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Sideboards For Sale
English George III Inlaid Demi Lune Sideboard, 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
George III demi-lune sideboard with four square keyed drawer/door fronts centered on brass drop ring pulls within a circle of rosewood cross banding. The drawer/door fronts are divid...
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1780s English George III Antique Sideboards

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Brass

Novare Sideboard
Located in Milan, IT
Distinguished by monolithic volumes and pure geometric lines, the Novare collection takes inspiration from typical elements of classical architecture and translates it into a series ...
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2010s Italian Sideboards

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Wood

Novare Sideboard
Novare Sideboard
$26,962 / item
Traditional Baker Furniture Historic Charleston Mahogany Sheraton Sideboard
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous traditional Baker Furniture Historic Charleston collection mahogany Sheraton style Serpentine sideboard. A classic timele...
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Late 20th Century American Sheraton Sideboards

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Brass

Rare Mid-Century German vintage Sideboard by Hans könecke for Tecta, 1960s
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Rare Mid-Century German vintage Sideboard by Hans könecke for Tecta , 1960s Designer: Hans könecke Made in Germany in the 60s Dimensions: 45 D x 260 W x 80 H cm It is in very ...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

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Teak

Fuga Media Sideboard by Meccani Design
Located in Milan, IT
An impressive piece of functional decor, this sideboard is entirely handcrafted of solid oak and showcases an essential silhouette raised on a plinth base. The four panels on the hin...
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2010s Italian Sideboards

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Oak

Sideboard from the interwar period.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Sideboard from the interwar period. AFTER RENOVATION Very good condition, after professional renovation. Wood: oak + walnut + rosewood dimensions height 180 cm width 244 cm depth ...
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1920s Polish International Style Vintage Sideboards

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Oak, Walnut

Modernist Sideboard in Walnut by Allan Gould, USA 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
A very modern non handle sideboard in Walnut by Allan Gould, USA 1960s The drawers can be opened with a little gap on the sides of the drawers. All opens very smooth and easy going.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

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Walnut

Gerrit CS1 Sideboard Limited Edition of 12 by NOOM
Located in Geneve, CH
Gerrit CS1 Sideboard Limited Edition of 12 by NOOM Dimensions: W 140 x D 50 x H 80 cm Materials: Stainless steel, MDF. The metal sideboard has four drawers and is contemporary, ma...
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2010s Ukrainian Modern Sideboards

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Stainless Steel

Willy Rizzo Black Laminated Wood & Chrome Sideboard, Dresser, Cabinet Italy Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Willy Rizzo pair of very heavy black laminated wood dresser, sideboard, cabinet with circle chrome pulls and elegant chrome corners. Fea...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

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Chrome

Sculpted Wood Sideboard by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
4 doors sideboard in sculpted wood. Creation by Studio Glustin.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Wood

19th Century French Painted Sideboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French painted sideboard. With significant storage space, counting three single top drawers and double shelving inside that r...
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1860s Antique Sideboards

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Wood

Bath Cabinet Makers, an Arts & Crafts Oak Sideboard with Dutch Inlaid Scenes
Located in London, GB
Bath cabinet makers. In the Liberty style. An early Arts & Crafts oak break front sideboard with Dutch inlaid scenes of mill owners with there little bla...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Sideboards

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Oak

Sculptural vintage Danish midcentury walnut sideboard by Piet Hein, 1960s
Located in Hastings, GB
Spectacular walnut sideboard by Piet Hein, Denmark 1960s is a rare beast. Striking exoskeleton frame- with brass details at the ends- around the body; 'bowtie' shaped top; carved qui...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Metal

Mid-Century Vintage Mini Office Sideboard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Add a big splash of mid-century modern charm into any room with this compact tambour cabinet! Readily showing design influence from the legendary works of Florence Knoll, it features...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Metal, Brass, Chrome

