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Mid Century Louvered Front Server with Hutch by Stanley
Mid Century Louvered Front Server with Hutch by Stanley

Mid Century Louvered Front Server with Hutch by Stanley

By Stanley

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This wonderful mid-century sideboard features wonderful straight lines, with unique louvered front drawers, cabinet pulls, and matching display topper. Vintage design at it's finest,...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Mid Century Modern Sideboard Danish Teak Server by McIntosh
Mid Century Modern Sideboard Danish Teak Server by McIntosh

Mid Century Modern Sideboard Danish Teak Server by McIntosh

Located in Potters Bar, GB

On trend 1960s Mid Century sideboard by AH McIntosh in the Danish style Hand crafted from teak with a clean and minimal design Opens out to reveal a lot of storage - three drawers, s...

Category

Vintage 1960s Sideboards

Materials

Teak

ANTIQUE CHINESE SIDEBOARD SERVER BUFFET ALTAR COFER CA 1880
ANTIQUE CHINESE SIDEBOARD SERVER BUFFET ALTAR COFER CA 1880

ANTIQUE CHINESE SIDEBOARD SERVER BUFFET ALTAR COFER CA 1880

Located in Yonkers, NY

Antique Chinese Gansu Province sideboard or altar coffer with its original painted and decorated surface ca 1880-90

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Mastercraft Brass Server/Sideboard/Credenza by Bernhard Rhone, 1970s
Mastercraft Brass Server/Sideboard/Credenza by Bernhard Rhone, 1970s

Mastercraft Brass Server/Sideboard/Credenza by Bernhard Rhone, 1970s

By Bernhard Rohne, James Mont, Mastercraft

Located in Raleigh, NC

A striking and rare example showing beautifully. Acid-etched brass with plenty of open storage in a small footprint. A classic by Mastercraft., Bernard Rohne.

Category

Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Bauhaus Bookmarked Burr Walnut Server with Pull-Out Tray
Bauhaus Bookmarked Burr Walnut Server with Pull-Out Tray

Bauhaus Bookmarked Burr Walnut Server with Pull-Out Tray

Located in Troy, MI

Austrian Bauhaus style/era burr wood walnut serving cabinet has a patterned veneer top with checkered pattern made with contrasting grain directions, circa 1930s. Pull-out cutting/se...

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Sideboards

Materials

Brass

French Louis XV Creme Paint Decorated Sideboard Server Buffet
French Louis XV Creme Paint Decorated Sideboard Server Buffet

French Louis XV Creme Paint Decorated Sideboard Server Buffet

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a gorgeous French Louis XVI paint decorated dresser. Look at the finish and the condition which is nearly mint. There is no sign of wear that I can find beyond the most minor...

Category

Vintage 1950s Louis XV Sideboards

Materials

Fruitwood

1980s Henredon Banded Mahogany Federal Style Huntboard / Sideboard / Server
1980s Henredon Banded Mahogany Federal Style Huntboard / Sideboard / Server

1980s Henredon Banded Mahogany Federal Style Huntboard / Sideboard / Server

By Henredon

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is a lovely Henredon Federal style mahogany huntboard. The brass hardware is original, and it does have dovetail construction. The huntboard has two drink supports that draw out...

Category

Late 20th Century American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Antique French Carved Oak Server Sideboard Barley Twist Renaissance Bookshelf
Antique French Carved Oak Server Sideboard Barley Twist Renaissance Bookshelf

Antique French Carved Oak Server Sideboard Barley Twist Renaissance Bookshelf

Located in Shreveport, LA

Antique French Carved Oak Server Sideboard Barley Twist Renaissance Bookshelf. Direct from France

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Sideboards

Materials

Oak

French Jansen Black Lacquered 4 Door Server with Marble Top
French Jansen Black Lacquered 4 Door Server with Marble Top

French Jansen Black Lacquered 4 Door Server with Marble Top

Located in Dallas, TX

Fine French Jansen 4 Door Server. The finish is done in a beautiful black lacquer with gold gilt

Category

20th Century French Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Antique Pinewood Distress Painted Sideboard Server Primitive Rustic Cabin
Antique Pinewood Distress Painted Sideboard Server Primitive Rustic Cabin

Antique Pinewood Distress Painted Sideboard Server Primitive Rustic Cabin

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique pinewood white distress painted sideboard. Item features solid wood construction, tall backsplash, attractive white distress painted top, three drawers, three cabinet doors, ...

