Retro Dining Sideboard
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Rattan
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Lacquer
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Mahogany
Late 20th Century English Retro Dining Sideboard
Oak
1980s Italian Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Travertine
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Mahogany
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Birdseye Maple, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Wood
1970s Italian Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Glass, Cherry, Wenge
1980s Canadian Post-Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Cherry, Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Walnut
1950s Italian Retro Dining Sideboard
Palisander
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Rosewood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Brass
1950s Italian Retro Dining Sideboard
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Retro Dining Sideboard
Glass, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Leather, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Walnut, Mahogany
1970s American Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Brass
1980s American Retro Dining Sideboard
Brass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Faux Leather, Walnut
1980s French Hollywood Regency Retro Dining Sideboard
Travertine, Metal, Gold Plate, Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Fabric, Lacquer
1980s French Hollywood Regency Retro Dining Sideboard
Travertine, Metal, Gold Plate, Brass
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Birdseye Maple, Lacquer
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Upholstery, Wood
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Mahogany, Rosewood
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Plywood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Faux Leather, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Walnut
1970s Italian Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Retro Dining Sideboard
Wood, Paint, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Faux Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Fabric, Birch
1970s English Country Retro Dining Sideboard
Leather, Oak
1980s French Hollywood Regency Retro Dining Sideboard
Metal, Gold Plate
1950s Italian Retro Dining Sideboard
Aluminum
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Laminate, Ash
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Elm
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Elm
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Pine, Leather
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Retro Dining Sideboard
Mirror
1960s Swedish Retro Dining Sideboard
Teak
Mid-20th Century Retro Dining Sideboard
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Metal
1960s Swedish Gustavian Retro Dining Sideboard
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Dining Sideboard
Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century Retro Dining Sideboard
Elm
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Finding the Right sideboards for You
Once simply boards made of wood that were used to support ceremonial dining, sideboards have taken on much greater importance since their modest first appearance. In Italy, the sideboard was basically a credenza, a solid furnishing with cabinet doors. It was initially intended as an integral piece of any dining room where the wealthy gathered for meals in the southern European country.
Later, in England and France, sideboards retained their utilitarian purpose — a place to keep hot water for rinsing silverware and from which to serve cold drinking water — but would evolve into double-bodied structures that allowed for the display of serveware and utensils on open shelves. We would likely call these buffets, as they’re taller than a sideboard. (Trust us — there is an order to all of this!)
The sideboard is often deemed a buffet in the United States, from the French buffet à deux corps, which referred to a storage and display case. However, a buffet technically possesses a tiered or shelved superstructure for displaying attractive kitchenware and certainly makes more sense in the context of buffet dining — abundant meals served for crowds of people.
An antique or vintage sideboard today is a sophisticated and stylish component in sumptuous dining rooms of every shape, size and decor scheme, as well as a statement of its own, showcased in art galleries and museums. Furniture maker and artist Paul Evans, whose work has been the subject of various celebrated museum exhibitions, created ornamented, welded and patinated sideboards for Directional Furniture, collections such as the Cityscape series that speak to his place in revolutionary brutalist furniture design as much as they echo the origins of these sturdy, functional structures centuries ago.
If mid-century modern sideboards are more to your liking than an 18th-century mahogany sideboard with decorative inlays by Hepplewhite, the particularly elegant pieces crafted by designers Hans Wegner, Edward Wormley or Florence Knoll are often sought by today’s collectors.
Whether you have a specific era or style in mind or you’re open to browsing a vast collection to find the right fit, 1stDibs has a variety of antique, new and vintage sideboards to choose from.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024How long a sideboard should be in a dining room depends on the size of the space and the dimensions of the accompanying dining table. Generally, a dining table should be larger than a sideboard to ensure a balanced look. You also want to ensure that there is at least 24 inches of space between the sideboard and other furnishings to provide enough clearance for walking. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of sideboards.
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