Dry Bars
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Mahogany
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1920s Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1940s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
1920s European Vintage Dry Bars
Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Goatskin, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Chinoiserie Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1660s Italian Antique Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Stone, Travertine
1780s English George III Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Bohemian Dry Bars
Rattan
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Burl
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Campaign Dry Bars
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century British Queen Anne Dry Bars
Brass
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Maple
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Crystal, Silver Plate, Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Oak, Walnut
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1990s American Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Giltwood
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1660s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Dry Bars
Wood, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Formica, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Mahogany
2010s Italian Other Dry Bars
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
Late 20th Century American Rustic Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Formica, Wood, Teak
20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Metal, Brass, Copper
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Edwardian Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1960s Hong Kong Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dry Bars
Chrome
20th Century Chinese Dry Bars
Mother-of-Pearl
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood, Sycamore
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1880s English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century Queen Anne Dry Bars
Walnut
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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