Sideboards
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Mahogany
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Stone, Marble, Brass
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Beech, Plywood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Aluminum
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Lacquer, Walnut
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Sideboards
Pine
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Sideboards
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Sideboards
Enamel
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Sideboards
Metal
1980s French Modern Vintage Sideboards
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Sideboards
Marble
1960s Danish Campaign Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Cherry
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Sideboards
Marble
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Bronze
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Marble
1970s Italian Vintage Sideboards
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century American Campaign Sideboards
Brass
2010s Ukrainian Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Beech
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Sideboards
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Sideboards
Enamel
1910s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Macassar, Walnut
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Elm
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Chrome
20th Century French Louis Philippe Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Sideboards
Straw, Wood
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Brass, Stainless Steel
1670s Unknown Antique Sideboards
Metal
Early 20th Century English Adam Style Sideboards
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Sideboards
Rosewood
1860s Swedish Victorian Antique Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Brass, Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Sideboards
Marble
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Beech, Ash, Fruitwood
1940s French Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Sideboards
Marble
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Oak
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass, Gold Leaf, Stainless Steel
Early 1900s French Beaux Arts Antique Sideboards
Marble, 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.