Sideboards
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sideboards
Cedar
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Sideboards
Wood
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
1930s American Federal Vintage Sideboards
Brass
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Sideboards
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
Late 19th Century Hungarian Folk Art Antique Sideboards
Pine, Paint
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Sideboards
Oak
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sideboards
Metal
2010s Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Wood, Walnut
19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Sideboards
Marble, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Goatskin
19th Century American Federal Antique Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Brass
1960s French Space Age Vintage Sideboards
Metal
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Sideboards
Glass, Oak, Poplar, Walnut, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Sideboards
Elm
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Elm
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
2010s Portuguese Sideboards
Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal, Brass, Nickel
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Brass
1940s American Georgian Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century American Regency Sideboards
Brass
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
18th Century English George III Antique Sideboards
Other
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
19th Century Spanish Brutalist Antique Sideboards
Oak
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century Brutalist Sideboards
Pine
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Maple, Oak, Walnut
Late 18th Century French Provincial Antique Sideboards
Oak
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Elm
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Iron, Brass
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Pine
18th Century Baroque Antique Sideboards
Wood
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Brass
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Sideboards
Pine
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Copper
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch
2010s Hungarian Country Sideboards
Pine
1970s Italian Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Ceramic, Bamboo, Rattan, Laminate
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Marble, Metal
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sideboards
Cedar
Early 20th Century French Industrial Sideboards
Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Marble, Metal
Late 20th Century English Elizabethan Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sideboards
Travertine
1970s Italian Vintage Sideboards
Metal, Steel
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Hardwood
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.