Sideboards
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Oak, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Wood, Birdseye Maple, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sideboards
Wood, Laminate
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Cherry, Maple, Oak, Walnut
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Metal
18th Century European Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Brass
1990s Italian Modern Sideboards
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Modern Sideboards
Travertine, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Marble
1770s French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Oak, Cherry, Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sideboards
Metal
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Brass
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Marble
1960s French Louis XVI Vintage Sideboards
Breccia Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Sideboards
Birdseye Maple, Rosewood
2010s German Modern Sideboards
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Sideboards
Wood
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Metal
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Breccia Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Wood, Walnut, Birdseye Maple
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Resin, Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sideboards
Chrome
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Sideboards
Bronze, Copper
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Metal, Steel
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Marble, Gold Leaf
2010s Indian Modern Sideboards
Metal
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Bronze
2010s Mexican Modern Sideboards
Walnut, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Marble
2010s French Modern Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Metal, Gold Plate
2010s Swedish Modern Sideboards
Elm, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Sideboards
Copper
2010s Indian Modern Sideboards
Metal, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Sideboards
Straw, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Marble, Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Sideboards
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Sideboards
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Marble, Brass
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.