What is a French drying rack?

A French drying rack is a wooden or metal rack designed to hold empty wine bottles. Traditionally, people used them to allow bottles to air out after cleaning, so they could be returned to a vinter for refilling. Today, French drying racks are often displayed purely as decorative items. Shop a collection of French drying racks on 1stDibs.

What's a dry sink used for?

In the 19th century, dry sinks were places for cleaning up. They held a pitcher of water and provided a basin for hand-washing and washing dishes. The advent of indoor plumbing caused dry sinks' popularity to fade. Find a variety of dry sinks on 1stDibs.

What else can I use a pot rack for?

You can use a pot rack to hang other items besides pots and pans. Keep cooking utensils like spoons and spatulas within quick reach dangling from its frame. Mount one in a hallway to hold handbags or put one in a room and suspend hanging baskets and planters from it. Feel free to get creative and come up with other ways to utilize it. On 1stDibs, find a range of pot racks.

Used Drying Racks

French Iron Wine Rack

1970s Bar Cabinet

Mid Century Wrought Iron Arthur Umanoff

Wine Cabinets And Racks

Wine Cellar

Arthur Umanoff For Shaver Howard

Mid Century Wine Rack

Painted Wine Bottles

Lapp Fishermen by the Fire and a Group of Lapp Fishermen, Lapland, 1842

$278

Lapp Fishermen by the Fire and a Group of Lapp Fishermen, Lapland, 1842

Located in Langweer, NL

Lapland is the northern region of Scandinavia and Finland that is home to the Sami people, called Lapps in older European writing. Fishing and the drying of fish on open racks were p...

Mid-19th Century Italian Used Drying Racks

Materials

Paper

Draped Glass Fringe Chandelier

$8,998

Draped Glass Fringe Chandelier

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hand-pulled glass rods elegantly drape over a metal frame with an antique bronze finish, emulating the shape of wet silk fibers drying on a rack. The geometry of the frame creates a ...

2010s Used Drying Racks

Materials

Brass

Anthony VelonisAnthony Velonis, Exhibit, Small Sculpture, 1937

$750

Anthony Velonis, Exhibit, Small Sculpture

By Anthony Velonis

Located in New York, NY

(He also invented a machine that could print onto column-shaped items such as cocktail glasses or make-up bottles and a rack system for drying sheets of paper with wet ink in which t...

Mid-20th Century American Modern Used Drying Racks

Materials

Screen

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Used Drying Racks For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of used drying racks available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and iron, all used drying racks available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of used drying racks available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Used drying racks bearing Mid-Century Modern or Industrial hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Used drying racks have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Arthur Umanoff, Shaver Howard and Raymor are consistently popular.

How Much are Used Drying Racks?

Used drying racks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,271, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $12,500.

Questions About Used Drying Racks

What is a French drying rack?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
A French drying rack is a wooden or metal rack designed to hold empty wine bottles. Traditionally, people used them to allow bottles to air out after cleaning, so they could be returned to a vinter for refilling. Today, French drying racks are often displayed purely as decorative items. Shop a collection of French drying racks on 1stDibs.
What's a dry sink used for?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
In the 19th century, dry sinks were places for cleaning up. They held a pitcher of water and provided a basin for hand-washing and washing dishes. The advent of indoor plumbing caused dry sinks' popularity to fade. Find a variety of dry sinks on 1stDibs.
What else can I use a pot rack for?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
You can use a pot rack to hang other items besides pots and pans. Keep cooking utensils like spoons and spatulas within quick reach dangling from its frame. Mount one in a hallway to hold handbags or put one in a room and suspend hanging baskets and planters from it. Feel free to get creative and come up with other ways to utilize it. On 1stDibs, find a range of pot racks.