Sideboards
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wrought Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sideboards
Walnut
1960s European Louis XVI Vintage Sideboards
Carrara Marble, Bronze
1860s Antique Sideboards
Wood
1960s Czech Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Beech, Plywood
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Sideboards
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Early 1800s English Antique Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sideboards
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Irish George II Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Marble
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Antique Sideboards
Boxwood, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Ceramic, Oak
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Ceramic, Wood, Lacquer
20th Century Italian Minimalist Sideboards
Walnut
19th Century Welsh Antique Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Marble
Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Sideboards
Mirror, Oak
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Chrome
2010s American Sideboards
Aluminum, Brass
1950s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
1780s Irish Regency Antique Sideboards
Mahogany, Oak
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Early 1800s English Hepplewhite Antique Sideboards
Brass
1870s American Eastlake Antique Sideboards
Glass, Mirror, Mahogany
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sideboards
Hardwood
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Marble
1940s French Vintage Sideboards
Marble, Brass
Mid-19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Revival Antique Sideboards
Bronze
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Maple
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
2010s Italian Minimalist Sideboards
Brass, Copper
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Leather, Mahogany, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Sideboards
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Sideboards
Brass
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Sideboards
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Sideboards
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Maple, Walnut
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.