1940s Mahogany Dry Bar
Vintage 1940s Italian Dry Bars
Rosewood, Mirror
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rattan
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Buffets
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Brass
2010s Austrian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Onyx, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1930s Slovak Art Deco Buffets
Macassar, Walnut
Vintage 1970s French Space Age Shelves
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Daybeds
Teak
Vintage 1970s Canadian Brutalist Dry Bars
Formica, Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Rattan
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Recent Sales
Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Bronze
Vintage 1940s Unknown Dry Bars
Crystal
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Secretaires
Mahogany
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Dry Bars
Mahogany, Mirror, Glass
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Dry Bars
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Glass, Mahogany
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Dry Bars
Metal
Vintage 1940s American French Provincial Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s Italian Dry Bars
Vintage 1940s Italian Dry Bars
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Dry Bars
Mahogany
Vintage 1940s Argentine Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
Vintage 1940s European Dry Bars
Argentine Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
Vintage 1930s Italian Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s Argentine Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Crystal, Marble, Brass
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany, Walnut, Glass, Mirror, Ash, Ebony, Maple
Vintage 1940s Italian Dry Bars
Ormolu
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rattan
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s American Georgian Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Crystal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s American Dry Bars
20th Century French Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Dry Bars
Bronze
20th Century Argentine Louis XV Dry Bars
Marble, Bronze
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Dry Bars
Mahogany, Lacquer, Ebony
Vintage 1940s French Dry Bars
Mahogany
Vintage 1940s French Dry Bars
Mahogany, Sycamore
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble, Bronze
Vintage 1940s American Dry Bars
Mahogany
Vintage 1940s American Dry Bars
Mahogany
20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Vintage 1940s Danish Dry Bars
Walnut, Mahogany
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bronze
Vintage 1940s French Dry Bars
Mahogany
Vintage 1940s American Dry Bars
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Cabinets
Brass
1940s Mahogany Dry Bar For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a 1940s Mahogany Dry Bar?
Finding the Right dry-bars for You
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!
Find your dry bar as well as all the barware you need on 1stDibs.
Read More
The Ultimate Guide to Types of Tables for the Home
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
What Exactly Is a Secretary Desk, and What Is It Used For?
The furniture equivalent of a Swiss Army knife, it's the multifunctional piece you didn't know you needed.
This Shelving System with Oxidized Brass Tubes Is Retro and Futuristic at Once
Italian studio DimoreMilano mustered great ingenuity when crafting these sculptural shelves, which are built without any screws.
28 Cheerful Home Bars, Where Everybody (Literally) Knows Your Name
Simple or sophisticated, equipped with console, cart or custom cabinetry, these stylish bar areas deserve a toast.
Ask an Interior Designer: Work-from-Home Edition
Leaping into a design project, whether it's refreshing the bedroom or redoing the whole house, can be overwhelming. Luckily, we know more than a few interior designers. You asked questions on Instagram, and now they're answering.
Collected and Eclectic, ‘Wunderkammern’ Are Back in a Big Way
Introduced nearly 500 years ago, curiosity cabinets are finding new fans among today's collectors and designers.
Meet the Incredible Woman Transforming Fallen Trees into Sleek Furniture
In the hands of New York Heartwoods cofounder Megan Offner, unwanted local trees become works of design art.
These New York Architects Love a Complicated Project
From Brooklyn townhouses to Maine campgrounds, Trattie Davies and Jonathan Toews relish a challenge, like transforming a former warehouse space into the new 1stdibs Gallery.