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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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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Mid Century Modern Danish Steel & Teak Boomerang Dry Bar Eric Buch Drylund 1960
Located in Portland, OR
A good Danish teak "boomerang" dry bar by Erik Buch for Dyrlund circa 1960.
The front being of curvilinear form shaped with a chrome-plated steel footrest and raised on chrome plated...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Campaign Style Mahogany Flip Top Dry Bar Cabinet Server or Chest
Located in Plainview, NY
A stylish mid-century campaign style rolling dry bar cabinet server or chest. The functional and mobile dry bar or cabinet server has two unfolding extensions, converting to a serving bar with a painted black top and standing on wheels so it can be easily moved in your space. Made of high quality Mahogany wood, the dry bar serving cabinet is solid and embellished with fine wood grain and burls as well as original brass shell hardware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Mahogany
$625 Sale Price
75% Off
Midcentury Cubic Chromed Steel, Wood and Glass Dry Bar, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Unique midcentury cubic dry bar in lacquered ash wood, mirrored steel and glass dry bar with hidden wheels. This gorgeous Willy Rizzo style dry bar was produced in Italy during the 1970s.
The wheeled bar cart's four sides are in mirrored chromed steel, while the top is in dark smoked glass. It moves thanks to four hidden wheels, and the structure is veneered black lacquered oak.
A design masterpiece that will become a cult furniture element in a midcentury bar or living room.
Italian designer and photographer Willy Rizzo (1928-2013) first came to prominence in the 1960s as both a chronicler of and participant in La Dolce Vita, the glamorous, jet set lifestyle enjoyed by many international celebrities and socialites in the postwar era. While photography was Rizzo's first love, in the 1970s he developed a passion for interiors and launched a second successful career as a luxury furniture designer.
Rizzo was born in Naples in 1928 but moved to France early. After expressing an interest in photography at the age of 12, Rizzo's mother gifted him an Agfa Box camera; soon he was shooting portraits of his classmates at Paris's Istituto Statale Italiano Leonardo Da Vinci.
In the 1940s, Rizzo began his career as a photojournalist, working for several French publications, including Ciné Mondial, Point de Vue, and Image du Monde. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Rizzo notably covered the Nuremberg Trials and travelled to Tunisia for Point de Vue to photograph the conflict in North Africa, later published in Life Magazine. As his reputation grew, he was hired by France Dimanche to take portraits of the rich and famous at flashy events like the Cannes Film Festival. Rizzo's charm won the trust of royalty, dignitaries, and movie stars, allowing him to capture these public figures in unusually candid moments.
Hoping to advance his career further, Rizzo travelled to New York with Black Star Agency in 1947 to photograph American starlets. When he returned to Paris two years later, he was invited to join Jean Prouvost’s newest publication in colour, Paris Match, as head photographer—a position that he held for 20 years and, along the way, sparked a new culture of celebrity photographers who were as intriguing and fashionable as their subjects.
In 1959, he became the artistic director of Marie Claire and collaborated with other fashion magazines, such as Vogue.
Throughout his career, Rizzo photographed dozens of stars, including Brigitte Bardot, Maria Callas, Salvador Dalí, Marlene Dietrich, Jane Fonda, Gene Kelly, and Gregory Peck, as well as striking up close friendships with famous personalities like Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and Jack Nicholson. In 1962, Rizzo famously captured some of the last moments of Marilyn Monroe’s life on film before tragically committing suicide a few weeks later.
In 1968, Rizzo married Italian actress Elsa Martinelli, and the pair relocated to Rome. It was here that Rizzo began his work in furniture design, starting with his newly-leased, run-down Roman apartment. Just for personal use (at first), Rizzo created a series one-of-a-kind pieces inspired by modernist icons, such as Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier. But as his glitterati friends—Rodolfo Parisi, Gigli Rizzi, Franco Rapetti, Salvador Dalí, Brigitte Bardot, and the like—became admirers of his work, Rizzo was flooded with design commissions.
Rizzo went on to furnish apartments for Italian aristocracy in the Palazzo Borghese and Palazzo Ruspoli that same year and quickly earned an international reputation as a designer to the rich and famous. In response to ever-growing demand, he launched his own Tivoli-based company dedicated to contemporary furniture design handmade in lux materials such as wood, marble, stainless steel, brass, and wild boar. Over time, his team of eight grew to 150, and he was able to open shops in France and throughout Europe, as well as in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.
