Sideboards
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Grasscloth, Mahogany
2010s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards
Brass, Bronze
19th Century English Renaissance Antique Sideboards
Oak
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Elm
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
2010s Lithuanian Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Ash, Laminate
2010s Portuguese Minimalist Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Sideboards
Wood
1940s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Sideboards
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Sideboards
Ceramic, Oak
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sideboards
Oak
2010s British Sideboards
Straw, Wood
2010s Chinese Post-Modern Sideboards
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Sideboards
Pine, Paint
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Sideboards
Pine
Late 20th Century Philippine Sideboards
Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Walnut
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
1980s American Queen Anne Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Sideboards
Pine
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Cane, Maple, Oak
2010s Italian Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Brutalist Sideboards
Oak
1940s French Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sideboards
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Ash, Burl
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
Early 19th Century French Country Antique Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
1990s American Space Age Sideboards
Stainless Steel
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1920s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Sideboards
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Sideboards
Bronze, Copper
1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Oak
20th Century French Louis XV Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Sideboards
Wood
2010s Italian Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Bone, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Marble, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Sideboards
Marble, Brass
2010s South African Sideboards
Zebra Hide
Late 19th Century American Eastlake Antique Sideboards
Walnut
2010s British Modern Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Elm
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
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.