Sideboards
Early 1800s English Antique Sideboards
Wood
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Sideboards
Wicker, Rush
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood, Pine, Spruce
2010s French Neoclassical Sideboards
Brass
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Sideboards
Oak
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Laminate, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Sideboards
Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Sideboards
Pine
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Sideboards
Marble
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal, Chrome
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary English Campaign Sideboards
Leather, Hardwood
1940s French Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Marble, Steel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Marble, Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Hardwood
2010s Italian Brutalist Sideboards
Travertine, Marble
Late 20th Century French Sideboards
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Sideboards
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Walnut
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch
2010s French Sideboards
Straw, Oak
2010s New Zealand Organic Modern Sideboards
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Mid-18th Century British Georgian Antique Sideboards
Oak
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards
Brass
20th Century Sideboards
Teak
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Glass
1960s Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Sideboards
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Marble
17th Century European Renaissance Antique Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak, Rosewood
2010s Austrian Post-Modern Sideboards
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sideboards
Burl
2010s Italian Brutalist Sideboards
Marble
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut, Oak
Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Bronze
Early 1900s Italian Country Antique Sideboards
Walnut
18th Century English Georgian Antique Sideboards
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Marble
1770s English Hepplewhite Antique Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Organic Modern Sideboards
Stone, Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
2010s Italian Sideboards
Wood, Beech
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Iron
20th Century English Victorian Sideboards
Yew
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.