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Large Modern Midcentury Sideboard Minimal Design
Located in Gemmerich, DE
Midcentury teak sideboard from the 1960s. Beautiful minimal legs and carefully hollowed out discreet handles. The storage consists of two large sized cupboards with middle shelves.
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Steel
H 28.35 in. W 92.52 in. D 20.08 in.
Woodbine Sideboard, Sienna, Midcentury Sideboard in Wood
By Sun at Six
Located in San Jose, CA
Sun at Six is a contemporary furniture design studio that works with traditional Chinese joinery masters to handcraft our pieces using traditional joinery. We work with traditional C...
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2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Oak
H 26 in. W 64 in. D 20 in.
Danish Midcentury Sideboard in Rosewood Designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen, 1960s
By Faarup Møbelfabrik, Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Great looking sideboard in rosewood designed by Maa. Ib Kofod-Larsen. Made by Faarup Møbelfabrik. Model no.66. Original condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Credenzas
Materials
Rosewood
H 30.71 in. W 90.56 in. D 19.69 in.
Midcentury Sideboard
Located in Port Chester, NY
Midcentury sideboard with ivory shagreen embossed leather-wrapping and faux bamboo metal frame, legs, and X-form stretchers.
Dimensions: 72" W x 18" D x 32" H.
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21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Leather
H 32 in. W 72 in. D 18 in.
Midcentury Danish Modern Style Oak Sideboard Cabinet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Danish modern style sideboard cabinet Mid Century Modern in oak resting on a square leg base.
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Teak
H 36 in. W 40 in. D 16 in.
Midcentury Long Danish Modern Teak Credenza Sideboard 4-Door
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Midcentury long Danish modern teak credenza sideboard with 4 doors and 5 drawers also has 3 adjustable shelves. Very clean teak wood credenza with sculpted teak doors. Very clean mid...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Teak
H 32 in. W 80 in. D 19 in.
Midcentury Danish Modern Rosewood Credenza Sideboard Ponti Legs
Located in West Hartford, CT
Danish modern sideboard/buffet/bar/credenza, call it what you'd like. No hallmarks on the bespoke
beauty from the 1960s. Features Ponti legs.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Buffets
Materials
Teak, Walnut
H 28 in. W 67 in. D 17.5 in.
Midcentury McInstosh Sideboard
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Surbiton, Surrey
A rare sideboard by McInstosh.
Late 1960s-1970s.
Scottish, UK.
Three drawers top tier over three lower cabinets.
Highly functional.
Perfect to put a tv over as an...
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Vintage 1960s Scottish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Teak
H 40.16 in. W 66.93 in. D 18.51 in.
Midcentury Teakwood Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian teak wood sideboard with 2-side doors centering three front drawers having a horizontal ribbed veneer.
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Teak
H 29.5 in. W 61.5 in. D 19 in.
Midcentury Teak Sideboard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish midcentury sideboard. Teak wood. Two sliding cabinet doors on either end of the piece, with four drawers in the center with sculpted wooden pulls. Beautiful piece sure to pro...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Teak
H 31.75 in. W 71.75 in. D 16 in.
1960s Danish Modern Teak Tambour Freestanding Sideboard Credenza Midcentury
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Early 1960s Danish modern teak sideboard with unusual full width sliding tambour doors, which consist of precise machined teak slats set on a thick oil cloth that slide along tracks,...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Materials
Teak
H 31.3 in. W 78.75 in. D 19.89 in.
Danish Design Midcentury Modern Teak Sideboard by Jensen & Molholm
Located in Chorzów, PL
This long vintage sideboard was designed and manufactured in Denmark at the turn of the 1950s and 1960s. In the middle it has 4 spacious drawers lined with green material and sliding...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Teak
H 31.5 in. W 94.49 in. D 19.69 in.
Midcentury Sideboard, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- The body is repolished
- In good original condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Wood
H 30.32 in. W 46.07 in. D 14.97 in.
Midcentury Sideboard, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- The body is repolished
- In good original condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Wood
H 30.32 in. W 46.07 in. D 14.97 in.
Midcentury Danish Teak Sideboard
Located in Gemmerich, DE
Midcentury teak sideboard from the 1960s. It is a shining example of the form and function synonymous with furniture of this era. It has is all; well-built, great design and heavines...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Teak
H 30.91 in. W 90.56 in. D 19.69 in.
Midcentury English Oak Sideboard
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage 20th century English sideboard made of oak with a sleek inset top. The case has two cabinet doors that open to storage with shelving and flank four center drawers all having ...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Oak
H 32.75 in. W 54 in. D 21.5 in.
