Dry Bars
1760s Dutch Rococo Antique Dry Bars
Rosewood, Satinwood
19th Century French Antique Dry Bars
Marble
1970s Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Glass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Ceramic, Rattan, Birch
20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Fabric, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Burl, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Marble, Steel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Hardwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
2010s British Dry Bars
Oak
20th Century Italian Modern Dry Bars
Plexiglass, Wood
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1920s Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Gold Leaf, Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1990s American Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Canadian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Dry Bars
Crystal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
1850s Italian Antique Dry Bars
Aluminum, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Unknown Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Glass, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood, Plywood
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Granite, Brass
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Dry Bars
Zinc
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Steel, Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Stained Glass, Birdseye Maple
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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