Dry Bars
19th Century English Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
Early 20th Century Bauhaus Dry Bars
Wood
1880s English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Smoked Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Chinese Dry Bars
Mother-of-Pearl
1980s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Dry Bars
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Queen Anne Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Early 20th Century English Regency Revival Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Art Glass, Oak
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Dry Bars
Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Bubinga
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1980s American Georgian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Queen Anne Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century British Queen Anne Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
Mid-20th Century English Edwardian Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mahogany
1930s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan, Formica
1930s American Machine Age Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Singaporean Other Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Cane, Laminate, Walnut
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Wire
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Fabric, Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Birch, Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1660s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Dry Bars
Wood, Teak
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Metal, Brass
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 1900s French Industrial Antique Dry Bars
Brass, Iron
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1970s Danish Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1820s English Regency Antique Dry Bars
Zinc
1960s Hong Kong Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Burl, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Walnut
1960s American Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
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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