What did brides wear in the 1930s?

What brides wore in the 1930s varied. Some wore long flowing dresses made of satin or silk. Long sleeves were popular and designs often featured only minimal embellishments like appliqués and beading. Because many people faced difficult financial situations due to the Great Depression, brides also sometimes simply wore their best dresses on their wedding days. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage wedding dresses.

How do you identify 1930s furniture?

To identify 1930s furniture, first see if you can spot a maker's mark in hidden areas, such as the back, base, inside of drawers or under tabletops and seats. Trusted online resources can help you determine who produced your furniture based on these markings, and from there, you can research more to get a rough idea of how old your item is. A piece's characteristics can also be helpful when dating furniture. Many items made during the 1930s are examples of Art Deco furniture. Art Deco furniture is characterized by geometric patterns and luxurious materials, such as shagreen, marble, mother of pearl, mirrored glass, exotic animal hides and rare woods like mahogany, ebony and zebra wood. A certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer can provide an expert opinion on when your piece was likely made. On 1stDibs, explore a range of 1930s furniture.

Did they have record players in the 1930s?

Yes, people had record players in the 1930s. In fact, record players began to become more common during the decade and continued to grow in popularity throughout the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Thomas Edison made the first phonograph record player in 1877. Shop a variety of record players on 1stDibs.

What did phones look like in the 1930s?

In the 1930s, phones typically looked like rotary telephones. They had either a round or square base with a numbered dial that spun when you dialed and a handset receiver with both an earpiece and a mouthpiece. A cord connected the handset to the base. Find a variety of rotary phones on 1stDibs.

1930s French Sideboards

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Charles Dudouyt Oak Sideboard

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Art Deco Sideboard Jules Leleu

$15,475

$3,295

$10,500

$20,633

Art Déco Sideboard by Michel Dufet. France 1930s. Produced by "Le Boucheron".

By Michel Duffet

Located in Köln, NW

Art Déco Sideboard by Michel Dufet in modernist style. France circa 1931. Produced by "Le Bucheron". Salon D´Automne 1931 With signature. Central open interior shelves compartments. ...

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards

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Brass, Chrome, Nickel

Charles dudouyt sideboard in art deco oak from the 1930s French

$9,055

$5,731

Large Art Deco solid wood cabinet from the 1930s

Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Long French Art Deco cabinet from the 1930s. Made of solid and veneered mahogany, it features two hinged doors opening to reveal a series of shelves and niches on either side. In ver...

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Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Metal

Elegant 1930s French Art Deco Sideboard Signed Maurice Rinck

Unavailable

H 41 in W 90 in D 23 in

Elegant 1930s French Art Deco Sideboard Signed Maurice Rinck

By Rinck

Located in Kingston, NY

Elegant mahogany French Art Deco sideboard is signed by Maurice Rinck. It features a black Portoro marble top, parchment clad drawers in the center and rounded corner doors with bron...

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards

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Marble

French Art Deco Walnut Burl Sideboard with Brass Handles, 1930s

Unavailable

H 35.83 in W 68.9 in D 19.69 in

French Art Deco Walnut Burl Sideboard with Brass Handles, 1930s

Located in Budapest, Budapest

Unique Art Deco sideboard with very nice simple walnut and walnut burl veneer, brass ball shape handles on drawers and half moon brass handles on doors. France, 1930s. Recently resto...

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20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards

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Brass

French Art Deco Mahogany Sideboard in the style of Dominique, 1930s

Unavailable

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H 39.5 in W 88.25 in D 20.5 in

1930s Charles Dudouyt Sideboard

By Charles Dudouyt

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Incredible sideboard by Charles Dudouyt with signature circular carved doors, open shelving and 2 smaller drawers. Impressive in Size with wonderful rich patina to the oak wood. ...

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Vintage 1930s French Sideboards

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Oak

Art Deco Sideboard in Lacquered Rosewood, France 1930s

Sold

H 35.44 in W 74.81 in D 20.87 in

Art Deco Sideboard in Lacquered Rosewood, France 1930s

Located in Hellouw, NL

A very elegant French Art Deco sideboard with a provocative shape completely veneered in dark rosewood from the 1930s. This piece moves voluptuously upwards and is visually supported...

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards

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Rosewood

1930s Art Deco Sideboard in the Style of Jules Leleu, Mahogany, Sycamore -France

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$6,648

H 40.56 in W 79.34 in D 20.87 in

Solid Oak Sideboard in the Style of Charles Dudouyt, France, 1940s

By Charles Dudouyt

Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR

This sideboard was made in France in the 1940s, in the workshops that turned solid oak into the deeply carved case furniture of the period. The pattern follows the vocabulary associa...

