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Long Mid-Century Modern Server by Greaves & Thomas
By Greaves and Thomas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish midcentury sideboard or server. Manufactured by Greaves & Thomas who were inspired by
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Carousel Server by Gimsom Slater
By Gimson and Slater Ltd
Located in New York, NY
Chic and stylish server sideboard by noted English maker Gimson and Slater, as part of the Carousel
Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Server
Located in Annville, PA
The Mahogany Server matches other items in our Penhurst collection. An ideal size our Mahogany
Category

2010s Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Server
Mahogany Server
H 36 in W 39.5 in D 16 in
Victorian Server Sideboard Maple and, circa 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This Quality Server was Produced By "Maple & Co" Having Turned and Fluted Legs with a Mahogany
Category

Antique Early 1900s Victorian Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Two Drawer Server
Located in Annville, PA
A most useful Two Drawer Server with Pullout Tray by Niagara Furniture. Great for use in the dining
Category

2010s Regency Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Two Drawer Server
Two Drawer Server
H 38 in W 37 in D 20 in
Hepplewhite Mahogany Server
Located in Wilson, NC
Hepplewhite mahogany server, the five drawers with round ring pulls are flanking the center with a
Category

Antique 1810s English Hepplewhite Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Hepplewhite Mahogany Server
Hepplewhite Mahogany Server
H 30.25 in W 40.25 in D 20.5 in
English Hepplewhite Server
Located in Wilson, NC
This Hepplewhite server has a serpentine shape with a one board top. The doors are inlaid with
Category

Antique 1790s English Sideboards

Materials

Brass

English Hepplewhite Server
English Hepplewhite Server
H 36 in W 43.63 in D 22.5 in
19thC Mahogany Server Sideboard
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890 19thC Mahogany Server Sideboard sku 564A W173 x D38 x H94 cm Internal shelf depth 32 cm
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Antique 19th Century Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

19thC Mahogany Server Sideboard
19thC Mahogany Server Sideboard
H 37.01 in W 68.12 in D 14.97 in
Chestnut Four Drawer Server
Located in Nantucket, MA
Lovely four drawer server crafted from chestnut with a mellow oaky patina. With breadboard ends on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Sideboards

Materials

Chestnut

Chestnut Four Drawer Server
Chestnut Four Drawer Server
H 34 in W 82 in D 22 in
Mahogany Two Door Server
Located in Annville, PA
This Mahogany Two Door Server from Niagara Furniture has a great amount of storage space with two
Category

2010s Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Two Door Server
Mahogany Two Door Server
H 36 in W 21 in D 40 in
French Sideboard or Server
Located in Wilson, NC
French sideboard or server was reconstructed in the mid-19th century from an 18th century server
Category

Antique 1860s French Sideboards

Materials

Brass, Steel

French Sideboard or Server
French Sideboard or Server
H 29 in W 66 in D 19.5 in
English Pine Country Server
Located in Wilson, NC
This English pine country server has a one inch gallery surrounding the back and sides. There is a
Category

Antique 1890s English Sideboards

Materials

Brass, Steel

English Pine Country Server
English Pine Country Server
H 32.25 in W 36 in D 19.5 in
Semi Antique Mahogany Server
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine server with an overhanging top with carved edge. The apron with three deep drawers with fine
Category

Early 20th Century Rustic Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Semi Antique Mahogany Server
Semi Antique Mahogany Server
H 34 in W 71 in D 18.5 in
Georgian Oak Server / Huntboard
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fine Georgian oak server / huntboard. Four plank top with moulded edge over an unusual
Category

Antique 19th Century British George III Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Georgian Oak Server / Huntboard
Georgian Oak Server / Huntboard
H 29 in W 63 in D 20 in
English Mahogany Hepplewhite Server
Located in Wilson, NC
English mahogany Hepplewhite server with bands of inlay around the top, drawer and doors; the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Hepplewhite Sideboards

Materials

Brass

English Mahogany Hepplewhite Server
English Mahogany Hepplewhite Server
H 34.13 in W 42.38 in D 23 in
English Bow Front Server
Located in Wilson, NC
This English bow front server has a molded edge gallery on top as well as molded edges on the bow
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Sideboards

