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 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
Period: 1950s
Mid Century Arthur Umanoff 1950s Iron and Leather Wine Rack
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard 1950s iron and leather strap wine rack. Leather straps are solid.
Holds 8 Bottles of wine.
Measures: Height: 19 in
Width: 10 in
Depth: 9.5 in.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Iron
Vittorio Dassi Monumental Wall Unit / Dry Bar for Mobili Cantù, Italy, 1950
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Monumental wall unit by Vittorio Dassi for Mobili Cantù – Italy, circa 1950.
Italian walnut, birch and brass details.
The inside of the cabinets and drawers are covered luxuriously...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Dry Bar, Mahogany, Zebra Wood, Onyx, Glass, Brass - Italy
Located in Girona, ES
Important dry bar, solid wood and zebra wood veneer, "grissinis" decoration mahogany and solid bronze stands. Two doors with lightning system bar compartments. Back wooden panels wit...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Osvaldo Borsani Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut and Maple Sideboard, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This bar sideboard was produced by Arredamenti Borsani Varedo, in Italy in the 1950s. The sideboard is in walnut and maple, mirrors and glass. The particularity is the overlying glas...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Maple, Walnut
Gio Ponti Italian Post-War Rosewood & Mahogany Cabinet
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Italian Post-War Design (1950s) rosewood and mahogany wall unit bar with 3 lower commodes and upper cabinet decorative tiles on white lacquered door...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Rosewood, Mahogany, Mirror, Lacquer
Mid Century Italian Bar Cabinet in Zebrano and Black Lacquer, around 1950
Located in Berlin, DE
Experience the timeless elegance of mid-century Italian craftsmanship with this exquisite bar cabinet crafted around 1950. Meticulously fashioned from Zebrano wood and adorned with s...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Beech, Poplar, Zebra Wood, Lacquer
Paolo Buffa Exceptional Liquor Cabinet with Intricate Inlays 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in New York, NY
Remarkable liquor cabinet in Italian mahogany with chevron pattern on sides and front with two doors each displaying four exquisitely inlaid fencing motifs by Paolo Buffa, Italy 195...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Bamboo bar cart, 1950s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Bamboo bar cart, 1950s, Made in Italy.
Food bar cart with structure made of bamboo.
Condition is perfect, some slight signs of use due to time.
The price of shipping is for the It...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Bamboo
Antonio Cassi Ramelli two bodies bar cabinet made of wood and brass, Italy 1950s
By Antonio Cassi Ramelli, Paolo Buffa
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
The bar cabinet, composed of two bodies and adorned with doors and shelves, represents a remarkable fusion of craftsmanship and design sensibility. Crafted from wood and brass, with ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
1950’s Förenades Möbler Mahogany Bar Cabinet
Located in Hudson, NY
1950’s Bar cabinet by Förenades Möbler of Linköping, Sweden. An inset demilune clouded glass panel sits on top of the lighted bar. Locking bentwood cab...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
Vittorio Dassi Mid-Century Modern Italian Cabinet Bar, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This bar cabinet was designed by the famous Italian design Vittorio Dassi, Italy, 1950, the cabinet is in walnut and green glass tops, the internal part below is in carved and gilded...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Arthur Umanoff Iron Bar for Raymor
By Arthur Umanoff, Raymor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare mid century modern cocktail bar by Arthur Umanoff for Raymor. Circa 1950s.
Classic fifties design featuring vintage wood slat, rafia and wrought iron. Features white top with m...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Iron
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 (...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Walnut, Cane
Dry Bar with Two Stools in Rattan, Bamboo and Wicker by Tito Agnoli, Italy 1950s
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous Mid-Century dry bar with two stools made in a gorgeous mix of bamboo, rattan, wicker and white formica. This charming bar was designed by Tito Agnoli and made in Italy duri...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Bamboo, Rattan, Laminate, Wood, Formica
Restored Mid Century Rattan Bar Cart w/ Bottle Holder by Angraves, circa 1970
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century Rattan / Cane Drinks Trolley by Angraves, circa 1970 A beautiful vintage rattan drinks trolley/bar cart by ‘Angraves’ of Leicester. Two tiers with glass shelves, bottle h...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Rattan
Walnut + Burl Mirrored Bar Cabinet in the Style of Osvaldo Borsani, Italy 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
Walnut + Burl Mirrored Bar Cabinet in the Style of Osvaldo Borsani, Italy 1950s
DIMENSIONS: 32"W x 16"D x 47"H
CONDITION: Great vintage condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
1950s Italian Bar Cabinet with Dutch Maritime Oil Painting
Located in North Miami, FL
Dramatic 1950s Italian bar cabinet features an elegant curved body on tall, slender cabriole legs, gessoed and painted in Tiffany box blue and lined in rich European walnut. Center framed fold-down shelf features a classical maritime oil painting...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
50's Furniture Bar
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant bar cabinet with hinged doors with glass compartments and small drawers inside, open compartments and double storage with lighting and flap opening. Made of walnut veneer and...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Ebony, Walnut
Elegant Italian Bar Cabinet with a Tambour Doorpanel in Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bar cabinet, mahogany, glass, acrylic, Italy, 1950s
A gracious bar cabinet hailing from Italy and dating back to the mid-century period. The design features a tambour rolled-door th...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Acrylic
1950's Italian Bar, Back Bar and Pair of Brass Bar Stools
Located in Hanover, MA
1950's Italian standing bar, back bar and pair of brass three legged bar stools.
