Dry Bars
20th Century French Neoclassical Dry Bars
Textile, Fruitwood, Paint
Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1970s Danish Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Birch, Mahogany, Parchment Paper
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century European Dry Bars
Oak
20th Century European Georgian Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Maple, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1920s Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood, Teak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Metal, Bronze
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Formica, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine British Colonial Dry Bars
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Art Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American French Provincial Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Danish Campaign Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble
1990s Italian Other Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany, Sycamore, Glass, Rosewood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Walnut
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
Late 20th Century American Ming Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Maple, Walnut
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Dry Bars
Bronze
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Lucite
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Maple, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern 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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