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Antique 18th Century French Sideboards
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Sideboards
Marble
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
20th Century French Sideboards
Leather, Mirror, Oak
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Sideboards
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Sideboards
Fruitwood, Pine
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Sideboards
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Country Sideboards
Pine, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century French Sideboards
Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Industrial Sideboards
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sideboards
Travertine
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Sideboards
Ormolu
Vintage 1920s French Regency Buffets
Oak
Vintage 1980s French Modern Buffets
Stone
Recent Sales
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Formica, Cherry
1990s Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Sideboards
Metal
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards
Bronze
20th Century French Sideboards
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Elm
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Sideboards
Vintage 1960s European Sideboards
Vintage 1940s French Sideboards
Marble
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Copper
Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Buffets
Walnut
20th Century French Cabinets
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Wood, Laminate, Leather
Vintage 1930s French Industrial Sideboards
Steel
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Sideboards
Palisander
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Rosewood
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Sideboards
Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Sideboards
Burl
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Sideboards
20th Century French Directoire Sideboards
Metal
Early 2000s Empire Cabinets
Kingwood
Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Vintage 1930s French Sideboards
Ormolu
20th Century French Cabinets
Limestone
Vintage 1980s French Sideboards
Glass, Sycamore
Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Sideboards
Cherry, Ebony
Antique 19th Century French Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Sideboards
Mahogany
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Vintage 1950s French Sideboards
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
Vintage 1970s French Buffets
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Buffets
Metal
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Buffets
Metal
Vintage 1970s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Mirror
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Buffets
Marble, Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Nickel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Metal
2010s Belgian Modern Club Chairs
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Wood, Sheepskin
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Steel
Antique 1870s British Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Metal
Antique Early 1900s Scottish Edwardian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Antique 1890s English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Antique 1890s English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass
2010s South African Minimalist Night Stands
Wood
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Lounge Chairs
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Benches
Pine
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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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