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Unusual Nineteenth Century Eastern Seaboard sideboard/server
Unusual Nineteenth Century Eastern Seaboard sideboard/server

Unusual Nineteenth Century Eastern Seaboard sideboard/server

Located in Vancouver, BC

Unusual Mahogany Server/sideboard, carved shell detail and with mirror back and paw feet. Possibly

Category

Antique 19th Century Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Bleached Three-Drawer Server
19th Century English Bleached Three-Drawer Server

19th Century English Bleached Three-Drawer Server

Located in Birmingham, AL

19th Century English bleached three drawer server of impressive scale.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Country Sideboards

Materials

Pine

French Art Deco server with marble top
French Art Deco server with marble top

French Art Deco server with marble top

Located in Long Island City, NY

Bombe-shaped French Art Deco server in mahogany. Veneered with bird's-eye-maple in a beautiful

Category

Vintage 1930s French Sideboards

Materials

Marble

1920s Spanish Revival Server Sideboard with Crest
1920s Spanish Revival Server Sideboard with Crest

1920s Spanish Revival Server Sideboard with Crest

Located in Pasadena, CA

Stately 1920s walnut server with one large cabinet area. Nice quality carving with barley twist

Category

Vintage 1920s American Spanish Colonial Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Sideboard Server, French, circa 1930
Art Deco Sideboard Server, French, circa 1930

Art Deco Sideboard Server, French, circa 1930

Located in Paddock Wood, Kent

Art Deco sideboard server, French, circa 1930. A French walnut Art Deco sideboard / server or

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Silver

Minimalist Milo Baughman  1970's Server/Sideboard
Minimalist Milo Baughman  1970's Server/Sideboard

Minimalist Milo Baughman 1970's Server/Sideboard

Located in Miami, FL

Beautifull Milo Baughman 1970,s burlwood. Server, sideboard with a chrome floating base .

Category

Vintage 1970s American Sideboards

Materials

Chrome

Substantial Rare Rosewood Danish Server by Berndt
Substantial Rare Rosewood Danish Server by Berndt

Substantial Rare Rosewood Danish Server by Berndt

Located in New York, NY

Lavish and sensuous rare rosewood Danish server. Outfitted with a full complement of drawers and

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Sideboards

Antique Two Drawer Sycamore Server, Fruitwood Base
Antique Two Drawer Sycamore Server, Fruitwood Base

Antique Two Drawer Sycamore Server, Fruitwood Base

Located in Port Chester, NY

A rustic antique pot board server from England. Made of sycamore with a fruitwood base. Great warm

Category

Antique 19th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Sycamore, Fruitwood

Long Antique English Five Drawer Pine Server
Long Antique English Five Drawer Pine Server

Long Antique English Five Drawer Pine Server

Located in Port Chester, NY

Long and lovely, measures eight feet, and has an excellent 34" height. This server has a beautiful

Category

Antique 19th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Fine 1960s Walnut Baker Server/Sideboard Reinvented
Fine 1960s Walnut Baker Server/Sideboard Reinvented

Fine 1960s Walnut Baker Server/Sideboard Reinvented

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in San Francisco, CA

Fine Baker server/sideboard circa 1960s Two end cabinets with shelves, large center with drawer

Category

Vintage 1960s American Neoclassical Revival Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Early 19th c. English Georgian Mahogany Server
Early 19th c. English Georgian Mahogany Server

Early 19th c. English Georgian Mahogany Server

Located in Atlanta, GA

EARLY 19thC ENGLISH GEORGIAN MAHOGANY SERVER An Atlanta Resource for Fine Antiques We have a very

Category

Antique 19th Century Sideboards

19th Century British Campaign Teak Gallery Server
19th Century British Campaign Teak Gallery Server

19th Century British Campaign Teak Gallery Server

Located in Middleburg, VA

British Campaign teak server has beautifully hand-turned removable legs on casters making a very

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Sideboards

20th Century English Oak Barley Twist Server
20th Century English Oak Barley Twist Server

20th Century English Oak Barley Twist Server

Located in Atlanta, GA

This is a handsome English server with barley twist details on the front. There are two drawers

Category

Early 20th Century British Jacobean Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Walnut Potboard Server with Turned Legs-A
Walnut Potboard Server with Turned Legs-A

Walnut Potboard Server with Turned Legs-A

Located in Port Chester, NY

A lovely walnut potboard server, custom made for Briggs House in France with old legs, circa 1850

Category

2010s French Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Louis Philippe Walnut Server with Potboard Base
Louis Philippe Walnut Server with Potboard Base

