Dry Bars
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1870s English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Mirror, Rosewood, Teak
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Early 2000s Dutch Anglo-Indian Dry Bars
Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin, Wood
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wire
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
1970s Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Dry Bars
Stone
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Art Glass, Birch
20th Century American French Provincial Dry Bars
Pine
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1920s British Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Silver Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble, Gold Plate
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian William IV Dry Bars
Wood
Early 20th Century Canadian Art Deco Dry Bars
Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel, Metal, Chrome
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood, Sycamore
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood, Teak
1980s American Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Ash, Olive, Macassar
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Maple, Walnut, Parchment Paper
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century English Dry Bars
Oak
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic
1940s Swedish Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Hardwood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Burl
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Dry Bars
Wood
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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