Sideboards
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Ceramic, Bamboo, Rattan, Laminate
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Industrial Sideboards
Steel
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak, Birch
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Pine
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Marble, Metal
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Sideboards
Pine
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sideboards
Elm
2010s South African Sideboards
Zebra Hide
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Marble, Steel
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wrought Iron
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Birch
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Sideboards
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Marble
2010s Hungarian Country Sideboards
Pine
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Pine
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Sideboards
Oak
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Brass
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Brass, Iron
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Pine
18th Century Baroque Antique Sideboards
Wood
2010s Greek Modern Sideboards
Wood, Lacquer, Ceramic
2010s South African Minimalist Sideboards
Walnut
19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Sideboards
Marble, Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Elm
20th Century English Jacobean Sideboards
Oak
Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Sideboards
Pine
1980s Vintage Sideboards
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Pine
1790s English Country Antique Sideboards
Oak
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Hardwood
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
2010s South African Minimalist Sideboards
Walnut, Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Leather, Wood
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Wood, Oak
2010s Italian Sideboards
Steel
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sideboards
Cedar
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Sideboards
Walnut
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Steel
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Seagrass, Nutwood
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Glass, Ash
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
19th Century American Federal Antique Sideboards
Wood
2010s Egyptian Modern Sideboards
Glass, Acrylic, Wood
2010s Portuguese Sideboards
Walnut
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Sideboards
Brass
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Lacquer
1780s English George III Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak
19th Century Chinese Antique Sideboards
Wood
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
20th Century Unknown Regency Sideboards
Burl
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.