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Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Vintage Standing Bar & Four Stools
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1970's standing bar and four high chair bar stools by Chromcraft. Bar is chromed steel square bar barrel form frame and white laminate cylindri...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Set of Two Arthur Umanoff Wine Racks
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
Set of two wrought iron wine racks by Arthur Umanoff. Rare orange and black lacquered metal. Original lacquer on both. Each racks can hold up to 39 bottles and include a woven basket type shelf and a laminated shelf to hold glasses, serve drinks or even showcase your favorite bottles and bar utensils. Manufactured for the Howard Shavers...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Iron

Pair of Cabinet Bar Italian Mid-Century Modern Mahogany 1950 Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of cabinet bar Italian geometric lines 1950s extraordinary design, the geometric lines make them captivating and of strong character, the style is very similar to that of the gr...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Brass

Mid Century Modern Tessellated Stone Chest Small Trunk on Base by Maitland Smith
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mini hope chest box on chrome base by Maitland Smith with fine brass inlay strip.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Marble, Chrome

Midcentury Italian Entrance Wardrobe with Mirror by Umberto Mascagni
Located in Rome, IT
A very unique shallow entrance wardrobe designed in Italy by Umberto Mascagni .This piece features a grey colored vinyl doors with red and black dec...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Wood

Arthur Umanoff Cocktail Dry Bar or Server for Raymor
Located in St. Louis, MO
Midcentury Arthur Umanoff bar for Raymor. Wrought iron base, oak slats, rush and Formica top. Overall nice original condition, oak restored, wrought iron base repainted, top in very ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Wrought Iron

Sideboard-Highboard with Bar by Franz Ehrlich for DW Hellerau, Bauhaus
Located in Halle, DE
Bauhaus-pupil Franz Ehrlich designed this furniture series in the early fifties for the VEB Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau. Barelement with 2 doors, mirrored and with stone/glass insi...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Nutwood

Pair of Cabinet Paolo Buffa Design Mid-Century Modern Bar Furniture
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of cabinet Paolo Buffa design Mid-Century Modern bar furniture, mahogany and brass. It has a large flap door that hides an elegant mirrored bar with glass shelf, noteworthy car...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Art Deco, Italian Exceptional Bar Cabinet by Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in London, GB
Cabinet in mahogany with doors with brass banding. The doors fold and slide back to reveal the interior. The legs in sabre form are typical of the work of Ulrich. Provenance Galerie Philippe...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Brass, Wood & Engraved Emerald Green Murano Glass Dry Bar
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
The wood and brass cabinet chassis has two hinged doors, one glass shelf in the middle and a mirror in the back of each side. The 57 cm. round Murano glass plate in the front of the ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Brass

Aldo Tura Mirrored Cabinet Bar on Pedestal Stand
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE Late 1950's/early 1960's Italian standing bar cabinet with double doors by the 'Maestro of Parchment', Aldo Tura (1909-1963) in la...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Goatskin, Mirror

Arthur Umanoff Wine Rack
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
A black wrought iron wine rack by Arthur Umanoff. It can hold up to 39 bottles and includes a woven basket type shelf and a laminated shelf to hold glasses, serve drinks or even showcase you favorite bottles and bar utensils...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Iron

Guillerme et Chambron Bar
Located in London, Lambeth
Impressive oak fronted bar with a decorative groove side opposite side original black glass sliding doors .To house drinks and glasses circa 1950s French Guillerme et Chambron bar.  
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Oak

Classic Mid-Century Modern Portable Rolling Fold Out Bar Cart
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid-Century Modern portable rolling fold out bar cart. Beautifully grained walnut wood, top two panels open for glasses and serving, as well...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Laminate, Walnut

Bar and 2 Stools by Olavi Hanninen for Mikko Nupponen, 1950s
Located in Beirut, LB
Rare bar and 2 stools designed by Olavi Hanninen for Mikko Nupponen, Finland 1959. The Hanninen furniture is very hard to find, only the chairs and tables you come across from time to time, this bar with bar stools is a unique find. Dark stained oak, all solid wood and is in spectacular condition. Very unique set of handcrafted furniture from Finland.
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1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Oak

French Walnut & Satinwood Bar Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) walnut & satinwood inlaid diamond design bar cabinet on platform base with swirled legs and bronze detail. (fully fitted interior/glass top)
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Bronze

Large Bar, Showcase, Italy, circa 1950-1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
large bar, showcase, Italy, circa 1950-1960 With built-in lighting system.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood, Glass

1960s Claudio Salocchi Bar Unit, Aluminium, White Lacquer for Sormani, Italy
Located in Arosio, IT
The whole idea of the Ellisse collection was to use extruded aluminum as main feature: three extruded pieces to form a whole series of high class containers used as bar units, chests of drawers and tilt-door wall-mounted sideboards This double sided bar...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Aluminum

