Dry Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Early 2000s French Art Deco Dry Bars
Macassar
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Teak
20th Century Italian Other Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Dry Bars
Mirror, Walnut
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Stone, Travertine
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Lucite
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Mahogany
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Early 20th Century Unknown American Classical Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Space Age Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Dry Bars
Marble
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Formica
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Cut Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1990s Italian Post-Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Singaporean Other Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century French Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Smoked Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Gold Leaf
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Satinwood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1890s American Primitive Antique Dry Bars
Pine
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Dry Bars
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Burl
Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Dry Bars
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
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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