Sideboards
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1780s Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
1870s English Victorian Antique Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Sideboards
Wood
Late 20th Century Danish Other Sideboards
Oak
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sideboards
Metal
1980s Vintage Sideboards
Wood
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Sideboards
Hardwood, Walnut
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Leather
2010s German Art Deco Sideboards
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Chrome
Late 18th Century French Renaissance Antique Sideboards
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Empire Antique Sideboards
Granite
1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Stained Glass, Burl, Birch
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Hardwood
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Sideboards
Brass
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Sideboards
Pine
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Cane, Teak
1940s French Brutalist Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Brutalist Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Bronze
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Marble, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sideboards
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Brass, Bronze
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Marble
Early 18th Century Welsh Georgian Antique Sideboards
Oak
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
Late 18th Century Italian Country Antique Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Macassar
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Sideboards
Marble
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Metal
Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Sideboards
Lacquer
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
2010s Minimalist Sideboards
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Giltwood, Oak
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary English Sideboards
Pine
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Iron
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Leather, Formica, Walnut
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Birch, Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Palisander
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
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.