Federal Period Mahogany Sideboard with Checkered & Bellflower Inlay
Located in Milford, NH
The sideboard probably dates to the late 18th or early 19th century in very good condition, with some shrinkage, minor surface imperfections, and light wear commensurate with age and...
Brass
Federal Inlaid Sideboard
Located in Litchfield, CT
Probably New York, circa 1795-1810. The form of this sideboard is typically found in New York. The serpentine front single board mahogany top conforms to the centre of the case whic...
Mahogany, Poplar, Pine
A Lovely Federal Inlaid Serpentine Front Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
A fine Federal Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard.
Mahogany
Federal American Antique Mahogany Server Buffet Sideboard Bar
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant Federal antique mahogany bow front sideboard with multiple drawers.
Brass
Antique 18th Century Mahogany Credenza Sideboard Buffet Server Cabinet
Located in West Hartford, CT
Handsome 18th century mahogany credenza with curved front and six drawers supported by six tapered legs with brass castors. Handcrafted in New England. It has a beautiful aged pati...
Brass
New York Federal Period American Mahogany Inlaid Sideboard
Located in Essex, MA
Exquisite New York Federal Period Sideboard --Bookmatched Crotch Mahogany Veneers and Solid Mahogany --String Inlay, Tapered Legs, Serpentine Front --Early Clean Finish --No Re...
Mahogany, Pine
Sold
H 40.5 in W 56.5 in D 27 in
Rhode Island Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard attr. Goddard and Engs
Located in Milford, NH
Elegant mahogany sideboard with shaped top and conforming case. Central drawer opens over two cabinet drawers flanked by additional drawers. All raised on tapered legs. Attributed to...
Mahogany
Sold
H 37 in W 72 in D 23.5 in
Henredon 18th Century Portfolio Banded Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard Buffet Server
By Heritage-Henredon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Henredon 18th century portfolio banded mahogany sideboard sideboard. Item details long slender tapered legs, beautiful wood grain, two dovetail constructed drawers, two cabinet doors...
Mahogany
Fine Federal American Hepplewhite Serpentine Sideboard, c. 1790
Located in Doylestown, PA
Very Fine American Hepplewhite Serpentine Sideboard, c. 1790. Likely New York. The curved top with stringing over two small and one wide drawer, the interiors of the smaller having c...
Boxwood, Ebony
Circa 1790-1810 Federal Period Hepplewhite Sideboard From Virginia
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Federal Period circa 1790-1810 Hepplewhite Sideboard from Virginia. American native Walnut with Southern Yellow Pine & Poplar secondary woods. Deep drawers flank central long drawer ...
Brass
Set of 8 Carved Chinese Hardwood Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
They are from a lovely Palm Springs estate, which also featured a Bernhardt Rohne Baker Mastercraft dining table and an 18th century American Federal sideboard. Dimensions for the si...
Wood
18th Century Federal Cherry Southern Sideboard
Located in Charleston, SC
Majestic solid cherry Southern sideboard with unusual faux drawers on each side. This monumental sideboard has a one board solid cherry top and all of the secondary woods are solid c...
Cherry
18th Century Federal Period Flame Mahogany Sideboard
Located in San Mateo, CA
An outstanding Federal period, inlaid flame mahogany serpentine front sideboard. The central long drawer is above recessed double doors flanked by a single wine drawer on the left an...
Brass
American Federal Period 18th Century Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A lovely example of New York Federal Period craftsmanship made from highly figured flame mahogany that has mellowed to a rich honey color. The serpentine form of the facade is dramat...
Brass, Iron
Sold
H 38.75 in W 64.5 in D 23.25 in
18th-19th Century American Federal Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard, Poss, New York
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th-19th century American federal mahogany serpentine sideboard, Poss, New York.
Mahogany
American Federal Sideboard
Located in Norwalk, CT
Fine New York Federal D shaped sideboard with oval line inlay's on tapered legs with nice proportions
Mahogany
Baltimore Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
By Bankson & Lawson
Located in Woodbury, CT
In the Hepplewhite manner, bowfront form, of mahogany solids and flame veneers; inlaid with urn medallions, bellflowers, strings, columnar insets and ivory escutcheons. Unusual peri...
Satinwood, Ebony, Ivory, Pine
New York Federal Inlaid Sideboard
Located in Woodbury, CT
Attributed to the shop of Elbert Anderson at Maiden Lane in New York City, a satinwood inlaid flame mahogany bow-front sideboard in the Hepplewhite manner. Drawer and cabinet config...
Mahogany, Satinwood, Pine
New York Federal Floral Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Federal period mahogany sideboard of New York origin, WITH VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL 'DAISY' INLAY PLAQUES, bell flower inlaid and cuffed front legs, ebony string inlays throughout, a...
Pine
American Federal Period Inlaid Serving Table/Sideboard
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Except for small Southern "Hunt Boards" which are tall this is the first small Northern version of a sideboard I have encountered that is genuine. There are plenty of lower serving t...
Brass, Iron
Sold
H 38.5 in W 64 in D 23 in
American Federal Sideboard with George Washington Commemorative Brasses
Located in Woodbury, CT
In the Hepplewhite manner, an American Federal period satinwood fan and string inlaid mahogany sideboard of Southern origin. Drawer and door fronts are crotch mahogany veneered. Th...
Brass
New York City Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Woodbury, CT
A satinwood inlaid flame mahogany bow-front Hepplewhite manner sideboard; having a wide center drawer over a double doored compartment with a bottle drawer to each side, with corner...
Pine
Federal Hepplewhite Mahogany Inlaid Sideboard, Baltimore, circa 1790
Located in Alexandria, VA
This swell-front Hepplewhite sideboard is mahogany and high figured mahogany with satinwood and ebony inlay and poplar and pine secondary woods. The distinctive and unusual inlay des...
American Federal Period Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard, Ca. 1800
Located in Great Barrington, MA
The best light, vertical proportions combined with
the most expensive woods available, shallow depth,
slightly shorter than normal length, tastefully restrained inlay,...
Brass
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.
Simple or sophisticated, equipped with console, cart or custom cabinetry, these stylish bar areas deserve a toast.
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.
The furniture equivalent of a Swiss Army knife, it's the multifunctional piece you didn't know you needed.
Italian studio DimoreMilano mustered great ingenuity when crafting these sculptural shelves, which are built without any screws.
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.
Introduced nearly 500 years ago, curiosity cabinets are finding new fans among today's collectors and designers.
In the hands of New York Heartwoods cofounder Megan Offner, unwanted local trees become works of design art.
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.