Dry Bars
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
Wood, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Beech, Parchment Paper
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1930s French Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Goatskin, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Copper, Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Campaign Dry Bars
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Dry Bars
Mirror, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Crystal, Silver Plate, Brass
1990s American Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Giltwood
1880s English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Brass, Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Formica, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Burl
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Chinoiserie Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Formica, Wood, Teak
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
Early 20th Century Queen Anne Dry Bars
Glass, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Dry Bars
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1660s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Dry Bars
Wood, Teak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Smoked Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century Queen Anne Dry Bars
Walnut
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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