Dry Bars
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century Danish Campaign Dry Bars
Rosewood
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
1980s American Campaign Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Dry Bars
Crystal
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Laminate, Plywood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Dry Bars
Cut Glass, Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Victorian Dry Bars
Marble, Iron
1950s American Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan, Formica, Oak
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1940s Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan, Mahogany
20th Century Classical Roman Dry Bars
Wood
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1990s American Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Dry Bars
Crystal
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Stainless Steel
19th Century English Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin, Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Cherry, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Dry Bars
Wood, Leather
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Empire Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Dry Bars
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Amboyna
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Tudor Dry Bars
Granite, Metal
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Cut Steel
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Bakelite, Walnut
1920s Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1950s Italian Other Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Lacquer, Beech
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Formica, Wood, Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Hardwood, Lacquer
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Indian Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Unknown Georgian Dry Bars
Brass
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Elm
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
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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