Sideboards
1770s English Hepplewhite Antique Sideboards
Brass
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Sideboards
Cherry
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
1960s Belgian Bauhaus Vintage Sideboards
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Sideboards
Steel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Iron, Brass
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Pine, Paint
1850s American Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sideboards
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Crystal
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Hardwood, Mahogany, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sideboards
Oak
20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sideboards
Marble, Brass
19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Beech, Lacquer
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Mid-19th Century Irish Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Sideboards
Brass
1980s British Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Birch, Elm
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Sideboards
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Sideboards
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sideboards
Oak
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Sideboards
Brass, Other
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sideboards
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Brass, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Resin, Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Sideboards
Oak
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sideboards
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Cherry
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
2010s Mexican Brutalist Sideboards
Wood, Oak
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
2010s British Sideboards
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1860s Antique Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sideboards
Glass, Ash
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Chrome
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Elm
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Palisander
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1980s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak
Antique and Vintage Sideboards for Sale: Shop Brutalist Sideboards, Mid-Century Sideboards and Charming Art Deco Sideboards on 1stDibs
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.