Sideboards
2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Ash
Early 20th Century Czech Sideboards
Metal
1990s Italian Modern Sideboards
Aluminum
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Sideboards
Wood, Oak, Plywood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal, Aluminum
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Slate, Steel
20th Century Scandinavian Sideboards
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Sideboards
Wood, Walnut
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Ash, Laminate
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian French Provincial Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak, Walnut
18th Century European Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century Dutch Sideboards
Wood, Lacquer
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Mirror
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Grasscloth, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Sideboards
Cherry, Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Sideboards
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Marble
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Sideboards
Wood
Early 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Iron
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
19th Century Antique Sideboards
Pine
1890s French Neoclassical Antique Sideboards
Carrara Marble, Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
2010s British Sideboards
Straw, Wood
20th Century American Queen Anne Sideboards
Mahogany
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Cherry, Maple, Oak, Walnut
1980s American Queen Anne Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Sideboards
Pine
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Sideboards
Pine, Paint
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Walnut
Late 19th Century American Eastlake Antique Sideboards
Walnut
1990s American Space Age Sideboards
Stainless Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak, Glass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Ash, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Wood, Birdseye Maple, Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1860s English Antique Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Elm
19th Century Swedish Antique Sideboards
Pine
Early 19th Century French Country Antique Sideboards
Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
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.