Sideboards
1860s Belgian Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Bronze
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Sideboards
Stained Glass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Early 1800s English Antique Sideboards
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
2010s American Sideboards
Walnut
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Palisander
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
2010s Italian Sideboards
Leather, Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Sideboards
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Sideboards
Enamel
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Oak
1980s North American Renaissance Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Late 20th Century Philippine Sideboards
Rattan
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Plastic, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Sideboards
Brass
Early 1900s French Beaux Arts Antique Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century French Provincial Sideboards
Hardwood, Paint
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Marble
2010s British Sideboards
Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Birch, Elm
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Chrome
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Sideboards
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sideboards
Marble, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Beech, Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Stone, Brass
Early 2000s American Modern Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Sideboards
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
1950s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Sideboards
Pine, Paint
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Bronze
1830s German Biedermeier Antique Sideboards
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Brutalist Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Sideboards
Enamel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sideboards
Oak
18th Century French Provincial Antique Sideboards
Walnut
1960s Italian Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Early 1800s English Regency Antique Sideboards
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Marble, Bronze, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Glass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Early 20th Century French Victorian Sideboards
Brass, Steel, Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sideboards
Hardwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Parchment Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Rosewood
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Sideboards
Mirror, Oak
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.