Dry Bars
20th Century Japanese Dry Bars
Pine, Paint
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Late 20th Century Native American Dry Bars
Glass, Lacquer
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Nickel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1920s Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century European Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Early 20th Century French Regency Dry Bars
Wood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Chrome
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Resin, Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Walnut
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Burl
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Dry Bars
Hardwood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Nickel
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dry Bars
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Onyx, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal, Nickel
2010s Modern Dry Bars
Aluminum
1950s French Rustic Vintage Dry Bars
Fabric, Wood
20th Century American Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
1970s Italian Charles X Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modern Dry Bars
Steel, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Dry Bars
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Dry Bars
Marble, Metal, Silver, Brass
Mid-20th Century Machine Age Dry Bars
Copper
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary French Dry Bars
Chrome
1970s Other Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1970s American Campaign Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Marble
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1970s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Wenge
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1930s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Satinwood
1970s Danish Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1950s French Rustic Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
1760s Dutch Rococo Antique Dry Bars
Rosewood, Satinwood
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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