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Georgian oak dresser base
Located in Salisbury, GB
good small size and so will fit in most spaces in your home. It is fitted 3 drawers all with the brass
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Antique 1820s English Georgian Sideboards

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Oak

Georgian oak dresser base
Georgian oak dresser base
H 30 in W 55 in D 17 in
Large Georgian Serpentine Sideboard
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Decoration To Stiles Raised On Square Moulded Legs. Sideboards are of course one of the most functional
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany

Large Georgian Serpentine Sideboard
Large Georgian Serpentine Sideboard
H 36.75 in W 72 in D 28 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
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Antique Early 1900s Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Wilson, NC
Georgian mahogany sideboard with nine drawers surrounding center recessed door, interior with one
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Antique 1830s English Sideboards

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Brass

Georgian Mahogany Sideboard
Georgian Mahogany Sideboard
H 32 in W 53.25 in D 18.5 in
Antique Mahogany Georgian Style Sideboard With Lion Mask Pulls
Located in Bridgeport, CT
are chips to top banding and small chips, some losses to finish, stable age cracks across side panels
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Antique 19th Century Georgian Sideboards

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Brass

English Georgian oak dresser base
Located in Salisbury, GB
Georgian oak pot board dresser This Georgian oak pot board dresser was made circa 1810. It is of a
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Antique Early 1800s Sideboards

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Oak

English Georgian oak dresser base
English Georgian oak dresser base
H 29.5 in W 53.5 in D 17 in
20th C. Three Drawer Georgian Style Mahogany Sideboard with Inlaid Stringing
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., Georgian style mahogany sideboard with inlaid stringing and brass hardware raised on
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Vintage 1980s American Georgian Sideboards

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Brass

Antique Burr Walnut Small Breakfront Sideboard
Located in London, GB
-polished, the condition is excellent for its age. This delightful small sideboard takes up no more room
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Vintage 1930s British Georgian Sideboards

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Walnut

18th Century small yew wood dresser
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
18th century small yewood dresser circa 1780. Lovely piece of characterful furniture, which due to
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Yew

18th Century small yew wood dresser
18th Century small yew wood dresser
H 34 in W 29.5 in D 18.25 in
Antique English 18th C Georgian Mahogany Chippendale Lowboy Side Table 1750
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique English Georgian Chippendale mahogany lowboy, circa 1750. The molded rectangular
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Antique 1750s English George II Sideboards

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Brass

Kindel Mahogany Bow Front Sideboard
By Kindel Furniture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
top and a small loss at corner, stain to interior cabinet shelf all mentioned for accuracy as the
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20th Century Georgian Sideboards

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Brass

Kindel Mahogany Bow Front Sideboard
Kindel Mahogany Bow Front Sideboard
H 35.5 in W 60 in D 21 in
English Antique Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard Circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
of the case, which measures only 59 1/2" in total width. It ends up being perfect for even smaller
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Antique 18th Century British Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century English Mahogany Brandy Board
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century mahogany brand board, or small sideboard from England. This piece has a banded
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Brass

Early 19th Century English Mahogany Brandy Board
Early 19th Century English Mahogany Brandy Board
H 37.75 in W 45.13 in D 24.13 in
20th c American Mahogany Dining Room Server with Custom Silverware Drawers
Located in Savannah, GA
storage. There are two doors below the drawers at each side with a divider for extra storage. Two small
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Vintage 1920s American Georgian Sideboards

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Brass

Rare & Collectable Germain Landrin circa 1750 French Marble Kingwood Sideboard
By Germain Landrin
Located in GB
it tidying up so its ready to go for the new owner. The old restoration looks to be various small
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Antique 1750s French Georgian Sideboards

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Marble

19th Century Louis XV Style Lacquered Bow Front Demilune Sideboard
Located in Rio Vista, CA
storage area inside. The chest is supported by small cabriole legs with serpentine aprons along the bottom
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Antique 19th Century English Louis XV Sideboards

