Sideboards
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Stained Glass, Birch, Burl
2010s Indian Modern Sideboards
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Marble, Brass
18th Century Antique Sideboards
Oak
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Steel
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Sideboards
Crystal, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Beech, Teak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Bakelite, Wood
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Chrome
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Sideboards
Metal
1960s Czech Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Beech, Plywood
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Mahogany
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Wood
2010s South African Minimalist Sideboards
Walnut, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Ash, Burl
Late 20th Century Dutch Sideboards
Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Marble
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Bronze
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Lacquer, Mahogany
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Sideboards
Breccia Marble
20th Century American British Colonial Sideboards
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Marble, Nickel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Chrome
Early 1800s Italian Baroque Antique Sideboards
Siena Marble, Cement
Early 19th Century Italian Country Antique Sideboards
Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Hardwood
20th Century North American Modern Sideboards
Brass
1980s North American Renaissance Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Sideboards
Walnut
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Mirror, Maple, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Sideboards
Metal
Late 20th Century American American Colonial Sideboards
Cherry, Fruitwood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Sideboards
Wood
1770s French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Oak, Cherry, Elm
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sideboards
Marble, Brass
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hepplewhite Sideboards
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Sideboards
Marble, Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Wood
1940s French Directoire Vintage Sideboards
Marble
Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Sideboards
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Travertine, Brass
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.