With an emphasis on clean lines and geometric forms, Rizzo's tables, chairs, and accessories combined contemporary shapes with traditional materials—in contrast to many of his contemporaries, like Ettore Sottsass and Vico Magistretti, who were popularizing plastic, foam, and other synthetics in furniture production. Rizzo's most successful designs are many low, box-like tables in granite, metal, glass, or burled wood, often embellished with brass or chrome accents or built-in liquor cabinets or trays. Two examples of his most celebrated designs include the Alveo Coffee Table (1970s) for Mario Sabot and the circular Yin Yang Coffee Table...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Steel, Metal, Chrome
Swedish Modern Bar Cabinet by Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Sweden
Designer: Arne Wahl Iversen
Manufacturer: IKEA
Era: 1959
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 25.5″ wide x 14″ deep x 23.75″ tall
Condition: In excellent original condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Teak
Joe Colombo Style Italian Cabinet Bar set - 1970s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Uccle, BE
Joe Colombo Style Italian Cabinet Bar set - 1970s
Measurement :
Half moon bar : 143x46cm H:88/101,5cm
The Wall Shelf : 120x10cmH:108cm
This bar cabine...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Laminate, Plywood
Brutalist geometrical seventies bar cabinet or high-board, Belgium
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1970 / bar cabinet / wood and aluminium / brutalist / mid century / vintage
Belgium brutalist wooden sideboard with two geometrical patterned doors and aluminium bottom. ...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Aluminum
Large Mid-20th Century French Bamboo Wine Rack Holder Stand
Located in Pearland, TX
A fabulous large vintage Mid-Century French bamboo wine rack holder stand. This wine rack features a stylish design that is both decorative and functional, ready to hold 24 bottles.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Bamboo
Caned Sculptural Cabinet by Vladimir Kagan for Grosfeld House, 1950s, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very rare sculptural caned cabinet was designed by Vladimir Kagan and crafted by Grosfeld House during the 1950s in New York, documented in early Grosfeld House advertisements (see photos). Featuring sculpted legs, a caned door (with original unaltered caning in excellent vintage condition) with brass handle, and interior outfitted with two compartments, one side with an adjustable shelf. While the cabinet is small in size, it is huge in personality.
Vladimir Kagan's works have been highly valued by collectors and art / design investors, and his earlier works in the 1950s for Grosfeld House and Kagan-Dreyfuss are among the most sought after by 'purist collectors' like myself. Why do I prize his 1950s works above all else? I can write a short book on this, but one easy to explain reason is that this was a period unlike the rest of his career, where items produced in this time are hallmarked within that period - a distinction that his later works lacked. Essentially, everything post the early 60s blended together with the decades thereafter. A novice Kagan collector is content with anything by Kagan, even items produced by Directional and American Leather Company...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Walnut, Cane
$14,000 Sale Price
22% Off
Mid Century Danish Modern Corner Cocktail Bar Cabinet
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Classic Elegance – Channel Your Inner James Bond or Don Draper
Step into a world of refined sophistication with this exquisite Danish Modern corner cocktail bar cabinet. Crafted fr...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Teak
Tall Mid Century Italian Bar Cabinet with Yellow Murano Glass Inserts
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this walnut bar cabinet dates from the 1950s. This cabinet has two locking hinged doors with yellow glass inserts and brass hardware. Tapered legs, interior features ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Hanging Disc Bar for Craft Associates
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Hanging Disc Bar for Craft Associates
USA, circa 1970
An extraordinary and rare Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Hanging Disc Bar for Craft Associates, USA, circa...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Resin, Wood
Plastic and chrome-plated metal bar or food cart, 1960s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Plastic and chrome-plated metal bar or food cart, Germany, 1960s.
Folding bar or food cart made of brown plastic laminate/chrome metal. The Trolley has 4 wheels.
It is all ORIGINAL...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Metal
1950's Italian Bar, Back Bar and Pair of Brass Bar Stools
Located in Hanover, MA
***SUMMER SALE***
1950's Italian standing bar, back bar and pair of brass three legged bar stools.