Category

Early 20th Century American Primitive Sideboards

Materials

Pine

Maitland Smith Flame Mahogany Sheraton Style Sideboard Buffet Server
Maitland Smith Flame Mahogany Sheraton Style Sideboard Buffet Server

Maitland Smith Flame Mahogany Sheraton Style Sideboard Buffet Server

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a 1990s era Maitland Smith flame mahogany sideboard. The sideboard does have some minor condition issues that need to be considered. The price reflects this. Measures: 38 1/2...

Category

1990s Philippine Sheraton Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Erno Fabry for Fabry Associates Mid-Century Walnut Server Cabinet
Erno Fabry for Fabry Associates Mid-Century Walnut Server Cabinet

Erno Fabry for Fabry Associates Mid-Century Walnut Server Cabinet

By Erno Fabry

Located in Queens, NY

Mid-Century walnut server cabinet / sideboard with a rectangular profile, with three sliding doors

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Landstrom Georgian Flame Mahogany Sideboard Buffet or Bar Server, Refinished
Landstrom Georgian Flame Mahogany Sideboard Buffet or Bar Server, Refinished

Landstrom Georgian Flame Mahogany Sideboard Buffet or Bar Server, Refinished

By Landstrom Furniture

Located in South Bend, IN

An exceptional Georgian or Hepplewhite style sideboard buffet or bar server By Landstrom

Category

Vintage 1940s American Georgian Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Fine Teak Server Attributed to Ole Wanscher for Rud Rasmussens
Fine Teak Server Attributed to Ole Wanscher for Rud Rasmussens

Fine Teak Server Attributed to Ole Wanscher for Rud Rasmussens

By Ole Wanscher

Located in Pawtucket, RI

Rare and finely detailed teak server attributed to Ole Wanscher and manufactured by Rud Rasmussens

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

Six Door Server Mustard Tone Paint Patina with Lacquer Glaze
Six Door Server Mustard Tone Paint Patina with Lacquer Glaze

Six Door Server Mustard Tone Paint Patina with Lacquer Glaze

By Brendan Bass

Located in Dallas, TX

Six door server credenza in a mustard / yellow tone paint patina with lacquer glaze. Made from

Category

20th Century European Rustic Sideboards

Materials

Elm

Drexel Heritage French Provincial Walnut Sideboard Server or Bar Cabinet
Drexel Heritage French Provincial Walnut Sideboard Server or Bar Cabinet

Drexel Heritage French Provincial Walnut Sideboard Server or Bar Cabinet

By Drexel

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous French Provincial flip-top sideboard, buffet server, or bar cabinet on casters By

Category

Vintage 1970s American French Provincial Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Unique Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Tambour Server by Dyrlund
Unique Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Tambour Server by Dyrlund

Unique Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Tambour Server by Dyrlund

By Dyrlund

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This stunning teak server features plenty of concealed storage behind well-crafted sliding tambour

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Mid-Century Modern German Atomic Era Credenza Cabinet Sideboard Server
Mid-Century Modern German Atomic Era Credenza Cabinet Sideboard Server

Mid-Century Modern German Atomic Era Credenza Cabinet Sideboard Server

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Mid-Century Modern German atomic era credenza cabinet sideboard server. Item features 1 drop down

Category

Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

c.1900 Soubrier Walnut Louis XV Server w/ Marble Top
c.1900 Soubrier Walnut Louis XV Server w/ Marble Top

c.1900 Soubrier Walnut Louis XV Server w/ Marble Top

Located in BENSENVILLE, IL

Spectacular Antique French Louis XV server made by Soubrier hand-crafted of walnut with serpentine

Category

Early 20th Century French Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Margolis Early 20th Century Mahogany Hepplewhite Style Server Buffet Sideboard
Margolis Early 20th Century Mahogany Hepplewhite Style Server Buffet Sideboard