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Brass

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Early 19th Century Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century mahogany bowfront chest of drawers of nice proportions, having a lovely crossbanded figured top above four long oak lined graduated drawers, with oval brass plate ...
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Antique Early 1800s British Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Antique Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XVI style walnut chest of drawers with burl elm drawer panels, 19th century.
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Antique 19th Century European Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut, Burl

Antique Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Antique Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
H 34 in W 43.5 in D 21.75 in
Two Drawer Chestnut Server, Wrought Iron Pulls
Located in Port Chester, NY
Very handsome elegant country sideboard. Fashioned of dark chestnut, with stylized etching around the paerimeter of the drawers. Some old wear, with one knot hole, shown If used in...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Console Tables

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Chestnut

Sleek Pair of Continental Empire Chests of Drawers
Located in Westport, CT
A fine pair of mahogany veneer chest comprised of three drawers finishing on high straight tapered legs and adorned with bronze pulls. Shown with a refurbished black glass top creati...
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Antique 1820s German Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Antique Rustic Louis XV Style French Provincial Sideboard
Located in Sheffield, MA
The French Provincial style sideboard has two smaller side drawers and one larger middle drawer, all dovetailed. Below are two panelled doors flanking a centre panel all a la French ...
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Sideboards

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Wood

Mahogany display cabinet
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Antique mahogany display case in good and original condition. The display case has 2 sliding doors. There are supports for an extra glass shelf. Extra shelf is not included. The tabl...
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Vintage 1910s British Vitrines

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Mahogany

Mahogany display cabinet
Mahogany display cabinet
H 69 in W 81 in D 43 in
Grand 19th Century English Two-Piece Mahogany Stepback Bookcase or China Cabinet
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful large English two-piece mahogany step back bookcase, its upper case with a molded cornice over two glass doors, each with ten glazed glass panes, the top two panes arched...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Bookcases

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Mahogany

King White Oak Four Poster "Tulip Top" Bed with Turned Posts by Scott James
Located in Tiverton, RI
The tulip top bed is one of our most popular, with a contiguous headboard and post height this bed is perfect for a smaller scale room. Featuring a capped flat headboard with a molde...
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21st Century and Contemporary American American Classical Beds and Bed F...

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Wood

18th Century George III Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany sideboard. The sideboard has three drawers across the top, each with ring handles. These are above to bowed cupboards, one opening to r...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Sideboards

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Mahogany

18th Century George III Mahogany Sideboard
18th Century George III Mahogany Sideboard
H 37 in W 65.75 in D 23.5 in
Thonet Vienna Art Nouveau Wall Étagère No 51, Book Shelf, Mahogany stained, 1903
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegantly shaped etagere with four large storage levels, the straight uprights slightly flared in the lowest area, decorative, openwork struts in the form of repeating stylized conta...
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Shelves

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Beech

Dutch 19th Century Oak Empire Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classic Dutch Empire chest made of oak during the 1800’s. The top drawer protrudes forward over three drawers flaked with ebonized columns featuring brass capitals at the top and b...
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Dutch 19th Century Oak Empire Chest
Dutch 19th Century Oak Empire Chest
H 41.75 in W 41.25 in D 21.25 in
Antique 19th Century Gold Gilt French Louis Philippe Mirror with Rope and Tassel
Located in Casteren, NL
This is a rare large gold leaf gilt mirror that was made in northern France in the late 19th century. It features the upper rounded corners typical for the Louis Philippe style. Th...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

18th c. English Oak Close Stool
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very good early 18th Century English oak lidded box in the form of a chest of drawers, the hinged top over a configuration of false drawers having half round molded dividers with ori...
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Antique 1710s English Queen Anne Blanket Chests

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Brass

18th c. English Oak Close Stool
18th c. English Oak Close Stool
H 18.5 in W 20 in D 17 in
Georgian Revival Sideboard Mahogany Buffet Server
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Georgian Revival Mahogany Bookcase. Raised upon Square Tapered Legs With Spade Feet. Circa 1920 The Sideboard Features 2 x Mahogany Lined Working Drawers and 1 Cupboard. The Drawers ...
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Vintage 1920s Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany

English Walnut Burl Two-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This two-drawer walnut writing desk is made for us by our English cabinetmaker. Using time-honored techniques, this table is created in just the same fashion as it would have been 20...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut, Burl

Regency Style Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Westwood, NJ
Regency style mahogany flat fronted rectangular sideboard with four doors, flame figured mahogany veneers, and four drawers at the top and all with oak secondary woods. Contrasting s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Sideboards

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Wood

Regency Style Mahogany Sideboard
Regency Style Mahogany Sideboard
H 38.5 in W 58 in D 18.5 in

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Small Irish Georgian Antique Mahogany Side Board
Located in Antrim, GB
Lovely Mahogany Irish Georgian antique side board of very neat proportions. Georgian key with
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Antique 1820s Irish Regency Sideboards

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Mahogany

Small 19th Century Sheraton Georgian Style Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
A small late 19th-early 20th century Sheraton style mahogany sideboard. The sideboard is
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Antique Early 1900s English Sideboards

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Mahogany

19th Century Georgian Mahogany Twin Pedestal Sideboard Ebony
Located in Brighton, GB
large central draws and two smaller draws above cupboards, one of which houses a wine rack. There is
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Antique 1810s English George III Sideboards

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Wood

Antique Maple & Co. Mahogany Sideboard Chiffonier Cupboard Console Table
By Maple & Co.
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique small quality Maple & Co. mahogany sideboard, chiffonier or cupboard that would also
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Vintage 1920s British Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany

Small Georgian Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Late 18th Century, Georgian, mahogany Hepplewhite Period Serpentine Sideboard
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Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Sideboards

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Mahogany

Small Georgian Mahogany Sideboard
Small Georgian Mahogany Sideboard
H 34 in W 55 in D 25 in
Small Georgian Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
like so many georgian sideboards which you will find. Overall it retains a lovely untouched colour and
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Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Sideboards

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Mahogany

Antique Georgian Style Yew Wood Sideboard
Located in London, GB
A smart and very functional antique yew wood sideboard in the Georgian style. This was made in
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Mid-20th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Yew

Small Serpentine Sideboard
Located in Westwood, NJ
A George III mahogany small-scale serpentine front sideboard fitted with a long central drawer
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Sideboards

Small Serpentine Sideboard
Small Serpentine Sideboard
H 33 in W 47 in D 21 in
Georgian Bowfront Sideboard
Located in Port Chester, NY
This is a pretty small-sized classic mahogany bowfront sideboard. The color is excellent, the
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Antique 19th Century English Sideboards

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Mahogany

Georgian Bowfront Sideboard
Georgian Bowfront Sideboard
H 33.5 in W 51 in D 22.5 in
Antique Furniture Sideboard, Georgian Court Cupboard, Scotland, 1810
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique furniture sideboard, Georgian court cupboard, Scotland, 1810 Scotland 1810 Solid oak
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Antique 1810s Scottish Georgian Sideboards

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Oak

Small Antique Breakfront Sideboard
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique Georgian style breakfront sideboard of small proportions. This was made in England
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Mid-20th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Wood

Small Antique Breakfront Sideboard
Small Antique Breakfront Sideboard
H 30 in W 43 in D 13 in
English Sideboard 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
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Brass

Small 18th Century Oak Dresser Base
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive Late 18th Century, Georgian Period, Oak Dresser Base Of Charming Small
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Oak

Small 18th Century Oak Dresser Base
Small 18th Century Oak Dresser Base
H 28.5 in W 60.75 in D 17.5 in
Small Antique Burr Walnut Breakfront Sideboard
Located in London, GB
-polished, the condition is excellent for its age. This delightful small sideboard takes up no more room
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Vintage 1930s British Georgian Sideboards