Standing bar has three open cabinets in sati...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
$10,125 Sale Price
25% Off
Giuseppe Scapinelli Brazilian Liquor Cabinet
Located in Oakland, CA
Brazilian bar cabinet designed by Guiseppi Scapinelli crafted of a dark rosewood frame, locking Pau Marfim doors with inlaid diamond pattern of ros...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Hardwood
Umberto Mascagni for Harrods London Midcentury Italian Bar Cabinet, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Rare and highly collectible bar credenza designed in Italy by Umberto Mascagni from Bologna. Early 1950s three doors cabinet created with reverse painted glass door fronts, two doors...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Aluminum
$2,689 Sale Price
30% Off
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 ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wrought Iron
Drexel Flip Top Serving Sideboard Bar on Wheels Chinoiserie Style Black Lacquer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Drexel Flip Top Serving Sideboard Bar on Wheels Chinoiserie Style Black Lacquer MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Hardwood, Lacquer
Rare Mid Century Mexican Woven Bar and Stools Set, Attributed to Edmund Spence
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this beautiful and rare mid century Mexican woven bar and stools set. Attributed to Edmund Spence. Made first class mahogany wood.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Mahogany
Rising Drink Cabinet, Cocktail Bar, Dry Bar, Folding Bar, Pop Up Bar, Bar Cart
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This English cocktail cabinet is particularly unusual and elegant.
Made of magnificent brown color walnut, from 1950's , it has all glass sides and glass top section.Its top section pops up to reveal a full set of 6 large Baccarat glasses, 6 small Baccarat...
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Crystal
Witco Hacienda Bar and Three Stools
Located in Hanover, MA
25% Discount Sale Price through July 2024, Includes bar and three stools.
Original Witco Hacienda bar (model X265) and THREE stools (model K-55B) by William Westenhaver. Hand and chainsaw carved. No two are identical. Indulge in some cultural appropriation and add this Mid-Century Modern Polynesian Tiki...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
$2,925 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Mastercraft Mid Century Brass and Burled Elm Dry Bar Server
By Mastercraft
Located in Countryside, IL
Mastercraft Mid Century Brass and Burled Elm Dry Bar Server
This dry bar measures: 40 wide x 19.25 deep x 33 high, when extended the width is 59.75 inches
We take our photos in a c...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Burl Wood Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
A classicly inspired modern bar cabinet with an inset marble top and a three-quarter gallery. With a figured burl walnut exterior, curved corners, a shaped apron, brass brass-finishe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Marble, Metal
$4,950 / item
Art Deco Burl Wood Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
A masterpiece marrying classic inspiration and modern allure. The figured rustic mappa burl exterior, complemented by curved corners and brass-finished plate feet, exudes timeless lu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Marble, Metal
$5,360 / item
Rare Bar Cabinet in Walnut and Brass, 1930's
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare Bar Cabinet in Walnut and Brass, 1930's
Additional Information:
Material: Walnut and brass
Style: Mid century, Scandinavia
Produced in Sweden
Dimensions (W x D x H): 124 x 43.5...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
drinks cabinet italian rare with 2 footstool with incredible marqueterie
Located in Medesano, Parma
Introducing an Italian masterpiece that stands in a league of its own - our Italian Drinks Cabinet with a pairs of original Footstool. The authenticity of this spectacular piece is r...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Pressed bamboo dry bar with stools, Italy, 1970s
Located in amstelveen, NL
Cocktail bar with bar stools, brass, pressed bamboo, smoked mirrored glass, and marble, Italy, 1970s
Unique Hollywood Regency cocktail bar. The counter contains two doors, 2 drawer...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Marble, Brass
Handcrafted 1960s Brutalist Bar-Sideboard by De Coene Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful original design of De Coene bar furniture from the 1960s, the combination of dark massive wood and white marble makes the furniture extra excl...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Marble
$3,457 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Boho Henredon Standing Dry Bar
By Henredon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of mid-century sophistication to your space with this vintage Henredon standing dry bar. This stunning piece showcases a sleek, tapered silhouette with rich wood grain an...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
$3,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Tambour Roll Bar Liquor Cabinet
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Outstanding tambour top bar or liquor cabinet. Unique design with awning striped lining. Tambour rolls back to expose a service are to include 2 marble surfaces for drinks, one bottl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Marble, Brass
Bookcase or Dry Bar in Rattan e Bamboo by Vivai Del Sud, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely small bookcase or drybar in rattan and bamboo. This stunning piece was produced by Vivai del Sud in Italy in the 1960s.