Italian Midcentury Style Sideboard
Located in Port Chester, NY
Italian midcentury style sideboard with a brushed oak charter is finish with three frieze drawers with relief inlaid angular centric lines, three similar cabinet doors below having h...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Metal
H 36 in. W 74 in. D 19 in.
Midcentury Rosewood Danish Sideboard
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Nice rosewood sideboard. Features a horizontal book match grain on doors with contrasting aluminum inlay on handles. Raised on square legs with capped feet of aluminum.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Rosewood
H 32.68 in. W 82.68 in. D 19.69 in.
Midcentury Rosewood Floating Sideboard
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Mid-Century Modern rosewood sideboard, eight drawers (four short drawers
over four long drawers, on a floating base.
Measures: Height 31”, width 62.5”, depth 18”.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Wood
H 31 in. W 62.5 in. D 18 in.
1960s Midcentury Danish Modern Rosewood Credenza Sideboard by Poul Hundevad
By Poul Hundevad
Located in Belmont, MA
Finely crafted 2-door midcentury Danish modern rosewood credenza sideboard by Poul Hundevad with two compartments within the cabinet. A single shelf is on one side and three drawers ...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Rosewood
H 29.5 in. W 54.5 in. D 17 in.
Midcentury Scandinavian Buffet Sideboard
Located in Hilversum, Noord Holland
Vintage handmade midcentury buffet sideboard with a fold open desk part and stained glass windows.
Condition: In good vintage condition with normal wear and tear conform its age. ...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Buffets
Materials
Stained Glass, Wood
H 37.01 in. W 31.89 in. D 36.23 in.
Midcentury Sideboard in Rosewood
Located in Singapore, SG
Sideboard in rosewood. It has front sliding doors and 4 drawers. The sliding doors open to house felt lined drawers and shelves. The details like the tapered legs and the elegant dra...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Rosewood
H 44.1 in. W 77.17 in. D 17.33 in.
Danish Modern Tall Midcentury Teak Sideboard or Credenza in Teak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1960s
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 75? wide x 17.5? deep x 44? tall
Condition: In excellent original condition w...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Teak
H 44 in. W 75 in. D 17.5 in.
Midcentury American Modern Walnut Sideboard or Dresser by Richard Artschwager
By Richard Artschwager
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Walnut sideboard dresser by renowned painter and sculptor, Richard Artschwager, who in 1953 designed a small collection of furniture in New York City. These pieces are scarce, as pro...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
H 31.75 in. W 71 in. D 17.75 in.
Danish Midcentury Teak Sideboard
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Danish sideboard made of teak with four drawers and three doors.
High quality furniture with dovetail joint at each corner.
Good vintage condition.
Stamped: K&S -made in Denmark o...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Teak
H 31.5 in. W 94.49 in. D 18.9 in.
Midcentury Scandinavian Modern Low Sideboard in Oak by H.W. Klein, 1960s
By H.W. Klein, Bramin Mobler
Located in Lejre, DK
Great looking midcentury sideboard in oak designed by Maa. H.W. Klein. Made by Bramin furniture. Original condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Credenzas
Materials
Oak
H 31.5 in. W 88.59 in. D 17.72 in.
Midcentury Cupboard Sideboard, Poland, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Midcentury vintage cupboard from the 60s of the last century.
Dimensions: H 115 cm / W 155 cm / D. 50 cm.
Category
Vintage 1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Walnut
H 115 in. W 155 in. D 50 in.
Danish Midcentury Rosewood Credenza Sideboard
Located in London, GB
A Danish midcentury rosewood credenza or sideboard. Double sliding doors with internal shelf and 2 small maple drawers.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Rosewood
H 27.56 in. W 56.7 in. D 17.33 in.
Italian Midcentury Sideboard Signed Proserpio
By F.P. Fratelli Proserpio 1
Located in Carpaneto Piacentino, Italy
Stunning teak sideboard with three drawers and four doors, signed Proserpio on the key.
Excellent condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Teak
H 33.47 in. W 76.58 in. D 17.52 in.
Danish Midcentury Rosewood Credenza Sideboard
Located in London, GB
A Danish midcentury rosewood credenza or sideboard. One sliding door with internal shelf and 4 maple construction drawers.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Rosewood
H 27.56 in. W 56.7 in. D 17.33 in.
Midcentury Sideboard Teak, Denmark, 1960
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Midcentury sideboard teak, Denmark, 1960.
Perfect vintage condition. Two original keys.
Carved drawer handels.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Teak
H 32.68 in. W 72.45 in. D 17.72 in.
Midcentury Sideboard, Commode, Denmark, 1960s
By Poul Hundevad
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very practical
- Rare type.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Wood
H 31.11 in. W 55.12 in. D 16.93 in.
