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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
L-Shaped Freestanding Bar, Brass and Formica Top, Italy, Mid-20th century
Located in New York, NY
This L-shaped, mid-century bar stands on slender gold-finish legs. Shelves line the interior for storage.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Danish Rosewood 1960s Corner Bar By Omann Jun
Located in London, GB
Elevate your home entertaining with this exquisite Danish 1960s vintage rosewood corner bar by Omann Jun. Designed with a sophisticated closed cupboard featuring two spacious shelves...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern Harvey Probber Rosewood Bar Cabinet
Located in Minneapolis, MN
A rosewood dry bar designed by American designer Harvey Probber. Decagon design with outward swinging door with inner storage. Restoration of this piece will be completed upon purcha...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Rosewood
Teak Expanding Cabinet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish Mid-Century Modern server with fold down top. Ample cabinet storage and flip top bar space with black laminate.
Open top: 69.75" wide
Bottom cabinets without shelves:
15.25"h,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Teak
$1,800
Dry bar by Paolo Buffa – Italy 1940
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Girona, Girona
Spectacular solid mahogany bar cabinet with mahogany diamond marquetry and brass marquetry. Polished brass decorations and feet, lemon wood and mahogany marquetry at the interior, di...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Pierre Cardin Chocolate Color Bar Cabinet on Castors
Located in Chicago, IL
Pierre Cardin bar cabinet on castors.
Some vintage wear. The chrome band on one end has some scuff scratches (shown in picture). Otherwise pretty c...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Chrome
Restored Large 1940s Rattan and Mahogany Pumpkin Bar
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This large 1940s rattan "Pumpkin Bar" features a mahogany top, interior shelves and a drawer. The unit becomes a unique barrel or pumpkin shaped accent tab...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
$2,616 Sale Price / item
25% Off
George Nelson Style Mid Century Oak Bar Cart
Located in Franklin Park, IL
George Nelson style mid century oak bar cart
Bar cart measures: 36.5 wide x 18.5 deep x 26 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we cal...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Harvey Probber Flip-Top Bar Cabinet, 1950s, Refinished
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unique flip-top bar cabinet by Harvey Probber, circa 1950s, is packed full of useful features and is beautifully crafted from bleached Mahogany, doors with contrasting grain whi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Formica, Wood, Lacquer
$3,550 Sale Price
22% Off
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar with 2 Stools, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar With 2 Stools, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Metal
Vintage italian "Number 58" wood and glass bar cart by Ico Parisi for De Baggis
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
Offered is a very rare and extremely well preserved bar cart designed by Ico Parisi around the mid 1950s. Created for the Italian furniture firm De Boggis, its official denomination ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
$3,243 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Style Brass and Blu Murano Glass Bar Cabinet, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Very fine handmade bar cabinet by a master artisan. Brass frame with handmade and hand-cut cobalt blue and white opaline Murano glass raised on sp...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Wood
$4,634 Sale Price
20% Off
MidCentury Cream Color Art Glass and Brass SideBoard / DryBar, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
A unique sideboard of its kind for originality and for the choice of materials. Simple but refined design, the inside is completely covered with small mirrors, a real miniature mosaic. Note the rich design of the doors, with smooth colored glass surrounded by a black lacquered frame.
The sideboard has a wooden structure, which has been covered with cream colored glass. Frontally, the sideboard has a black frame that has been placed all around the two doors; these can be opened using two special brass pendant handles. The body of the sideboard rests on four legs in black lacquered wood. The design of the legs is very elongated and narrow in the final part that touches the ground. Internally the sideboard is covered with a micro mosaic mirror...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Timeless Scandinavian Mini-Bar with Mid-Century Charm 1960
Located in Oirlo, LI
Step back into the sophistication of the 1960s with this beautifully preserved Scandinavian minibar. Designed with elegance and functionality in mind, this vintage piece is more than...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Teak
Modernist Cabinet 1940s, Vittorio Dassi Style
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Beautiful cabinet in the style of Vittorio Dassi.
Rare single piece, amazing quality work.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Macassar
French Riviera Bottle Rack in Curved Bamboo and Wicker, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century French Riviera style wine rack in curved rattan and hand-woven wicker. This charming and unique piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s.
In amazing conditi...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
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...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Maple, Walnut
Italian mid-century Sideboard or bar cabinet in beige formica and wood, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Sideboard or bar cabinet in beige formica and wood, 1960s
Sideboard or bar cabinet with rectangular base in wood and beige Formica. This highboard features...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Formica, Wood
Vintage Italian Drinks Cabinet by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno
By Tecno, Eugenio Gerli
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and extremely rare vintage Italian drinks cabinet by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno. It was made in Italy, and dates from the 1960-70’s.
...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Oak Bar / Credenza
Located in Esperance, NY
For sale is this very unique large bar or credenza. The piece is made out of Oak and the front is laminate.