Louis Philippe Walnut Server with Potboard Base

Located in Port Chester, NY

A charming potboard server in mellow walnut with elegant turned legs and a useful shelf at the base

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

#4350 T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Server
#4350 T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Server

#4350 T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Server

Located in New York, NY

Elegant Walnut Server by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb. Three Center Drawers (Top Drawer

Category

Vintage 1950s American Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Beautiful Chestnut Server Custom-Made in England
Beautiful Chestnut Server Custom-Made in England

Beautiful Chestnut Server Custom-Made in England

Located in Port Chester, NY

table and the server. Would make an excellent sofa table or console for the hallway. Custom-made for

Category

2010s English Sideboards

Materials

Chestnut

Long Antique French Walnut Three Drawer Server
Long Antique French Walnut Three Drawer Server

Long Antique French Walnut Three Drawer Server

Located in Port Chester, NY

With an elegant and slender appearance, this server is exceptionally good looking. The rich dark

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Sideboards

Materials

Iron

LEXINGTON Southern Living Pineapple Server on Casters
LEXINGTON Southern Living Pineapple Server on Casters

LEXINGTON Southern Living Pineapple Server on Casters

By Lexington Furniture 1

Located in Charlotte, NC

A French Country style server by Lexington, from their The Southern Living Collection. Fruitwood

Category

Late 20th Century American French Provincial Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Three Drawer 18th Century Period English Oak Server
Three Drawer 18th Century Period English Oak Server

Three Drawer 18th Century Period English Oak Server

Located in Port Chester, NY

A very early English three drawer oak console with fabulous wear and classic drop brass hardware. Wonderful dark color. The drawers slide easily and the piece is sturdy. Carved si...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Early English Pine Three-Drawer Long Server
Early English Pine Three-Drawer Long Server

Early English Pine Three-Drawer Long Server

Located in Port Chester, NY

A very good looking chunky pine console with a simple and versatile Silhouette. Good shaped drawer fronts. The three roomy drawers, measuring 6" deep and 20" across, provid...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Pine

English Walnut Edwardian Large Chiffonier Buffet Server
English Walnut Edwardian Large Chiffonier Buffet Server

English Walnut Edwardian Large Chiffonier Buffet Server

Located in Atlanta, GA

This beautiful English chiffonier was made during the Edwardian period, circa 1910. The walnut boasts a wonderful light brown color, accented with beautiful hand carvings. The large ...

Category

Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Two-Toned Lacquered Sideboard/Server
Mid-Century Two-Toned Lacquered Sideboard/Server

Mid-Century Two-Toned Lacquered Sideboard/Server

Located in New London, CT

Nice vintage piece that's been given anew life with new brushed aluminum drawer pulls and a contemporary two-toned beige and white lacquer. Could easily double as a dresser.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

An English Regency Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard Server
An English Regency Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard Server

An English Regency Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard Server

Located in Woodbury, CT

A fine small Regency mahogany breakfront sideboard with curved rectangular ends, having three conforming drawers above a central concave drawer flanked by two deep bottle drawers (o...

Category

20th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Long Antique English Pine Three-Drawer Server
Long Antique English Pine Three-Drawer Server

Long Antique English Pine Three-Drawer Server

Located in Port Chester, NY

A handsome long pine console or sideboard with wonderful honey color and patina highlighted by exceptional grain. The charming carved apron completes the look. 30" height makes thi...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century Oak Sideboard, Buffet, Server
Early 20th Century Oak Sideboard, Buffet, Server

Early 20th Century Oak Sideboard, Buffet, Server

Located in Vancouver, BC

Oak serving sideboard. the moulded rectangular top over two (2) drawers, flanked by two (2) doors on raised turned feet. Shipping will be $425.00 - $475.00 by Plycon.

Category

Early 20th Century Scottish Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Early Antique English Pine Georgian Potboard Server
Early Antique English Pine Georgian Potboard Server

Early Antique English Pine Georgian Potboard Server

Located in Port Chester, NY

This lovely, glowing, Georgian pine sideboard offers good storage on the shelves below the three large drawers. The good long length of this console makes it a very practical unit. A...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Pine

Three-Drawer Server with Pot Board in Oak
Three-Drawer Server with Pot Board in Oak

Three-Drawer Server with Pot Board in Oak

By Holland & Company

Located in Atlanta, GA

Three Drawer Server with Pot Board in Oak. Brass swan neck pulls and locking drawers with key.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Country Sideboards

Materials

Brass

1920s Spanish Revival Server Sideboard with Iron Stretcher
1920s Spanish Revival Server Sideboard with Iron Stretcher

