Sideboards
20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Ash
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sideboards
Travertine
2010s German Modern Sideboards
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sideboards
Macassar
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Metal, Gold Leaf
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Oak, Lacquer
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
2010s Egyptian Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Lacquer, Walnut
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Oak, Lacquer
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Iron
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
2010s French Modern Sideboards
Wood, Cherry
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Aluminum
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Sideboards
Cotton, Wood
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Wood, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sideboards
Steel
20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Ash
2010s Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Leather, Oak
Early 2000s Swiss Modern Sideboards
Plastic, Plexiglass
Early 1900s Italian Modern Antique Sideboards
Wood
2010s Egyptian Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Wood
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Birch
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Palisander
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Agate, Gold Leaf
1960s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Ash
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Iron
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Crystal, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sideboards
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Cherry, Mirror
2010s British Modern Sideboards
Aluminum
2010s Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
2010s Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Lithuanian Modern Sideboards
Wood
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Wood
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.