Dry Bars
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Early 1900s French Industrial Antique Dry Bars
Brass, Iron
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1660s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Dry Bars
Wood, Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Formica
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Burl, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1960s Hong Kong Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dry Bars
Steel
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Indian Dry Bars
Brass
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Formica, Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mirror, Walnut
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Maple
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Hardwood, Lacquer
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Tudor Dry Bars
Granite, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1930s Queen Anne Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Rosewood
1970s Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Resin, Wood
1960s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Formica, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin, Smoked Glass, Wood
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Walnut, Glass, Mirror, Bakelite
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan, Plastic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Amboyna
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Lucite
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Oak, Hardwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Dry Bars
Crystal
1950s Asian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
1990s Italian Post-Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Walnut
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Jade, Alabaster, Marble, 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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