Dry Bars
Late 20th Century Indonesian Chinese Export Dry Bars
Bone, Rosewood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Composition
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Art Glass, Birch
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Plastic
1970s Unknown Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1940s French Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror
20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Stainless Steel
1930s French Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1970s Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood, Rosewood
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Fabric, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood, Teak
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Walnut
2010s British Dry Bars
Walnut
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Dry Bars
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Dry Bars
Breccia Marble
1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Stone
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Steel
1920s Vintage Dry Bars
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Dry Bars
Wire
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Dry Bars
Walnut
1660s Italian Antique Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
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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