Mid-Century Italian Sideboard, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century Italian sideboard - 1960s.
Vintage 1960s Italian Sideboards
Wood
Mid-Century Italian Sideboard, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century Italian sideboard - 1960s.
Wood
Mid century Italian Sideboard
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
MID CENTURY ITALIAN SIDEBOARD A stunning long sideboard, crafted in Italy circa 1950, that effortlessly combines elegance and functionality.
Rosewood
Superb Mid Century Italian Sideboard From Milan
Located in Portlaoise, IE
This exquisite Mid-Century Italian sideboard, dating from the 1950s, is a striking example of Italian craftsmanship.
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Sideboard in Walnut with Chrome Base, c. 1970s
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Italian Sideboard in Walnut with Brass Base, c. 1970s The sideboard is made out of beautiful walnut wood.
Brass
Mid-century Italian sideboard attributed to Osvaldo Borsani from the 1940s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Mid-century Italian sideboard attributed to Osvaldo Borsani from the 1940s.
Walnut, Burl
Mid-Century Italian Sideboard, 1980s
Located in Buzzò, Emilia-Romagna
Add a touch of timeless elegance to your home with this stunning mid-century sideboard, crafted in Italy during the 1980s.
Wood
Mid-Century Italian Sideboard, Colorful Glass and Brass, Geometric Design.
Located in Madrid, ES
Mid-Century Italian sideboard, with a solid wood structure, clad in colored glass with a geometric design.
Brass
Super Stylish Midcentury Italian Sideboard in the Manner of Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Portlaoise, IE
Stunning midcentury Italian sideboard in rosewood with inset glass top,on ebonized sculpted legs with brass detailing. This incredibly stylish piece comes with ample drawer storage a...
Glass, Rosewood
$2,234Sale Price|35% Off
Mid-Century Italian Sideboard by Vittorio Dassi (circa 1950s)
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in London, GB
Charming sideboard designed by Vittorio Dassi made in Italy in the middle of the 20th century.
Wood
Mid-Century Italian Sideboard, Compact Wood Design, 1950s Modern Style
Located in Argelato, BO
Italian Mid-Century Sideboard in wood, 1950s The elegant and compact sideboard can easily adapt to the most different living contexts
Wood
$3,706Sale Price|30% Off
Umberto Mascagni for Harrods London Mid-Century Italian Sideboard Bar, 1950s
By Umberto Mascagni
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Rare and highly collectable sideboard designed in Italy by Umberto Mascagni of Bologna. Cabinet sideboard with four doors and four drawers from the 1950s was realized with back-stain...
Aluminum
$7,001Sale Price|30% Off
After Osvaldo Borsani Midcentury Italian Sideboard Console Table, 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Spectacular sideboard console with mirror, in maple and walnut, attributed to Osvaldo Borsani, with a beautiful movement of the lines on the front, glass top, maple interior, walnut ...
Maple, Glass, Mirror, Walnut
$4,324Sale Price|25% Off
Mid-Century Italian Sideboard in the Style of Willy Rizzo /Maison Jansen, 1970's
By Willy Rizzo, Maison Jansen
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian vintage black color polished surface sideboard / commode from 1970s in the style of Willy Rizzo / Maison Jansen. Doors are decorated with inlaid brass stripes details. Opens...
Brass
Large Mid-Century Italian Teak Sideboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A large and stylish Mid-Century Italian sideboard. With sliding central panel, two doors to the left and four drawers to the right.
Wood, Teak
Mid-Century Italian Willy Rizzo/Mario Sabot Sideboard
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Vilnius, LT
Midcentury Italian sideboard by Willy Rizzo/Mario Sabot. Sideboard is finished with black glossy stained veneer surface decorated with chrome details and glass top. It has four doors...
Burl, Mirror
Mid-Century Melamine Italian Sideboard with Brass Handles
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking mid-century Italian sideboard featuring a sculptural case clad in striped melamine with contrasting teak accents and decorative brass hardware.
Brass
Vintage Italian Faux Bamboo and Grasscloth Credenza or Sideboard
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid Century Italian sideboard or credenza crafted in a casual elegance with a faux bamboo frame and grasscloth panels all around, having four drawers flanked by cabinet doors for ple...
Grasscloth, Faux Bamboo
1950s Organic Italian Sideboard with Glass Top and 4 Drawers
Located in Praha, CZ
Mid-century Italian sideboard crafted in the 1950s, featuring a distinctive organic design with four spacious drawers, elegant veneer surfaces, and a solid wood skeleton.
Wood, Glass
$7,531Sale Price / item|20% Off
Italian MidCentury Sideboard in Brown Murano Glass & Brass with 28 Jewels, 2020
By Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in Guazzora, IT
This Mid-Century Italian sideboard is an extraordinary blend of modern design and traditional craftsmanship, featuring a solid birch frame adorned with 28 exquisite Murano glass sphe...
