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Victorian Marble Top Walnut Sideboards, Pr
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Victorian Marble Top Walnut Sideboards, 20th century, each with Carrara marble top above
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique Victorian Marble Top Walnut Sideboards, Pr
Victorian Marble Top Walnut Sideboards, Pr
$1,800 / set
H 39.25 in W 41.5 in D 14.5 in
Pair of Italian Sideboards Late 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined pair of late 19th-century Italian sideboards, beautifully crafted in warm-toned walnut
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Antique Pair of Italian Sideboards Late 19th Century
Pair of Italian Sideboards Late 19th Century
$12,950 / set
H 41 in W 53 in D 19.25 in
Pair of Empire Sideboards, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of trumeau sideboards with flanking carved caryatids in the Retour d'Egypte style. The
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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Sideboards

Materials

Bronze

Antique Pair of Empire Sideboards, early 19th Century
Pair of Empire Sideboards, early 19th Century
$20,216 / set
H 35.83 in W 44.1 in D 22.45 in
Pair of French sideboards, 18th/21st century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of two-door sideboards made of solid walnut. The buffets stand on square tapered feet and the
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18th Century French Antique Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Antique Pair of French sideboards, 18th/21st century
Pair of French sideboards, 18th/21st century
$6,979 / set
H 39.77 in W 53.94 in D 22.45 in
Pair of French Louis XV Bleached Sideboards
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th Century) bleached carved 2 door sideboard cabinets with shelf and marble top (PRICED AS Pair).
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards

Materials

Marble

Antique Pair of French Louis XV Bleached Sideboards
Pair of French Louis XV Bleached Sideboards
$18,500 / set
H 43.75 in W 51 in D 20 in
Antique Pair of Italian Marquetry Tapered Sideboards in Walnut
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 1920s Italian Marquetry Tapered Walnut Sideboards – Exquisite Craftsmanship & Hidden
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Sideboards

Materials

Fruitwood, Walnut

Antique Pair of Italian Marquetry Tapered Sideboards in Walnut
Antique Pair of Italian Marquetry Tapered Sideboards in Walnut
$9,300 / set
H 42.25 in W 86.25 in D 19.75 in
Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble Top Mahogany Sideboards
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI Style bronze trimmed mahogany sideboards with curved mirrored side shelves
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble Top Mahogany Sideboards
Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble Top Mahogany Sideboards
$35,000 / set
H 41.5 in W 60.5 in D 20.5 in
Pair of Qing Dynasty Lacquered Wood Sideboards, c. 1870-1880
Located in Brescia, Brescia
This stunning pair of lacquered wood sideboards from the Qing Dynasty (circa 1870-1880) are
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1870s Chinese Qing Antique Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Antique Pair of Qing Dynasty Lacquered Wood Sideboards, c. 1870-1880
Pair of Qing Dynasty Lacquered Wood Sideboards, c. 1870-1880
$8,375 Sale Price / set
64% Off
H 37.01 in W 48.43 in D 17.72 in
Set of 2 japanese 19th century wabi tansu sideboards cabinets
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Great pair of 19th century Japanese Tansu cabinets. Completely untouched with a beautiful faded patina. Still very sturdy with typical tip out panels. Rare to find one, let alone a p...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Sideboards

Materials

Cedar

Antique Set of 2 japanese 19th century wabi tansu sideboards cabinets
Set of 2 japanese 19th century wabi tansu sideboards cabinets
$7,220 / set
H 33.86 in W 34.26 in D 24.02 in
Antique c1880s Solid Mahogany Top Brass Ball & Claw Feet Sideboards Buffet MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique c1880s Solid Mahogany Top Brass Ball & Claw Feet Sideboards Buffet MINT for the age.
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19th Century American Chippendale Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Editors Choice Pair of Antique Sheraton Revival Marble Topped Concave Sideboards
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, flamed mahogany with Italian Marble tops, concave sideboards These are Editor Choice pieces meaning they
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1860s British Sheraton Antique Sideboards

