Dry Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Dry Bars
Wood
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Dry Bars
Glass, Giltwood
2010s Italian Other Dry Bars
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1970s Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Goatskin, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
20th Century Chinoiserie Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel, Chrome
1660s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Dry Bars
Wood, Teak
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Campaign Dry Bars
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Giltwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Burl
1990s American Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1880s English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Crystal, Silver Plate, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Formica, Wood
Late 20th Century Bohemian Dry Bars
Rattan
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1930s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Rustic Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century French Victorian Dry Bars
Marble, Iron
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Formica, Wood, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Edwardian Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1660s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Dry Bars
Wood, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century Queen Anne Dry Bars
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Dry Bars
Wood, Paint
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Antique, New and Vintage Dry Bars
The name “dry bar” can be a bit of a misnomer. After all, the last thing you would want a bar to do is run dry. In this case, the “dry” descriptor in your antique or vintage dry bar doesn’t refer to a lack of drinks. Instead, it serves to differentiate dry-bar furniture from wet-bar installations. The latter is typically a permanent fixture in a home, requiring plumbing to support a built-in sink.
In short, a dry bar is a piece of furniture or tabletop area that you’ve built into your space for mixing cocktails and storing everything needed —bottles, barware and other accessories — for the intoxicating in-home bar you’ve designed.
Some dry bars were built with minimalism in mind. Those crafted by designers associated with mid-century modernism or Scandinvanian modern, for example, likely looked to these as practical furnishings to serve as a cabinet or case piece. But there have been decorative and even outwardly sculptural interpretations by Art Deco furniture makers and those working in the Hollywood Regency style over the years.
No matter what kind of antique, new or vintage dry bar fits your space, these versatile furnishings can definitely elevate your home bar area as well as your hosting. We’ll toast to that!
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