Standing bar has three open cabinets in satin finished palisand...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Bar cart attributed to Cesare Lacca, Year 1950
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Bar cart attributed to Cesare Lacca, Year 1950, Made in Italy.
Beautiful 1950 bar cart, wood and brass, with two removable glass trays.
The frame of this cart is made of stained wal...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Caesar Lacquer Bar Trolley, Year 1950
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Cesare Lacca bar cart, 1950s, Made in Italy.
Cart designed by Cesare Lacca in the 1950s, with glass tops and lacquered mahogany wood frame finished with brass edging.
Condition is ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Mobile bar di Osvaldo Borsani per Mobilificio Fratelli Tutti - Carugo, 1950
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Mobile bar di Osvaldo Borsani per Mobilificio Fratelli Tutti - Carugo, Anni '50 - Made in Italy.
La struttura del mobile è in legno di palissandro. La ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
American Designer, Bar, Bamboo, Rattan, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A bamboo and rattan bar designed and produced in the US, 1950s.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
De Coene 'Madison' Wall-Mounted Cabinet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
De Coene Frères, wall-mounted bar cabinet model 'Madison', walnut, Belgium, 1958.
Floating wall-mounted dry bar in walnut by de Belgian manufactu...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Walnut
Solid Wood And Colored Glass Bar Furniture, Italy 1950's
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Bar cabinet consisting of 2 doors with an original structure from the 1950s made of solid wood and covered with colored glass. Sculptural legs made of solid wood. Handles and profile...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
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...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Walnut
1950s Vintage Dry Bar Reception Desk Formica Diner Greeter
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
1950s Vintage Dry Bar Reception Desk Formica Diner Greeter
A superb and extremely rare piece, the greeter comes from a French Trucker’s Diner, it is finished in very striking Red an...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Formica
Umberto Mascagni for Harrods London Midcentury Italian Bar Cabinet, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Bar cabinet designed by Umberto Mascagni of Bologna in the 1950s. The main structure is made of solid European wood, covered in cream-colored vinyl with anodized aluminum, decorated ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Aluminum
Ponti Style Four-Piece Italian Mid-Century Bar Set
Located in East Hampton, NY
This wonderfully restored and updated Bar Set in the style of Gio Ponti boasts vivid and whimsical Fornasetti wallpaper adorning the back bar. In...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Scarlet Lacquered Bar Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A striking Italian Mid-Century scarlet lacquered bar cabinet, with four angled drawers, two lower compartments and the bar, mirrored inside with ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Bar cabinet by Osvaldo Borsani for Atelier Borsani Varedo, 1950s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Exquisite bar cabinet designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Atelier Borsani Varedo.
This very elegant mid century italian bar cabinet is made of high quality mahogany wood and has brass t...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Vintage Dry Bar Attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Step into the world of timeless elegance with this exquisite bar cabinet, attributed to the renowned Pietro Chiesa and crafted by Fontana Arte in the 1950s. Every aspect of this piec...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Italian Drinks Cabinet With Decorative Marquetry Panels
Located in Portlaoise, IE
Stunning mid century Italian drinks cabinet in rosewood with decorative exotic marquetry panels. This piece we sourced from a private collection ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Rosewood
Vittorio Dassi Wall Unit / Dry Bar for Permanente Mobili Cantù, Italy, 1950-60
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Sophisticated and very rare wall unit by Vittorio Dassi for Mobili Cantù - Italy, circa 1950-60.
The inside of the cabinets and drawers are covered very luxuriously in Birch veneer and red felt. The inside shelves are made of Birch and some of glass. The large cabinet features a fold out bar...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Pair of Decagon Dry Bar Cabinets by Harvey Probber
Located in Dallas, TX
A stunning pair of rare side cabinets No. 1151 or dry bars designed and produced by Harvey Probber. U.S.A., circa 1950's. Functional and well designed. Decagonal shaped cabinets exec...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
1950's Mid Century Modern Fully Compartmentalized Dry Bar
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1950's Mid Century Modern Fully Compartmentalized Walnut Dry Bar. Doors open to reveal bottle storage, glass storage. Top opens for a complete serving area. This is a beauty!