1920s Spanish Revival Server Sideboard with Iron Stretcher

Located in Pasadena, CA

Difficult to find narrow 1920s Spanish Revival server. It offers a large single drawer, nicely

Category

Vintage 1920s American Spanish Colonial Sideboards

Materials

Iron

A Salem Sheraton mahogany server by William Hook
A Salem Sheraton mahogany server by William Hook

A Salem Sheraton mahogany server by William Hook

Located in Sharon, MA

A wonderful Sheraton carved mahogany server, Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1815-20. This nicely

Category

Antique 19th Century American Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Potboard Base Server, Custom Made of Old Fruitwood
Potboard Base Server, Custom Made of Old Fruitwood

Potboard Base Server, Custom Made of Old Fruitwood

Located in Port Chester, NY

A lovely fruitwood potboard server, custom made for Briggs House in France. Generously proportioned

Category

2010s French Sideboards

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century English Mahogany Console Table or Server
19th Century English Mahogany Console Table or Server

19th Century English Mahogany Console Table or Server

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

A mid-19th century English mahogany five drawer server or low sideboard accented with satinwood

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English George III Sideboards

19th Century French Cherry Server with a Breadboard
19th Century French Cherry Server with a Breadboard

19th Century French Cherry Server with a Breadboard

Located in Atlanta, GA

This French Cherry Server with a breadboard has lovely diamond detailed drawers. The bread board

Category

Antique 19th Century French Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Small rosewood server by Arne Vodder circa 1960
Small rosewood server by Arne Vodder circa 1960

Small rosewood server by Arne Vodder circa 1960

Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY

Beautiful Rosewood 4-drawer server designed by Arne Vodder for Sibast furniture, Denmark, circa

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

Ole Wanscher Server Table for A.J. Iversen
Ole Wanscher Server Table for A.J. Iversen

Ole Wanscher Server Table for A.J. Iversen

By A. J. Iversen, Ole Wanscher

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Seven drawer mahogany server table by Ole Wanscher for cabinetmaker A. J. Iversen. Brass handles

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

Antique Chippendale Style Oak Server with Fretted Detail
Antique Chippendale Style Oak Server with Fretted Detail

Antique Chippendale Style Oak Server with Fretted Detail

Located in Port Chester, NY

A glorious smaller server, with fine patinated oak grain and delightful fretted details at the

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Floating Server by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin
Floating Server by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin

Floating Server by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin

Located in New York, NY

A server with book match veneer on a cabinet that visually "floats" over the thin chromed steel

Category

Vintage 1970s American Sideboards

Period Welsh Pine Server with Gun Barrel Legs
Period Welsh Pine Server with Gun Barrel Legs

Period Welsh Pine Server with Gun Barrel Legs

Located in Port Chester, NY

One of our finest servers! This console is an excellent example of Classic early Welsh period

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Welsh Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Gorgeous California Made Black Lacquer Four Door Server
Gorgeous California Made Black Lacquer Four Door Server

Gorgeous California Made Black Lacquer Four Door Server

Located in Pasadena, CA

A gorgeously finished black lacquer four door server with waterfall corners that drop and become

Category

Vintage 1960s American Sideboards

Vintage Carved Oak Sideboard, Buffet, Server, Scotland 1930
Vintage Carved Oak Sideboard, Buffet, Server, Scotland 1930

Vintage Carved Oak Sideboard, Buffet, Server, Scotland 1930

Located in Vancouver, BC

Vintage carved oak sideboard, buffet, server, Scotland 1930, B2191 Scotland 1930 Solid oak

Category

Vintage 1930s Scottish Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Robsjohn Gibbings Walnut Server with Nickel Detailed Pulls

Robsjohn Gibbings Walnut Server with Nickel Detailed Pulls

By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

Located in New York, NY

Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Server Terence Harold Robsjohn-Gibbings (1905 - 1976) was a

Category

20th Century American Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Niels Jonsson for Troeds Teak Sideboard/Server Swedish, 1960s
Niels Jonsson for Troeds Teak Sideboard/Server Swedish, 1960s

Niels Jonsson for Troeds Teak Sideboard/Server Swedish, 1960s

By Troeds Bjarnum 1, Nils Jonsson

Located in New London, CT

Clean Server sideboard fresh from its first gig of 50 years and ready for its second 50. Troeds

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Teak

Antique French Chestnut Two-Drawer Server, Bread Slide
Antique French Chestnut Two-Drawer Server, Bread Slide

Antique French Chestnut Two-Drawer Server, Bread Slide

Located in Port Chester, NY

A long, imposing country sideboard. Rich dark chestnut, with bread board ends on the top and a charming bread slide on one end of this console. Handsome planking, color and patina, ...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Sideboards

Materials

Chestnut

Rare Classical Bombe Sideboard or Server, New York
Rare Classical Bombe Sideboard or Server, New York

Rare Classical Bombe Sideboard or Server, New York

Located in Providence, RI

This is a rare and beautiful sideboard in the bombe form which, in American furniture, is seen in earlier Boston Chippendale forms. If it weren't for the secondary woods, which are c...

