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American Federal Sideboard

American Federal Style Sideboard
Located in Astoria, NY
American Federal Style Sideboard, with inlay veneer and brass pulls. 33.75" H x 45" W x 21.25" D
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Mid-20th Century American Hepplewhite Sideboards

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Brass

American Federal Style Sideboard
American Federal Style Sideboard
H 33.75 in W 45 in D 21.25 in
American Federal Mahogany and Inlaid Sideboard
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a small, but sophisticated American Federal inlaid mahogany bow front breakfront sideboard
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Mahogany

American Federal Style Sideboard by Williamsburg Restoration
By Williamsburg Restoration Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a finely crafted reproduction of a Federal-style sideboard or buffet, likely modeled after
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Vintage 1930s American Federal Sideboards

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Brass

American Federal Style Mahogany Inlaid Decorated Credenzas / Sideboard
Located in Tarry Town, NY
American Federal style. This server is not just a functional piece; it's a work of art, meticulously
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Early 20th Century North American Federal Sideboards

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Brass

Antique American Mid Atlantic States Federal Style Sideboard/ Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful American Federal style sideboard with a shaped bow front and darker banding. The top edge
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Wood

American Federal/ Sheraton Sideboard in Satinwood, Vermont, circa 1825
Located in Miami, FL
From the Federal period, a handsome American Sheraton sideboard in fine satinwood with two small
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Antique 1820s American American Empire Sideboards

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Brass

American Federal Mahogany Bow Front Floral Satinwood Inlaid Sideboard Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
American federal mahogany bow front sideboard with satinwood sunburst floral inlaid outset corners
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Antique 1770s American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Brass

American Federal Mahogany Bow Front Sideboard with Tapered Cuffed Legs, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal mahogany bow front sideboard with three frieze drawers over centered hinged
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Antique 1810s American Federal Sideboards

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Brass

1940s Federal Style Brass And Inlaid Mahogany and Satinwood Sideboard
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a special piece! I love the size and inlaid details in the corners. This is a 1940s Federal
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Mid-20th Century North American Federal Buffets

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Brass

1820’s Federal Empire Marble Top Sideboard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare Classical Federal Empire Marble Top Sideboard This exquisite sideboard showcases the
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Empire Sideboards

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Marble, Brass

Neoclassical Federal Pedestal Sideboard in Mahogany, circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
A very long and elegant American Federal, pedestal sideboard in mahogany with mahogany inlaid
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Mahogany

Hickory White American Masterpiece Collection Demilune Sideboard
By Hickory White
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Hickory White American Masterpiece Collection mahogany Demi Lune Sideboard. The sideboard with
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20th Century Federal Sideboards

Materials

Brass

American "French Sideboard" Attributable to Duncan Phyfe, New York, circa 1815
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptionally fine and rare "French Sideboard Table" in mahogany, attributable to the workshop
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Brass

Recent Sales

American Federal Sideboard
Located in Nashville, TN
Four doors, two drawers, curved lower front with four reeded legs
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Antique 19th Century American Sideboards

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Mahogany

American Federal Sideboard
American Federal Sideboard
H 42 in W 72 in D 25 in
American Federal Style Sideboard in Mahogany with Inlay
Located in Athens, GA
American Federal sideboard, mahogany with fine detailed inlay on drawers and legs, copy of
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20th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Mahogany

American Federal Revival Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Woodbury, CT
In the spirit of the American Centennial celebration, a meticulously detailed and inlaid
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Antique 1880s American Federal Sideboards

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Mahogany

Antique Circa 1800 American Federal Mahogany Sideboard in Original Condition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
200 + Year Old Antique Circa 1800 American Federal Mahogany Sideboard in very good original
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Mahogany

American Federal Sideboard
Located in Essex, MA
Federal Mahogany Double Serpentine Sideboard. Well figured wood, rosewood banding on top
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Antique 19th Century Sideboards

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Mahogany, Satinwood, Poplar

American Federal Sideboard
American Federal Sideboard
H 39.25 in W 71 in D 26 in
American Federal Sideboard
Located in Dallas, TX
a Federal sideboard of mahogany with banded edge on top and oval inlay, center drawer with curving
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Antique 19th Century American Sideboards

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Brass

American Federal Sideboard
American Federal Sideboard
H 57 in W 63 in D 18.25 in
Period American Federal Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Essex, MA
Period American Federal Sideboard or Serving Table. Excellent figuring. Frieze reveals two
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Antique 19th Century Sideboards

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Mahogany, Pine, Poplar

Small American Federal Style Inlaid Sideboard Console c. 1890-1910
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Of particular note in this attractive Centennial reproduction of an American Federal Sideboard is
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Early 20th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Mahogany