Materials

Brass

English Bow Front Server
English Bow Front Server
H 30 in W 40 in D 23 in
German Carved and Inlaid Server or Sideboard, circa 1850
Located in Evergreen, CO
Crafted with extreme care in Germany during the mid-19th century, this exceptional server or
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Sideboards

Materials

Ebony, Maple, Oak, Walnut

Philippines Inlaid Rosewood Server
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Sideboard from the Philippines, often confused with Anglo Indian,crafted in rosewood with classic practical form having two drawers with brass hardware, geometric bone inlays, and lo...
Category

Early 20th Century Philippine Anglo-Indian Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

Philippines Inlaid Rosewood Server
Philippines Inlaid Rosewood Server
H 32 in W 43 in D 21.5 in
19th Century English Mahogany Server
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A 19th-century English mahogany server with a compact and functional design. The piece features a
Category

Antique 19th Century British Sideboards

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Mahogany Server
19th Century English Mahogany Server
H 42 in W 41.5 in D 15 in
Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Sideboard / Server
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Late 19th century mahogany wood Williamsburg Classical Inlay Hepplewhite style server / sideboard
Category

Antique Late 19th Century North American Hepplewhite Sideboards

Materials

Brass

French Late 19th-Early 20th C. Carved and Tiered Server
Located in Bridgeport, CT
as the Server retains a particularly lovely and quintessentially French presentation.
Category

Early 20th Century French Sideboards

Materials

Leather, Wood

Oak Hunt Server, circa 1880
Located in Evergreen, CO
Comprised of solid oak and oak veneer, this beautiful hunt server features graceful lines apparent
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Oak Hunt Server, circa 1880
Oak Hunt Server, circa 1880
H 48 in W 42 in D 18 in
French Bleached Pine Server 183
Located in Nashville, TN
gorgeous natural detail, and the light color is excellent for pairing with other pieces. This server would
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Antique Late 19th Century Sideboards

Materials

Pine

French Bleached Pine Server 183
French Bleached Pine Server 183
H 39 in W 23 in D 57 in
English Pine Knee Hole Server
Located in Wilson, NC
English pine knee hole server has nine drawers. All have the original brass locks with working key
Category

Antique 1860s English Sideboards

Materials

Brass

English Pine Knee Hole Server
English Pine Knee Hole Server
H 31.5 in W 47.5 in D 23 in
Two-Tiered English Mahogany Server
Located in Wilson, NC
This two-tiered English mahogany server has a bullnose top edge and a rear gallery with a carved
Category

Antique 1870s English Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Two-Tiered English Mahogany Server
Two-Tiered English Mahogany Server
H 48.25 in W 47.25 in D 17.5 in
English Three Tiered Court Server
Located in Wilson, NC
English three tiered court server, with the top and middle aprons having typical Jacobean carved
Category

Antique 1870s English Sideboards

Materials

Oak

English Three Tiered Court Server
English Three Tiered Court Server
H 48 in W 43 in D 19.5 in
English Mahogany Two Tier Server
Located in Wilson, NC
English mahogany two tier server, the top is supported in the front by carved and fluted columns
Category

Antique 1880s English Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

English Mahogany Two Tier Server
English Mahogany Two Tier Server
H 43.75 in W 44.5 in D 19.25 in
Mahogany Three Tiered English Server
Located in Wilson, NC
The top gallery of this server has an open work balustrade under a molded pediment. All three
Category

Antique 1880s English Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Three Tiered English Server
Mahogany Three Tiered English Server
H 48 in W 35.75 in D 16 in
Baker Furniture Chippendale Mahogany and Burl Wood Sideboard Server, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Chippendale or Queen Anne style sideboard server, console, or entry table By
Category

Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Brass

English Inlaid Sideboard or Server
Located in Wilson, NC
The top surface of this English sideboard or server is double inlaid with ebony, boxwood, and
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Sideboards

Materials

Brass

English Inlaid Sideboard or Server
English Inlaid Sideboard or Server
H 30.75 in W 42 in D 22.75 in
Antique English Mahogany Sideboard Server
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century English sideboard handcrafted in mahogany featuring a gallery around the top with plate grooves and carved twisted rope edges on a case with three drawers and t...
Category

Antique 19th Century English William IV Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Antique European Metamorphic Buffet Server
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique European, most likely Dutch, inlaid mahogany transformative buffet server. circa
Category

Antique 18th Century European Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Brass

