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Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Floating Tambour Sideboard Bar by George Nelson
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Floating Tambour Sideboard Bar by George Nelson

Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Floating Tambour Sideboard Bar by George Nelson

By George Nelson

Located in Lafayette, IN

This remarkable piece is a one-off, wall-hanging bar/sideboard/mirror combo. It was custom designed

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Mirror, Maple

Scandinavian Modern Teak Sideboard by Falster Mobelfabrik
Scandinavian Modern Teak Sideboard by Falster Mobelfabrik

Scandinavian Modern Teak Sideboard by Falster Mobelfabrik

By Falster Møbelfabrik

Located in Brooklyn, NY

of this Falster tambour sideboard. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).

Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Teak

Gianfranco Frattini Rosewood Sideboard Bernini, Italy, 1957
Gianfranco Frattini Rosewood Sideboard Bernini, Italy, 1957

Gianfranco Frattini Rosewood Sideboard Bernini, Italy, 1957

By Gianfranco Frattini

Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant

Very nice tambour sideboard designed by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured by Bernini, Italy

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Rosewood

Danish Sideboard with Tambour Doors
Danish Sideboard with Tambour Doors

Danish Sideboard with Tambour Doors

Located in Stratford, CT

Beautiful, low-profile sideboard in walnut. The tambour doors are in great condition, materials and

Category

20th Century Danish Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

Svend Larsen Designed Tambour Door Sideboard
Svend Larsen Designed Tambour Door Sideboard

Svend Larsen Designed Tambour Door Sideboard

By Svend Aage Larsen

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Danish mid-century modern sideboard designed by Svend Larsen. Beautiful use of teak grain, with a

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Teak

Gianfranco Frattini Tambour Cabinet Style Sideboard
Gianfranco Frattini Tambour Cabinet Style Sideboard

Gianfranco Frattini Tambour Cabinet Style Sideboard

By Gianfranco Frattini

Located in Brooklyn, NY

or business. Spacious tambour cabinets provide plenty of storage space, while Frattini's unique Mid

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Scandinavian Modern Tambour Door Teak Sideboard/Credenza
Scandinavian Modern Tambour Door Teak Sideboard/Credenza

Scandinavian Modern Tambour Door Teak Sideboard/Credenza

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Beautifully constructed tambour door sideboard featuring three adjustable shelves and four felt

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Teak

Danish Sideboard in Teak with Tambour Doors
Danish Sideboard in Teak with Tambour Doors

Danish Sideboard in Teak with Tambour Doors

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Sideboard, teak, Denmark, 1960s. This Scandinavian Modern credenza is modest in its appearance

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Teak

Vintage Scandinavian Teak Tambour Door Sideboard Credenza
Vintage Scandinavian Teak Tambour Door Sideboard Credenza

Vintage Scandinavian Teak Tambour Door Sideboard Credenza

By Arne Vodder

Located in San Jose, CA

Mid-Century Modern sideboard credenza in teak c. 1960's. Features sliding tambour doors with unique

Category

Vintage 1960s European Scandinavian Modern Credenzas

Materials

Teak

English Regency Mahogany Tambour Top Sideboard, Circa 1810
English Regency Mahogany Tambour Top Sideboard, Circa 1810

English Regency Mahogany Tambour Top Sideboard, Circa 1810

Located in Charleston, SC

English Regency mahogany sideboard with scalloped tambour top back splash, ribbon mahogany molded

Category

Antique 1810s English George III Sideboards

Mid Century Danish Modern Tambour Door Sideboard Cabinet
Mid Century Danish Modern Tambour Door Sideboard Cabinet

Mid Century Danish Modern Tambour Door Sideboard Cabinet

By Arne Vodder

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Handsome Danish blond sideboard with center split tambour door cabinets and 3 drawers up top

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Teak

Widdicomb Tambour Doors Compartment Console Server Credenza Cabinet Sideboard
Widdicomb Tambour Doors Compartment Console Server Credenza Cabinet Sideboard

Widdicomb Tambour Doors Compartment Console Server Credenza Cabinet Sideboard

By John Widdicomb

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Widdicomb tambour doors compartment console server credenza cabinet sideboard on brass cone shape

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Danish Rosewood Tambour Door Sideboard by Svend A. Madsen
Danish Rosewood Tambour Door Sideboard by Svend A. Madsen

