Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
1970s Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Glass
1980s French Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Stone
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Wicker, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Ceramic, Oak
Late 20th Century French Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Lacquer
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Wood, Mahogany
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Ash
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Metal, Chrome
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Chrome
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Mahogany, Burl
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Bronze
20th Century Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Fruitwood
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Wood, Burl
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
1980s Regency Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Mahogany
1980s Regency Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Mahogany
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Minimalist Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Teak
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Satin, Mahogany
20th Century Sheraton Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Mahogany
20th Century British Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Glass, Walnut, Burl
1950s American Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Burl
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Teak
1930s Regency Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Wood, Yew
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Oak, Paint
20th Century British Georgian Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Pine
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Laminate
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Brass
1970s American Chippendale Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Brass
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Macassar, Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Rosewood, Sycamore
1970s Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Cherry
Late 20th Century American Hepplewhite Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Bronze
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Bronze, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Bronze
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Walnut
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Wood
20th Century Art Deco Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Oak
20th Century French Louis XVI Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Carrara Marble, Brass
1940s French Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Steel
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Brass
1940s Italian Country Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Wood, Glass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Brass
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Glass, Beech
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Metal, Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Buffets and Sideboards
Walnut
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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 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 ExpertNovember 2, 2021Buffet tables and sideboards are both types of cabinet furniture. Though often used as a synonym for “sideboard,” a buffet technically possesses a tiered or shelved superstructure for displaying decorative kitchenware. The term derives from buffet à deux corps, a piece which is seen mostly in French Provincial furniture. A sideboard is a side-table with cabinet doors that is used for serving, most often in a dining room. In form, a credenza has much in common with a sideboard (it's not uncommon to find a sideboard in a foyer, however). Find a wide range of mid-century modern buffets and sideboards on 1stDibs.
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