Materials

Marble

Antique French Provincial Normandy Carved Walnut Dresser Buffet Vaissilier 1790
Located in Portland, OR
with hand forged iron handles & hinges. Vaissilers/sideboards of this type would have been in large
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1790s French French Provincial Antique Sideboards

Materials

Iron

Fine and rare Irish server, sideboard, Dublin c. 1790-1810.
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Fine and rare Irish server, sideboard, likely Dublin c. 1790-1810. Cuban mahogany. The backsplash, apron and legs carved with deep, continuous, diagonal flutes in a uniform spiral p...
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Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Chinese Lacquered Six Door Coffer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This provincial coffer from northern China has a simple, clean-lined form and a striking finish of dark lacquer. Dated to the mid-19th century, the cabinet is crafted of northern elm...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sideboards

Materials

Elm

Chinese Lacquered Six Door Coffer, c. 1850
Chinese Lacquered Six Door Coffer, c. 1850
$7,280
H 34.5 in W 75.5 in D 16 in
English Sideboard Console Server of Inlaid Mahogany from the Georgian Era
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English sideboard server (or serving console) from the Georgian era - featuring a serpentine moulded top with raised gallery back - enclosing two compartments with tambour...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Large Cerused Oak Sideboard, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
This spacious French sideboard from the 1950s is crafted in cerused oak, highlighting the natural grain with a soft, chalky finish. Its balanced design features five drawers above f...
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1750s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Large Cerused Oak Sideboard, 1950s
Large Cerused Oak Sideboard, 1950s
$15,500
H 29.75 in W 103.5 in D 29.75 in
Louis XVI Style Solid Mahogany Sideboard Stamped Haentges In Paris
By Haentges Freres
Located in BARSAC, FR
Superb Louis XVI style speckled mahogany sideboard with central recess, double door and two doors on the sides simulating curtains, four drawers in the belt. Exceptional peach bloss...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Swedish White Gustavian Sideboard Buffet
Located in Round Top, TX
Gustavian pine sideboard or serving buffet with traditional decorative fluted diamond panels on cabinet doors and drawers. The newer, professionally applied antique white painted fin...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

19th Century Swedish Gustavian White Sideboard
Located in Round Top, TX
Gustavian pine sideboard or buffet with traditional decorative fluted diamond panels on cabinet doors. Later painted in layered shades of antique white with gray undertones and ligh...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

19th Century Swedish Gustavian White Sideboard
19th Century Swedish Gustavian White Sideboard
$5,100
H 44.25 in W 45.5 in D 19.25 in
19th Century Swedish Gray Sideboard Console
Located in Round Top, TX
The attractive soft color pallet of this Swedish pine cabinet or console comes from the hand-painted antique gray finish which has been gently scraped and softly distressed through g...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Sideboards

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Iron

19th Century Swedish Gray Sideboard Console
19th Century Swedish Gray Sideboard Console
$4,650
H 46.25 in W 46.25 in D 19.25 in
18th c. Potboard Dresser and Rack
Located in Greenwich, CT
A mid-18th century dresser with rack with glowing patina in quarter sawn oak having a seven section divided rack with a wavy edge cornice, sitting on a molded edge top on six turned ...
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Mid-18th Century English Country Antique Sideboards

Materials

Oak

18th c. Potboard Dresser and Rack
18th c. Potboard Dresser and Rack
$16,500
H 72 in W 61 in D 16 in
18th c. Potboard Dresser Base
Located in Greenwich, CT
A mid-18th century dresser base with glowing patina in quarter sawn oak having a molded edge top on six turned legs with a bank of double drawers to each side of a central drawer on ...
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Mid-18th Century English Country Antique Sideboards

Materials

Oak

18th c. Potboard Dresser Base
18th c. Potboard Dresser Base
$16,500
H 29 in W 61 in D 16 in
Louis Philippe Marble Top Buffet Sideboard, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Louis Philippe antique French vanity cabinet with richly crafted marble top and flamed walnut structure with two main drawers. The Louis-Philippe style during the July Monarchy pe...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Metal

