Dry Bars
Late 19th Century North American Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1930s American Machine Age Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Dry Bars
Resin
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Wenge
1890s French Rustic Antique Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Wire
Mid-20th Century Colombian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Dry Bars
Iron
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Bronze
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Cut Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Composition
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Queen Anne Dry Bars
Mahogany, Satinwood
2010s American Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century British Antique Dry Bars
Hardwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Lucite
Late 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Late 20th Century Native American Dry Bars
Glass, Lacquer
Late 19th Century French Rustic Antique Dry Bars
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass, Chrome
20th Century American Industrial Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Dry Bars
Iron
20th Century American Post-Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Macassar
Late 20th Century European Dry Bars
Beech
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Dry Bars
Metal
Early 20th Century English Regency Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
2010s Mexican Art Deco Dry Bars
Bronze
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Rosewood
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dry Bars
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Dry Bars
Fruitwood
20th Century Futurist Dry Bars
Metal
1930s French Country Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1920s English Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
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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