Margolis Early 20th Century Mahogany Hepplewhite Style Server Buffet Sideboard

By Nathan Margolis Shop

Located in Long Branch, NJ

​Early 20th Century Mahogany Hepplewhite Style Server Buffet Sideboard Dimensions : 66" Wide X 40

Category

Early 20th Century American Hepplewhite Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Baker Furniture Federal Mahogany Serpentine Front Buffet Server, Circa 1920
Baker Furniture Federal Mahogany Serpentine Front Buffet Server, Circa 1920

Baker Furniture Federal Mahogany Serpentine Front Buffet Server, Circa 1920

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous Federal or Georgian style serpentine front sideboard, credenza, or buffet server In the

Category

Vintage 1920s American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Antique English Chippendale Style Mahogany Serpentine Small Huntboard or Server
Antique English Chippendale Style Mahogany Serpentine Small Huntboard or Server

Antique English Chippendale Style Mahogany Serpentine Small Huntboard or Server

By Thomas Chippendale

Located in CHARLESTON, SC

serpentine fronted small hunt-board or server. Please note handsome hand carved gadroon edge, acanthus leaf

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Carpathian Elm & Walnut 4-Door Server by William "Billy" Haines
Carpathian Elm & Walnut 4-Door Server by William "Billy" Haines

Carpathian Elm & Walnut 4-Door Server by William "Billy" Haines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A rare and unusual custom made 4-door server housing drawers behind all doors including fitted and

Category

Vintage 1950s American Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Server Sideboard Buffet Jacobean Oak Barley Twist 19th C
Antique English Server Sideboard Buffet Jacobean Oak Barley Twist 19th C

Antique English Server Sideboard Buffet Jacobean Oak Barley Twist 19th C

Located in Tyler, TX

Gorgeous Antique English oak Jacobean barley twist server, sideboard or buffet with center drawers

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Jacobean Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Skovby Danish Modern Rosewood Buffet Server or Bar Cabinet, Newly Refinished
Skovby Danish Modern Rosewood Buffet Server or Bar Cabinet, Newly Refinished

Skovby Danish Modern Rosewood Buffet Server or Bar Cabinet, Newly Refinished

By Skovby Møbelfabrik A/S 1

Located in South Bend, IN

A sleek and stylish mid-century Danish Modern rosewood buffet server, compact credenza, or bar

Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Austrian Baroque Inlaid Marquetry Cabinet Sideboard Buffet Server 1880
Antique Austrian Baroque Inlaid Marquetry Cabinet Sideboard Buffet Server 1880

Antique Austrian Baroque Inlaid Marquetry Cabinet Sideboard Buffet Server 1880

Located in Portland, OR

A majestic inlaid antique walnut with marquetry fruitwood inlaid Austrian buffet in the Baroque taste, circa 1890. The sideboard of serpentine shape and having a carved and inlaid ma...

Category

Antique 1890s Austrian Baroque Revival Sideboards

Materials

Ash, Fruitwood, Walnut

Flame Mahogany Sheraton Style Federal Sideboard Server Buffet with Eagles
Flame Mahogany Sheraton Style Federal Sideboard Server Buffet with Eagles

Flame Mahogany Sheraton Style Federal Sideboard Server Buffet with Eagles

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Virginia craftsman inlaid mahogany sideboard with 4 doors and 1 drawer. Hardware has eagles embossed into them. Beautiful Wood quality and craftsmanship.

Category

20th Century American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Baker Furniture Neoclassical Style Mahogany Sideboard Buffet Server Bar Credenza
Baker Furniture Neoclassical Style Mahogany Sideboard Buffet Server Bar Credenza

Baker Furniture Neoclassical Style Mahogany Sideboard Buffet Server Bar Credenza

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in West Hartford, CT

Exceptional signed Baker Furniture Company six foot wide sideboard with flame mahogany door fronts and carved detail. Ample storage throughout includes felt center drawer for your si...

