Sideboards
1960s Polish Modern Vintage Sideboards
Plywood
2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Sideboards
Oak
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Plywood
2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Sideboards
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Sideboards
Iron
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Metal, Brass
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sideboards
Metal
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Hardwood
2010s Italian Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Glass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sideboards
Oak, Wood
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Stone, Metal
2010s French Sideboards
Wood
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Acrylic, Walnut
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Oak
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Agate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary North American American Classical Sideboards
Zinc
2010s Italian Minimalist Sideboards
Brass
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s French Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Walnut
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Metal
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s New Zealand Organic Modern Sideboards
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Bronze
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Marble, Gold Leaf
2010s Canadian Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
Early 18th Century Welsh Georgian Antique Sideboards
Oak
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Metal
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak, Walnut
2010s Swedish Modern Sideboards
Pine
2010s Canadian Art Deco Sideboards
Metal
2010s British Modern Sideboards
Resin, Oak
2010s Canadian Art Deco Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Marble, Brass
2010s Vietnamese Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary German Organic Modern Sideboards
Plywood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Marble
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Brass
Antique and Vintage Sideboards for Sale: Shop Brutalist Sideboards, Mid-Century Sideboards and Charming Art Deco Sideboards on 1stDibs
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.
Once simply boards made of wood that were used to support ceremonial dining, sideboards have taken on much greater importance as case pieces 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.
Every imaginable iteration of the sideboard has taken shape over the years. 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 or vintage Danish sideboards are more to your liking than an 18th-century mahogany sideboard with decorative inlays in the Hepplewhite style, 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 and vintage sideboards to choose from.