Used Sideboards
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Used Sideboards
Teak
1780s British Georgian Used Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Beech, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Plywood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Used Sideboards
Elm
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Rosewood
20th Century English Art Deco Used Sideboards
Ebony, Satinwood
1980s Regency Revival Used Sideboards
Mahogany
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Glass, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Brass
19th Century Used Sideboards
Mahogany
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Rosewood
1920s French Art Deco Used Sideboards
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Rosewood
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Used Sideboards
Oak
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Teak
1890s English Used Sideboards
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Used Sideboards
Oak, Pine
Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Used Sideboards
Oak
1950s Italian Used Sideboards
Wood
1920s Dutch Art Deco Used Sideboards
Glass, Macassar, Mahogany
1890s English Arts and Crafts Used Sideboards
Oak
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Used Sideboards
Ebony, Fruitwood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Aluminum
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Used Sideboards
Rosewood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Used Sideboards
Onyx, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Burl, Mirror
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Ceramic, Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Used Sideboards
Marble, Bronze, Brass
1950s Italian Used Sideboards
Rosewood
1970s French Scandinavian Modern Used Sideboards
Rosewood
20th Century English American Colonial Used Sideboards
Hardwood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Glass, Mirror, Maple, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Chippendale Used Sideboards
Crystal
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Poplar
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Rosewood
1860s English Used Sideboards
Mahogany
1950s Italian Used Sideboards
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Pine
1930s French Art Deco Used Sideboards
Marble
Late 18th Century English George III Used Sideboards
Mahogany
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Rosewood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Used Sideboards
Rosewood
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Rosewood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Rosewood
18th Century European Used Sideboards
Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Used Sideboards
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Used Sideboards
Ash, Ebony, Mahogany, Sycamore
1880s English Campaign Used Sideboards
Hardwood
1970s Italian Scandinavian Modern Used Sideboards
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Used Sideboards
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Copper
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Sideboards
Walnut
Early 1900s English Egyptian Revival Used Sideboards
Hardwood
20th Century English Campaign Used Sideboards
Leather, Hardwood
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024What 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, 2021A 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 ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Yes, 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.
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