Dry Bars
1980s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Ash, Walnut
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Birch, Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1930s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Wire
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Smoked Glass, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Cherry, Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1660s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Dry Bars
Wood, Teak
1930s American Machine Age Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Burl, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Regency Revival Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1810s English Regency Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dry Bars
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Hong Kong Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Singaporean Other Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1980s American Georgian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
20th Century Chinese Dry Bars
Mother-of-Pearl
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Formica, Oak
Early 1900s French Industrial Antique Dry Bars
Brass, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mirror, Walnut
1960s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
1980s American Mid-Century 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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