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Sideboards For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Late Victorian
Vintage Art Deco Sideboard by Heal's of London Burr and Figured Walnut
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco sideboard by Heal's of London. Burr walnut and figured walnut veneered with original walnut handles. Two central upper drawers with lower cupboard compartment flanked be ...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Walnut

20th century green Italian sideboard, with three doors
Located in Buggiano, IT
20th century green Italian sideboard, with three doors. The total height of the cupboard is 101 cm. while at the legs it is 33 cm. It is a very useful piece of furniture in the kitc...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sideboards

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Poplar, Fir

Fine French Art Deco Rosewood sideboard by Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu (1883 – 1961) A fine French 1930s four doors rosewood buffet with gilded bronze details. Interiors with shelves and drawers. Signed Overall depth with handles is 21"
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Metal

Period Art Deco Sideboard Walnut Server 1930
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous period art deco sideboard or cabinet Circa 1930 on this piece hand crafted from burr walnut Features ribbed cupboards in the centre Clean and minimal design perfect for mode...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Walnut

20th century green Italian sideboard, with sliding glass
Located in Buggiano, IT
20th century green Italian sideboard, with sliding glass. The glass is original and was decorated by hand in the 1970s. They flow very well. The total height of the cupboard is 92 ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sideboards

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Poplar, Fir

Stained Mahagony Art-Deco Style Sideboard
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
A french stained mahagony sideboard with brass handles, work from the late 20th century. The design is clearly a nod to Jules Leleu's designs and to the Art-Deco period of the 1920's...
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards

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Wood

Oak Art-Decò Sideboard with Marble Insert
Located in Chicago, IL
A Beautiful Art Decò 1930’s oak sideboard. This mesmerizing piece displays a huge amount of details, from the decorated foot and the marble top to the astonishing wood parquetry on t...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Wood

Large Art Deco Lacquered Console Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative art deco console table (177 cm long). Freestanding with 4 drawers and underlying shelf. Lacquer with brownish cinnamon shades beautiful patina. China 1910...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Sideboards

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Walnut

1930s French Art Deco Sideboard in Caucasian Nutwood with Sliding Fittings
Located in Ulm, DE
Sideboard Caucasian nutwood, shellac hand polished Cylindrical fittings with sliding mechanism to cover the keyholes Original Art Deco, France 1930s Dimensions: Width: 127 cm Heigh...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Nutwood

Restored Art Deco Bookcase Sideboard, Walnut, Revived Polish, Czech, 1920s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Art Deco bookcase sideboard Material: Walnut Period: 1940-1949 Origin: Czech It has been re-polished with polyutherane piano lacquer by our professional refurbishing team in Czechi...
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1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Wood, Lacquer, Glass, Walnut

1940s Italian Art Deco MidCentury Modern Walnut Burl Brass Sideboard Credenza
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern chest of drawers sideboard credenza, in beautiful veneer walnut briar burl wood, four central drawers and two side doors with shelves...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sideboards

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Brass

French Art Deco Parchment and Black Lacquer Sideboard, 1930s
Located in Meda, MB
This beautiful Art Deco sideboard was produced in France in the 1930s and has indeed a sinuous shape typical of French Art Deco pieces. It is completely black lacquered with the exc...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Brass

Modernist Avant-Garde Sideboard by John Van Zeeland, Belgium, 1933
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modernist Style; Modernism; Art Deco; John Van Zeeland; Belgian Design; Belgian Architecture; Listed Building; Heritage; Prové; Belgium; Avant Garde; Belgium; Nieuwe Zakelijkheid; Ca...
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Wood

1930’s French Oak Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
1930’s French oak sideboard/credenza
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Brass

Jules Leleu Attributed Sideboard/ Credenza
Located in East Hampton, NY
French Art Deco buffet, sideboard or credenza attributed to Jules Leleu. Constructed with superior quality blond woods, mahogany and lemonwood, perfectly centered, elaborate marquetr...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Brass

