Dry Bars
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Georgian Dry Bars
Brass
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble
20th Century English Georgian Dry Bars
Walnut
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin, Glass, Mirror
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century Country Dry Bars
Sapele Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
Early 20th Century French Dry Bars
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Lacquer, Beech
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak, Cane
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Asian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Maple
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1990s Italian Post-Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Rosewood
1940s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
1980s American Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Ash, Olive, Macassar
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Beech
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Laminate, Walnut
20th Century Futurist Dry Bars
Metal
1980s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Laminate
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass, Bronze
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Dry Bars
Marble, Metal, Silver, Brass
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Gold Leaf, Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1940s Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie 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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