Dry Bars
1860s French Antique Dry Bars
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Magnets, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century French Dry Bars
Mahogany
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Oak, Hardwood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Dry Bars
Brass, Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Steel
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1820s English George III Antique Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Copper
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Silver
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Carrara Marble, Brass
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Walnut, Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century French Empire Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Brass, Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Dry Bars
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Maple
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Lithuanian Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dry Bars
Quartz, Stone, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Italian International Style Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Copper
2010s British Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Colombian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bronze
Late 20th Century Finnish Dry Bars
Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Brutalist Dry Bars
Metal
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Burl
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern 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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