R.J. Horner Style Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Sideboard or Bar Cabinet, C
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Victorian or Renaissance Revival sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet In the manner of R.J. Horner Romania, Circa 1890s Walnut, with carved faces and hunting scenes...
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Late 19th Century Romanian Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards

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Walnut

Ledge Floating Console (96") by Simon Johns
Located in East-Bolton, Quebec
Ledge is a floating console, mounted to the wall, in solid ash with a black glass top. It stems from material exploration inspired by the cliffs around Johns’ studio, making solid ash reference crumbling stone through a unique technique. The wood components are scored across the grain, then carved by breaking the woods grain, to create patterns of variable depths, according to Johns’ sketch of the rock formations outside. The facade of this piece wraps around to the sides, and the center opens up as two doors, to reveal a functional cabinet. The opaque black glass top nods to the mirror effects of water and contrasts with the minerality of the rest. Due to the hand carved facade, no two pieces are quite the same. Measure: 96". *Available in blackened or stone grey ash finishes. Also available in other sizes: - Ledge 40 // 40" x 22" x 11" - Ledge 60 // 60” x 25...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sideboards

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Glass, Ash

Wooden & Enameled Display Sideboard Attributed to H.A Fourdinois, France, c1867
Located in PARIS, FR
Important two-tiered sideboard attributed to H.A. Fourdinois made in natural and carved wood : the lower part made up of four panels, two concave ones and two doors, richly ornated with a polychrome enameled floral decoration and gilt bronze plaques. A large dual drawer is surmounted by the upper part of the sideboard, opening with two glazed doors, framed by detached columns. The entire unit is topped with a pediment onto which a female bust is carved in relief within a medallion on a gilt background. With a matching set of twelve chairs. The Forney library in Paris preserves order registers of the Fourdinois as well as sketches books and pictures representing pieces of furniture made by the Fourdinois workshops. In this documentation, some elements enable us to link this sideboard with Henri-Auguste Fourdinois’ productions, such as the large scrolls linking the upper part to the lower part of the sideboard, as well as the detached columns carved at their lower third. (picture n°1 attached) Notebook containing ink-sketches coming from the Fourdinois workshop shows a project for a pelmet, beautified with a centering trophy composed of a torch and a quiver within in a foliage wreath, this motif obviously reused by the Fourdinois on the central decoration of the panels of our sideboard. (picture n°2 attached) The firm of Fourdinois, considered during the Second Empire as the greatest furniture manufacturer in Paris, was founded in 1835 by Alexandre-Georges Fourdinois (1799-1871). It was developped in the context of the Expositions Universelles. At the time, the firm already produces furniture of the Neo-Renaissance style, such as a dresser that won the Great Medal at the London Universal Exhibition of 1851. The son, Henri-Auguste Fourdinois (1830-1907), joined the firm in 1860 and will become head of the firm in 1867. The high quality of his designs was remarked at the Universal Exhibition in 1862, when the jury awarded him two medals « for Excellence of Composition and Execution ». Henri-Auguste, now sole in charge, brought the firm to the summit of its achievements at the 1867 Universal Exhibition in Paris by winning the Grand Prize for his stand. Apart from the commissions he executed for the « Mobilier de la Couronne », he also produced high quality furniture for the Parisian bourgeoisie. The firm is at its zenith during the years 1862-1880. At this time, it is considered as an example to follow for other cabinet-makers, whether they are French, British or American. Through the quality of execution and the extreme care taken in the decoration of furniture, H.-A. Fourdinois was particularly appreciated by Napoleon III and Eugenie...
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1860s French Renaissance Antique Sideboards

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Enamel, Bronze

Vintage Baker French Empire Style Cherry Lattice Door Credenza Buffet Sideboard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Baker French Empire Style Cherry Lattice Door Credenza Buffet Sideboard. Item features 4 swing doors with curtains, working locks and key, original label, quality American cr...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Sideboards

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Cherry

Taj Mahal Inspired Black and White Cabinet by Artisanal
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Our Taj Furniture Collection: A Fusion of Ancient Craftsmanship and Artificial Intelligence! Embark on a journey through time with our Taj Furniture Collection, where t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Bone, Wood