Danish Rosewood Tambour Door Sideboard by Svend A. Madsen

By Falster Møbelfabrik, Svend Åge Madsen

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Danish tambour door sideboard designed by Svend Age Madsen for Falster Møbelfabrik. Features a

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Wood, Rosewood

English Mahogany Serpentine Tambour and Inlaid Sideboard, Circa 1790
English Mahogany Serpentine Tambour and Inlaid Sideboard, Circa 1790

English Mahogany Serpentine Tambour and Inlaid Sideboard, Circa 1790

Located in Charleston, SC

English mahogany serpentine sideboard with a centered drawer over two sliding tambour doors

Category

Antique 1790s English George III Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Heywood Wakefield Mid-Century Modern Tambour Door Sideboard Credenza
Heywood Wakefield Mid-Century Modern Tambour Door Sideboard Credenza

Heywood Wakefield Mid-Century Modern Tambour Door Sideboard Credenza

By Heywood-Wakefield Co.

Located in South Bend, IN

A very nice solid maple sideboard buffet or credenza by Heywood Wakefield. The sideboard features

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Maple

Teak Sideboard with Tambour Doors, Midcentury Design, Norway, 1960s
Teak Sideboard with Tambour Doors, Midcentury Design, Norway, 1960s

Teak Sideboard with Tambour Doors, Midcentury Design, Norway, 1960s

Located in Wrocław, Poland

This teak sideboard comes from Norway and was made around 1960s. It features very smart solution of

Category

Vintage 1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Teak

William Watting Sideboard in Walnut with Elegant Tambour Doors
William Watting Sideboard in Walnut with Elegant Tambour Doors

William Watting Sideboard in Walnut with Elegant Tambour Doors

By William Watting, Fristho

Located in Waalwijk, NL

William Watting sideboard, walnut, lacquered wood, brass, Europe, 1940s This exquisite sideboard

Category

Vintage 1940s European Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

20th century swedish teak tambour front sideboard by Atvidabergs
20th century swedish teak tambour front sideboard by Atvidabergs

20th century swedish teak tambour front sideboard by Atvidabergs

By Åtvidabergs Snickerifabrik

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Good quality sideboard by swedish makers atvidabergs, circa 1965. Tambour fronted which opens to

Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Teak

Danish Modern Teak Tambour-Door Sideboard Credenza by Dyrlund
Danish Modern Teak Tambour-Door Sideboard Credenza by Dyrlund

Danish Modern Teak Tambour-Door Sideboard Credenza by Dyrlund

By Dyrlund

Located in Shippensburg, PA

A very well-preserved low sideboard credenza designed and executed by Dryland of Denmark in the

Category

20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Teak

Teak Tambour-Door Credenza Sideboard by Svend Aage Larsen
Teak Tambour-Door Credenza Sideboard by Svend Aage Larsen

Teak Tambour-Door Credenza Sideboard by Svend Aage Larsen

By Svend Aage Larsen

Located in Shippensburg, PA

A sleek tambour-door credenza, this is a known design by Svend Aage Larsen, though the labels

Category

20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Teak

Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Tambour Doors Sideboard Credenza Falster
Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Tambour Doors Sideboard Credenza Falster

Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Tambour Doors Sideboard Credenza Falster

By Falster Møbelfabrik, Arne Vodder

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Rosewood tambour doors finished back credenza dresser sideboard by Falster.

Category

20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Rosewood

Danish Modern Teak Tambour Door Sideboard by Svend Aage Larsen
Danish Modern Teak Tambour Door Sideboard by Svend Aage Larsen

Danish Modern Teak Tambour Door Sideboard by Svend Aage Larsen

By Faarup Møbelfabrik, Svend Aage Larsen

Located in Washington, DC

Teak sideboard by Svend Aage Larsen of Denmark. Highly functional with plenty of storage. Three

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Danish Teak Dresser or Sideboard with Tambour Door
Mid-Century Danish Teak Dresser or Sideboard with Tambour Door

Mid-Century Danish Teak Dresser or Sideboard with Tambour Door

By Danflex Systems

Located in Los Angeles, CA

tambour doors glide open to reveal an adjustable shelf and internal drawer, while six drawers—three on

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Teak

Tambour Door Credenza Sideboard Svend a. Larsen Danish Modern Teak
Tambour Door Credenza Sideboard Svend a. Larsen Danish Modern Teak

