New in Sideboards
1780s British Georgian Antique New in Sideboards
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern New in Sideboards
Birch, Teak
19th Century French Empire Antique New in Sideboards
Marble, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Sideboards
Stone
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage New in Sideboards
Maple
1960s Vintage New in Sideboards
Teak
Mid-19th Century Mongolian Qing Antique New in Sideboards
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Sideboards
Aluminum
1920s Vintage New in Sideboards
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Sideboards
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern New in Sideboards
Glass, Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique New in Sideboards
Nutwood
1980s Vintage New in Sideboards
Hardwood
1940s Italian Vintage New in Sideboards
Brass
1820s American Sheraton Antique New in Sideboards
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage New in Sideboards
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel, Chrome
20th Century Italian New in Sideboards
Wood
19th Century French Rustic Antique New in Sideboards
Wood
1930s French Vintage New in Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern New in Sideboards
Travertine
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Sideboards
Brass
1950s Danish Vintage New in Sideboards
Iron
Late 19th Century French Provincial Antique New in Sideboards
Mahogany
1960s French Vintage New in Sideboards
Elm
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage New in Sideboards
Oak
2010s Brazilian Modern New in Sideboards
Wood
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage New in Sideboards
Oak
2010s Canadian Organic Modern New in Sideboards
Cut Steel, Brass, Bronze, Nickel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Sideboards
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Sideboards
Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Sideboards
Walnut
Early 20th Century Art Deco New in Sideboards
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage New in Sideboards
Iron
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Sideboards
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Sideboards
Teak
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern New in Sideboards
Wood
1830s English William IV Antique New in Sideboards
Wood
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern New in Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Sideboards
Onyx, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Sideboards
Marble, Brass, Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern New in Sideboards
Brass, Gold Leaf
2010s European Modern New in Sideboards
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Sideboards
Onyx, Granite, Marble, Copper, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Sideboards
Onyx, Copper
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage New in Sideboards
Brass
2010s European Modern New in Sideboards
Oak, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern New in Sideboards
Gold Leaf, Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage New in Sideboards
Brass
2010s American Modern New in Sideboards
Brass
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique New in Sideboards
Walnut
Antique, New and Vintage Sideboards
Once simply boards made of wood that were used to support ceremonial dining, sideboards have taken on much greater importance 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.
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. 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 are more to your liking than an 18th-century mahogany sideboard with decorative inlays by Hepplewhite, 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, new and vintage sideboards to choose from.