Restored Art Deco Sideboard, Palisander, Revived Polish, France, 1920s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
French Art Deco sideboard. Material: Palisander Period: 1920-1929 It has been re-polished with polyutherane piano lacquer by our professional refurbishing team in Czechia according ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Wood, Lacquer, Palisander

High Bar Sideboard "Voltaire" designed by De Coene, Kortrijk, Belgium
By De Coene Frères, Joseph Francois de Coene
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bar "Voltaire" cabinet manufactured by De Coene Frères in Belgium, circa 1950 walnut veneer with detailed brass lines and bronze stylized appliques designed with leaves and ...
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1950s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Bronze

Art Deco Display Cabinet / Sideboard Buffet in Oak, 1925
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Display cabinet restored Art Deco around 1925 oak sideboard buffet Features: Two-door base with shelf and two drawers Essay on marble slab with two vitrines and mirror High qua...
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20th Century Art Deco Sideboards

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Oak

Mahogany Art Deco Haagse School Sideboard by Anton Lucas, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Rare and hard to find Art Deco Haagse School sideboard by Anton Lucas. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Mahogany with solid ebony Macassar handles and details. This sideboard...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Glass, Macassar, Mahogany

Large Art Deco Sideboard, Macassar Ebony, Maple, Chrome, France circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large original Art Deco Sideboard in Macassar Veneer from France about 1930. Macassar Veneer, high-gloss lacquered and polished. Maple inlay decorative bands. Original, chrome-plated...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Marble, Metal, Chrome

Art Deco Oak Sideboard by Charles Dudouyt, circa 1940s
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is a gorgeous oak Art Deco sideboard by Charles Dudouyt circa 1940s. The top is inlayed with stunning oak precise squares that comes together for a solid top that is a masterpie...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Oak

Belgian Art Deco Sideboard, Walnut 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
With four flared legs, symmetrical and elegant, this french walnut sideboard has two two doors. Ideal for an apartment, balanced size and golden hardware.
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20th Century Belgian Art Deco Sideboards

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Metal

Art Deco Sideboard, Walnut, Lacquer, Nickel, France circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fully restored original Art Deco Sideboard from France about 1930. Walnut veneer and solid wood, high-gloss lacquered and polished. Original bronze fittings, nickel-plated. Original ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Marble, Nickel, Bronze

Art Deco Sideboard Moustache Base
Located in Lisbon, PT
A mid century rosewood veneer sideboard / console with two doors and four central drawers, chromed original handles in good conditions with interior sections and a lacquered base.
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20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards

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Brass, Bronze

Stunning Vintage circa 1930s Sideboard Drinks Pop Up Bar Table on Wheels
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Art Deco circa 1930s sideboard size drinks table with pop up bar and most of the original glassware A good looki...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Glass, Hardwood

Jules Leleu Sideboard Art Deco 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A rosewood venner marquetry sideboard, attributed to Jules Leleu, with inlaid yellow wood lozenges, yellow draws, golden brass elements and a stunning wood grain made of rosewood & ...
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20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards

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Brass

1930s French Art Deco Sideboard in Black Piano Lacquer with Chromed Emblems
Located in Ulm, DE
Sideboard in black lacquer with emblems Sideboard with two doors Piano lacquer, black high gloss Chromed metal emblems Original Art Deco, France 1930s Dimensions: Width: 144 cm He...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Bronze

Art Deco Walnut Sideboard 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A alluring walnut sideboard, from a single tree veneer, with copper plated brass handles and a skilful varnish to last the ages. All interior sections are clean and finished with fo...
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20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards

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Metal, Brass

A French 1940s bleached oak sideboard with door detail and original handles.
Located in London, GB
A French 1940s bleached solid oak sideboard with four drawers and two doors both with wonderful marquetry detail and original brass handles and flower design. With harlequin marquetr...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Brass

Dutch Art Deco Sideboard in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Art Deco sideboard, oak, coromandel, glass, Netherlands, 1930s Elegant 'De Amsterdamse School' sideboard. This sideboard has a modest design with some characteristic elements to giv...
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1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Wood, Oak