Midcentury Danish Modern Curved Bow Front Teak Sideboard Server Bar Buffet
Located in West Hartford, CT
Unusual Danish modern bow front teak sideboard or server. The condition is fair and there is some
wear on the top as detailed in the pictures. There are three drawers in front as we...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Buffets
Materials
Wood, Teak
H 30 in. W 72 in. D 18 in.
Midcentury Sideboard by Niels O. Møller
By Niels Otto Møller, J.L. Møllers Møbelfabrik
Located in Stockholm, SE
Exquisite rosewood sideboard by Niels O. Møller in a smooth design where the beautiful wood grain falls into focus on the two sliding doors. The top is carved in a soft curve around ...
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Materials
Rosewood
H 31.5 in. W 82.68 in. D 18.9 in.
Midcentury Danish Teak Sideboard, 1950
Located in Madrid, ES
A Danish beautiful teak 1950 sideboard. The tambour doors slide open show four sections of adjustable shelves and original drawers. The back is finished allowing the piece to work as...
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Teak
H 31.5 in. W 86.62 in. D 18.9 in.
Midcentury Burl and Walnut Sideboard
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Marvellous small Midcentury sideboard or dressing table. Made of walnut or teak and burl wood, with one drawer and two small cabinets.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Nutwood, Burl
H 25.6 in. W 42.92 in. D 15.75 in.
Midcentury Sideboard or China Cabinet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautifully detailed two-piece walnut hutch/server with dramatic "keyhole" shaped drawer fronts and interior lights. Stylish American Modern display piece makes an impressive additio...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Walnut
H 77 in. W 80 in. D 21 in.
Danish Modern Tall Midcentury Teak Sideboard or Credenza in Teak and Oak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1960s
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 60.5? wide x 17.75? deep x 49.5? tall
Condition: In excellent original condit...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Teak
H 49.5 in. W 60 in. D 17.5 in.
Midcentury Danish Walnut Credenza Sideboard Buffet
By Knoll, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Beautiful midcentury walnut credenza, with stunning grain, large chrome handles and rounded edges. A simple, vintage piece with modern appeal.
Cabinet is in excellent condition.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
H 30.25 in. W 71.5 in. D 18.75 in.
British Wrighton Teak Midcentury Sideboard, 1960s
By F. Wrighton & Sons Ltd
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Midcentury teak sideboard
A Wrighton sideboard, which features four generous drawers and two cupboards with internal shelves.
Made from teak, the drawers have brass trumpet shape...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Teak
H 31.5 in. W 66.15 in. D 18.12 in.
Teak Midcentury Sideboard with Rosewood Trim
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Long vintage modern credenza in teak wood with rosewood trim and matching handles. Two side cabinets and middle drawers. Great for living room or office storage.
(Please confirm i...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
H 30 in. W 70 in. D 18 in.
Exquisite Midcentury Rosewood Harvey Probber Sideboard
By Harvey Probber
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage modern credenza features a beautiful rosewood front with two cabinet doors and three hefty drawers. Ample storage is provided by two large compartments with she...
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
H 30 in. W 77.5 in. D 18 in.
British Everest Midcentury Teak Sideboard, 1960s
By Everest
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Everest teak sideboard
Eye-catching two-tone wood, contrasting oak and teak, midcentury British-made sideboard. At 228cm long, the sideboard has a fantastic teak wood grain. It ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Teak
H 32.29 in. W 89.77 in. D 20.48 in.
Bernhard Pedersen Midcentury Rosewood Credenza Sideboard
By Bernhard Pedersen & Son
Located in West Hartford, CT
An impressive Danish modern rosewood credenza designed by Bernhard Pedersen & Son, Denmark Model 160. This piece is a game changer for your Mid-Century Modern home. Beautiful rich ro...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Rosewood
H 34 in. W 92 in. D 21.25 in.
Midcentury Vintage Sideboard, Wood, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
TV side table/sideboard from the 1960s. It was manufactured in Poland. The table was made of wood, it was refreshed. Very good original vintage condition.
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
H 27.56 in. W 31.5 in. D 17.72 in.
Midcentury Rosewood Sideboard Milo Baughman Style
By Milo Baughman
Located in Baltimore, MD
This gorgeous remarkable low sideboard dresser in the style of Milo Baughman is a very high-quality work, crafted with deep color and gorgeous flowing grains. Features a selection of...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Metal
H 24.5 in. W 77.5 in. D 18 in.
Stunning Midcentury Chic Sideboard by Frigerio
By Frigerio Di Desio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning Italian vintage modern credenza features plenty of room for storage within its four hefty drawers and large compartment with shelves. Sleek design with palisander wood,...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Brass
H 28 in. W 72.5 in. D 21.5 in.
Midcentury Italian Sideboard by Willy Rizzo
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Vilnius, LT
Midcentury Italian sideboard by Willy Rizzo.
