Dry Bars
20th Century North American Dry Bars
Composition
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak, Mirror, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Hardwood, Lacquer
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood, Mahogany, Mirror, Lacquer
1960s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
1980s American Vintage Dry Bars
Composition
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Burl
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Rosewood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Fruitwood
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mahogany
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Dry Bars
Mirror, Resin, Wood
1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Lacquer
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Rope, Glass, Oak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1990s Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Burl
Late 20th Century American Georgian Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin, Glass, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Lacquer, Beech
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Acrylic
Early 20th Century French Dry Bars
Mahogany
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Dry Bars
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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