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Walnut

18th Century Yew Wood Small Dresser
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
18th century yew wood small dresser, circa 1780. Rare small dresser side table, made from yew
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Yew

18th Century Yew Wood Small Dresser
18th Century Yew Wood Small Dresser
H 34 in W 29.5 in D 18.25 in
Pair of Early 19th Century Georgian Counters from a Seed Merchant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
dimensions: Smaller counter: 42 1/4" H x 92 1/4" W x 19 1/2" D. A fun pair that would add individuality to
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Hardwood

Georgian oak pot board dresser base
Located in Salisbury, GB
board dresser base. It is fitted 3 drawers under the top and a small candle/spice drawers to each side
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Antique Early 19th Century English Sideboards

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Elm, Oak

Georgian oak pot board dresser base
Georgian oak pot board dresser base
H 34.5 in W 70 in D 17 in
19th Century Mahogany William IV Mahogany Small Sideboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small mahogany sideboard, circa 1830. Three drawers, top drawer being the full width of the front
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany

Antique Inlaid Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard
Located in London, GB
Nice quality antique Georgian style mahogany breakfront sideboard of fairly small proportions
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Vintage 1950s English Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany

English Oak 18th Century Dresser Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
over three lipped drawers above a shaped apron with two small candle drawers, on front cabriole legs
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Antique 1740s English Georgian Sideboards

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Oak

18th Century English Dresser Base /Sideboard
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 18th century English painted oak dresser base, 1770. Dimensions: 67 inches (170 cms
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Oak

Berkey and Gay Demi Lune Sideboard
By Berkey & Gay Furniture
Located in Annville, PA
there will be some small signs of wear and tear but overall this item is in excellent original condition
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Vintage 1920s American Georgian Sideboards

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Satinwood

Berkey and Gay Demi Lune Sideboard
Berkey and Gay Demi Lune Sideboard
H 38 in W 76 in D 24 in
Solid Flame Mahogany Sideboard Buffet Handcrafted by Charak of Buffalo
By Charak Furniture Company
Located in Stamford, CT
three top drawers one large center drawer with two smaller flanking drawers. The bottom displaying four
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Antique Late 19th Century American Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany

English Bleached Oak Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 18th century bleached oak dresser base, 1780. Dimensions 64 inches (163 cms) wide 19.5
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Georgian Sideboards

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Oak

English Bleached Oak Dresser Base
English Bleached Oak Dresser Base
H 29 in W 64 in D 19.5 in
18th Century Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
having two small oak lined drawers at the centre, one with fitted compartments, with a single deep oak
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany

Rare Diminutive 19th C. English Flame Mahog. Hepp. Style Serpentine Sideboard
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Charleston, SC
This is a wonderfully small or diminutive Antique English Hepplewhite style deep serpentine shaped
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany

Welsh Dresser Console or Sideboard of Oak
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome Welsh dresser base or console server from the Georgian-era, c.1750, featuring a handsome
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Welsh Sideboards

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Brass

Georgian Sideboard Server Mahogany 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant and refined antique sideboard in the Georgian style Smaller size so good for an apartment
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Antique 1880s English Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany

Georgian Sideboard Server Mahogany 1880
Georgian Sideboard Server Mahogany 1880
H 32.5 in W 42 in D 22.5 in
Diminutive Georgian Style Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Graceful and diminutive Georgian style sideboard in solid mahogany. The simple lines with three
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Antique Early 1900s American Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany

Magnificent Impressively Large 18th Century Mahogany English Georgian Sideboard
Located in Hopewell, NJ
English Georgian mahogany late 18th century sideboard having small wooden gallery across the back
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany

1790s English Georgian Oak Dresser Base with Three-Drawers and Lower Shelf
Located in Atlanta, GA
objects. The piece is raised on bracket feet, echoing with their curved lines the small brackets that
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Brass

Welsh Georgian Oak Potboard Dresser with Three Drawers and Lower Shelf
Located in Wells, ME
Wales. The homes and cottages were small and this dresser fit very well into its space. The dovetailed
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Antique Late 18th Century Welsh George III Sideboards

