Sideboards
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Pine
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Steel
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Ash
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Cherry, Walnut, Wenge
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Hardwood, Oak, Walnut, Sapele Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Teak
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Ash
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak, Walnut
20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Maple, Walnut
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Palisander
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Ash
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Birch
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Plywood, Beech
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak, Walnut
Late 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Granite
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Rosewood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Ash
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Ash
Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Oak, Plywood
20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Chrome
1960s British Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood, Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Marble
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Mahogany
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.