Brass
Italain Sideboard Made Of Solid Wood And Covered With Colored Glass 1950S
Located in Madrid, ES
Stunning mid-century Italian sideboard with a striking design from the 1950s.
Brass
Italain Sideboard Made Of Solid Wood And Covered With Colored Glass 1950S
Located in Madrid, ES
Stunning mid-century Italian sideboard with a striking design from the 1950s.
Brass
Italain Sideboard Made Of Solid Wood And Covered With Colored Glass 1950S
Located in Madrid, ES
Stunning mid-century Italian sideboard with a striking design from the 1950s.
Brass
Italian Sideboard attributed to Vittorio Dassi in Walnut, Glass and Brass, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Mid-Century Italian Sculptural Sideboard in Walnut – Attributed to Dassi, 1950s 10 drawers Refinished black edge and new glass top!
Metal, Brass
$7,154Sale Price|20% Off
Lacquered wood sideboard credenza postmodern style 1980, black gray and red
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Lacquered wood sideboard, postmodern style, 1980, red and gray cassrtti color, black top, good general condition except for small general marks not too noticeable. Provenance: privat...
Wood
Mid-Century Italian Rosewood Sideboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Mid-Century Italian rosewood low sideboard. Originally from the 1960s.
Rosewood
Sideboard, Italian Manufactory, Mid-20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Four-door sideboard with mirrored doors standing on tapering legs with brass sabots.
Brass
Mid Modern Italian Cabinet with Original 1950s Structure, Murano Glass and Brass
Located in Madrid, ES
Ideal for both modern and classic interiors, this mid-century Italian sideboard serves as a stunning focal point in any living room, dining area, or hallway.
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Sideboard with Drawers, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Elegant sideboard featuring a gently concave front, six drawers with long horizontal brass handles, and slender tapered legs. The piece is veneered in richly figured burl wood, profe...
Burl
Italian Mid-Century Walnut Sideboard, 1970s
Located in Buzzò, Emilia-Romagna
Elevate your space with this vintage mid-century modern sideboard, a stunning piece designed and produced in Italy in the 1970s.
Nutwood
Italian Mid-Century Sideboard in Ash
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sideboard, ash, Italy, 1960s This stunning sideboard, crafted in Italy during the 1960s, embodies a clean, modern sensibility with thoughtful proportions and elegant simplicity. Exe...
Ash
Mid-Century Modern Italian Rosewood Sideboard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning oversized Italian sideboard features rosewood finish cabinet doors mixed with unique lacquer and brass details.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Credenza Sideboard
By Umberto Mascagni
Located in Weesp, NL
Italian sideboard Mid-Century Modern Stylish 1950s bar cabinet designed by Umberto Mascagni for Mascagni Srl.
Mirror, Plywood
1960s Mid Century Italian Brass Sideboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian mid century sideboard made with fully brass base and openable top with dark glasses.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Sideboard, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Sideboard, Italy
Wood
Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Style Glass Sideboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Contemporary Italian Mid-Century style sideboard. Made from wood and covered in green coloured glass.
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sideboard, Italy
Located in New York, NY
This impressive Italian Art Deco sideboard from the 1940s features six doors and a central section distinguished by a wavy front, accented in satinwood. The remainder of the sideboar...
Satinwood, Walnut
Mid-Century Sideboard/ Dry bar, Italy, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Sideboard/ Dry bar, Italy, 1950s
Glass, Wood
Italian Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Lacquered Sideboard
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined and architecturally balanced Italian mid-19th century neoclassical sideboard, crafted in carved wood and finished in beautifully aged tempera lacquer with later tasteful pa...
Wood
Vintage Italian Sideboard with Glass Top, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant Italian sideboard produced during the Mid-Century Modern period, distinguished by its refined architectural silhouette and well-balanced composition.
Wood, Art Glass
Mid-Century Sideboard, likely Italy, 1960s
Located in Greding, DE
Spacious mid-century sideboard, likely of Italian origin, dating to the 1960s.
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Italian Mahogany Sideboard, 1960s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
This exceptional mid-century modern credenza, expertly crafted in Italy during the 1960s, beautifully embodies the pinnacle of high-end Italian modernism.
Metal
Mid-Century Wooden Sideboard, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century wooden sideboard - Italy 1970s.
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Italian Wooden Sideboard, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian wooden sideboard, 1960s.
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Italian Sideboard, Teak, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Sideboard, Teak, Italy, 1960s.
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Italian Mirror Sideboard, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian mirror sideboard, Italy, 1960s.
Wood
Mid-Century Italian Green Glass Sideboard or Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Mid-Century Italian green glass and wood sideboard.