This versatile piece features a gorgeous ladder-like s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1960 Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti-Style Italian Bar
By Gio Ponti
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$7,160 Sale Price
26% Off
Merton Gershun Mid Century Walnut Bar for American of Martinsville
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A rare Mid Century walnut dry bar with pull down front door with light up drink area and storage for glasses . When down the door has a white laminate backing making a bar surface fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Mid century modern drop front bureau cabinet made by Lebus, circa 1960s
By Harris Lebus
Located in Houston, TX
Mid century modern drop front bureau made by Lebus, circa 1960s. Can also be used as a bar cabinet considering its petite size. This unique piece is in very good original condition.
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Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Teak
Midcentury Mahogany Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
An intoxicating Mid-Century Modern bar cabinet. Mahogany parquet door fronts are overlaid with geometric brass diamond trim and Y handles. Set on squa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Mahogany
$8,130 / item
Acerbis mobile bar designed by Giotto Stoppino, 1970
Located in Vittoria, IT
Bar cabinet or sideboard model Parioli produced by Acerbis and designed by Giotto Stoppino
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Sheet Metal
Italy 1950s Cesare Lacca Attributed Dry Bar Cart, Laquered Walnut & Burl Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A Brugnoli Mobili Cantù Dry Bar Cart, laquered walnut in mahogany color, brass thread & burl walnut veneered; cristal top . Lighted interior compartment with a washable plastic-coat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Burl, Walnut
ATOMIC Mid Century MODERN "Grand Server" Boomerang BAR Cabinet, c. 1960’s
By A.H. Stock
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Atomic Mid Century Modern Articulating "Grand Server" Boomerang Bar Cabinet featuring tons of delicious design details. The Grand Server was first showca...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Laminate
Vintage cocktail bar set by Sigma Belgium, 1970's
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
This exclusive vintage cocktail bar set by Sigma Belgium from the 1970s is a rare statement piece that combines elegance and atmosphere. The round shape of the bar creates a flowing,...
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Fine Carved and Ebonized Bar Cabinet
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid bar cabinet designed in the 1920s, of fine Italian craftsmanship, with great mastery of woodwork.
The cabinet has two legs at the base that cover the entire depth of the base. The feet are made of wood and have a style that is, to say the least, classical, reminiscent of ancient Greek structures; they are made of white-painted grisaille wood.
The central body has a very massive rectangular shape. Both the base and the top are bevelled and have a frame that protrudes, like the friezes on the columns.
The top is framed by a very classical Greek fret in white painted wood. The base, on the other hand, is made entirely of ebonised wood, which gives an even more sumptuous effect.
The cabinet at the front displays two doors that can be opened by means of a brass key in original patina. Each door is decorated with a rectangular antique Greek frame...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Metal, Brass
$8,163 Sale Price
20% Off
Bar Cabinet with Zodiac Etched Mirrored Glasses in the Style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Rare Bar Cabinet, front doors decorated with a finely etched Zodiac motifs mirrored glasses.
Resting on four legs. Attributed to Gio Ponti.
Glasses in very good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Art Glass
$9,124 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Dry Bar/ Cabinet, Poland, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dry bar, Bytom furniture factory, Poland, 1960s
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Wood: walnut
Dimensions: Height 79 cm width 80 cm depth 42 cm.
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Walnut
Stone Wine Rack
Located in Carrara, Toscana
A masterpiece of Italian craftsmanship, this wine rack is carved from a single block of travertine and feature outstanding live edge details that recall the...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Stone, Travertine
$3,800 / item
Aldo Tura Illuminating Dry Bar, 1960s Milan
Located in Raleigh, NC
A striking mid century dry bar by Aldo Tura. Fully lacquered, brass accents abound with fully lighted, mirrored interior. This incredible design speaks for itself, loudly. The lac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Svante 'Cortina' Drinks Cabinet
By Svante Skogh
Located in London, GB
This 1960s cabinet, titled the 'Cortina' is Swedish in origin and was designed by Svante Skogh for Säffle Möbelfabrik.
It is set on a very elegant slimline hardwood frame, with tap...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Chinoiserie Cocktail Bar Set Attr. to Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Rome, IT
Striking Italian Design Chinoiserie painted wood Cocktail bar set .
The cocktail bar includes a counter element and illuminated cabinet, with burl birch wood sides and brass detail...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
$13,446 Sale Price
20% Off
Horizontal Stacked Restored Rattan L-shaped Corner Bar w/ Foot Rest
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully Paul Frankl-inspired, large 68" wide stacked rattan curved Mid-century dry bar. The bar has two shelves along the back for easy storage of spirits and glasses, along...
