Dry Bars
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
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
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Goatskin, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Campaign Dry Bars
Wood, Paper
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Dry Bars
Chrome
20th Century Chinoiserie Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
1880s English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century French Victorian Dry Bars
Marble, Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Formica, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Brass, Bronze
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Burl
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Cane, Laminate, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1990s American Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Formica, Wood, Teak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Crystal, Silver Plate, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1660s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Dry Bars
Wood, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Dry Bars
Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
1920s English Edwardian Vintage 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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