Dry Bars
Early 2000s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Dry Bars
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Ceramic, Rattan, Birch
1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century French Regency Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Country Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dry Bars
Rock Crystal, Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Dry Bars
Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany, Rosewood, Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Oak, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Slovak Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
1950s American Neoclassical Revival Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Dry Bars
Zinc
1970s Danish Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Oak, Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1940s Italian Other Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Other Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Laminate, Cherry, Walnut
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble, Gold Plate
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Silver Leaf
1890s French High Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Dry Bars
Rattan, Glass
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Mirror
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Nickel
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, 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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