Sideboards
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Sideboards
Brass
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Ash
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Satinwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Aluminum
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Ash
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Ash
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Marble
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1930s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
1950s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Hardwood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Walnut, Ash
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Felt, Glass, Wood, Rosewood
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Birch, Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rattan, Oak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Copper
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood, Formica
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Beech, Teak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Metal
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards
Mahogany
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Marble, Ormolu
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood, Pine, Spruce
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak, Rosewood
Early 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Sideboards
Pine
1960s English Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1960s European Louis XVI Vintage Sideboards
Carrara 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.