Find many varieties of an authentic rolling dry bar available at 1stDibs. A rolling dry bar — often made from
wood,
metal and
glass — can elevate any home. There are 75 variations of the antique or vintage rolling dry bar you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer rolling dry bar, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A rolling dry bar made by
Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with
Art Deco — is very popular. A well-made rolling dry bar has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by
Drexel,
Mastercraft and
Alvar Aalto are consistently popular.
Prices for a rolling dry bar can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $475 and can go as high as $48,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,400.
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.