Dry Bars
1930s American Vintage Dry Bars
Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Vintage Dry Bars
Glass
1940s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Birdseye Maple, Glass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Parchment Paper
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Formica, Wood
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mahogany
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Formica, Beech, Teak
1950s American Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Smoked Glass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Oak, Teak
Mid-20th Century Federal Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Satinwood, Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Maple, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Goatskin
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Aluminum
1930s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Bronze
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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