François Monnet French Dry Bar Cocktail Table Glass & Steel - Pair Available
Located in Miami, FL
Unique François Monnet French cocktail table with 2 round hidden bars in each coffee table. Swivel smoked glass top. Pair available, priced by item.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Chrome, Steel

3-Piece Umanoff Bar and Stool Set
Located in New York, NY
Very chic and stylish bar and stool set comprised of 2 stools and a round bar. The bar has a mesh enclosed storage space, which has a curved sliding ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Iron

Art Deco Styled Chrome with Glass Drinks Cart
Located in Ferndale, MI
Very nice 1970s drinks cart. Upper and lower glass shelf in tubular chrome frame. Excellent condition all around.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Chrome

Modernist Cabinet 1940s, Vittorio Dassi Style
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful cabinet in the style of Vittorio Dassi. Rare single piece, amazing quality work.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Macassar

Crocodile Bar Portable Italian Design 1970s Brass Lucite Brown Magazine Rack
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Faux Crocodile bar portable Italian design 1970s brass Lucite brown magazine rack.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Vintage Midcentury Danish Jens Risom Teak Glass Bar Cart
Located in Pasadena, TX
Jens Risom emigrated from Europe to the U.S. when he was just 23 years of age. Like other Scandinavian designers such as Josef Frank and Kaare Klint, Risom continued to honour tradit...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Teak

Eclipse Cabinet by Dragonette Private Label
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The Eclipse cabinet is a unique collaboration by Dragonette Private Label and LA Ceramicist Titia Estes. In their ongoing work together Patrick and Titia draw from each other. In the...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

1940s Barstool Mahogany with Sandblasted Windows
By Paule Ingrand
Located in Marseille, FR
1940s barstool mahogany blond sandblasted windows patterned card games of great quality reminiscent of the Line Ingrand's work. There's a small crack on...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Mahogany

Server Bar by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
A multifunctional walnut bar cart on casters by Edward Wormley for Dunbar– Model 5433. The cabinet has two cedar shelves which can be adjusted up or down. One drawer above the cabine...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Jacques Adnet, Bar Cabinet, France, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
This unique, black leather bar cabinet has an elegantly asymmetrical form, sliding doors, vents for hidden speakers and its original white laminate top.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Arthur Umanoff Cocktail Bar or Sideboard Credenza for Raymor, 1950's
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool piece by Arthur Umanoff, can be used as a bar, sideboard, foyer table or server. Umanoff's signature style consisting of slat wood, wrought iron and laminate. Leather pulls...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Wrought Iron

Mastercraft Vintage Restored Brass and White Lacquered Wood Dry Bar or Cabinet
Located in North Miami, FL
This fantastic vintage standing Mastercraft dry bar and or cabinet has a tempered flip top that extends for serving. It is hinged for opening both sides or one. The original Mastercr...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

French Mid-Century Sycamore Commode Bar Attributed to Maison Mercier Freres
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) sycamore commode / bar with column sides & a single front door having a gilt metal rope design centering a medallion figure (attributed to MAISON MERCIER FRERES).
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Ice Box for Acorn-Shaped, Italy, 1950
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ice box for acorn-shaped, Italy, 1950 particular design.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal, Brass, Chrome

Dry Bar Coffee Table in Brass and Laminated, Magazine Rack Mid-century modern
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Coffee table dry bar in brass and laminated, magazine rack, particular and original form.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Danish Modern Flip-Top Bar Cart
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish modern Flip-Top bar cart, Denmark, circa 1960s. Constructed of teak with a low maintenance black laminate top.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Laminate, Teak

Tambour Drum Cabinet by Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A remarkable end table discreet bar with butterfly hinged top drawers and a tambour cabinet with adjustable shelf.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Mahogany

English Rosewood Bar Cart and Tables by Heal's
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
A cunning convertible rosewood bar cart with concealed side tables which tuck into either end. The cart features solid rosewood construction and hand-cut joinery and is set atop smoo...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Mid Century Modern Chrome and Glass Dry Bar
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Mid Century Modern chrome and glass dry bar. Having three-tiers for bottles and glassware. Along with a curved glass top.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Chrome

Cabinet Cage Mirror Design Solid Brass, 1970 , Mirror , Bar, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bar Cabinet cage 1970s mirror design very chic brass ,very reminiscent of the style of the great designer Gabriella Crespi.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Italian Mid Century Dry Bar Buy Maritian Tagnin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bar from the Maritime hotel in Trieste, Italy. Bar is in 2 pieces. The wall part has an inlay wood painting that is in style of Gio Ponti.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

1960 Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti-Style Italian Bar
Located in Miami, FL
Circa the 1960s, this spectacular Italian bar is in the style of Gio Ponti, with a Fornasetti design on the sliding doors. A dramatic, tempered glass panel flanks one end and is outfitted with a Lucite triangle for bottles. Additionally, white lacquer, geometric shelves...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass, Chrome

