Sideboards
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Steel
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Birch
2010s Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Sideboards
Walnut
1780s Italian Country Antique Sideboards
Fir
1940s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Sideboards
Iron
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
Early 2000s French Modern Sideboards
Hardwood
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Pine
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Pine
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards
Brass
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Metal
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Wood, Glass
1860s French Baroque Revival Antique Sideboards
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Sideboards
Onyx, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Wood, Oak
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Aluminum
Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Sideboards
Pine
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Sideboards
Iron
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Steel
Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Sideboards
Pine, Paint
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sideboards
Oak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Sideboards
Marble
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
Early 20th Century Louis XV Sideboards
Elm
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century American Federal Sideboards
Cherry, Maple
1790s English George III Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
Late 20th Century French Sideboards
Wood, Elm
20th Century American Country Sideboards
Wood, Pine, Paint
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
2010s Italian Sideboards
Steel
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Steel
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Copper
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Stone, Travertine, Marble
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Ceramic, Oak
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Marble, Brass
1960s French Modern Vintage Sideboards
Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Marble
Late 19th Century Hungarian Folk Art Antique Sideboards
Pine, Paint
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak, Glass
19th Century Spanish Brutalist Antique Sideboards
Oak
Early 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Leather, Oak
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Sideboards
Brass
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.