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Oak
Poul Norreklit Dry Bar Cart or Side Table Server Danish Mid Century Modern
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rare dry bar table on wheels designed by Poul Norreklit and manufactured by Dyrlund, Denmark 1960. Top slides and reveals storage inside. 33wide 16.5d 19h
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Rosewood
Bamboo and Rattan Bar, circa 1960/1970 Good Condition
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bamboo and rattan bar circa 1960/1970 good condition.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid Century Modern Petite Bar Cart with Brass Accents
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern bar cart features metal construction, petite design, black painted top, brass accented base with wire basket, and brass colored wheels.
Dimensions: 16.25w 20...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Metal
$397 Sale Price
50% Off
Bar Cabinet Go in Natural Walnut Wood and Lacquered Blossom Details
Located in Lisbon, PT
Go bar cabinet is a high quality product by Mambo Unlimited Ideas, crafted in wood veneer structure, lacquered doors and plywood veneer applications. It features three dimensional de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood, Plywood
Bar Cart Trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950’s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Brussel, BE
Beautiful serving trolley, bar cart with a three bottles holder, one shelve and a magazines compartiment, made in wood, glass and brass, designed by Cesare Lacca in the 1950’s.
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Ma...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Italian Mirrored Bar Cabinet Credenza with Asian Motif
Located in Detroit, MI
This truly exceptional vintage Mid-Century Modern Gio Ponti or Paolo Buffa style credenza or sideboard bar cabinet with mirrored wall panel was made in Italy circa 1950. This handcrafted cabinet is incredibly well-constructed and consists of a mahogany center cabinet supported above and below by 3/4” thick glass panel shelves and resting on heavy tubular steel legs, all attached to a monumental floor-to-ceiling mirrored...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Steel
$10,240 Sale Price
55% Off
Side table – mini bar – France 1940
Located in Girona, Girona
Circular side table – mini bar in wood with rosewood veneer, black lacquered beech base, nickel-plated brass knob. French polish.
France 1940
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Mid Centruy Modern Vintage Teak Barcart Drinks Trolley Danish Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elevate your entertaining experience with this Mid Century Modern Teak Barcart Drinks Trolley. This sophisticated barcart trolley features a sleek glass top and dedicated bottle stor...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Teak
Bottle and glass holder attributed to a Dal Vera production
Located in Lugo, IT
Bamboo/rattan bottle and glass holders for outdoor or indoor use, possible Dal Vera production
Good Condition
Thank you
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
$1,138 Sale Price
20% Off
Danish Rosewood Bar Cart Trolley by Niels Erik Glasdam Jensen, Denmark, 1964
Located in London, GB
This gorgeous example of an iconic Danish designed bar cart has amazing rosewood grain which makes it a standout.
A piece of functional art furniture designed by Niels Erik and Glasdam Jensen for Vantinge Møbelindustri, dating from 1964. Opens with just a slight pull to reveal all you favourite barware etc.
Expandable dry bar...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Rosewood
$1,498 Sale Price
56% Off
Midcentury Italian Brass Bar Cart
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury Italian brass bar cart, Italy, circa 1950s. Features a removable serving cart. Retains warm original patina.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Metal, Brass
Cabinet With Pull-Up Door Made In Rosewood, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This cabinet, featuring a pull-up door, is a prime example of Danish design from the 1960s, crafted from luxurious rosewood. Renowned for its rich, dark tones and intricate grain pa...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Rosewood
$3,152 Sale Price
22% Off
Bar Designed by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bar made of wood lined with parchment, hand painted and lacquered. Inside it has a mirror decoration, glass shelves and lighting. The top tray is glass with bronze details. Designs b...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Wood, Parchment Paper
$38,000
Iron bottle holder
Located in Nivelles, BE
This bottle holder is made of finely worked iron and can be placed on a bar or in your kitchen. The original patina is attractive.
It holds six bottles.
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Iron
Tambour Drum Table With Storage by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1944
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A remarkable end table discreet bar with butterfly hinged top drawers and a tambour cabinet with adjustable shelf.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Mahogany
Bar Trolley Swivel Italian Design, 1960 Mahogany Woos Round Brass Midcentury
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Made of mahogany wood and brass parts, the tray and swivel open wide its width is 80 cm. Elegant detail. And rare piece, something original for your beautiful home.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
$2,092 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-Century Modernist Bar Cabinet in Book-Matched Walnut with Inset Glass Pulls
Located in New York, NY
This stunningly bold and sophisticated Mid-Century Modernist Bar Cabinet in Bookmatched Walnut with Inset Antiqued mirrored Glass Pulls originates from France, Circa 1950. Features a...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Vintage bar cabinet in teak, Denmark 1960
Located in Torino, IT
Vintage bar cabinet in teak, Denmark 1960
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Teak
Wood, Glass, Parchment and Mirror Bar and Cabinet Set by Englander & Bonta, 1950
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Wood, glass, parchment and mirror bar and cabinet set by Englander & Bonta. Argentina, circa 1950.
It comes with glass shelves.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Parchment Paper
Mid Century Bar and Stools Wrought Iron and Ceramic Tiles
Located in palm beach, FL
Mid-century bar and stool made of iron and colorful ceramic tiles in harlequin give this bar the perfect Hollywood regency style.