Tambour Door Credenza Sideboard Svend a. Larsen Danish Modern Teak

By Faarup Møbelfabrik, Svend Aage Larsen

Located in Baltimore, MD

“floating” look. Sliding tambour doors with carved handles open to reveal two long adjustable shelves on one

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Credenzas

Materials

Teak

Danish Design Sideboard/Credenza Tambour Doors Teak by Kibaek Mobelfabrik, 1950
Danish Design Sideboard/Credenza Tambour Doors Teak by Kibaek Mobelfabrik, 1950

Danish Design Sideboard/Credenza Tambour Doors Teak by Kibaek Mobelfabrik, 1950

By Kibaek Mobelfabrik

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

Danish design sideboard / credenza with tambour doors in teak by the Kibaek Mobelfabrik produced in

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Teak

Vintage Danish Rosewood Sideboard with Tambour Doors by HG Furniture, 1960s
Vintage Danish Rosewood Sideboard with Tambour Doors by HG Furniture, 1960s

Vintage Danish Rosewood Sideboard with Tambour Doors by HG Furniture, 1960s

By Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen, HG Furniture

Located in Asaa, DK

Vintage Danish Rosewood Sideboard with Tambour Doors by HG Furniture, 1960s. Designed by Rud

Category

Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

Danish Modern Teak Sideboard with Tambour Doors by Sven Aage Larsen
Danish Modern Teak Sideboard with Tambour Doors by Sven Aage Larsen

Danish Modern Teak Sideboard with Tambour Doors by Sven Aage Larsen

By Svend Aage Larsen

Located in Washington, DC

Classic Danish teak sideboard by Sven Aage Larsen for Faarup Møbelfabrik. Tambour slides with ease

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Teak

Danish Walnut Oval Tambour Naver Sideboard by Nissen and Gehl Mdd
Danish Walnut Oval Tambour Naver Sideboard by Nissen and Gehl Mdd

Danish Walnut Oval Tambour Naver Sideboard by Nissen and Gehl Mdd

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Soren Nissen and Ebbe Gehl this oval shaped sideboard is a real modern classic. A central bank of 4

Category

2010s Danish Modern Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Danish Design Credenza/Sideboard in Teak Tambour Doors by Johannes Andersen
Danish Design Credenza/Sideboard in Teak Tambour Doors by Johannes Andersen

Danish Design Credenza/Sideboard in Teak Tambour Doors by Johannes Andersen

By Johannes Andersen, CFC Silkeborg

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

Silkeborg. Wonderful piece of Danish design the sideboard has 2 tambour doors which disappear completely

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Teak

Midcentury Danish Peter Hvidt Tambour Door Teak Credenza Sideboard 2-Drawer
Midcentury Danish Peter Hvidt Tambour Door Teak Credenza Sideboard 2-Drawer

Midcentury Danish Peter Hvidt Tambour Door Teak Credenza Sideboard 2-Drawer

By Peter Hvidt

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Midcentury Peter Hvidt Tambour door teak credenza 2 drawer. Clean inside and out - no label - Made

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Teak

Restored Danish Teak Tambour Door Credenza Sideboard by Dyrlund, circa 1970s
Restored Danish Teak Tambour Door Credenza Sideboard by Dyrlund, circa 1970s

Restored Danish Teak Tambour Door Credenza Sideboard by Dyrlund, circa 1970s

By Dyrlund

Located in Chattanooga, TN

seamlessly pleated tambour doors along the facade. Slide the doors to reveal adjustable shelf cabinet space

Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Teak

Svend Aage Larsen for Faarup Danish Modern Tambour Door Teak Sideboard Credenza
Svend Aage Larsen for Faarup Danish Modern Tambour Door Teak Sideboard Credenza

Svend Aage Larsen for Faarup Danish Modern Tambour Door Teak Sideboard Credenza

By Faarup Møbelfabrik, Svend Aage Larsen

Located in South Bend, IN

An exceptional midcentury Danish modern teak sideboard or credenza designed by Svend Aage Larsen

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Felt, Teak

Danish Modern Teak Tambour Door Sideboard and Hutch by Bernhard Pedersen & Son
Danish Modern Teak Tambour Door Sideboard and Hutch by Bernhard Pedersen & Son

Danish Modern Teak Tambour Door Sideboard and Hutch by Bernhard Pedersen & Son

By Bernhard Pedersen & Son

Located in San Jose, CA

Mid Century Modern two-piece credenza sideboard and hutch in teak manufactured by Bernhard Pedersen

