as a journeyman’s examination. Boxy, imposing design, offers a lot of storage. Made from mahogany with graphic s...
Mahogany
Swedish Midcentury Apprentice's Exam Cabinet by Carl-Axel Acking, 1963
By Carl-Axel Acking
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Striking rosewood cabinet by Carl-Axel Acking with sleek lines and beautiful woodgrain. Made as an apprentice’s exam with beautiful execution.
Rosewood
Art Nouveau Solid Wood Service Table Cart Mid Century Modern Dry Bar
By Ico Parisi
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration an Art Nouveau solid wood service cart. Features a Kentwood handle. It is mounted in four wheels. Upper tray has a floral motif with inlay brass. Unmarked, n...
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Dry Bar Art Nouveau Wall Display Cabinet in walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau dry bar wall display cabinet in walnut with two compartments with glass shelf and mirror on the bottom and with two comfortable pull-out shelves supports o...
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
French Art Nouveau Cafe Counter
Located in Round Top, TX
French Art Nouveau cafe counter from a coastal region. It would make a wonderful host stand. Great color and design. Dimensions: 42H x 32W x 24D
Wood
Ensemble de bar des années , France
Located in ALBIGNY-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Ensemble de bar complet des années 1920-1930 composé d’un bar en étain et noyer, d’un arrière de bar réalisé également en noyer foncé et d’un vaste miroir-étagère, le tout entièremen...
Walnut
Art Nouveau dry bar, France, circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Nouveau bar, France, circa 1930. Very good condition. Wood: oak Dimensions: Height 77 cm, width 71 cm, depth 46 cm.
Glass, Oak
Outstanding Antique French Art Nouveau Fitted Dry Bar
Located in Highwood, IL
Scrumptious details abound in this magnificent original Art Nouveau showpiece. Rich mahogany, a beautiful shape, and spectacular hardware make this bar an extremely rare and special ...
Mahogany
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H 47.25 in Dm 25.5 in
Tiger Oak Art Nouveau Drinks Table or Dry Bar with Pedestal on Top, circa 1900
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning Art Nouveau drinks or plants table. We have sold a lot of unique pieces and this table is right up there when it comes to unique, practical, elegant, stylish and decorative...
Oak
Art Nouveau Bar, Western Europe, circa 1930
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Nouveau bar, Western Europe, circa 1930. Very good condition. wood: oak dimensions: height 78 cm, width: 77 cm, depth 52 cm.
Oak
Art Nouveau Bar, Western Europe, circa 1930
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Nouveau bar, Western Europe, circa 1930. Very good condition. Wood: oak Dimensions: height 78 cm width 80 cm depth 53 cm.
Oak
Art Nouveau Bar, Western Europe, circa 1930
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Nouveau bar, Western Europe, circa 1930. Very good condition. Wood: oak Dimensions: height 76 cm width 71 cm depth 40 cm.
Oak
Oak Dry Bar, France, circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
Oak bar, France, circa 1920. Very good condition. Glass sides of the bar, possible to open from front and sides. Dimensions: height 82 cm width 75 cm depth 55 cm.
Oak, Glass
Oak Dry Bar, Western Europe, circa 1930
Located in Chorzów, PL
Bar, Western Europe, circa 1930. Very good condition. Wood: Oak Dimensions: height 80 cm width 70 cm depth 50 cm.
Oak
Oak Dry Bar, Western Europe, circa 1930
Located in Chorzów, PL
Bar, Western Europe, circa 1930. Very good condition. Wood: oak Dimensions: height 80 cm, width 66 cm, depth 47 cm.
Oak
Oak Dry Bar, Western Europe, circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
Bar, Western Europe, circa 1920. Very good condition. Wood: oak dimensions: height 78 cm width 73 cm depth 55 cm.
Oak
Art Nouveau Bar Serving Trolley Completely Furnished, circa 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
ART NOUVEAU BAR / SERVING TROLLEY COMPLETELY FURNISHED Vienna, made circa 1910 Wooden frame (mahogany) as well as frame - wearing the weight - made of chrome existing. We...
Chrome
Early 20th Century Zinc and Black Painted Wood Dry Bar
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Early 20th century Spanish dry bar in U-form. Made of solid wood painted in black with zinc surface. One sink and cupboard with sliding door.