Sideboard is finished with black glossy stained veneer surface decorated with chrome details and glass top.
It has four doors in burl v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Burl, Mirror
H 30.71 in. W 94.49 in. D 20.48 in.
Midcentury Rosewood Sideboard with Finished Back
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive midcentury sideboard with a beautiful rosewood construction with a dark finish. Ample storage space, with compartments within allowing for sorting and filing of drawer's c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Rosewood
H 32 in. W 75 in. D 19.5 in.
Propos Midcentury Teak Sideboard and Bar
By Hulmefa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large and tall dark teak sideboard with blonde interior. Doors open to reveal shelves and small wet bar with mirrored back. Lightly refinished wood, otherwise in good original condit...
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Glass, Wood, Teak
H 53.25 in. W 82.75 in. D 16.75 in.
Midcentury American Pickled Oak Sideboard Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury American pickled oak sideboard cabinet with 2 pair of doors having a geometric "asian" design over mirror with chrome door knobs.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Chrome
H 28.25 in. W 60 in. D 20 in.
Midcentury Paul McCobb Sliding Door Sideboard
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This gorgeous maple sideboard features sliding doors for easy access to spacious cabinet storage, and extra drawers for organization. Classic McCobb style and tapered legs add to it'...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Maple
H 33.5 in. W 60 in. D 18.25 in.
Stunning Custom-Made Midcentury Ash Sideboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning custom-made midcentury ash sideboard.
Patinated brass sabots.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Brass
H 33.5 in. W 80 in. D 18 in.
Midcentury John Widdicomb Tambour Door Sideboard
By John Widdicomb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cherry sideboard finely crafted by John Widdicomb. Featuring double sliding tambour doors concealing a removable cutlery tray, adjustable shelves, and two vertical partitions for sto...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Brass
H 32.25 in. W 68.5 in. D 17.5 in.
Woodbine Sideboard by Sun at Six, Nude, Midcentury Sideboard in Wood
By Sun at Six
Located in San Jose, CA
Sun at Six is a contemporary furniture design studio that works with traditional Chinese joinery masters to handcraft our pieces using traditional joinery. The woodbine sideboard fea...
Category
2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Oak
H 26 in. W 64 in. D 20 in.
Italian Midcentury Sideboard 1960s Ico Parisi Style
By Ico Parisi
Located in bari, IT
Sideboard Italian production of the 1960s in Ico Parisi style, composed of three bodies joined together in wood.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Wood
H 32.68 in. W 94.1 in. D 17.13 in.
Maison Regain French Midcentury Credenza or Sideboard
By Maison Regain
Located in Surbiton, Surrey
A scarce large credenza by French design company Maison Regain,
Formed from Elm, circa 1970s.
Maison Regain were the main competitive force to Pierre Chapo and designed many si...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Elm
H 39.38 in. W 90.56 in. D 20.48 in.
Midcentury Rosewood Gunni Oman Sideboard Model 18
By Gunni Omann, Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Designed by Gunni Omann in the 1960s, this sideboard conjugates the simplicity of the running doors with the drawers and the attractiveness of a beautiful veneer. The detail of the l...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Rosewood
H 32.29 in. W 78.75 in. D 18.9 in.
Midcentury Teak Gunni Oman Sideboard Model 18
By Gunni Omann, Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Designed by Gunni Omann in the 1960s, this sideboard conjugates the simplicity of the running doors with the drawers and the attractiveness of a beautiful veneer. The detail of the l...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Teak
H 32.29 in. W 78.75 in. D 18.9 in.
Midcentury Jon Stuart Credenza Sideboard Cabinet Dresser
By John Stuart
Located in West Hartford, CT
Beautifully restored John Stuart for Janus Collection midcentury credenza features beautiful walnut graining accented by hourglass shaped alternating veneers. There are five doors; t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
H 31.75 in. W 72 in. D 19 in.
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Midcentury Modern Sideboard For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the midcentury modern sideboard you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A midcentury modern sideboard — often made from wood, hardwood and metal — can elevate any home. Find 221 options for an antique or vintage midcentury modern sideboard now, or shop our selection of 10 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect midcentury modern sideboard — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A midcentury modern sideboard made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made midcentury modern sideboard over the years, but those crafted by Jiri Jiroutek, Vittorio Dassi and Interiér Praha are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Midcentury Modern Sideboard?
Prices for a midcentury modern sideboard start at $512 and top out at $32,500 with the average selling for $4,656.
Finding the Right Sideboards for You
Once simply boards made of wood that were used to support ceremonial dining, sideboards have taken on much greater importance 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.
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. 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 are more to your liking than an 18th-century mahogany sideboard with decorative inlays by Hepplewhite, 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, new and vintage sideboards to choose from.