Unusual Sideboard
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sideboards
Wood, Burl
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Sideboards
Pine
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Sideboards
Pine
Antique 18th Century English George III Sideboards
Other
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Country Sideboards
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Steel
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
Brass, Iron
Antique 19th Century Sideboards
Mahogany
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Sideboards
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Sheraton Sideboards
Brass
Antique 19th Century Hepplewhite Sideboards
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sideboards
Oak
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Sideboards
Pine
Antique 19th Century Edwardian Serving Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabinets
Steel
20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Wood
Recent Sales
Vintage 1940s French Sideboards
Oak, Leather
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
2010s Latvian Neoclassical Credenzas
Onyx, Stainless Steel
2010s Latvian Neoclassical Credenzas
Marble, Brass
Antique 16th Century English Other Sideboards
Oak
2010s Latvian Modern Credenzas
Carrara Marble, Copper
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
Antique Early 19th Century Regency Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Beech
Vintage 1960s Danish Sideboards
Metal
Antique 1660s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Walnut
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sideboards
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Sideboards
Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Oak
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Marble, Brass, Gold Leaf
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wenge
Vintage 1950s French Sideboards
Oak
1990s French Buffets
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Chrome
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Mid-20th Century Swedish Victorian Sideboards
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Egyptian Victorian Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sideboards
Mahogany
20th Century American Sideboards
Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks
Wood, Paint
20th Century American Sideboards
Antique 18th Century Sideboards
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Sideboards
Teak
Vintage 1970s Danish Credenzas
Steel
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Sideboards
Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dressers
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Wood
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Sideboards
Lacquer
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Neoclassical Sideboards
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Ash
Vintage 1960s French Modern Sideboards
Marble
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Chrome
Vintage 1960s Italian Console Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Canadian Sideboards
Wood
Antique 19th Century British Sideboards
Oak
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sideboards
20th Century French Bookcases
Wood
Antique 19th Century Jamaican Sideboards
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Sideboards
Vintage 1940s American Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Sideboards
Early 20th Century Belgian Sideboards
Pine
Antique 19th Century Buffets
Wood
Antique Mid-18th Century Finnish Baroque Sideboards
Vintage 1950s Italian Sideboards
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sideboards
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Sideboards
Brass
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Vintage 1930s American Signs
Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
Antique 1850s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Brass
2010s American Flush Mount
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Art Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Metal
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Wood
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Bronze, Chrome, Nickel, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Wood, Sheepskin
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Pine
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Paper
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Wool, Beech
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Unusual Sideboard For Sale on 1stDibs
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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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