Sideboards
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Marble
2010s Asian Minimalist Sideboards
Wood
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Walnut, Wenge
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
1950s Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1970s American Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
20th Century American Sideboards
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Travertine
2010s Italian Sideboards
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Elm
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Sideboards
Oak
18th Century British Country Antique Sideboards
Oak
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Glass, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Sideboards
Walnut
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Sideboards
Pine
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1670s Minimalist Antique Sideboards
Wood
19th Century English William IV Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century South American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Marble, Brass, Other
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass, Steel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Sycamore
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Bronze
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Marble, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Copper, Steel
2010s American Regency Sideboards
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Sideboards
Satinwood, Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Sideboards
Travertine
2010s Italian Sideboards
Metal, Other
1820s French Antique Sideboards
Oak
2010s Italian Sideboards
Brass
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Oak
20th Century American Federal Sideboards
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Pine, Paint
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Sideboards
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Amboyna
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Sideboards
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Early 2000s French Minimalist Sideboards
Aluminum
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sideboards
Oak
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Marble, Metal
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.