Louis Philippe Marble Top Buffet Sideboard, 19th Century
Louis Philippe Marble Top Buffet Sideboard, 19th Century
$3,730 Sale Price
32% Off
H 43.31 in W 47.25 in D 31.5 in
18th Century French Sideboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century French sideboard with three doors, double shelf, a pull-out shelf in the middle and unusual end drawers. With original paint and keys. Some signs of wear, commensurate ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Sideboards

Materials

Wood

18th Century French Sideboard
18th Century French Sideboard
$5,128
H 40.16 in W 64.97 in D 20.08 in
Oak Cabinet Dresser
Located in Greenwich, CT
An English dresser sideboard circa 1720 having three drawers over two cabinet doors with center stile and shelf inside. Constructed of thick hand-sawn slabs of dark English oak with...
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Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Oak Cabinet Dresser
Oak Cabinet Dresser
$11,500
H 33.5 in W 53 in D 20.5 in
Swedish Antique Country Sideboard, Gustavian Period with Distressed Black Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish country antique sideboard from the gustavian period during the late 1700s. The sideboard has a classic straight shape with double doors and two drawers. Tall tapered legs als...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Country Antique Sideboards

Materials

Pine

IMPORTANT ANTIQUE CIRCA 1850 FRENCH WALNUT ORNATELY CARVED BUFFET SiDEBOARD
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this Important Circa 1850 French Walnut ornately carved Buffet sideboard Please note the delivery fee list...
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1850s French Early Victorian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Tailored Welsh Dresser with Undershelf
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 19th century Welsh dresser, the base with thumb molded top over five drawers all retaining original round ebonized pulls, the lower section with arch over turned canon barrel su...
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1840s English Antique Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Tailored Welsh Dresser with Undershelf
Tailored Welsh Dresser with Undershelf
$18,500
H 34 in W 65.5 in D 19 in
Original Red Painted Swedish Pine Sideboard Cabinet Console Dated 1843
Located in Round Top, TX
This original painted pine sideboard is a wonderful example of Swedish country craftsmanship with a warm, aged patina in the brick red painted finish with contrasting blue painted de...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Sideboards

Materials

Pine, Paint

Early 19th Century French Sideboard Buffet Painted White
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely sideboard has been given a white painted finish, adding a fresh touch to its charming French country style. The paint has been gently distressed revealing the natural woo...
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Early 19th Century French Country Antique Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair, 20th Century French Gray Painted Apothecary Counters with 15 Drawers each
Located in Round Top, TX
unfinished and would need to be placed against a wall. This pair of 6' long pine sideboards has been
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Early 20th Century French Country Antique Sideboards

Materials

Pine, Paint

Gustav Stickley Sideboard Model #814 with Original Bronze Hardware C1905
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular early (1905) Gustav Stickley mission oak arts & crafts sideboard with the most desirable hardware, bronze strap hinges & door , drawer pulls. All hand hammered exclusive...
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Sideboards

Materials

Bronze

Large English antique solid oak chest coffer
Located in Leicester, GB
An impressive 17th-century oak coffer with gorgeous colour and patina. The chest is super large at 142cm x 58cm x 66cm high. There are four panelled sections at the front and back an...
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17th Century English Jacobean Antique Sideboards

Materials

Wrought Iron

Large English antique solid oak chest coffer
Large English antique solid oak chest coffer
$2,314
H 25.99 in W 55.91 in D 22.84 in
Small Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Bow Front Sideboard
Located in Suffolk, GB
Small antique George III quality figured mahogany bow front sideboard having a quality figured mahogany bow front top above 3 bow fronted oak lined drawers with inlaid satinwood stri...
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19th Century English George III Antique Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

