Sideboards
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Sideboards
Straw, Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Sideboards
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Sideboards
Copper
1940s French Vintage Sideboards
Oak
Late 19th Century Romanian Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Metal
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards
Brass, Metal
Early 20th Century Hungarian Country Sideboards
Pine
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Leather, Wood
2010s Italian Sideboards
Iron
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Nickel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut, Oak
20th Century French Sideboards
Metal
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Directoire Antique Sideboards
Wood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Teak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Marble
Early 19th Century French Antique Sideboards
Walnut
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Wood
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Sideboards
Wood, Oak
1770s French French Provincial Antique Sideboards
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Georgian Sideboards
Brass
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Wood, Lacquer
Early 1900s French Beaux Arts Antique Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
1780s English Antique Sideboards
Brass
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Laminate, Wood
1970s American French Provincial Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Pine
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
18th Century European Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Brass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Romantic Sideboards
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Sideboards
Belgian Black Marble
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Sideboards
Brass
20th Century German Art Deco Sideboards
Steel
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Iron
20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Sideboards
Oak
2010s Regency Sideboards
Mahogany
1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Ash
19th Century Antique Sideboards
Pine
2010s French Modern Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Sideboards
Wood, Oak, Plywood
2010s Italian Sideboards
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Walnut
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Bakelite, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Campaign Sideboards
Leather, Hardwood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Sideboards
Wood
1970s American Georgian Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
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.