Art Deco Two Door Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco two door sideboard. Sycamore with parchment covered doors and patinated brass pulls and details.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Brass

Oak Art Deco Amsterdamse School Credenza or Sideboard by Fa. Drilling, 1924
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School credenza or sideboard. Design by Fa. Drilling Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak and macassar ebony base with so...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Macassar, Oak

Oval Shaped Black Marble and Gilt Metal Sideboard
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Oval black marble tray, curved and rounded lines for this sparkling and sophisticated cabinet with gilt finishes, opening shelves spaces and drawers. Amazing!
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sideboards

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Marble, Metal

Gaston Poisson Art Deco Sideboard with Marquetry in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gaston Poisson, sideboard, oak, oak veneer, France, 1940s Crafted by French designer Gaston Poisson within the realm of Art Deco, this sideboard is a testament to the designer's exc...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Oak

Mid Century German Art Deco Mahogany and Brass Patterned Sideboard
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant mid-century German Art Deco style mahogany and brass sideboard with a diamond pattern. Design has an amazing 3-D look. Superb!!
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Sideboards

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Mahogany

Parisian Art Deco Sideboard in Solid Oak with Iron Elements
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Georges & Gaston Guérin, sideboard, solid oak, iron, Paris, France, 1930s/40s Made in Paris, this sideboard is designed according to the French Art Deco design principles that rose ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Iron

1950s Italian Art Deco Burl Wood and Marble Top Cabinet Bar Credenza Sideboard
Located in Carimate, Como
Important and elegantly shaped Italian Art Deco cabinet that we imagined as cocktail bar in a living room but can perfectly be used as tableware sideboard or credenza in a dining roo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sideboards

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Brass

1920s Art Deco Bookmatched Rosewood and Marble Sideboard
Located in Waxahachie, TX
This Art Deco sideboard has bookmatched lacquered rosewood, a maple interior and French green marble. Two drawers, one in each door. Original hardware and key. New key for center co...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Granite

Art Deco Spectacular Walnut Sideboard, French, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very stylish Art Deco sideboard. Dating to the 1930's and originating from France is this large high style Art Deco sideboard. Not only offering kerb a...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards

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Brass

Rare L.J. Verweij for Intima Sideboard in Solid Oak and Coromandel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
L.J. Verweij for Intima, sideboard, oak, coromandel, The Netherlands, 1920s This extremely rare cabinet is designed by Dutch designer L.J. Verweij for Intima in the 1920s. Although ...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Hardwood, Oak

Art Deco Sideboard in Walnut and sycomore circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco Sideboard in Walnut and Sycamore circa 1930 4 pretty bronze medallions very beautiful sycamore interior good condition, restored 3 years ago all small defects of use   
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Bronze

French Large Art Deco Sideboard Macassar, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
French Art Deco sideboard, credenza, with bar cabinet. The sideboard features stunning Macassar wood grain with a chess pattern in the center. It offers ample storage, with shelve be...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Macassar

Antique French Art Deco Rosewood Sideboard with Green Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This grand French Art Deco sideboard is crafted in Rosewood and is newly refinished in high gloss. Each side showcases five drawers wit...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Marble, Brass

Art Deco Sideboard in Rosewood from Paris Around 1925
Located in Greven, DE
We were able to acquire this wonderful piece of furniture directly from Paris. The sideboard has a wonderful rosewood veneer which, with the reddish tones, creates a nice contrast to...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Marble, Chrome

Italian-Made Ruhlmann Art Deco Replica Mahogany Sideboard Buffet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Sideboards

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Mahogany

Art Deco Original European German Buffet
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco Original European buffet, purchased from the granddaughter of the original owner. It was brought from Germany to the US in the 1930s. A unique design with great shapes and a...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Wood, Burl