French Walnut Buffet Sideboard With a Clock, Circa 1770
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Acquired from a monastery in the French countryside, this massive and impressive solid Walnut buffet has a clock that chimes and multiple racks. The clock chimes 5 minutes before the...
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18th Century Antique Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gray Sideboard Buffet Console
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish Gustavian gray painted pine sideboard or buffet console resting on tapered fee. Traditional diamonds accent the three drawers and three doors. Keys and locks still function o...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Pine, Paint

Antique Swedish Country Sideboard from the Gustavian Period with Blue Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish country sideboard from the gustavian period during the late 1700s. Made in northern Sweden with a classic, straight shape. Original unusual blue paint from the late 1...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Pine

George lV period Welsh Dresser / Hutch / Sideboard
Located in Pomona, CA
A fine George IV period Welsh Dresser or Hutch. A two part cabinet with shelves to the top and cupboards and drawers to the base. The main part of the Dresser is period oak and there...
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Early 1800s English George IV Antique Sideboards

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Oak

English Early 19th Century Mahogany Bow Front Sideboard with Reeded Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Early 19th Century Mahogany Bow Front Sideboard with Reeded Legs
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19th Century English Antique Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

17th Century Italian Single-Door Montagnard Wardrobe
Located in Jesteburg, DE
An incredibly simple 17th century Montagnard wardrobe with original wrought iron hinges and a beautiful honey-coloured patina. One central door on the straight front. Feet in shelf. ...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sideboards

Materials

Softwood

17th Century Italian Single-Door Montagnard Wardrobe
17th Century Italian Single-Door Montagnard Wardrobe
$6,859
H 63.39 in W 63.39 in D 15.95 in
Sculptural 17th century ebonized Italian sideboard
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A sculptural 17th century Italian sideboard with a panelled central door flanked by pilasters and a large compartment with hinged door on the top. Tinted Pine wood, beautiful dark pa...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sideboards

Materials

Softwood

Sculptural 17th century ebonized Italian sideboard
Sculptural 17th century ebonized Italian sideboard
$6,803
H 41.34 in W 47.25 in D 22.05 in
Oak Sideboard with Side Doors, circa 1880
Located in Evergreen, CO
With generous storage and straightforward appeal, this tall sideboard is crafted from oak and finished with a dark stain. Its unique feature is that it has three doors at the front a...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Oak Sideboard with Side Doors, circa 1880
Oak Sideboard with Side Doors, circa 1880
$3,099
H 51.25 in W 80 in D 22.5 in
Antique Georgian Serpentine Mahogany Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
An elegant and finely crafted George III period English sideboard, dating to the late 18th century and executed in the refined Hepplewhite style. Featuring a classic serpentine front...
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Late 18th Century Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Antique Georgian Serpentine Mahogany Sideboard
Antique Georgian Serpentine Mahogany Sideboard
$7,850
H 37 in W 83.5 in D 28 in
Antique Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard Item Code: 65A A fine quality antique mahogany sideboard of elegant proportion, dating to the late 19th century. The piece is fitted with an arrange...
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19th Century English Antique Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
Antique Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
$957
H 33.47 in W 48.04 in D 19.69 in
Enfilade d'atelier patine verte 1920
Located in ALBIGNY-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Une belle enfilade d’atelier en pin avec 4 portes, datant des années 1920. Sa patine aux tons gris, rouges et vert d’eau donne à ce meuble de métier beaucoup de cachet. Cette enfila...
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1920s French Antique Sideboards

Materials

Pine

Enfilade d'atelier patine verte 1920
Enfilade d'atelier patine verte 1920
$3,184
H 47.64 in W 78.75 in D 17.72 in
19th Century English Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard with Reeded Detail & String Inlay
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19th Century English Antique Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard
19th Century English Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard
$5,450
H 37.25 in W 60.25 in D 27 in
19th century Regency brass inlaid chiffonier sideboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality Regency period chiffonier circa 1820. Top shelf with brass gallery detailed with a beaded edge. Second shelf supported by brass column supports.  Main body beautifully ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

