Sideboards
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Sideboards
Wood
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Industrial Sideboards
Brass
20th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Bronze
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak, Ceramic
20th Century American Queen Anne Sideboards
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Sideboards
Oak, Walnut
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Sideboards
Hardwood, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Pine, Paint
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Sideboards
Oak
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Glass, Acrylic, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Travertine
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Pine
Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Sideboards
Pine
Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Oak
20th Century Tudor Sideboards
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
Early 1900s Italian Country Antique Sideboards
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Marble
2010s Philippine Hepplewhite Sideboards
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Sideboards
Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Federal Sideboards
Mahogany
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Iron
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Sideboards
Wood
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Sideboards
Maple
2010s German Art Deco Sideboards
Copper
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards
Brass
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Napoleon III Sideboards
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Oak
2010s Polish Post-Modern Sideboards
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1870s American Eastlake Antique Sideboards
Glass, Mirror, Mahogany
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Sideboards
Oak, Lacquer
1960s American Louis Philippe Vintage Sideboards
Cherry
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Sideboards
Birch, Elm
19th Century English Renaissance Antique Sideboards
Oak
1790s English Neoclassical Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Plastic
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
19th Century Antique Sideboards
Bronze
2010s Polish Post-Modern Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Sideboards
Marble, Silver Plate
2010s Austrian Post-Modern Sideboards
Gold Leaf
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.