Modern Large Blue Lacquered Sideboard, Customizable
Located in Greenwich, CT
Lacquered in high gloss powder blue, this modern sideboard features cabinets, a drawer and a cubby / shelf. The sides of the piece angle inward. The overall footprint is shaped like ...
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2010s American Art Deco Sideboards

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Lacquer, Poplar, Maple

Art Deco Wolfgang Hoffmann Romweber World's Fair Century of Progress Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and important American Art Deco Century of Progress Sideboard by iconic designer Wolfgang Hoffmann (Austrian, 1900-1969) for Romweber Company, Batesville, Indiana. circa 1933-1936 Created for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, fine quality craftsmanship and construction, having a rectangular exotic rosewood veneered top over conforming solid wood case fitted with four drawers affixed with horizontal pulls, the top drawer opening to reveal felt lined divided interior for silverware, flanked by cabinet doors opening to shelved interior, subtle geometric lines add interest. Rosewood, mahogany, richly figured blonde - golden birch or primavera. Signed, top drawer interior, featuring 1933 World's Fair mark impressed. **Please note, at the time of writing this, a matching display case - vitrine cabinet (shown in last photo) is currently available separately** Provenance / Acquisition: Property from the important and iconic Collection of Mr. James I. Rafftesaeth Jr., Dallas, Texas Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. 2022 Design Signature Auction catalog #8091 History: Wolfgang Hoffmann was born in Vienna, Austria in 1900. He is the son of famous architect, pedagogue and Wiener Werkstatte cofounder, Joseph Hoffmann (1870-1956). Early on, following his father’s s interests, he was trained in the decorative arts and design. Wolfgang Hoffmann once reminisced, “I spent eight years at the Realschule, then three years went to a special architectural school, where I perfected my technical knowledge of architecture and general construction. From this school, I was graduated to the Kunstgewerbeschule [Studying under Oskar Strnad and Josef Frank in Vienna]. After finishing this school, I had one and a half years of practical in a well known architect’s office. Thereafter I worked in my Father’s office for two years”. Hoffmann met his future wife, Polish immigrant Pola (1902-1984) when they were both studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Joseph Urban (1872-1933) was needing an assistant for his architectural business in New York and contacted his friend and colleague, Joseph Hoffmann in Vienna. Hoffmann recommended his son Wolfgang. Urban hired him and sent a first class passage ticket to Vienna for Wolfgang to travel to New York. Wolfgang married Pola and traded his ticket for two tickets to America in steerage, arriving in New York City in December of 1925. Leaving the Urban office after nine months, Wolfgang and Pola formed an independent design practice with offices on Madison Avenue in Manhattan with the purpose of creating contemporary interiors and industrial designs. Early work included theaters, stores, and apartments mostly in New York City. During the late 1920’s and early 1930’s the Hoffmanns designed custom furniture for private clients. Some of these examples were shown in the February 1929 issue of House and Garden. Curiously, the examples’ design was attributed to Urban and the production to Pola Hoffmann, Inc. Established in the fall of 1928, the American Designers’ Gallery was “devoted exclusively to showing objects and interiors for practical use… by fourteen American architects and designers”. Its members included the Hoffmans and Urban as well as ceramist Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1971), architect Raymond Hood (1881-1934), artist designer Winold Reiss (1886-1953), graphic designer Lucien Bernhard (1896-1981), decorator Donald Deskey (1894-1989), and architect Ely Jacques Kahn (1884-1972). The Hoffmanns’ work was included in the American Designers’ Gallery’s two showcase events, its 1928 and 1929 exhibitions. Their dining alcove at the 1929 event featured a bench with a dinette table and two chairs in American walnut designed by Wolfgang and a rug by Pola. Lucien Bernhard, fellow Austrian immigrant who settled in New York a year before the Hoffmanns, operated the gallery and decorating service Contempora with Munich resident Bruno Paul (1874-1968). The Hoffmanns, occasionally participating with Contempora, designed a number of outstanding interiors, including the constructivist living room of 1930 for Mrs. O.R. Sommerich at 40 East 66th street. In 1934, Donald Deskey commissioned Wolfgang to design birchwood furnishings for the eclectic apartment at 625 Park Avenue belonging to Helena Rubinstein. In 1931, Wolfgang exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The same year, with Kem Weber (1889-1963) he organized the second and final exhibition of AUDAC- “Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts”- at the Brooklyn Museum. At this event, the Hoffmanns showed the dining room previously included in the American Designer’s Gallery’s 1929 exhibition in the Chase Bank Building lobby at 145 West 57th Street in Manhattan. In 1932 Wolfgang was asked to assist Urban in developing the color scheme for the 1933-34 Chicago World’s Fair “A Century of Progress”. He was also commissioned to design the interior and furniture for the fair’s lumber industries house. There he executed its living and dining rooms furnished by Kroehler Manufacturing Company of Chicago; the boys’ room by Shower Brothers...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sideboards

