Sideboards
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Wood
2010s Italian Brutalist Sideboards
Oak
1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Oak
1960s Danish Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak, Teak
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Sideboards
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sideboards
Marble, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Sideboards
Rosewood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Metal
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Marble, Brass, Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Seagrass, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Sideboards
Fruitwood, Pine
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Walnut
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
2010s Portuguese Sideboards
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Copper
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sideboards
Silver, Steel
2010s Portuguese Minimalist Sideboards
Brass
1970s American Georgian Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Hardwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Steel
Early 20th Century Czech Sideboards
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Sideboards
Rosewood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sideboards
Other
Late 20th Century American Federal Sideboards
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Pine
2010s French Modern Sideboards
Oak
Early 18th Century English William and Mary Antique Sideboards
Oak
2010s British Sideboards
Brass, Bronze
1960s Danish Vintage Sideboards
Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Metal, Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Glass, Oak
2010s Italian Sideboards
Wood
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Wrought Iron
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bohemian Sideboards
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Sideboards
Steel
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Formica, Beech
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Sideboards
Copper
20th Century British Sideboards
Brass
2010s Chinese Post-Modern Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Sideboards
Wood
19th Century English Regency Antique Sideboards
Brass
Early 1900s French Hollywood Regency Antique Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Marble
Late 18th Century Swedish Country Antique Sideboards
Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rattan, Oak
Late 20th Century American Modern Sideboards
Wood, Lacquer
1890s Arts and Crafts Antique Sideboards
Oak
Early 20th Century Philippine Anglo-Indian Sideboards
Rosewood
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.