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Credenzas

Materials

Glass, Teak

Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declarations Mid Century Walnut Tambour Door Sideboard C
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declarations Mid Century Walnut Tambour Door Sideboard C

Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declarations Mid Century Walnut Tambour Door Sideboard C

By Drexel, Kipp Stewart

Located in Franklin Park, IL

Kipp Stewart for Drexel declarations Mid Century walnut tambour door sideboard credenza Credenza

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

Danish Modern Teak Tambour Door Sideboard Credenza or Long Dresser by Dyrlund
Danish Modern Teak Tambour Door Sideboard Credenza or Long Dresser by Dyrlund

Danish Modern Teak Tambour Door Sideboard Credenza or Long Dresser by Dyrlund

By Drylund

Located in South Bend, IN

each with two dovetailed drawers behind tambour doors on each side and four additional drawers in the

Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Credenzas

Materials

Teak

Vintage Danish Teak Sideboard with Tambour Doors by Kai Kristiansen for FM 1960s
Vintage Danish Teak Sideboard with Tambour Doors by Kai Kristiansen for FM 1960s

Vintage Danish Teak Sideboard with Tambour Doors by Kai Kristiansen for FM 1960s

By Kai Kristiansen, Feldballes Møbelfabrik

Located in Asaa, DK

Vintage Danish teak sideboard with tambour doors by Kai Kristiansen 1960s Danish Mid-Century

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Tambour Door Credenza
Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Tambour Door Credenza

Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Tambour Door Credenza

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Elegant Mid-Century Modern sideboard with two tambour doors that open smoothly and hide two

Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Teak

Midcentury Sideboard
Midcentury Sideboard

Midcentury Sideboard

Located in Dallas, TX

Sideboard has tambour door on one side with a shelf for TV and other side has shelving. Brass

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Bernhard Pedersen & Son Mid Century Long Danish teak Credenza Tambour doors
Bernhard Pedersen & Son Mid Century Long Danish teak Credenza Tambour doors

Bernhard Pedersen & Son Mid Century Long Danish teak Credenza Tambour doors

By Bernhard Pedersen & Son

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Stunning Bernhard Pedersen & Son mid century long low Danish teak credenza sideboard with 2

Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Birch, Teak

Petite Rosewood Sideboard
Petite Rosewood Sideboard

Petite Rosewood Sideboard

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Nicely detailed tambour door sideboard with bookmatched drawers, four flatware drawers, adjustable

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

Bernhard Pedersen & Son Mid century Long Danish Teak Credenza Tambour doors
Bernhard Pedersen & Son Mid century Long Danish Teak Credenza Tambour doors

Bernhard Pedersen & Son Mid century Long Danish Teak Credenza Tambour doors

By Bernhard Pedersen & Son

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Stunning Bernhard Pedersen & Son mid century long low Danish teak credenza sideboard with 2 tambour

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Teak

Bernhard Pedersen & Son Mid Century Long Danish Rosewood Credenza Tambour doors
Bernhard Pedersen & Son Mid Century Long Danish Rosewood Credenza Tambour doors

Bernhard Pedersen & Son Mid Century Long Danish Rosewood Credenza Tambour doors

By Bernhard Pedersen & Son

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Stunning Bernhard Pedersen & Son mid century long low Danish Rosewood credenza sideboard with 2

Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Birch, Rosewood

Mid century Danish Modern Long Teak Credenza with Tambour Doors Kofod Larsen
Mid century Danish Modern Long Teak Credenza with Tambour Doors Kofod Larsen

Mid century Danish Modern Long Teak Credenza with Tambour Doors Kofod Larsen

By Ib Kofod-Larsen

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Stunning teak long mid-century Danish modern teak with (2) Tambour doors credenza sideboard by

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Wood, Teak

Mid century Danish sideboard by Faarup
Mid century Danish sideboard by Faarup

Mid century Danish sideboard by Faarup

By Faarup Møbelfabrik

Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB

Larsen and produced by Farrup in the 1960’s in Denmark, this sideboard has tambour shutter doors that

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

Gianfranco Frattini Mid-Century Sideboard for Bernini
Gianfranco Frattini Mid-Century Sideboard for Bernini