Category
1950s Asian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Rattan
$2,277 Sale Price
40% Off
Osvaldo Borsani Mid-Century Modern Italian Sideboard with Bar Cabinet, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Sideboard with bar mobile Osvaldo Borsani for Furniture Varedo Borsani. The locker in the center has a limelight and four drawers, in the upper part 3 folding doors and inside the co...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
$5,462 Sale Price
30% Off
Ice Box for Acorn-Shaped, Italy, 1950
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ice box for acorn-shaped, Italy, 1950 particular design.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Vintage Boho Henredon Campaign Dry Bar
By Henredon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your living or dining space with this stunning vintage Henredon Campaign dry bar. Featuring a sleek and compact design, this piece is crafted from rich wood and accented with...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Frans Defour, Belgium, 1970s Bar High Sideboard
By Thomas Defour
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modernist vintage wood inlaid grained oak tiles high sideboard designed by Frans Defour for Defour, 1970s,
Belgium Design. This very rare high bar sideboard is in original good condi...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Leather, Oak
King Size Dry bar Green Murano Glass & Brass Gio Ponti-inspired Made in Italy JF
By Gio Ponti
Located in Guazzora, IT
The King Dry Bar by JustFurnituress, inspired by Gio Ponti's design style, combines innovative aesthetics with exceptional craftsmanship. As both designer and manufacturer, JustFurni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Guido Faleschini for Mariani Leather and Suede Wrapped Marble Topped Cabinets
Located in Culver City, CA
This pair of cabinet / drybar pair are absolutely stunning! Designed by Guido Faleschini for Mariani in the late 60's, the front of these cabinets is wrapped in a chocolate leather, with chrome drawer and door pulls, with shiny chrome accents; while the sides and the finished backs of the cabinets are wrapped in a slightly lighter chocolate suede (actual leather and suede). The icing on the cake are the marble tops, almost onyx looking, a cream and yellow, heavily veined marble with bullnose finish.
These cabinets absolutely ooze Italian mid century modern luxury down to every detail. These cabinets can be placed together to create a wonderful dry bar area that feature an abundance of storage for your every need.
These cabinets can be seen in our Fall Palm Springs Modernism booth alongside a Vladimir Kagan cloud sofa, a pair of Pierre Paulin Groovy chairs...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Marble, Chrome
$9,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Curious Mid-Century Italian Bar Cabinet Fireplace 1940 ' by Luigi Brusotti
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant and unusual chimney-shaped bar cabinet, tessellated in black opaline glass outlined by aceso profiles, the 45-degree closing door opens to a mirror mosaic interior, the t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
Round Bar Trolley in Brass Curved Steel Italian Midcentury Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round bar trolley in brass curved steel Italian midcentury design, curved steel color gunmetal.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass, Steel
Dunbar styled Rolling Bar / Server Cabinet
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very versatile dark mahogany rolling bar serving cabinet with laminate top having three functions. The first and second are flip up lids that reveal serving wear storage the second has a storage compartment, the third has a pull out mixing platform. Below flip up chrome handles to the doors open and a wine rack, bottle and glass storage with locking...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Mahogany
Mid Century Modern Bar or Vitrine with 2 Sliding Doors
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Mid-Century Modern bar or vitrine with 2 sliding doors.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Art Glass, Birch
Guglielmo Ulrich Rare Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Bar Cabinet, 1940s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Mobile bar designed by the well-known designer Guglielmo Ulrich and produced by Arredamenti Casa between the 1940s and 1950s, a very rare piece. In excellent condition, original Ar.C...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
$29,413 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian Mid-Century Modern Teak Sideboard by Fratelli Proserpio, 1960s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This Italian sideboard has details that reveal the craftsmanship involved in its production. The front composition of two sliding doors in horizontal and vertical wood grain, the cen...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Tubular Lucite Bar Cart
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Exceptional lucite bar cart attributed to Charles Hollis Jones from the late sixties. Tubular frame which supports the shelving. Tiered bottom has cutouts for glassware while the top...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Chrome
Aldo Tura Rolling Bar Cabinet
By Aldo Tura
Located in Hanover, MA
1960 Aldo Tura "Organetto" cocktail bar cabinet trolley in beautifully grained pallisander and lacquered goatskin parchment with gilt brass hardware, key and wheels. This whimsical design is in the form of a barrel organ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
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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