1950s French Cabinet by Raphael
Located in Cathedral City, CA
French bar or cabinet with glass shelves by Raphael.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Cocktail Bar vintage in pelle scamosciata e cromo di Willy Rizzo Italia
Located in Napoli, NA
Mobile bar angolo Di Willy Rizzo Completo di pedana e 2 sgabelli In buone condizioni Parte posteriore con illuminazione con dettagli in acciaio, cromo e camoscio. Bancone anterior...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Modern Teak Cocktail Home Bar By Turnidge Of London
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an amazing 1970's teak cocktail bar by Turnidge of London. Made in England. The side panel can be placed on the left or right side. The top has a white marble effect finish....
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Teak

Mobile Bar Anni 50-60
Located in Milano, IT
Mobile ad ante battenti, legno impiallacciato legno esotico, pannello grissinato, piano in marmo verde, interni in vetro specchiato e trasparente. Buone condizioni.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Marble

Mobile bar Willy Rizzo con 2 sgabelli
Located in Napoli, NA
Bellissimo mobile bar Composto da una parte posteriore a parete con mensole per bottiglie Misure 198 cm Altezza Larghezza 156 cm Profondità 35 cm Parte anteriore bancone bar con ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Broyhill Saga Server
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Broyhill Saga Server. Featuring a straight, rectangular top with trim, single drawer with original hardware, two cabinet doors with Saga star...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Dry Bar Parchment
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Midcentury modern is a design style that arrived in the mid-20th century. Defined by simple, functional, and wooden furniture, midcentury modern still remains a popular interior desi...
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Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Leather, Wood

Bar- and Serving Cabinet and two Stools in Rosewood and Glass, Italy, 1960
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Very complete and well preserved bar cabinet with serving table and two stools in rosewood. Lovely curves and amazing pattern in the rosewood. The stools are phenomenal as well. For ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Glass, Rosewood

Italian Dry Bar- Console in Wood and Glass for Cappelletti Camagni e Porro
By Camagni, Porro
Located in Hellouw, NL
This spectacular bar hails from the Italy of the 1950s and was produced in Cantu by Cappelleti Camagni e Porro. The object has great appeal and would easily steal the show in any fil...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Glass, Mahogany

Mid Century Expandable French Pencil Bamboo Rolling Mobile Bar Barcart Cart
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted and ultra rare pencil bamboo expandable rolling bar cart. All dimensions are above but when the piece is fully open, it measures four feet in width. Great for parties! Featur...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Bamboo, Formica, Wood

Willy Rizzo Italian Bar/Drinks cart, Chrome & Smoked Glass, 1970s
Located in London, GB
A super stylish mid century modern drinks cart / drinks bar featuring polished chrome and smoked glass. This bar was produced in the 1970...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Smoked Glass

Fred Bar
Located in Carmel, CA
Fred bar is inspired by the golden age Hollywood glamour. The bar is an accent piece for a living room wall and functional liqueur display. The minimalistic yet luxurious design is a...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Bar Cabinet Attributed to Nani Prina, Made in Italy, 1960 circa
Located in Milan, IT
This amazing bar cabinet - attributed to Nani Prina - is made out of a wooden body and concived to be functional and perfect for everyday use: the closing m...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Shagreen Bar Cabinet, Dark
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-century Shagreen bar cabinet wrapped in our shagreen embossed leather tempest finish, the interior with a mirrored back and tempered glass shelf and fitted with pigeon holes and two drawers. The frame is a polished nickel finish and has a lower shelf lined with shagreen. Dimensions: 42" W x 18" D x 71" H Tempered glass shelves...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Bar Cabinet, Czechoslovakia, 1970´S
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This bar cabinet is made of mahogany wood with iron legs. It is in very good Vintage condition. Cool retro piece. Height: 67 cm Width: 100 cm Depth: 41 cm.  
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Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Iron

Dassi Vittorio Walnut Italian Midcentury Cabinet Buffet, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Bar cabinet buffet by Vittorio Dassi, composed of precious materials, such as walnut wood, brass and glass. All veneered in walnut wood. Top in gold colored glass, recessed. Three f...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Maple, Walnut

Aldo Tura Goatskin/ Brass bar Cart, Italy
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A goatskin covered double tiered rolling bar cart with brass wheels, brass rails, handle and three ring bottle holder. The top part of the cart is held up by a brass tulip styled ped...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Goatskin

Midcentury Danish Rosewood Coffee Table or Liquor Cabinet with Folding Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This extremely unique vintage modern coffee table features a storage compartment on top with a lock, a lazy Susan, and four additional smaller tables. The versatile design functions ...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Laminate, Rosewood

Mid-century Modern dry bars for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern dry bars for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage dry bars created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern dry bars made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original dry bars, popular names associated with this style include Arthur Umanoff, Aldo Tura, Vittorio Dassi, and Osvaldo Borsani. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for dry bars differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $360 and tops out at $95,000 while the average work can sell for $4,481.

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