U-372/386 Sideboard by Hubert Nepožitek & Bohumil Landsman from Jitona.
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
Thi cabinet, Model U-372/386, was designed by Bohumil Landsman and Hubert Nepožitek for Jitona and produced in the 1960s. The cabinet is made of walnut and oak veneers, with interest...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

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Beech, Oak, Walnut

19th Century French Oak and Marble Sideboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful French bleached oak sideboard with a marble top. This sideboard is composed of high-quality wood that has been beautifully carved to suit the styles of 20th Century Fran...
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19th Century French Antique Sideboards

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Oak

Set of Two "4D" Storage System Units by Mangiarotti for Molteni, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two "4D" storage system units by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni. Totally built-in walnut with red marble base, these pieces are finished on all four sides, this allows to use...
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1960s Italian Vintage Sideboards

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Marble

Cees Braakman sideboard, 1960s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Sideboard in light wood, opening with 4 drawers and a door, stamp on the reverse, Pastoe Editor, Cees Braakman. Netherlands, 1960s.
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1960s Dutch Vintage Sideboards

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Wood

Teak Mid-Century Sliding Door Sideboard Credenza Hutch
Located in Baltimore, MD
Remarkable, teak, stunning sliding glass doors, two-piece hutch credenza made in Denmark. This Danish Modern teak credenza /hutch is beautifully embellished with bands of teak runni...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

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Teak

Mid Century Scandinavian Teak Sidboard Record Player By Phililps, Radio by Rosit
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Mid Century Modern scandinavian teak sidboard record player Dual 1210 , radio by Senderwahl The radio is in fully functional. as well the vinyl record with space of storage Dime...
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1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

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Teak

Niermann Weeks Mirrored Sideboard/Buffet - Venetian Antique Gold Leaf Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Custom Niermann Weeks Sideboard. Venetian Antique Finish that embodies sophistication and glamour. Oxidized mirror with hand applied gold/silver leaf. An exceptionally...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sideboards

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Brass

18th Century French Hand Carved Fruitwood & Iron Cabinet Or Sideboard
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a hand hewn Louis XV carved fruitwood cabinet or sideboard. The iron hardware is wonderful. The piece opens to a single shelf. It is in very good antique condition. Just in t...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards

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Iron

Late 19th Century Gustavian Swedish Sideboard
Located in Kvidinge, SE
Swedish Gustavian sideboard The sideboard is painted in pink and the inside in antique white, Both in an old traditional scandinavian way with fantastic patina. The sideboard has tr...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards

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Brass

Midcentury Sideboard by Bartolini, Italy, 1960
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Superb midcentury palisander sideboard. Four drawers and four doors. The sideboard is made of two long sideboards superposed in a full palisander struc...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

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Palisander

Ebony Media Stand
Located in Milan, IT
Timeless and sophisticated this media stand is part of a series of furniture pieces made of ebony and distinctive for their striking appearance and bold character. In this case, the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards

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Wood

Ebony Media Stand
$38,059 / item
Customizable Italian Art Deco Style Ivory White Glass Brass Modern Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Bespoke customizable 4-door console credenza/sideboard entirely handcrafted in Italy with elegant Art Deco style and Hollywood Regency glam, the surround decorated with art glass in an elegant ivory cream, striped with brass inserts, raised on splayed brass legs, with unique geometric handles individually hand made in engraved cast metal. High quality of execution with geometric lines and great attention to details: veneered wood interior, the whole body and doors exquisitely edged with innovative brass profiles in relief that modernize the design. A versatile and functional design that can be personalized in colors, finishes and sizes, as a console, desk, nightstands, dresser with drawers...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Sideboards

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Brass

Vintage Burl Wood and Chrome Credenza by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful vintage burl wood and chrome credenza by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin in the United States, circa 1970s. This exceptional credenza stands out for its fine finishes, show...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