Glass, Wood
Mid-century Italian Modernist Teak Sideboard, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A beautiful Italian midcentury teak sideboard with four drawers and three sliding doors. The colored teak wood brings a warm feel to the design. The cabinet stands on a wooden struct...
Teak
Mid-Century Asymmetric Italian Sideboard, circa 1950
By Luigi Scremin
Located in Brussels, BE
Very elegant mid-century sideboard, circa 1950, Italy. 2 wood doors, 2 glass sliding doors, 3 shelves.
Metal, Brass
$2,059Sale Price|30% Off
Mid-Century Modern Italian Sideboard Bar, 1950s
By Umberto Mascagni
Located in Puglia, Puglia
The gold painted glass top has small chips as visible in the photo. This whimsical sideboard or wet bar is an interesting example of mid-century Italian design.
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Sideboard, Wood and Wicker, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Sideboard, Wood and Wicker, Italy
Wicker, Wood
Mid-Century Sideboard with drawers, Walnut, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Sideboard with drawers, Walnut, Italy, 1960s
Walnut
Italian Mid Century Modern Credenza/Dresser/Sideboard
Located in Red Lion, PA
Beautiful Italian Mid Century Credenza Book matched wood veneer. Wear consistent with age and use Some minor restoration may be necessary
Wood
Italian Mid-Century Sculptural Sideboard by Vittorio Dassi, Italy, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Buccinasco, MI
Exceptional Italian Mid-Century Modern sideboard designed by Vittorio Dassi, Italy, circa 1958–1962.
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Style Opaline Glass Italian Sideboard
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian sideboard composed of two folding doors. Structure made of solid wood covered with colored glass. Profiles and details are made of brass. Italian manufacture. Every item LA ...
Brass
Rare Italian Mid-Century Sideboard by Ico Parisi, Italy, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Buccinasco, MI
Rare Italian Mid-Century Sideboard by Ico Parisi, Italy, 1950s – Documented in the Catalogue Raisonné An elegant and architecturally balanced Italian Mid-Century sideboard designed ...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Sideboard by Romanutti, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Sideboard by Romanutti, Italy, 1970s
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Lacquered Wood Sideboard - Italy 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century lacquered wood sideboard - Italy 1960s
Wood
Midcentury Italian Sideboard or Bar Cabinet, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
This stunning sideboard with internal bar has a unique desert oasis motif set in maple fiddleback. Rosewood doors and sides and an unusual apple green glass top. Beautiful example of...
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Marquetry Wood and Parchment Credenza
Located in North Miami, FL
Versatile mid-century Italian sideboard or dresser beautifully crafted in a patchwork marquetry of European walnut and exotic wood veneers with brass draw pulls and goatskin inlay on...
Walnut, Goatskin
Unavailable
H 33.86 in W 83.47 in D 19.69 in
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Macassar Ebony Sideboard
Located in Tonbridge, Kent
Mid-Century Modern Italian Macassar Ebony Sideboard, Matching Dining Table Set, Retailed by Harrods.
Brass
Unavailable
H 34.26 in W 98.43 in D 19.69 in
Italian 20th Century Glass and Lacquered by Luigi Gorgoni Mid-Century Sideboard
By Luigi Gorgoni
Located in CANTELEU, FR
This Italian 20th-century sideboard by Luigi Gorgoni is a stunning example of mid-century modern design, skillfully blending glass and lacquer for a sleek, sophisticated look.
Glass, Lacquer
Unavailable
H 39.77 in W 72.45 in D 23.23 in
Mid Century Italian Walnut "Scuderia" Sideboard by Carlo Scarpa for Bernini
By Bernini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brussels , BE
Mid Century Italian Walnut "Scuderia" Sideboard by Carlo Scarpa for Bernini - 1970s.
Wood
Unavailable
H 48 in W 51 in D 20 in
Mid-20th Century Italian Sideboard Designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa '1966'
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very stylish and practical, mid-20th century Italian sideboard designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Stildomus ( Torcello series ) 1966, This elegant cabinet will work very well ...
Wood
Unavailable
H 37.01 in W 99.22 in D 20.48 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Sideboard with Egyptian Motives by Umberto Mascagni
Located in Florence, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian four shatters and four drawers faux leather sideboard with Egyptian Motives by Umberto Mascagni, 1950s.
Brass
Unavailable
H 60.63 in W 60.63 in D 19.3 in
Mid-20th Century Italian Blue, Wooden and Metal Sideboard, 1950
Located in Milan, Italy
This beautiful sideboard is unique, the structure of the item is made by wood with inside shelves made by metal. Thanks to its capacity, it could be used for different uses like as a...
Metal
Italian Sideboard
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Southampton, NY
A handsome Mid-Century Italian wood sideboard with brass and enameled metal hardware.
