Dry Bars
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica, Wood
Late 20th Century American Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1780s English George III Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Burl, Walnut
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Dry Bars
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Bronze
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Dry Bars
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1950s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century English Edwardian Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Dry Bars
Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Brass
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Smoked Glass, Wood
1960s American American Colonial Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
1960s French Neoclassical Revival Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Macassar, Satinwood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
Early 1900s American Mission Antique Dry Bars
Metal, Lead
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
19th Century English Antique Dry Bars
Oak
Early 20th Century French Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century English Dry Bars
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Wire
1960s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1940s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century British Queen Anne Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Steel
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
20th Century Chinese Dry Bars
Mother-of-Pearl
1960s Hong Kong Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century American Ming Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Mahogany
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Birch, Elm, Teak, Lacquer, Paint
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
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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