Sideboards
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Leather, Glass, Wood, Oak
Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Sideboards
Pine
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Slate, Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Sideboards
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Sideboards
Pine
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s Portuguese Minimalist Sideboards
Brass
1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Sideboards
Brass
20th Century Art Deco Sideboards
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Sideboards
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century Romanian Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Walnut
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Oak
2010s French Directoire Sideboards
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Sideboards
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Chrome
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
19th Century English Georgian Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sideboards
Elm
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Opal, Brass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Glass, Acrylic, Wood
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Steel
2010s German Post-Modern Sideboards
Other
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Laminate, Mahogany
1980s North American Renaissance Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Sideboards
Lacquer
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Rattan, Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Sideboards
Ash
Mid-20th Century South American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal
Late 19th Century French Rustic Antique Sideboards
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Elm
Late 20th Century Canadian Post-Modern Sideboards
Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Danish Sideboards
Steel
2010s Italian International Style Sideboards
Marble
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Walnut
20th Century Dutch De Stijl Sideboards
Beech, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sideboards
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Cherry, Maple, Oak, Walnut
2010s Mexican Other Sideboards
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Wood
19th Century English Antique Sideboards
Brass
Early 1800s American Federal Antique Sideboards
Brass
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern 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.