British Colonial Style Sideboard or Server
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique William IV style sideboard reminiscent of a West Indies British Colonial server or buffet
Category

Antique 19th Century Antiguan British Colonial Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Sideboard Mahogany Server Revival
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany Georgian revival sideboard. This sideboard is of a bow form. Circa 1900 Stands upon tapered legs with spade feet. The sideboard has an arrangement of 4 oak lined drawers. Th...
Category

Antique 19th Century Georgian Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Sideboard Mahogany Server Revival
Georgian Sideboard Mahogany Server Revival
H 30.5 in W 44.5 in D 21.5 in
Reclaimed Elm Three Door Server
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...
Category

20th Century Organic Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Reclaimed Elm Three Door Server
Reclaimed Elm Three Door Server
H 35 in W 72.75 in D 17.75 in
Georgian Sideboard Mahogany Server Buffet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Here We Have a Georgian Revival Mahogany Sideboard of Small Proportions. Standing Upon Tapered legs With Spade Feet. Circa 1900 Featuring a Central Drawer Flanked By Cupboards. The D...
Category

Antique Early 1900s Georgian Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Vintage Bamboo and Grasscloth Two Door Cabinets or Servers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome pair of mid century cabinets or servers crafted with bamboo frames featuring herringbone
Category

Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Grasscloth, Bamboo

19th Century English Mahogany Server
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century mahogany sideboard with boxwood inlay, having a concave centre and ledge back, above five drawers, standing on square tapered legs terminating...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English George III Sideboards

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Mahogany Server
19th Century English Mahogany Server
H 33.47 in W 58.27 in D 26.38 in
George III Mahogany Bowfront Server
Located in Essex, MA
With bowed rectangular top over a conforming case with three drawers and a pair of cabinet doors raised on splayed feet. With oval brasses and key.
Category

Antique 1790s English George III Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Bowfront Server
George III Mahogany Bowfront Server
H 35.5 in W 45.5 in D 18.5 in
Blonde Mahogany Neoclassical Centerpiece Server
Located in New York, NY
Designed to be the centerpiece of an early 20th century dining room and crafted of solid blonde mahogany and fir, the buffet features several elevated serving areas, including a pair...
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

French Art-Deco Sideboard Server in Macassar Ebony, Oak, and Brass
Located in Stamford, CT
Macassar Ebony, amplifying the server’s timeless sophistication. Each cabinet door features intricate
Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Winston Server designed by Kevin Frankental
By Kevin Frankental
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Winston server stands as a testament to the extraordinary influence of Franca Helg, the revered
Category

2010s South African Minimalist Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Winston Server designed by Kevin Frankental
Winston Server designed by Kevin Frankental
H 33.47 in W 80.52 in D 17.72 in
English 19th Century Solid Mahogany Server
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Incredible English mahogany server, or sideboard, dating to the 18th century, from a large country
Category

Antique 19th Century English Sheraton Sideboards

Materials

Brass

English 19th Century Solid Mahogany Server
English 19th Century Solid Mahogany Server
H 47.75 in W 68.88 in D 28.38 in
Vintage Coconut Shell Sideboard or Server
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive midcentury sideboard or server having a case with a bronze abstract mosaic top and
Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Antique Étagère or Server with Cabinet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
William IV English étagère or server, hand crafted in well grained mahogany having two shelves with
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English British Colonial Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-Century Modern Style Server/Credenza
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant Mid-Century style server with bi fold doors revealing adjustable shelf storage and felt
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Chrome

Regency Sideboard Mahogany Antique Server Buffet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Quality Regency mahogany inlaid sideboard Period Regency This quality sideboard is raised upon 6 tapered and fluted legs Having an arrangement of 4 mahogany lined drawers The drawers...
Category

Vintage 1980s Regency Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

1940s Art Deco Vanleigh Walnut Server with Inlaid Flowers and Burl Accents
By Vanleigh Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This exquisite 1940s Vanleigh Walnut Server features beautiful inlaid flowers and burl accents
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

English Mahogany Bow Front Server/Credenza
Located in Woodbury, CT
Made for us in England, this mahogany bow front server/credenza features four drawers over four
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Georgian Sideboard Mahogany Server Revival Buffet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Georgian Revival mahogany sideboard Raised upon tapered legs with spade feet We can ship to anywhere in the world including the US, please get in touch for a shipping quote This side...
Category