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Walnut
Adrian Audoux and Frida Minet Bamboo Iron and Glass Bar Trolley, ca. 1950
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Adrian Audoux and Frida Minet Bamboo Iron and Glass Bar Trolley, ca. 1950. Great rolling bar cart or trolley by French designers Audoux and Mi...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Iron
Rare Italian Walnut Bar Cabinet with Ico Parisi Style drawers and Door Gio ponti
By Ico Parisi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rare and Unique Italian Walnut Bar Cabinet with Ico Parisi Style drawers and Door Gio ponti
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Walnut
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Split Bamboo Bar or Server, ca. 1950
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Split Bamboo Bar or Server, ca. 1950. Beautiful and rare split bamboo bar/server by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. Open back allows server to access i...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Bamboo
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Custom Bar/Cabinet for Kandell Residence
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique, one-of-a-kind, two-door cabinet in exotic hardwood with solid cast brass bamboo frame, and black glass work-surface top, designed as a livingroom bar for the Kandell Penthous...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
1950s Black Lacquer Trolley by Ico Parisi with Removable Serving Trays
By Ico Parisi
Located in London, GB
A 1950s cart trolley in black lacquer by Ico Parisi with the top two trays being removable serving trays with orignal castors.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
1950s Brazilian Modern Dry Bar in Hardwood by Jose Zanine Caldas
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Brazilian modern dry bar, designed by Jose Zanine Caldas in the fifties, is truly one of a kind! This bar is made in pau marfim hardwood and features two scissor-like legs, a rectangular body with a brass handle, and a black formica top. The interior of the cabinet is perfect for storing drinks and the manufacturing seal is under the body structure. In addition, the wood has been refinished and is in excellent condition. The bar is showcased in our gallery next to a Jean Gillon black sofa, a round spider coffee table by Giuseppe Scapinelli, and a Michel Arnault...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Wrought Iron wicker and wood Compact Bar by Tony Paul
By Tony Paul
Located in Mexico, DF
Beautiful and compact Mid-Century Modern Dry Bar designed by Tony Paul in the 1950s. Made from bent and welded ebony wrought iron and expanded metal mesh with two polished brass deta...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wrought Iron
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...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
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...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar with 2 Stools, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar With 2 Stools, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Metal
Italian Bar or Cart in Walnut, Venice Print and Light, Italy, 1950s Signed Sarti
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Italian bar trolley or 1950s dry bar in lacquered walnut, bright white inside.
Attributable to Cesare Lacca
Outside there is a Venice press. The bar automatically switches on when...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Italian Modern Gio Ponti Style Brass & Ebonized Bar, with Stool, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Culver City, CA
This bar unit is simply stunning-- from every single angle. often attributed to Gio Ponti, this bar features angular brass upright splayed legs, with atomic style ball feet. This bar is so clean, elegant and timeless, it could effortlessly flex into any mid century modern, traditional, regency or modern setting.
This bar unit comes with one bar stool, although in researching this set, it would be very simple to make a pair, or matched set. Please reach out if you'd like assistance sourcing and reupholstering for a matched set.
This bar unit is currently in our gallery alongside pieces by Paolo Buff...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Vittorio Dassi Italian Rosewood Sideboard Liquor Cabinet, 1950s, Restored
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add some Mid-Century Italian Modern elegance to your space with this fully restored Rosewood sideboard / liquor cabinet designed by Vittorio Dassi, originally completed in the 1950s and restored in 2021.
The subtly tapered design was crafted from Rosewood with distinct dark striped grain, restored with a gorgeous and luxurious French Polish. This piece comprises of flared spider legs, three (3) shelves, (2) slim drawers, brass hardware and a compact hutch which opens to reveal a curved mirrored...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Paul McCobb Connoisseur Collection Mahogany and Brass Lift Top Bar Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern lift top bar cabinet
By Paul McCobb for H. Sacks & Sons, "Connoisseur Collection"
USA, 1950s
Ho...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Cane Bar Cart by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, 1950s, Forma S.A., Brazil
Located in New York, NY
This Bar or tea 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 solid Rosewood...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century, English Credenza and Dry Bar by Beautility
By Beautility
Located in Atlanta, GA
This vintage mid-century credenza was designed and manufactured by 'beautility furniture' in England during the 1950s. A posh, stylishly designed credenza, the burl wood melamine veneered cabinet rests on tapered legs. The case consists of two outer drawers, the left fitted and lined with green felt for silver service. Beneath, two cabinet doors with raised paneled handles open to cupboards with interior shelving for additional storage. The cupboards flank a drinks cabinet lined in white formica with a fold-down pouring shelf. The drinks cabinet features a mirrored back and curved shelf...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Mid-Century Folding Bar Cabinet, Italy circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
An Italian modernist folding bar cabinet. Bar folds open in the middle and is finished on all sides to be free standing. Mahogany, teak, patinated...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Mahogany
Danish Viking Bar Cabinet
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A very unusual, hand painted bar cabinet, as a Danish Viking, made in Italy. Striking naive/modern style, humorous and direct. The back is finished and ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
1950's Drinks Cabinet
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
A 1950's drinks cabinet with original internal glass, stands, mirror and drawers. Renovated to the highest standard with a new exterior finish.
Width: 83cm / 32.6"
Depth: 35cm 13...
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Marble
Bar Cabinet with Footrest by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, c. 1955, Forma S.A
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 an...
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1950s Brazilian 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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