American Federal Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
American Federal mahogany sideboard, circa 1810. With a string inlaid slightly over hanging
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Antique 1810s North American Federal Sideboards

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Brass

American Federal Mahogany Sideboard
American Federal Mahogany Sideboard
H 38.5 in W 50.5 in D 20.5 in
Set of 8 Carved Chinese Hardwood Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Federal sideboard. Dimensions for the side chairs are 17.75 inches wide and 17 inches deep. Seat height
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20th Century Chinese Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of 8 Carved Chinese Hardwood Chairs
Set of 8 Carved Chinese Hardwood Chairs
H 41 in W 21.75 in D 20.5 in
American Federal Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
American Federal flame mahogany and elm sideboard, early 19th century. With an overhanging elm top
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Antique Early 19th Century North American American Classical Sideboards

Materials

Bone, Elm, Mahogany

American Federal Mahogany Sideboard
American Federal Mahogany Sideboard
H 40 in W 48 in D 21.75 in
American Federal Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Dallas, TX
An American Federal mahogany sideboard with an elongated "D" shaped top above three drawers over
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Colonial Sideboards

Materials

Brass

American Federal Mahogany Sideboard
American Federal Mahogany Sideboard
H 39.5 in W 61.5 in D 23.5 in
American Federal Style Mahogany Demilune Sideboard
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century American Federal style demilune sideboard of mahogany containing six drawers and
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20th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Brass

American Federal Figured Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Essex, MA
American Federal Mahogany Sideboard. Beautiful Figuring. Probably Newburyport or Salem
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Antique 19th Century American Sideboards

American Federal Mahogany Sideboard, Early 19th Century
Located in Essex, MA
Antique Mahogany Hepplewhite Baltimore Federal Serpentine Front Sideboard, with oval and bellflower
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

American Federal Style Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful Federal Style Sideboard, tapered legs, tiger maple inlays. Serpentine front, max depth
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Antique 19th Century Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Potthast Brothers American Federal Style Mahogany Sideboard
By Potthast Company
Located in Shippensburg, PA
, as this style has been cherished for two hundred years. This fine American Federal Style sideboard
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20th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Federal American Antique Mahogany Server Buffet Sideboard Bar
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant Federal antique mahogany bow front sideboard with multiple drawers. There are keys in the
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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Buffets

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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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Sideboards

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Mahogany, Pine

American Federal Mahogany Bow Front Sideboard
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional 19th century bow front or breakfront mahogany sideboard finely constructed with flowing
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Antique 19th Century American Hepplewhite Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Period American Federal Mahogany Sideboard with Original Desk Interior
Located in Essex, MA
Period early 19th century American Federal mahogany sideboard Tapered Hepplewhite legs with
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Mahogany

Potthast Brothers American Federal Style Mahogany Sideboard, 20th Century
By Potthast Company
Located in Shippensburg, PA
sideboard along with scattered abrasions; wear to the back right corner of the top. Scuffs to the feet on
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Mid-20th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Mahogany

Antique American Federal Flamed Mahogany Sideboard Buffet
Located in North York, ON
This is a beautiful sideboard that was made in the early to mid 20th century in America. Its
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20th Century American Sideboards

American Federal Mahogany Sideboard Cupboard Antique Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
invisible except on close examination. Very competent work. The rear feet are in the Federal taste, the
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Birch, Cherry, Mahogany, Pine

American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard, New York circa 1815
Located in Shippensburg, PA
sideboard of related inlay, leg and stringer inlay form is documented in American Antiques from the Israel
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Antique 1810s American Federal Sideboards

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Mahogany, Pine, Poplar

Very Fine American Federal Mahogany Sideboard, Boston, circa 1805-1815
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A most spectacular piece of early American craftsmanship, this very fine sideboard is closely
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Antique Early 1800s American Federal Sideboards

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Brass

Fine American Federal Style Inlaid Mahogany Antique Sideboard, circa 1900
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This gorgeous handmade sideboard is executed in the taste of the prior century in the spirit of the
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Early 20th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Brass

Antique Federal Styled Flamed Mahogany American Sideboard Buffet
Located in North York, ON
Here we have an American made Federal style sideboard featuring flamed mahogany construction along
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Vintage 1930s American Sideboards

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
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Antique Late 18th Century American Hepplewhite Sideboards

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Boxwood, Ebony

Fine Norfolk, VA Federal mahogany sideboard
Located in Richmond, VA
Fine early 19th century American Federal period mahogany sideboard from Norfolk, Virginia. The
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Mahogany

American Federal Style Antique Sideboard in New York Manner, Late 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
associated with New York City. For anyone passionate about American Federal forms, this finely hand
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Antique Late 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Brass