Category

Antique 19th Century American American Classical Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Rosewood Credenza / Cabinet / Server Designed by Jack Cartwright
Rosewood Credenza / Cabinet / Server Designed by Jack Cartwright

Rosewood Credenza / Cabinet / Server Designed by Jack Cartwright

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Beautiful book matched brazilian rosewood cabinet designed by Jack Cartwright for Founders Furniture Company, Model #47304. Two sets of doors, each with an adjustable shelf, and 3...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Sideboards

Materials

Chrome

Antique Scottish Victorian Mahogany Sideboard, Buffet, Server ~1870~
Antique Scottish Victorian Mahogany Sideboard, Buffet, Server ~1870~

Antique Scottish Victorian Mahogany Sideboard, Buffet, Server ~1870~

Located in Vancouver, BC

- Now $1450 - Scotland, 1870 - Victorian - Solid mahogany - Plenty of storage space - Excellent condition - Carved back - Warm patina - Fitted interior - Item # C2166 - ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Victorian Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Danish Midcentury Server in the Style of Finn Juhl
Danish Midcentury Server in the Style of Finn Juhl

Danish Midcentury Server in the Style of Finn Juhl

Located in Tarrytown, NY

1960s Danish server, purchased in Denmark. The proportions allow for flexible usage, with ample

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Sideboards

Grand Scale Black Lacquer, Marble, Jansen Style Server/Sideboard
Grand Scale Black Lacquer, Marble, Jansen Style Server/Sideboard

Grand Scale Black Lacquer, Marble, Jansen Style Server/Sideboard

By Maison Jansen

Located in Stamford, CT

Beautiful and elegant lacquer sideboard / server, to complement all decors. Black marble top

Category

20th Century French Hollywood Regency Sideboards

Materials

Marble

Mod Floating Server by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin
Mod Floating Server by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin

Mod Floating Server by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin

By Milo Baughman

Located in New York, NY

A four door server comprised of a cabinet in book matched olive ash burl veneer, "floating" on a

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

French Art Deco Period Rosewood Server by Mercier Freres
French Art Deco Period Rosewood Server by Mercier Freres

French Art Deco Period Rosewood Server by Mercier Freres

By Mercier Freres

Located in Hudson, NY

Distinctive server in rosewood having a (later) Carrara marble top, pair of drawers and a pair of

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Diminutive Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard, Server, England, circa 1800
Diminutive Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard, Server, England, circa 1800

Diminutive Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard, Server, England, circa 1800

Located in Providence, RI

This server or sideboard is of a highly desirable small size. The top has a beautiful satinwood

Category

Antique 19th Century English Hepplewhite Sideboards

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood

"Great Jones Server" Designed for Baker Furniture by Bill Sofield
"Great Jones Server" Designed for Baker Furniture by Bill Sofield

"Great Jones Server" Designed for Baker Furniture by Bill Sofield

By William Sofield, Baker Furniture Company

Located in Palm Springs, CA

The Great Jones Server was designed by noted interior designer William Sofield for Baker Furniture

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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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 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 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 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 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 ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
    Yes, you can generally use a sideboard as a TV stand. If you plan to rest the TV on the top of a sideboard, double-check that its weight capacity is great enough to support the weight of the television safely. You may also want to drill the back of the sideboard to add holes for the cords and cables that connect the components of your home theater system. On 1stDibs, find a diverse assortment of sideboards.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    How tall a sideboard should be in a living room varies. Most sideboards are 34 to 36 inches tall. If you're using a sideboard as a television stand, the sideboard should be tall enough to allow the center of the television screen to be at eye level. Otherwise, you can typically choose any size sideboard. Shop a range of sideboards on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify a G Plan sideboard, look for the maker's mark. Nearly all pieces produced by the British maker are marked, but G Plan utilized different markings over the years. For example, pieces from the 1950s and ’60s often display a gold foil oval label emblazoned with the words "E Gomme, High Wycombe." You can find images of all G Plan labels and marks on trusted online resources. You can also ask a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer to help you with the identification process. Explore a wide range of G Plan sideboards on 1stDibs.

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