Gianfranco Frattini Mid-Century Sideboard for Bernini

By Gianfranco Frattini

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Rosewood sideboard with tambour doors designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini. A well designed

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

Sideboard Designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini
Sideboard Designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini

Sideboard Designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini

By Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini

Located in Piacenza, Italy

. The sideboard has four tambour doors and is divided in four sections: a chest of four drawers and two

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Teak

Small Walnut Sideboard by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini
Small Walnut Sideboard by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini

Small Walnut Sideboard by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini

By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini

Located in Barcelona, ES

Sideboard with tambour doors designed in 1957 by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy. Walnut

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Large Walnut Sideboard by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini
Large Walnut Sideboard by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini

Large Walnut Sideboard by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini

By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini

Located in Barcelona, ES

Sideboard with tambour doors designed in 1957 by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy. Walnut

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Arne Vodder sideboard model OS29 by Sibast møbelfabrik in Denmark
Arne Vodder sideboard model OS29 by Sibast møbelfabrik in Denmark

Arne Vodder sideboard model OS29 by Sibast møbelfabrik in Denmark

By Arne Vodder

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

Rare sideboard OS29 with tambour doors designed by Arne Vodder. Produced by Sibast møbelfabrik in

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

Arne Vodder Sideboard Model OS36 by Sibast Møbelfabrik in Denmark
Arne Vodder Sideboard Model OS36 by Sibast Møbelfabrik in Denmark

Arne Vodder Sideboard Model OS36 by Sibast Møbelfabrik in Denmark

By Arne Vodder

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

Rare freestanding sideboard with tambour doors model OS36 designed by Arne Vodder. Produced by

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

Danish Modern Rosewood Sideboard by Arne Vodder for Sibast
Danish Modern Rosewood Sideboard by Arne Vodder for Sibast

Danish Modern Rosewood Sideboard by Arne Vodder for Sibast

By Arne Vodder

Located in San Antonio, TX

Danish modern rosewood tambour door sideboard designed by Arne Vodder for Sibast is composed of a

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

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Tambour Sideboard For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal tambour sideboard for your home. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and teak, every tambour sideboard was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a tambour sideboard, we have 148 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tambour sideboard — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right tambour sideboard, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made tambour sideboard over the years, but those crafted by Bernhard Pedersen & Son, Arne Vodder and Dyrlund are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Tambour Sideboard?

Prices for a tambour sideboard start at $899 and top out at $20,000 with the average selling for $4,293.

Finding the Right Sideboards for You

An antique or vintage sideboard today is a sophisticated and stylish component in sumptuous dining rooms of every shape, size and decor scheme, as well as a statement of its own, showcased in art galleries and museums.

Once simply boards made of wood that were used to support ceremonial dining, sideboards have taken on much greater importance as case pieces since their modest first appearance. In Italy, the sideboard was basically a credenza, a solid furnishing with cabinet doors. It was initially intended as an integral piece of any dining room where the wealthy gathered for meals in the southern European country.

Later, in England and France, sideboards retained their utilitarian purpose — a place to keep hot water for rinsing silverware and from which to serve cold drinking water — but would evolve into double-bodied structures that allowed for the display of serveware and utensils on open shelves. We would likely call these buffets, as they’re taller than a sideboard. (Trust us — there is an order to all of this!)

The sideboard is often deemed a buffet in the United States, from the French buffet à deux corps, which referred to a storage and display case. However, a buffet technically possesses a tiered or shelved superstructure for displaying attractive kitchenware and certainly makes more sense in the context of buffet dining — abundant meals served for crowds of people.

Every imaginable iteration of the sideboard has taken shape over the years. Furniture maker and artist Paul Evans, whose work has been the subject of various celebrated museum exhibitions, created ornamented, welded and patinated sideboards for Directional Furniture, collections such as the Cityscape series that speak to his place in revolutionary brutalist furniture design as much as they echo the origins of these sturdy, functional structures centuries ago.

If mid-century modern sideboards or vintage Danish sideboards are more to your liking than an 18th-century mahogany sideboard with decorative inlays in the Hepplewhite style, the particularly elegant pieces crafted by designers Hans Wegner, Edward Wormley or Florence Knoll are often sought by today’s collectors.

Whether you have a specific era or style in mind or you’re open to browsing a vast collection to find the right fit, 1stDibs has a variety of antique and vintage sideboards to choose from.

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