Dry Bars
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Bamboo, Lacquer
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Stone
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Italian Other Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Italian Other Dry Bars
Brass
Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany, Pine
1970s American Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century French Empire Dry Bars
Metal, Bronze
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1860s French Antique Dry Bars
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
19th Century British Antique Dry Bars
Hardwood
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Quartz, Travertine, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dry Bars
Walnut
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Parchment Paper
Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1990s American Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1850s English Antique Dry Bars
Pine
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Dry Bars
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Italian Modern Dry Bars
Plexiglass, Wood
1950s Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Brass, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Spanish Dry Bars
Wood
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Nutwood
1940s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Amboyna
1890s French Rustic Antique Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
2010s Central American Minimalist Dry Bars
Quartz, Brass, Silver Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Copper
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1830s English Empire Antique Dry Bars
Zinc
21st Century and Contemporary Lithuanian Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s French Dry Bars
Gold Leaf, Enamel
Early 1900s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Dry Bars
Brass
Early 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Dry Bars
Cedar
Mid-20th Century Rustic Dry Bars
Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Nickel
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century French Antique Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Parchment Paper
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Oak
Late 20th Century Philippine Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Lacquer
1950s French Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco 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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