Dry Bars
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Crystal
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s English Vintage Dry Bars
Satinwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Bronze
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Enamel
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Formica
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century English Regency Revival Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1930s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Brass
Late 20th Century American Ming Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Wire
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin, Smoked Glass, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1960s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Hong Kong Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Chinese Dry Bars
Mother-of-Pearl
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Suede, Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Italian Other Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Indian Other Dry Bars
Brass, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dry Bars
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Burl, Walnut
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Formica, Oak
1940s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Cane
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Dry Bars
Iron
Early 20th Century French Dry Bars
Wood
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Dry Bars
Oak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern 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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