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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Buffets

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Oak

French Art Deco Mahogany Sideboard by Maurice Dufrêne, 1926

$90,000

H 34.5 in W 83 in D 20.5 in

French Art Deco Mahogany Sideboard by Maurice Dufrêne, 1926

By Maurice Dufrêne

Located in Queens, NY

French Art Deco mahogany sideboard cabinet with 4 glass front doors and inlaid trim edge under a marble top with 4 tapered fluted ebonized legs (MAURICE DUFRENE - DOCUMENTATION AVAIL...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Sideboards

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Marble

$7,900

H 39 in W 76 in D 19.25 in

French Art Deco Rosewood Sideboard With Bar, 1940's

By Jules Leleu

Located in Culver City, CA

Step into an era of timeless elegance and sophistication with this stunning 1940s French Art Deco sideboard, a masterpiece that evokes the golden age of design and craftsmanship. Thi...

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Vintage 1940s French Sideboards

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Rosewood

Art Deco Sideboard by Gaston Poisson – A Masterpiece of French Oak Craftsmanship

$3,438

H 39.38 in W 78.75 in D 19.69 in

Art Deco Sideboard by Gaston Poisson – A Masterpiece of French Oak Craftsmanship

Located in Buzzò, Emilia-Romagna

Art Deco Sideboard by Gaston Poisson – A Masterpiece of French Oak Craftsmanship An exceptional example of French Art Deco design, this remarkable sideboard attributed to Gaston Poi...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Credenzas

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Oak

Art Deco Sideboard done in burl walnut veneer with rich and dramatic grain

$5,846

H 40.16 in W 74.02 in D 20.08 in

Art Deco Sideboard done in burl walnut veneer with rich and dramatic grain

Located in Beograd, RS

In this listing you will find a gorgeous Art Deco sideboard done in walnut, with stunning walnut burl veneer. It features 4 doors behind which you can find 3 cabinets. Original brass...

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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Sideboards

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Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables

$4,554 / set

$1,750 / item

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Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool

By Bertu Furniture

Located in Oak Harbor, OH

Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...

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2010s American Modern Stools

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H 21.66 in W 24.02 in D 16.54 in

The 'Matisse' Etagere

Located in London, GB

The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...

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2010s English Folk Art Side Tables

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Robin's Egg Blue Ceramic Chandelier in Antique Brass 5-Arm 42.5" DIA

$5,900 / item

H 36 in Dm 42.5 in

Robin's Egg Blue Ceramic Chandelier in Antique Brass 5-Arm 42.5" DIA

By Lostine

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Five antique brass patina arms curve up from a ceramic cluster dish to three tall stoneware ceramic shades in Robin's Egg, a matte glaze with a tinge of blue. With a fixed black waln...

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2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

French Oak Sideboard in the style of Charles Dudouyt

$10,800

H 39.25 in W 78.5 in D 19.75 in

French Oak Sideboard in the style of Charles Dudouyt

By Charles Dudouyt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Incredible oak sideboard in the style of Charles Dudouyt from France, 1940s. Beautiful carved wood detail on cabinet doors and legs. Two doors, each with a middle shelf and three dra...

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Mid-20th Century French Cabinets

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Brass

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1930s French Sideboards For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of 1930s French sideboards is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique 1930s French sideboards was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. There are all kinds of 1930s French sideboards available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of 1930s French sideboards to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Louis XV 1930s French sideboards are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made 1930s French sideboards over the years, but those made by Charles Dudouyt, Jules Leleu and Gaston Poisson are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are 1930s French Sideboards?

1930s French sideboards can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $9,082, while the lowest priced sells for $1,453 and the highest can go for as much as $78,500.

Finding the Right Sideboards for You

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.

Questions About 1930s French Sideboards

What did brides wear in the 1930s?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertJune 30, 2023
What brides wore in the 1930s varied. Some wore long flowing dresses made of satin or silk. Long sleeves were popular and designs often featured only minimal embellishments like appliqués and beading. Because many people faced difficult financial situations due to the Great Depression, brides also sometimes simply wore their best dresses on their wedding days. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage wedding dresses.
How do you identify 1930s furniture?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024
To identify 1930s furniture, first see if you can spot a maker's mark in hidden areas, such as the back, base, inside of drawers or under tabletops and seats. Trusted online resources can help you determine who produced your furniture based on these markings, and from there, you can research more to get a rough idea of how old your item is. A piece's characteristics can also be helpful when dating furniture. Many items made during the 1930s are examples of Art Deco furniture. Art Deco furniture is characterized by geometric patterns and luxurious materials, such as shagreen, marble, mother of pearl, mirrored glass, exotic animal hides and rare woods like mahogany, ebony and zebra wood. A certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer can provide an expert opinion on when your piece was likely made. On 1stDibs, explore a range of 1930s furniture.
Did they have record players in the 1930s?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
Yes, people had record players in the 1930s. In fact, record players began to become more common during the decade and continued to grow in popularity throughout the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Thomas Edison made the first phonograph record player in 1877. Shop a variety of record players on 1stDibs.
What did phones look like in the 1930s?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
In the 1930s, phones typically looked like rotary telephones. They had either a round or square base with a numbered dial that spun when you dialed and a handset receiver with both an earpiece and a mouthpiece. A cord connected the handset to the base. Find a variety of rotary phones on 1stDibs.