Antique Styled by Park American Empire Federal Cherry Buffet Server Sideboard
Located in Dayton, OH
American Empire Revival Sideboard, circa first half 20th century. Marked ""Styled by Park
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Early 20th Century American Empire Sideboards

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Cherry

American Bowfront Sideboard
Located in San Francisco, CA
An American mahogany satinwood inlaid bowfront sideboard, the crossbanded top over a central drawer
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Buffets

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Mahogany, Satinwood, Boxwood

American Bowfront Sideboard
American Bowfront Sideboard
H 37.5 in W 67.25 in D 26.75 in
Period New York Federal Sideboard
Located in Essex, MA
Period American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard. The case of five drawers above four hinged
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Antique 19th Century Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Period New York Federal Sideboard
Period New York Federal Sideboard
H 40 in W 74 in D 25 in
American Made High End Hepplewhite Mahogany Federal Dining Room Sideboard Buffet
Located in North York, ON
today. It is the quintessential American sideboard perfect for an entrance, hallway, or dining room
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20th Century American Sideboards

Williams-Kimp Flame Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard
Located in North York, ON
This intricate, American Federal style sideboard is crafted out of flamed mahogany and houses seven
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Vintage 1950s American American Colonial Sideboards

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Brass

Period American Federal Sideboard in Mahogany with Tiger Maple Inlay
Located in Essex, MA
Period American federal serpentine front sideboard. Federal mahogany sideboard having shaped top
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Mahogany, Maple

American Federal Style Mahogany Credenza Sideboard Server
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Elkton, MD
Sheraton-style mahogany sideboard server with spacious storage features. This elegant piece
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Vintage 1970s American Federal Credenzas

Materials

Mahogany

Potthast Brothers American Federal Style Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
By Potthast Company
Located in Shippensburg, PA
first half of the 20th Century, this sideboard is an excellent representation of what they were capable
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Mid-20th Century American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Antique Sideboard, circa 1790-1810
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A beautifully restored sideboard cabinet from the Mid-Atlantic states, it features a brilliant
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Inlaid Mahogany Federal Style Sideboard by Council, 20th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Inlaid mahogany federal style sideboard by Council, having a shaped case with crotch mahogany
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Late 20th Century North American Federal Sideboards

Materials

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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Hepplewhite Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

American Federal Sideboard
American Federal Sideboard
H 40.25 in W 68.75 in D 25.5 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
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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Brass

American Federal Serpentine Sideboard
Located in Athens, GA
American Federal sideboard with fine inlaid bell flowers, line and tooth inlay. Tall and serpentine
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

American Federal Serpentine Sideboard
American Federal Serpentine Sideboard
H 41.5 in W 60 in D 22.5 in
American Federal Style Mahogany Sideboard
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
The flamed mahogany façade with inlaid motifs and brass fittings. The bow front case with one center drawer and two doors is raised on graceful thin tapered legs.
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Early 20th Century American Federal Sideboards

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Brass

19th Century American Federal Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century American federal mahogany sideboard.
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

American Federal Style Flame Mahogany Sideboard
Located in San Mateo, CA
A beautiful, Federal style, Flame Mahogany Sideboard with Satinwood inlay. The two center drawers
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

Materials

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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Sideboards

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Brass, Iron

American, Federal inlaid mahogany serpentine front sideboard
Located in New York, NY
Very good quality American Federal inlaid mahogany serpentine front sideboard Ca.1820
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Antique 19th Century American Sideboards

American Federal Period Inlaid Serving Table/Sideboard
Located in Great Barrington, MA
a sideboard I have encountered that is genuine. There are plenty of lower serving tables known but
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass, Iron

Early 19thC Federal Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 19thC American Federal Mahogany Sideboard in beautiful condition.
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

Early 19thC Federal Mahogany Sideboard
Early 19thC Federal Mahogany Sideboard
H 43 in W 50 in D 20.75 in
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,...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Sideboards

Materials

Brass

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.
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Antique Late 18th Century American Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Late 19th Century Federal Style Walnut Sideboard or Huntboard
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A late 19th century American Federal style walnut sideboard or huntboard having three drawers on
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Antique Late 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

Antique American Mahogany Inlaid Sideboard
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique American Federal Bellflower inlaid sideboard. Mahogany, circa 1800. Baltimore. Southern
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Antique Early 18th Century American Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany, Pine, Poplar

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American Federal Sideboard For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal American federal sideboard for your home. An American federal sideboard — often made from mahogany, wood and brass — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an American federal sideboard — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each American federal sideboard bearing hallmarks is very popular. Potthast Company and Nathan Margolis Shop each produced at least one beautiful American federal sideboard that is worth considering.

How Much is an American Federal Sideboard?

The average selling price for an American federal sideboard at 1stDibs is $5,825, while they’re typically $1,600 on the low end and $115,000 for the highest priced.

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.

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