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Oak

18th Century English Oak Sideboard
Located in High Point, NC
top follows down to simple sides and three larger drawers over three smaller drawers in the front of
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Brass

18th Century English Oak Sideboard
18th Century English Oak Sideboard
H 33 in W 57.25 in D 14.88 in
Tall Fan Inlaid Welsh or English Dresser of Oak and Mahogany
Located in Nashville, TN
, dings , age cracks and small fissures . The back legs show similar wear as well . Fading throughout
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Wood

English Serpentine Sideboard
Located in Woodbury, CT
silver drawer is flanked by a smaller drawer above a cellaret drawer on the left and a smaller drawer
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany, Ebony, Olive, Satinwood

English Serpentine Sideboard
English Serpentine Sideboard
H 36.75 in W 76 in D 29 in
Four circa 1880 Grand Rapids Bookcase & Chair Co Stamped Legal Library Bookcases
By Grand Rapids Furniture Co.
Located in GB
flat packed In terms of the condition they are period with lots of small patina marks here and there
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Bookcases

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Hardwood

Antique English late Georgian small sideboard.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English late Georgian small sideboard.
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Antique 19th Century English Sideboards

Georgian Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very nice Georgian Mahogany serpentined sideboard on square tapered legs with spade feet. Well
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Antique 19th Century English Sideboards

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Wood

Antique Dresser Sideboard Credenza Solid Oak Georgian, 18th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique 18th century small solid oak sideboard dresser base, rectangular top over three large
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Antique 18th Century Georgian Sideboards

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Oak

Antique Dresser Side Board Credenza Solid Oak Georgian 18th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
18th century Georgian solid oak sideboard dresser base, rectangular top over two large drawers over
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Antique 18th Century Georgian Sideboards

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Oak

Small English Serpentine Sideboard
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in San Francisco, CA
small sized sideboard is sometimes called a brandy board. The brass pulls appear to be original. The
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Early 20th Century British Georgian Sideboards

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Wood

Georgian Sheraton Serpentine Mahogany Sideboard
Located in London, west Sussex
This outstanding and rare smaller size Georgian Sheraton serpentine mahogany sideboard features a
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Antique Late 18th Century British Sideboards

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Mahogany, Harewood, Satinwood, Walnut, Satin

Scottish Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Millwood, VA
storage area flanked by two small drawers. The piece is supported upon six reeded and turned mahogany legs
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Antique 1820s Scottish Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany

Scottish Mahogany Sideboard
Scottish Mahogany Sideboard
H 41.5 in W 72 in D 31 in
Art Deco U-Base Sideboard by Epstein in Maple and Burr Maples Veneers
By Harry & Lou Epstein Furniture Co
Located in Kent, GB
‘Art Deco’ style was produced from the 1930s until at least the 1950s, alongside the Georgian and other
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Sideboards

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Maple

Art Deco Console Sideboard by Epstein in Maple and Burr Maple Veneers
By Harry & Lou Epstein Furniture Co
Located in Kent, GB
‘Art Deco’ style was produced from the 1930s until at least the 1950s, alongside the Georgian and other
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Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Sideboards

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Maple

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Small Sideboards Georgian For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the small sideboards georgian you’re looking for. Each small sideboards georgian for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and brass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect small sideboards georgian — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A small sideboards georgian made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with louis xv — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one small sideboards georgian that is appealing in its simplicity, but Berkey & Gay Furniture and Germain Landrin produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Small Sideboards Georgian?

The average selling price for a small sideboards georgian at 1stDibs is $4,003, while they’re typically $1,828 on the low end and $19,016 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right sideboards for You

Once simply boards made of wood that were used to support ceremonial dining, sideboards have taken on much greater importance 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.

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. 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 are more to your liking than an 18th-century mahogany sideboard with decorative inlays by Hepplewhite, 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, new and vintage sideboards to choose from.