19th century Regency brass inlaid chiffonier sideboard
19th century Regency brass inlaid chiffonier sideboard
$4,264
H 55.75 in W 52.75 in D 16.75 in
SUPERB Antique Stickley Brothers Serving Table/Small Sideboard - W7314 SALE
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a great Antique Serving Table with a small Sideboard (Model #8610) from Stickley Brothers from 1902. The original color in this item is fantastic! They used a superb quality ...
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Antique Wooden Chinese Sideboard
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here this antique wooden Chinese sideboard / altar in a warm dark color with fine details. This beautiful piece feels equally at home in both modern and classic interiors. I...
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19th Century Classical Roman Antique Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Antique Wooden Chinese Sideboard
Antique Wooden Chinese Sideboard
$1,083
H 35.83 in W 76.78 in D 19.69 in
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a large, old Japanese tansu chest, made in the Meiji period (1860s–1900s). Crafted from traditional Japanese cedar, this piece embodies the daily life and craftsmanship of th...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Sideboards

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Iron

Period Victorian Chiffonier Sideboard Burr Walnut 1850
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pretty Victorian burr walnut chiffonier This elegant chiffonier stands upon turned feet Circa 1850 Having 2 doors with wonderful burr walnut veneers flanked by turned and carved colu...
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1850s Victorian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

A Belgian Oak Bowfront Buffet / Sideboard, C. 1900.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The deep, bowfront case is constructed with two carved, paneled doors, flanked carved style, all resting on a molded base with short plain feet. This piece has wonderful carved embel...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Oak

A Belgian Oak Bowfront Buffet / Sideboard, C. 1900.
A Belgian Oak Bowfront Buffet / Sideboard, C. 1900.
$3,650
H 39.25 in W 75 in D 31.5 in
Wylie & Lochhead Edwardian Geometric Oak Server
By Wylie & Lochhead
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1900 oak small sideboard made by the prestigious firm of Wylie & Lochhead from Glasgow. This piece was made to last. The firm of Wylie & Lochhead were the biggest and most pr...
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Early 1900s Scottish Edwardian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Wylie & Lochhead Edwardian Geometric Oak Server
Wylie & Lochhead Edwardian Geometric Oak Server
$2,950 / item
H 33.38 in W 41.75 in D 21 in
19th Century Oak Geometric Sideboard from England
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Jacobean style oak geometric sideboard from England. The top is made from three boards, and have beveled edges.following down to simple sides which have molded edges ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

19th Century Oak Geometric Sideboard from England
19th Century Oak Geometric Sideboard from England
$4,795
H 33.25 in W 57.25 in D 18.5 in
English William IV Mahogany Chiffonier c1830
Located in High Peak, GB
St019 William IV two door mahogany sideboard, having architectural pediment to the back, supported on turn columns, figured mahogany top and two shaped frieze drawers flanked with ac...
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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Sideboards

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Mahogany

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Sideboard in Walnut Veneer
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this antique Italian sideboard, crafted in walnut veneer in the late 19th century. This tall sideboard is composed of two distinct parts, allowing for easy movement. The ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

1920's Walnut Inlaid French Style Server Buffet Sideboard By Rockford Furniture
By Rockford National Furniture Company 1
Located in Long Branch, NJ
​1920's Walnut Inlaid French Style Server Buffet Sideboard By Rockford Furniture Dimensions : 84" Wide X 39" Tall X 24" Deep This gorgeous sideboard was made in the 1920's by Rockf...
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1920s American Louis XV Antique Sideboards

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Walnut

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Antique Sideboards For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique sideboards is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique sideboards — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. Antique sideboards have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique sideboards made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique sideboards are appealing in their simplicity, but Gillows of Lancaster & London, Franco Albini and Poggi produced popular antique sideboards that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Sideboards?

Prices for antique sideboards start at $1 and top out at $985,000 with the average selling for $5,499.

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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