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Birch, Mahogany, Rosewood

Silver and Black Marble Console from Lam Lee Group, 1990s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Silver wood sideboard console with black marble top by Lam Lee Group, 1990s. Splendid sideboard which refers to the eclecticism in France after 1940 which mixed French styles while r...
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1990s Art Deco Sideboards

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Marble, Silver Leaf

Small Silver Sideboard with Lacquered Profiles Black, USA, 1990s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Sideboard by Lam Lee Group, 1990s. Silver wood structure with black lacquered borders. It shows signs of wear, particularly on the top.
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1990s Art Deco Sideboards

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Silver Leaf

Art Deco Lacquered Figures Sideboard from Lam Lee Group, 1990s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Lacquered wood sideboard with panels decorated with animal figures by Lam Lee Group, 1990s. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is ne...
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1990s Art Deco Sideboards

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Wood, Lacquer

Sculpted Mahogany Art Deco Credenza by Gaston Poisson, France, 1930s
Located in Stavenisse, NL
Beautifully sculpted art deco credenza by Gaston Poisson in solid mahogany wood. The design is characterized by 2 round columns on each side that provides for a floating effect of...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Mahogany

Rene Drouet, French Art Deco, Sideboard, Brown Lacquer, Gilt, France, 1940s
Located in Stamford, CT
Rene Drouet, French Art Deco, Sideboard, Brown Lacquer, Gilt Wood, France, 1940s Important mid-century brown lacquer and gilt two-door cabinet or sideboard. Two large doors leading ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Giltwood, Lacquer

French Art Deco Period Dresser
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Amazing piece, so much quality, inlay with mother-of-pearl and walnut wood shows beautiful baskets on the door, wonderful original hardware, just beautiful.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards

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Marble

Art Deco Sideboard with Reverse Glass Painted Panels of Fish, France around 1930
Located in Greding, DE
Large high quality sideboard of the French Art Deco. The sideboard stands on an elegantly executed plinth zone with brass moulding. Above it rises the four-door corpus with framing b...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Brass

Italian Sideboard with Carved Door Panels in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sideboard, oak, brass, Italy, 1960s. This partially carved sideboard features a clear rhythm and flow that has been achieved through a thoughtful layout that is perfectly balanced....
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1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Brass

Austrian Mastercraft Lowboy Art Deco 1930 / Original, Restored
Located in Vienna, AT
Delicate and elegant sideboard, veneered with a wonderful textured walnut.
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Nutwood

Small Art Deco Mobile
Located in Catania, IT
AMAZING, ITALIAN MOBILE ART DECO OF THE 1920s OF THE 900 ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FAMOUS ITALIAN ARTIST ANGELO PAGANO MADE OF WALNUT BRIAR WOOD. HEIGHT 33,85 WIDTH 29,13 DEPTH 15,748
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Wood

Antique, New and Vintage Sideboards

Once simply boards made of wood that were used to support ceremonial dining, sideboards have taken on much greater importance 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.

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. 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 are more to your liking than an 18th-century mahogany sideboard with decorative inlays by Hepplewhite, 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, new and vintage sideboards to choose from.

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