Dry Bars
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Early 20th Century Canadian Art Deco Dry Bars
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
1960s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1780s English George III Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Cherry, Walnut
Late 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel
Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Maple, Walnut, Parchment Paper
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Stainless Steel
19th Century French Antique Dry Bars
Pine
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Mirror, Rosewood, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian William IV Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Ash, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Dry Bars
Wood
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Oak, Hardwood
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century North American Dry Bars
Composition
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Art Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Dry Bars
Copper, Gold
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Bakelite, Birdseye Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1980s American Campaign Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dry Bars
Bronze, Stainless Steel
1960s Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Teak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Formica, Rosewood
Late 20th Century Indonesian Chinese Export Dry Bars
Bone, Rosewood
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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