Antique Early 1900s Revival Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Chippendale Sideboard Server Cabinet 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant serpentine sideboard in the Chippendale manner with flame mahogany doors Terminating on Queen Anne legs with ball feet Circa 1890 Lovey patina to the flame mahogany Bought fr...
Category

Antique 1890s Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

English 19th Century Two-Toned Oak Server with Drawers and Carved Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georgian style two-toned oak server from the 19th century with drawers, carved apron and
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Victorian Sideboard - Mahogany Pedestal Server 1870
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Sideboard. Standing on a Plinth base with 2 cupboards. Circa 1870 The left hand cupboard with sliding trays and the right hand cupboard with a lined cella...
Category

Antique 1870s Victorian Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Regency Sideboard, Mahogany Server Buffet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany Bow Sideboard. 19th century Having Tapered Legs with Spade Feet. 1 x Oak lined Central Drawer flanked by 2 x cupboards with circular inlays to the doors. The top...
Category

Antique 19th Century Regency Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Oak Welsh Server, Circa 1860.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Oak Welsh Server, Circa 1860.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Oak

English Early 19th Century Manogany Serpentine Server
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Early 19th Century Manogany Serpentine Server with Fluted Detail and Urn Carving on Frieze
Category

Antique 19th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French Mahogany and Bronze D'ore Marble Top Server, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French mahogany and bronze d'ore marble top server, Circa 1880.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Late 19th C White Painted English Server
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this painted server dates from the 1880s. This server features three functional
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Pine

Late 19th C White Painted English Server
Late 19th C White Painted English Server
H 32 in W 52.88 in D 15.63 in
Sheraton Revival Sideboard, Mahogany Server, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Very Pretty Mahogany Sheraton Revival Sideboard, standing on square tapered legs with spade toes and boxwood inlays. circa 1880 This piece is of serpentine form. The central drawe...
Category

Antique 1880s Sheraton Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Revival Sideboard Mahogany Server Buffet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Georgian Revival Mahogany Sideboard. Circa 1890 This Sideboard is of a Bow Form. Raised Upon Tapered Legs With Square Box Brass Castors. The Sideboard Has an Arrangement of 7 Oak Lin...
Category

Antique 1890s Georgian Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

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Servers And Sideboards For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of servers and sideboards is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, all servers and sideboards available were constructed with great care. We have 649 antique and vintage servers and sideboards in-stock, while there are 8 modern editions to choose from as well. Servers and sideboards have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of servers and sideboards to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Georgian and Regency servers and sideboards are of considerable interest. Many servers and sideboards are appealing in their simplicity, but Brendan Bass, Baker Furniture Company and Drexel produced popular servers and sideboards that are worth a look.

How Much are Servers And Sideboards?

Prices for servers and sideboards can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, servers and sideboards begin at $595 and can go as high as $145,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,217.

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.

Questions About Servers And Sideboards
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    The difference between a sideboard and a server mostly pertains to usage. A sideboard is a side-table with cabinet doors that is used for serving, most often in a dining room (today, sideboards can sometimes be found in living rooms and foyers). In form, a credenza has much in common with a sideboard. Sideboards have short legs or no legs at all. A server is very slim and is meant to be placed along the dining room wall. It is shorter and takes up less room than a sideboard and is also considered to be more formal than a sideboard — a sideboard might offer a surface to serve dinner, whereas a server might best be used to serve dessert. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary sideboards and servers from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A dining server is a type of table that is slim and designed to be placed along a dining room wall. It’s meant to be a spot to stage food before it’s served to guests and not necessarily used for storage, although some dining servers may have cabinets. Find a selection of dining servers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019

    A sideboard is nearly the same thing as a buffet, but slightly shorter. Standing against a wall in a dining room, a sideboard’s main function is to supply an easily accessible surface for serving trays, bowls or plates of food.