Zinc
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H 45.67 in W 104.73 in D 28.35 in
Early 20th Century Large Hand Carved Wooden and marble Top Dry Bar
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Early 20th century dry bar with a thick marble top and wooden hand carved base. No drawers or shelves at the interior side. he bar belonged to a hotel in Barcelona
Marble
Large Art Deco Style Bar Counter
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Early 20th century bar counter in wood and a black /white marble top. An art deco style bar with rounded corners and a symetrical line design that enhances its beauty. The combinatio...
Marble
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H 67 in W 79 in D 16.5 in
Louis Majorelle Signed French Art Deco Rosewood Armoire Dresser or Bar Cabinet
By Louis Majorelle
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique French Art Nouveau or Art Deco armoire dresser or bar cabinet By Louis Majorelle (original label present) Paris, France, Circa 1890s Gorgeous rosewo...
Rosewood, Burl
20th Century Wood and Marble Bar Counter
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
20th century bar counter from Spain. The bar counter is made of solid wood with a white marble and zinc surface. The handrail is in polished bronze and iron. It has two drawers and...
Marble, Iron, Zinc
Early 20th Century Wooden Bar Counter from France
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Bar counter from early 20th century. Rounded L-shaped, painted in dark brown but leaving its natural wood color in the two column-shaped reliefs, two marquetry inlays and under cou...
Zinc
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H 39.38 in W 86.62 in D 25.6 in
Bistro Bar, Early 20th-century Zinc Countertop With Its Glassmaker
Located in Charmes, FR
Early 20th-century bar with its back bar in very good condition, naturally showing signs of wear and use. The bar has its original zinc countertop and two copper sinks; the interior ...
Wood
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H 29.93 in W 19.3 in D 22.45 in
Art Deco Solid Beech, Glass and Silver Austrian Dry Bar Cart Trolley, 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing beech and faceted glass bar cart dry trolley. This wonderful piece was designed during the 1920s in Austria. The elegant cart has a solid beech wood structure, stylish silve...
Metal
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H 8.75 in W 3.25 in D 3.25 in
Late 19th Century Silver Overlay Gordon's Dry Gin Bottle - Sterling Poppies
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A late nineteenth century Gordon's Gin bottle in pale green with arched sides and cut corners, The front and back with molded lettering "Gordon's" "Dry Gin' "London" "England" the bo...
Sterling Silver
French Art Nouveau Bar & Back Bar
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful Art Nouveau bar & back bar in cherry wood with decorative carvings of a grapevine, LA VIGNE , PARIS C.1890. Backbar has cold storage and shelves. Front bar has storage, w...
Cherry
Early 20th Century Sommelier's Wine or Champagne Rack
Located in Bournemouth, GB
A wonderfully ornate and rustic French iron wine rack with two doors and a sliding lock and space for 107 wine or champagne bottles.
Iron
$6,859 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
Smoked Murano Glass Wall Sconces with Central Brass Plate
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Wall sconces made of a piece of curved and wavy Murano glass with a central brass plate. Two lights per sconce. Price per sconce
Brass
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$592 / item
H 23.5 in W 23.5 in D 2 in
Set of 2 Brutalist Whitewashed Reclaimed Wood Collage Tiles by Peter Glassford
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
A sculptural White wash collage tiles part of the Brutal Nature collection by Peter Glassford, handcrafted from reclaimed wood fragments and assembled into a richly textured, one-of-...
Wood
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$174,484
H 45.28 in W 56.3 in D 17.33 in
Italian Art Deco Bar Cabinet in Parchment with Inlays Signed by Anzani, 1930s
By Giuseppe Anzani
Located in Meda, MB
This bar cabinet was produced in Italy, in the late 1930s and is a really unique and special piece. Its tremendous historical and artistic value is what makes this item a real piece...
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Maple, Walnut, Parchment Paper
$2,070 / set
H 24.81 in W 23.63 in D 13.78 in
French Pair of Nightstands Side Cabinets Bedside Tables Brutalist Style, 2022
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of oak nightstands "Pyrénées" signed by Sébastien Lamarre. This french side cabinets were made by Sébastien Lamarre for Maison Marie Anne. The creator chose for the Pyrénées mo...
Oak
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
Baker Styled Walnut Mahogany Bar / Sever Cabinet
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well crafted two piece four door cabinet with book matched wood grained fronts opening to revel two glass and two wooden adjustable shelves with two smaller drawers one with d...