Category

Early 2000s American Neoclassical Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Hollywood Regency Ebony Demilune Server, Console, Serving Table, French, 19th C
Hollywood Regency Ebony Demilune Server, Console, Serving Table, French, 19th C

Hollywood Regency Ebony Demilune Server, Console, Serving Table, French, 19th C

By Maison Jansen

Located in Stamford, CT

Hollywood Regency Ebony Demilune Server, Console, Serving Table, French, 19th Century A French

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Fantastic Quality French Walnut Louis XV Provincial Sideboard Buffet Server
Fantastic Quality French Walnut Louis XV Provincial Sideboard Buffet Server

Fantastic Quality French Walnut Louis XV Provincial Sideboard Buffet Server

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...

Category

Vintage 1950s French French Provincial Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

George Nelson Thin Edge Server in Walnut for Herman Miller, 1950s
George Nelson Thin Edge Server in Walnut for Herman Miller, 1950s

George Nelson Thin Edge Server in Walnut for Herman Miller, 1950s

By Herman Miller, George Nelson

Located in Dallas, TX

Early George Nelson designed, thin-edge server in walnut with black and silver hourglass hardware

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Aluminum

Wm IV Break-Front Pedestal Server of Mahogany (Trotter style)
Wm IV Break-Front Pedestal Server of Mahogany (Trotter style)

Wm IV Break-Front Pedestal Server of Mahogany (Trotter style)

Located in Austin, TX

An English pedestal sideboard from the William IV-era in the manner of William Trotter. Featuring an upper tier with removable carved center scroll backsplash of flame-cut mahogan...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Sideboards

Henredon 18th Century Portfolio Banded Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard Buffet Server
Henredon 18th Century Portfolio Banded Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard Buffet Server

Henredon 18th Century Portfolio Banded Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard Buffet Server

By Heritage-Henredon

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Henredon 18th century portfolio banded mahogany sideboard sideboard. Item details long slender tapered legs, beautiful wood grain, two dovetail constructed drawers, two cabinet doors...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Henkel Harris American Colonial Solid Cherry Sideboard Server or Bar Cabinet
Henkel Harris American Colonial Solid Cherry Sideboard Server or Bar Cabinet

Henkel Harris American Colonial Solid Cherry Sideboard Server or Bar Cabinet

By Henkel Harris

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous American Colonial style sideboard, buffet server, or bar cabinet By Henkel Harris

Category

Late 20th Century American American Colonial Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Modernist Walnut Cabinet or Server, Exotic Woods by American of Martinsville
Modernist Walnut Cabinet or Server, Exotic Woods by American of Martinsville

Modernist Walnut Cabinet or Server, Exotic Woods by American of Martinsville

By American of Martinsville

Located in Buffalo, NY

Stunning modernist walnut cabinet or server. Dramatic wood veneers, walnut and brass hand pulls

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Petite Antique French Carved Oak Server Sideboard Barley Twist Display Shelf
Petite Antique French Carved Oak Server Sideboard Barley Twist Display Shelf

Petite Antique French Carved Oak Server Sideboard Barley Twist Display Shelf

Located in Shreveport, LA

Petite Antique French carved oak server sideboard barley twist display shelf. Direct from France

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Renaissance Revival Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Sheraton Style Mahogany Baker Sideboard Server Buffet with Brass Gallery
Sheraton Style Mahogany Baker Sideboard Server Buffet with Brass Gallery

Sheraton Style Mahogany Baker Sideboard Server Buffet with Brass Gallery

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Baker Federal style 8-drawer inlaid mahogany sideboard with a brass gallery.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Brass

English William IV Sideboard/Server/Bar in Mahogany, Circa 1835
English William IV Sideboard/Server/Bar in Mahogany, Circa 1835

English William IV Sideboard/Server/Bar in Mahogany, Circa 1835

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

89" long x 26" deep x 40.5" high to surface (63" overall height) William IV sideboard in mahogany with arched door panels flanked by corinthian columns, England, circa 1835. Cre...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Classic Mid-Century Modern Walnut Server by Warren Church for Lane
Classic Mid-Century Modern Walnut Server by Warren Church for Lane

Classic Mid-Century Modern Walnut Server by Warren Church for Lane

By Warren C. Church, Lane Furniture

Located in Buffalo, NY

Classic Mid-Century Modern walnut server by Warren Church for lane, wonderful warm walnut patina

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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