Dry Bars
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Macassar, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Oak
1940s French Directoire Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Formica, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Cane
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Rope, Glass, Mirror, Oak
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Country Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Maple, Walnut
1940s Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Formica, Wood, Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century English Georgian Dry Bars
Walnut
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
20th Century Belgian Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan
1990s Dry Bars
Mahogany
Late 20th Century British Colonial Dry Bars
Brass
1940s French Baroque Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Oak, Burl
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Swedish Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Metal
1940s Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Late 20th Century American Dry Bars
Seagrass, Glass, Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1980s American Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Ash, Olive, Macassar
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Carrara Marble
Early 1900s Hungarian Jugendstil Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Formica, Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Belgian Brutalist Dry Bars
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rattan, Reed
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Laminate, Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Rosewood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
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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