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Sideboards are cabinets with shelves and drawers used to store serving utensils, dinnerware and table linens.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A wood utensil that’s used to serve salad is a wood salad server. Salad servers often feature two oversized forks or a fork and a paddle-shaped instrument. Shop a collection of salad servers from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    A wine server is formally called a sommelier or wine steward. A sommelier is a person who is trained in the wine profession. This individual is typically very knowledgeable about wines as well as pairing wine and food.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    Buffet servers — or buffets —are available in various materials, sizes, styles, and designs. Choosing the best buffet server is a matter of preference that complements your home décor. A buffet server is supposed to be functional and useful; you should choose one with drawers or shelves based on your needs. Find a wide collection of antique and vintage buffets on 1stDibs today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    A server in a dining room is a slim piece of furniture placed near the dining table and is typically used to stage food before serving. Traditionally, servers were unassuming and provided surfaces for serving dishes — they occupied less room than a buffet or a sideboard. Newly designed servers include drawers where you can store dishes, cutlery and other necessary elements for meals. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage servers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    A kitchen sideboard is a piece of furniture used for serving food and storing serving dishes and table linens. Kitchen sideboards long and often sit low to the ground. Shop vintage sideboards on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024
    The purpose of a sideboard is to provide a place to store and organize items for the home. Often used in dining rooms, sideboards work well for keeping serveware and dinnerware free of dust and hidden when not in use. Some people use sideboards to house entertainment centers, media, games and other odds and ends in living rooms, or place them in entryways to provide places to stash cold-weather accessories, bags and shoes. Explore a large collection of sideboards on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A server would use a monkey dish to present nuts and other small finger foods and condiments. The name comes from the centuries-old practice of giving a small portion of food to a monkey to determine if it was poisoned. Shop a collection of monkey dishes on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    The difference between a sideboard and a hutch is that a sideboard is a side table with cabinet doors that was originally used for serving, most often in a dining room (now, you might find a sideboard in a foyer or living room). A hutch is essentially a storage piece made of two parts — there is a set of shelves or cabinets on top of a lower unit, which features a counter and either cabinets or a set of drawers. In form, a credenza has much in common with a sideboard. A hutch might be of help in serving tea or other beverages, but it is more of a case piece than it is a piece of furniture that is used for serving. Shop a collection of antique, vintage and contemporary sideboards and hutches from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    A sideboard table is generally used for storing cutlery, napkins and other dining supplies. Sideboards have much in common with credenzas and buffet tables but they are distinct from both of those other kinds of case pieces. Shop a range of antique and vintage sideboards and other storage furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    Yes, a sideboard should generally be taller than a dining table in the same space. Look for a sideboard that is about four to six inches taller than the dining tabletop. The shortest pieces you should consider are those of equal height to the table. If your sideboard is shorter than the dining table, your room may look out of proportion. On 1stDibs, find a variety of sideboards.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    The difference between a sideboard and a cabinet is the specificity of the terms. A cabinet is any piece of furniture that features interior storage space hidden behind one or more doors. On the other hand, a sideboard is a long, low cabinet often used to store tableware and linens in dining rooms. Shop a diverse assortment of sideboards and other cabinets on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024
    What you can use instead of a sideboard depends on your specific needs. If you're looking for a place to set up buffet spreads when entertaining guests, a console table may be a good option. For storing or displaying items in the dining room, try a bar cabinet, hutch, bookshelf or floating wall shelves. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of dining room furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    The terms buffet and sideboard are used interchangeably, although buffets generally have higher legs and stand 34 to 38 inches tall.

  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    Buffet tables and sideboards are both types of cabinet furniture. Though often used as a synonym for “sideboard,” a buffet technically possesses a tiered or shelved superstructure for displaying decorative kitchenware. The term derives from buffet à deux corps, a piece which is seen mostly in French Provincial furniture. A sideboard is a side-table with cabinet doors that is used for serving, most often in a dining room. In form, a credenza has much in common with a sideboard (it's not uncommon to find a sideboard in a foyer, however). Find a wide range of mid-century modern buffets and sideboards on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
    The difference between a sideboard and a console table comes down to usage and storage features. Sideboards are usually found in dining rooms and have shelving concealed behind cabinet doors for storing dinnerware, glassware and serveware. Normally positioned in entryways, hallways and living rooms, console tables may have no storage features or include drawers, open shelves or cabinet doors, depending on their design. Find a large selection of console tables and sideboards on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024
    How long a sideboard should be in a dining room depends on the size of the space and the dimensions of the accompanying dining table. Generally, a dining table should be larger than a sideboard to ensure a balanced look. You also want to ensure that there is at least 24 inches of space between the sideboard and other furnishings to provide enough clearance for walking. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of sideboards.

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