Brass
$8,487 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Burl, Poplar
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
Brass
$11,044
H 24.02 in W 48.04 in D 6.7 in
Rare Art Nouveau Wall Shelf by Eugene Gaillard France 1900 Jugendstil Walnut
By Eugène Gaillard
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Exquisite & most rare! This French Art Nouveau wall shelf designed by art nouveau grandmaster Eugene Gaillard circa 1900. Superb organic design with floral carved decorations , made...
Fruitwood, Walnut
$10,651 / set
H 79.53 in W 72.25 in D 25.01 in
English Art Deco Burr Walnut Bedroom Suite Attributed to H & L Epstein
By Harry & Lou Epstein Furniture Co
Located in Glasgow, GB
An English Art Deco four-piece burr walnut and rosewood crossbanded bedroom suite attributed to H & L Epstein and dating to circa 1925. Typically stylish and of superb quality it com...
Chrome
$14,000Sale Price|60% Off
H 79.5 in W 84 in D 108.5 in
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Lafayette, IN
This remarkable piece is a one-off desk/wardrobe/bar/bookcase/storage cabinet custom-designed by George Nelson in 1949 to match his Basic Cabinet Series (BCS) for Herman Miller. The ...
Aluminum
In its sinuous lines and flamboyant curves inspired by the natural world, antique Art Nouveau furniture reflects a desire for freedom from the stuffy social and artistic strictures of the Victorian era. The Art Nouveau movement developed in the decorative arts in France and Britain in the early 1880s and quickly became a dominant aesthetic style in Western Europe and the United States.
ORIGINS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ANTIQUE ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Art Nouveau — which spanned furniture, architecture, jewelry and graphic design — can be easily identified by its lush, flowing forms suggested by flowers and plants, as well as the lissome tendrils of sea life. Although Art Deco and Art Nouveau were both in the forefront of turn-of-the-20th-century design, they are very different styles — Art Deco is marked by bold, geometric shapes while Art Nouveau incorporates dreamlike, floral motifs. The latter’s signature motif is the "whiplash" curve — a deep, narrow, dynamic parabola that appears as an element in everything from chair arms to cabinetry and mirror frames.
The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau was particularly influenced by the soft colors and abstract images of nature seen in Japanese art prints, which arrived in large numbers in the West after open trade was forced upon Japan in the 1860s. Impressionist artists were moved by the artistic tradition of Japanese woodblock printmaking, and Japonisme — a term used to describe the appetite for Japanese art and culture in Europe at the time — greatly informed Art Nouveau.
The Art Nouveau style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. While all Art Nouveau designs share common formal elements, different countries and regions produced their own variants.
In Scotland, the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed a singular, restrained look based on scale rather than ornament; a style best known from his narrow chairs with exceedingly tall backs, designed for Glasgow tea rooms. Meanwhile in France, Hector Guimard — whose iconic 1896 entry arches for the Paris Metro are still in use — and Louis Majorelle produced chairs, desks, bed frames and cabinets with sweeping lines and rich veneers.
The Art Nouveau movement was known as Jugendstil ("Youth Style") in Germany, and in Austria the designers of the Vienna Secession group — notably Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and Joseph Maria Olbrich — produced a relatively austere iteration of the Art Nouveau style, which mixed curving and geometric elements.
Art Nouveau revitalized all of the applied arts. Ceramists such as Ernest Chaplet and Edmond Lachenal created new forms covered in novel and rediscovered glazes that produced thick, foam-like finishes. Bold vases, bowls and lighting designs in acid-etched and marquetry cameo glass by Émile Gallé and the Daum Freres appeared in France, while in New York the glass workshop-cum-laboratory of Louis Comfort Tiffany — the core of what eventually became a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory called Tiffany Studios — brought out buoyant pieces in opalescent favrile glass.
Jewelry design was revolutionized, as settings, for the first time, were emphasized as much as, or more than, gemstones. A favorite Art Nouveau jewelry motif was insects (think of Tiffany, in his famed Dragonflies glass lampshade).
Like a mayfly, Art Nouveau was short-lived. The sensuous, languorous style fell out of favor early in the 20th century, deemed perhaps too light and insubstantial for European tastes in the aftermath of World War I. But as the designs on 1stDibs demonstrate, Art Nouveau retains its power to fascinate and seduce.
There are ways to tastefully integrate a touch of Art Nouveau into even the most modern interior — browse an extraordinary collection of original antique Art Nouveau furniture on 1stDibs, which includes decorative objects, seating, tables, garden elements and more.
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.