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Chrome

Vittorio Dassi Italian Mid-Century Walnut & Maple Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century (1950s) walnut and maple vitrine cabinet with a Pair of sliding glass doors and 2 interior shelves with a blue glass top (Attributed to VITTORIO DASSI) (Enzo Ferr...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

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Glass, Maple, Walnut

Pair of ivory lacquered half-moon sideboards with brass details, 1930s.
Located in Roma, RM
Pair of ivory lacquered half-moon sideboards with brass details, 1930s. Lacquered series Product details Dimensions 100 W x 80 H x 50 D cm The pa...
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1930s Vintage Sideboards

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Brass

Rare Walnut Sideboard by Antonio Virgilio for Bernini, Italy 1970s
Located in Echt, NL
Beautiful minimalistic credenza in very good condition. Designed by architect Antonio Virgilio in the 1970s Manufactured by Bernini Italy. The sideboard is made from massive walnut and walnut veneer and has white accents on the round handles, it is very well made and of very heavy quality. The backside of this sideboard is also finished in walnut so it can be used as a freestanding unit...
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20th Century Italian Minimalist Sideboards

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Walnut

Contemporary Coastal Sideboard
Located in Westwood, NJ
Its flowing wave motif, created with crème leather, natural bone inlay, and light wood, exudes a refined coastal elegance. Delicate metal inlays in a satin brass finish add a subtle ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Organic Modern Sideboards

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Metal

Elegant Italian Midcentury Bar Cabinet in the Style of Paolo Buffa, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Italian Sideboard Bar Cabinet with four drawers and brass handles and sabots.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Wood

Modular Teak Sideboard, 1970s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Modular teak sideboard. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (fumigated crates or boxes) for US a...
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1970s Italian Vintage Sideboards

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Teak

Modular Teak Sideboard, 1970s
Modular Teak Sideboard, 1970s
$2,641 Sale Price
42% Off
Art Deco Amsterdamse School Credenza or Sideboard, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School credenza or sideboard. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid stained beech. This wonderful piece of furniture with its re...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Beech

Pair of Barney's ex-Display Stands by Peter Marino
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of custom display stands ex-Barney's New York designed by starchitect Peter Marino meticulously constructed with mirror-polished stainless steel and clear glass plate. Very heav...
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1990s American Space Age Sideboards

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Stainless Steel

20th Century Danish, American Vintage Walnut Sideboard by Finn Juhl & Baker
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Danish, American cabinet made of hand crafted Walnut, designed by Finn Juhl and produced by Baker in good condition. The Scandinavian sideboard is compos...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Walnut

Pierre Jeanneret Storage Unit
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A solid sisso rosewood storage unit by Pierre Jeanneret for the Chandigarh Project, circa 1958. Model PJ-R-14-A This example is a survivor. S...
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1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

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Rosewood

Pierre Jeanneret Storage Unit
Pierre Jeanneret Storage Unit
$30,400 Sale Price
36% Off
Luciano Frigerio 'Diamante' Sideboard with Cubist Graphic Front
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luciano Frigerio, 'Diamante' sideboard, wood, Italy, 1970s This remarkable cabinet, created by the creative Italian designer Luciano Frigerio, exemplifies the aesthetic sensibilitie...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards

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Wood

Henkel Harris Hepplewhite Style Mid Century Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Countryside, IL
Henkel Harris Hepplewhite Style Mid Century Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard This sideboard measures: 68 wide x 24 deep x 38.5 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting stud...
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Early 2000s American Modern Sideboards

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Brass

Venus, 4 Rounded Doors Sideboard on Two Cylinder Legs in Lacquer by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Venus, 4 Rounded Doors Sideboard on Two Cylinder Legs in Lacquer by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 225 x D 53 x H 83 cm Materials: Lacquered structure in mat or gloss finish. Cabinet int...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards

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Metal

English Regency Mahogany Bow Front Satinwood Inlaid Sideboard, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany bow front sideboard with a one board top, central drawer with flanking cabinets, foliage brasses, satinwood inlaid panels ...
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1790s English Regency Antique Sideboards

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Brass

Antique American Empire Victorian Tiger Oak Figural Buffet Server Sideboard 48"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late Victorian American Empire Style Sideboard, C. 1900. Features a rectangular form made from quartersawn oak with a unique in cut top featuring three dovetailed drawers within the...
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Early 20th Century American Empire Sideboards

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Oak

Vittorio Dassi Sideboard Bar Cabinet
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE 1950s Italian extra large sideboard bar cabinet by Vittorio Dassi in beautifully executed herringbone pattern rosewood and mahogany suppo...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

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Mahogany, Sycamore, Glass, Rosewood

Vittorio Dassi Sideboard Bar Cabinet
Vittorio Dassi Sideboard Bar Cabinet
$4,950 Sale Price
50% Off
Weave Bedside / Night stand 60 from Ringvide, Birch wood black oil, Scandinavian
Located in Visby, SE
Weave bedside table Bedside table, made of solid birch wood and laminated birchveneér or solid oak wood and oak veneér. Modern yet classic, bold yet modest the bedside serves as a great example of Scandinavian contemporary design. Designed by Lukas Dahlén...
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

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Birch, Oak

Modern Italian Leather Wrapped Credenza
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern Italian leather wrapped credenza, with an embossed grey/blue leather wrapped around the four-door cabinet with a natural wood finish in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Sideboards

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Metal

Impressive Two-Piece Sideboard with Display Shelf by Lane
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Mid-Century Modern sideboard features iconic Warren Church design for Lane, including carved wood handles and basket woven details. The upper display cupboard features shapely d...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

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Walnut

19th Century English Pine Sideboard
Located in High Point, NC
19th century pine sideboard from England with a two plank top over simple sides and three drawers in the front. There is a scalloped apron beneath the drawers and the piece is raised...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Sideboards

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Pine

Harald Westerberg A Red Lacquered “Swedish Grace” à la Chinoise Bar Cabinet
By Harald Westerberg
Located in London, GB
A red lacquered “Swedish Grace” à la Chinoise bar cabinet, carved with profiles painted in gold. Front with pull-out leaf and two doors, behind which shelv...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Sideboards

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Lacquer

ELAM sideboard by Piero Ranzini, Italy 1960s
By Elam
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Exceptional ELAM mid-century sideboard designed by Piero Ranzini, produced in Italy during the 1960s–1970s. This elegant piece stands out with its built-in bar compartment, concealed...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

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Walnut

Midcentury Sideboard Designed by Jiří Jiroutek, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia - made of oakwood - good, original condition.
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

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Oak

Rattan Sideboard in the manner of Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, 1950s
Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR
Sideboard from the fifties in France In the manner of Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Structure in rattan with wrought iron - 3 opening doors in front Nice patina of the time
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Mid-20th Century French Sideboards

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Wrought Iron

Adrian Pearsall "Sculptura" Brutalist Buffet for Craft
Located in Lynn, MA
Brutalist buffet designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft. The brutalist design is from the "Sculptura" line using sculpted resin over wood. Features four doors with interior fixed shel...
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20th Century American Other Sideboards

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Resin

Studio Buzao, Null Low Shelf Hot Pink Edition, Laminated Glass
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Null Collection, which was officially launched in Design Shanghai 2019, has launched a new series of artworks in Design Shanghai from November 26 to 29...
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2010s Chinese Sideboards

Materials

Glass

Antique Console Buffet Table Walnut by KITTINGER
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Antique Walnut Console...
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1920s Jacobean Vintage Sideboards

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Walnut

Fine Quality Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Regency brass inlaid mahogany breakfront sideboard having a superb quality crossbanded figured mahogany breakfront top with a reeded edge, two mahogany brass in...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Sideboards

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Brass, Other

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.

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