Dry Bars
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Pearwood, Patent Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1940s French Baroque Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1970s French Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Ming Dry Bars
Rosewood
1850s English Antique Dry Bars
Pine
19th Century Hollywood Regency Antique Dry Bars
Wood
1870s Belgian Rustic Antique Dry Bars
Oak
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1970s French Neoclassical Revival Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Early 20th Century English Jacobean Dry Bars
Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
1990s American Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood, Satinwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Cut Steel
1930s Argentine Vintage Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1830s English Empire Antique Dry Bars
Zinc
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Early 20th Century Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dry Bars
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Dry Bars
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Pewter, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Ceramic, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
1940s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood, Mirror
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mirror, Glass, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Glass, Lacquer, Walnut
19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1990s Italian Other Dry Bars
Metal
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Colombian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1950s British William and Mary Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Copper
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel
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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