Sideboards
2010s Mexican Modern Sideboards
Wood
20th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards
Mahogany
2010s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Elm
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Sideboards
Oak
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Wood, Hardwood, Maple, Walnut
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Sideboards
Marble, Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sideboards
Oak
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Chrome
Late 18th Century French Renaissance Antique Sideboards
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Birch, Elm
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Marble, Nickel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
1780s American Hepplewhite Antique Sideboards
Brass
2010s Italian Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Sideboards
Onyx, Stone, Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Iron, Gold Leaf
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Ash
19th Century British Georgian Antique Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
2010s Ukrainian Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rattan, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Country Antique Sideboards
Pine
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak
Late 18th Century French Country Antique Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Bronze
20th Century French Sideboards
Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Sideboards
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sideboards
Onyx, Bronze
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Travertine
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Fruitwood, Oak
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
1880s Italian Rococo Antique Sideboards
Walnut
1950s Danish Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Paldao
Mid-18th Century British Georgian Antique Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Fir, Leather, Maple, Walnut
1970s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
2010s British Modern Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Sideboards
Bronze, Copper
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Bronze
2010s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Sideboards
Lacquer
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.