Sideboards
Mid-20th Century Italian Chippendale Sideboards
Crystal
2010s Italian Minimalist Sideboards
Steel
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Felt, Glass, Wood, Rosewood
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Hardwood
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Lacquer
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut, Burl
2010s French Directoire Sideboards
Brass
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Marble, Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Late 20th Century American Federal Sideboards
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Sideboards
Brass
19th Century British Regency Antique Sideboards
Mahogany, Satinwood
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1670s Minimalist Antique Sideboards
Wood
19th Century English Georgian Antique Sideboards
Brass
1910s American Federal Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sideboards
Birch, Mahogany, Rosewood
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Walnut
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Sideboards
Steel
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Antique Sideboards
Pine
1960s Dutch Vintage Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Sideboards
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Stone, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Wood
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary English Gustavian Sideboards
Pine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Ash
Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Sideboards
Satinwood, Paint
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sideboards
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Oak
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Sideboards
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
1860s Belgian Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Bronze
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.