Dry Bars
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Amboyna
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Gold Leaf, Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Chrome, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
1940s Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Bronze
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak, Cane
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Goatskin, Mahogany
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Maple
1990s American Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Laminate, Oak
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Carrara Marble, Brass
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wenge
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Dry Bars
1990s American Bohemian Dry Bars
Rattan, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin, Glass, Mirror
1820s English Regency Antique Dry Bars
Zinc
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Chrome
2010s Italian Other Dry Bars
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century American Georgian Dry Bars
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood, Teak
1940s Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
Early 1900s Italian Antique Dry Bars
Marble, Metal, Silver, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Dry Bars
Iron, Gold Leaf, Brass
Late 20th Century American Georgian Dry Bars
Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1810s English Regency Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica, Wood
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Crystal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Gold Leaf
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Burl
1850s Italian Antique Dry Bars
Aluminum, Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Abalone, Glass, Cut Glass, Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass, Copper
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Velvet, Cedar
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Marble
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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