Metal
Unavailable
H 33.08 in W 64.97 in D 21.66 in
Tapiovaara Mid-Century Teak and Brass Sideboard for La Permanente Mobili, Italy
By La Permanente Mobili Cantù, Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Cassina de'Pecchi, IT
A rare 'Selettiva' sideboard by Ilmari Tapiovaara designed at the end of 1950s in Italy for La Permanente Mobili Cantù and made in teak wood with patineted brass and fabric details...
Brass
Rosewood Mid-Century Modern Dassi Long Sideboard
By Dassi
Located in Porto, PT
Rosewood Mid-Century Modern Dassi long sideboard, aluminium hardware.
Aluminum
Sideboard, Italy, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Matte black lacquered and tinted fruitwood cabinet in the Japanese style. The front doors cut to imitate bamboo, featuring two doors on the sides, the middle revealed two smaller bla...
Metal
Vintage Italian Teak Sideboard, 1970s
Located in PEGO, Alicante
Teak Italian Vintage Designer sideboard circa 1970s with metal framed legs, three large swing doors with pull out drawers and shelves with plenty of storage space, gorgeous wood grai...
Teak
Italian Sideboard in Pearwood, 1950s
Located in Bruges, West-Flanders
Italian sideboard produced during the fifties in pearwood. Large central storing space, sealable by three doors, flanked by an open display area with a glass shelf. Above, six dr...
Pearwood
Unavailable
H 34.26 in W 78.75 in D 19.69 in
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Sideboard by Achilli, Bridigini and Canella, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Sideboard by Achilli, Bridigini and Canella, 1960s.
Nutwood
Small Italian Sideboard Cabinet from, 1960
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Small italian sideboard cabinet from 1960th that presents wooden feets and recessed handles between drawers and doors in black laquered wood. In the internal compartment there is al...
Wood
Outstanding Walnut Sideboard, Italy 1940s
Located in London, GB
An elegant sideboard with a beautiful walnut marquetry , ebonized legs on brass feet and golden venetian glass top. On the two sides has cupboards with wooden shelves and in the midd...
Walnut
Small Italian sideboard from the 60s
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Small Italian wooden sideboard from the 60s. The central body is supported by four lateral legs which form an upper shelf. Brass handles and feet. The doors are covered with ivory-c...
Brass
Amazing Sideboard Italy, circa 1950
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing sideboard, Italy circa 1950, black shellack polished wood surface and side panels, front with three doors, central door with framed brass and magnifier glass, this part can b...
Brass
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 19.69 in
Midcentury Rosewood Sideboard, Italian Manufacture, 1950s
Located in Montecatini Terme, Toscana
Rosewood Sideboard with Handcrafted Handles Italian Manufacture, 1950s Width 180 x Depth 50 x Height 75 cm.
Wood, Rosewood
Italian Sideboard in Teak and Rosewood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Italian sideboard from 1960s. Teakwood with rosewood details, two sliding doors with black leathered front and four drawers.
Matteo Grassi Sideboard Metron collection Italy
By Matteo Grassi, Tito Agnoli
Located in Köln, NRW
Extraordinary set consisting of four armchairs model 'Korium' with matching table by the Italian designer Tito Agnoli, produced by Matteo Grassi. Table W 150 cm H 73 cm D 150 cm/ ta...
Leather, Wood
1960s Italian Burr Walnut Veneer Sideboard
Located in PARIS, FR
This is a stunning Italian sideboard made in the 1960s. It is made of dark brown burr walnut veneer on the outside (both front and back) and another lighter walnut veneer on the insi...
Wood, Walnut
Italian Midcentury Sideboard by Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani, Arredamenti Borsani
Located in Monaco, Monaco
A beautiful example of Italian craftsmanship designed by Osvaldo Borsani and produced by Arredamenti Borsani Varedo (with authenticity certificate from the manufacturer) The sideboa...
Brass
Italian Style Walnut Curved Sideboard
By Gordon Russell
Located in Near Matlock, Derbyshire, GB
Walnut sideboard with tambour doors and six drawers, 1950s. Fully re-polished.
Walnut
Italian Sideboard in Rosewood, Gianfranco Frattini
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Antwerpen, BE
A sideboard in rosewood designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini in 1957. It is composed of 3 storage units, with drawers on the left. The units have vertical tambour doors which ...
Abalone
A Grissinated Sideboard / Bar, Italy 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Lambertville, NJ
With grissinato wood from the 1950s, this piece was made with fine light wood. We can see from the top right a compartment that can be abraded through a key, entirely made with the ...
Oak
Sideboard by Osvaldo Borsani, Italy, 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Amsterdam, NL
For all items from this dealer please hit the button VIEW ALL FROM SELLER below on this page Very large sideboard by Italian designer Osvaldo Borsani. The combination of different t...
Rosewood, Wood
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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.