Sideboards
Late 20th Century American Modern Sideboards
Wood, Lacquer
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Sideboards
Marble
1960s Dutch Vintage Sideboards
Wood
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
Early 20th Century Sideboards
Mirror, Oak
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Birch
Early 19th Century Scottish Antique Sideboards
Pine
1970s Italian Vintage Sideboards
Steel
Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Sideboards
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany, Lacquer, Paint
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Sideboards
Oak
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Marble
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Oak, Spruce
Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Sideboards
Marble
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Brass
1920s American Adam Style Vintage Sideboards
Satinwood, Walnut
1860s Victorian Antique Sideboards
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak, Spruce
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards
Stainless Steel
20th Century British Other Sideboards
Teak
20th Century Spanish Colonial Sideboards
Walnut
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Sideboards
Metal
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Sideboards
Lacquer
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Plastic, Oak, Spruce, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Tin
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Ash
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Sycamore
20th Century English Georgian Sideboards
Hardwood
1850s English Victorian Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
20th Century Italian Minimalist Sideboards
Walnut
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak, Walnut
20th Century American Federal Sideboards
Brass
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Sideboards
Bronze
18th Century English George III Antique Sideboards
Oak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sideboards
Mirror, Rosewood
2010s American Industrial Sideboards
Brass, Steel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Mahogany
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1780s English Georgian Antique Sideboards
Mahogany, Satinwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal, Brass
1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sideboards
Burl
1850s English Regency Antique Sideboards
Bronze
2010s Italian Sideboards
Ceramic, Wood
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.