Upholstered stool with yellow leather.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wrought Iron
$10,800 Sale Price
40% Off
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 ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
$3,767 Sale Price / set
60% Off
Bar in Wood, France, 1950
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Amaizing bar
If you want to live in the golden years, this is the bar that your project needs.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you h...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
$17,000
Swivel Office Armchair in the Manner of Jacques Adnet, France, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A leatherette-upholstered swivel office chair with four radiating feet and jaunty arms. Inspired by the late Deco, and Mid-century French designer Jacques Adnet.
With a career spann...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Metal
Italian Teak Bar cart 1960
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Teak Wood Trolley Bar 1960s.
Very typical design for that era, two storage compartamnet.
One top compartment and one draw at the back of the trolley.
A small crack next to t...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Teak
L.A. Studio Interiorismo Solid Wood and Cotton Velvet Upholstered Bar Counter
By L.A. Studio
Located in Ibiza, Spain
This mid-century style bar counter, designed by L.A. Studio, features a solid wood construction with a high gloss wood veneer in an L-shape design. The front surface is upholstered i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Giorgio Tura Vintage Ice Holder
By Tura
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful beverage and ice holder made by Giorgio Tura in the 1950s.
Entirely made of red parchment on the outside, with a wider cylindrical base. The in...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Parchment Paper
$574 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
$3,840 Sale Price
74% Off
Pair of Antique Carved Side Table Sized Barrels Made into Bars / Drinks Holders
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rare and collectable pair of side table sized hand carved barrels which open up to reveal inside bars
These are a very collectable pair of ...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Oak
Mid Century Solid Wood And Colored Glass Bar Furniture, Italy 1950's
Located in Ibiza, Spain
This bar cabinet features an original 1950s solid wood structure with contemporary colored glasswork and includes two doors. It stands on sculptural solid wood legs and is accented w...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Wood
“Go Go” bar trolley by Anna Anselmi for Bieffeplast 70’s 80’s
Located in Padova, IT
Anna Ferrarese Anselmi, from Padua, had brought the professional experience she had with Ettore Sottsass to her city and the family business. Designer and art director of Bieffe and ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar in the Style of Borsani, Wood and Glass, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian bar in the style of Borsani, wood and glass, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Wood
Rosewood Bar Cart by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Design
Located in New York, NY
This Bar cart was designed by Sérgio Rodrigues and made in Brazilian Rosewood (Jacaranda). Good vintage condition with original chromed casters.
The prolific architect and designe...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Formica, Rosewood
Jamaica Portable Bar Design Eugenio Gerli for Tecno 1965 Style Bar Cart
Located in taranto, IT
Wonderful and rare bar and card play openable cart , in all equal to the "jamaica" eugenio gerli one, perhaps more beautuful, if this is possible.
Make in wood on wheels, it has bot...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Bar cabinet, Italy, 1950s
Located in Correggio, IT
This refined 1950s bar cabinet, made in Italy, is a perfect blend of craftsmanship and timeless design. Constructed of fine wood, it stands out for its attention to detail, highlight...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Vintage Teak Pentagonal Wine Cabinet by Dillingham
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare and striking vintage modern wine cabinet by Dillingham, crafted in rich teak with a distinctive pentagonal form. This sculptural piece features clean lines, thoughtful storage...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Metal
Alvar Aalto Trolley Model 901
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Cambridge, US
Finland, ca. 1950s. A rare and early Model 901 tea trolley or bar cart by Alvar Aalto for Artek. Features a solid birch frame with black linoleum shelving and large white lacquered w...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Rubber, Birch, Lacquer
Danish Mid Century Hydraulic Drinks Cabinet or Bar by Kai Kristiansen
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rare Kai Kristiansen Rosewood Hydraulic Bar Cart. With a turn of the key the hydraulic kicks in. First turn the key slightly to the right, push down the top, and the bar will come u...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
Bar Cart by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, 1950s, Forma S.A., Brazilian design
Located in New York, NY
This Bar cart is a rare and elegant piece designed by Martin Eisler (1913-1977) in the 1950s and produced by Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte.
It presents a chrome structure and loose trays of solid Rosewood and Formica. This gorgeous piece has wheels, allowing it to be easily moved around the house – indeed, the best support your drinks could have.
In 1955, the pioneer company Móveis Artesanal, founded by Carlo Hauner in partnership with Martin Eisler e Ernesto Wolf, changed the name to Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte. The purpose was to make the company more attractive to the business market, which was rapidly developing. Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Art manufactured a few icons of Brazilian design history, such as the Costela Armchair...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Chrome
Restored Vertically Stacked Curved Stacked Dry Rattan Bar
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Frankl style rattan bar blends vintage charm with modern comfort. It features curved rattan poles and a mahogany front and top. The bar also features two la...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Rattan
$4,225 Sale Price
35% Off
Paolo Buffa high sideboard on execution Serafino Arrighi
Located in Milano, IT
Large sideboard by Paolo Buffa 1950s on Arrighi execution. 5 doors formed with elegant ashlar execution. Inside we find shelves, in the right side glass shelf and grissinated drawers...
Category
1950s 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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