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Sideboards For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Rococo
Art Deco Sideboard, Walnut, Lacquer, Nickel, France circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fully restored original Art Deco Sideboard from France about 1930. Walnut veneer and solid wood, high-gloss lacquered and polished. Original bronze fittings, nickel-plated. Original ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Marble, Nickel, Bronze

1950s Italian Art Deco Burl Wood and Marble Top Cabinet Bar Credenza Sideboard
Located in Carimate, Como
Important and elegantly shaped Italian Art Deco cabinet that we imagined as cocktail bar in a living room but can perfectly be used as tableware sideboard or credenza in a dining roo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sideboards

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Brass

Art Deco Sideboard Moustache Base
Located in Lisbon, PT
A mid century rosewood veneer sideboard / console with two doors and four central drawers, chromed original handles in good conditions with interior sections and a lacquered base.
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20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards

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Brass, Bronze

1930s French Art Deco Sideboard in Black Piano Lacquer with Chromed Emblems
Located in Ulm, DE
Sideboard in black lacquer with emblems Sideboard with two doors Piano lacquer, black high gloss Chromed metal emblems Original Art Deco, France 1930s Dimensions: Width: 144 cm He...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Bronze

Jules Leleu Sideboard Art Deco 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A rosewood venner marquetry sideboard, attributed to Jules Leleu, with inlaid yellow wood lozenges, yellow draws, golden brass elements and a stunning wood grain made of rosewood & ...
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20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards

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Brass

Romweber French Rococo Louis XV Carved Walnut Sideboard or Credenza
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Rococo Louis XV style sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet By Romweber USA, circa 1960s Carved walnut, with original brass hardware. Measures: 78.5"W x 2...
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1960s American Rococo Vintage Sideboards

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Brass

Art Deco Streamline Custom Made Four-Door Sideboard in High-Gloss Lacquered Wood
Located in Berlin, DE
Customized four-door sideboard, manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr Collection. These high-quality, handmade furniture in a classic modern timeless...
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2010s German Art Deco Sideboards

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Metal, Chrome

Art Deco Two Door Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco two door sideboard. Sycamore with parchment covered doors and patinated brass pulls and details.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Brass

French Art Deco Sideboard in Cerused Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sideboard, cerused oak, iron, France, 1940s Beautifully decorated sideboard in a late art deco style. The sideboard has gorgeously ornamented doors that have an abstract geometrical...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Iron

A French 1940s bleached oak sideboard with door detail and original handles.
Located in London, GB
A French 1940s bleached solid oak sideboard with four drawers and two doors both with wonderful marquetry detail and original brass handles and flower design. With harlequin marquetr...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Brass

Art Deco Spectacular Walnut Sideboard, French, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very stylish Art Deco sideboard. Dating to the 1930's and originating from France is this large high style Art Deco sideboard. Not only offering kerb a...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards

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Brass

Mid Century German Art Deco Mahogany and Brass Patterned Sideboard
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant mid-century German Art Deco style mahogany and brass sideboard with a diamond pattern. Design has an amazing 3-D look. Superb!!
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Sideboards

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Mahogany

Parisian Art Deco Sideboard in Solid Oak with Iron Elements
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Georges & Gaston Guérin, sideboard, solid oak, iron, Paris, France, 1930s/40s Made in Paris, this sideboard is designed according to the French Art Deco design principles that rose ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Iron

Art Deco Sideboard in Walnut and sycomore circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco Sideboard in Walnut and Sycamore circa 1930 4 pretty bronze medallions very beautiful sycamore interior good condition, restored 3 years ago all small defects of use   
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Bronze

Rare L.J. Verweij for Intima Sideboard in Solid Oak and Coromandel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
L.J. Verweij for Intima, sideboard, oak, coromandel, The Netherlands, 1920s This extremely rare cabinet is designed by Dutch designer L.J. Verweij for Intima in the 1920s. Although ...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Hardwood, Oak

Art Deco Original European German Buffet
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco Original European buffet, purchased from the granddaughter of the original owner. It was brought from Germany to the US in the 1930s. A unique design with great shapes and a...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Wood, Burl

French Art Deco Period Dresser
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Amazing piece, so much quality, inlay with mother-of-pearl and walnut wood shows beautiful baskets on the door, wonderful original hardware, just beautiful.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards

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Marble

Sculpted Mahogany Art Deco Credenza by Gaston Poisson, France, 1930s
Located in Stavenisse, NL
Beautifully sculpted art deco credenza by Gaston Poisson in solid mahogany wood. The design is characterized by 2 round columns on each side that provides for a floating effect of...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Mahogany

Rene Drouet, French Art Deco, Sideboard, Brown Lacquer, Gilt, France, 1940s
Located in Stamford, CT
Rene Drouet, French Art Deco, Sideboard, Brown Lacquer, Gilt Wood, France, 1940s Important mid-century brown lacquer and gilt two-door cabinet or sideboard. Two large doors leading ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Giltwood, Lacquer

Mid-Century Modern Eclectic Art Deco Credenza Vittorio Dassi Lissone Attributed
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A overwhelming beauty eclectic sideboard Vittorio Dassi Lissone attributed. Styles: neoclassic - with renaissance engravings and art nouveau-mi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sideboards

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Onyx, Bronze

Gaston Poisson Art Deco Sideboard with Marquetry in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gaston Poisson, sideboard, oak, oak veneer, France, 1940s Crafted by French designer Gaston Poisson within the realm of Art Deco, this sideboard is a testament to the designer's exc...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Oak

Antique French Art Deco Rosewood Sideboard with Green Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This grand French Art Deco sideboard is crafted in Rosewood and is newly refinished in high gloss. Each side showcases five drawers wit...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Marble, Brass

Low Sideboard in Black Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese art deco kang (low) cabinet or sideboard from the Hebei Province 1910-1920. Chinese Qing dynasty low sideboard, also known as a kang (low) cabinet, with black lacquer. Fro...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Sideboards

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Wood

Art Deco Sideboard with Reverse Glass Painted Panels of Fish, France around 1930
Located in Greding, DE
Large high quality sideboard of the French Art Deco. The sideboard stands on an elegantly executed plinth zone with brass moulding. Above it rises the four-door corpus with framing b...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Brass

Austrian Mastercraft Lowboy Art Deco 1930 / Original, Restored
Located in Vienna, AT
Delicate and elegant sideboard, veneered with a wonderful textured walnut.
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Nutwood

Malerba Hand Made in Italy Walnut & Chrome Designer Sideboard
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in Italy Malebra burr walnut sideboard with Chrome handles RRP £11,000 A medium sized, very decorative coffee or cocktail ...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Sideboards

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Chrome

Large Art Deco Lacquered Console Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative art deco console table ( 177 cm long ). Freestanding with 4 drawers and underlying shelf. Lacquer with brownish cinnamon shades beautiful patina. China 1910...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Sideboards

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Walnut

Modernist Four Door Sideboard, Veneered Wood, Chrome Plated Metal, Customizable
Located in Berlin, DE
Bespoke modernist four-door sideboard, veneered wood, chrome plated metal.
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2010s German Art Deco Sideboards

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Metal, Chrome

Small Art Deco Mobile
Located in Catania, IT
AMAZING, ITALIAN MOBILE ART DECO OF THE 1920s OF THE 900 ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FAMOUS ITALIAN ARTIST ANGELO PAGANO MADE OF WALNUT BRIAR WOOD. HEIGHT 33,85 WIDTH 29,13 DEPTH 15,748
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Wood

Small Silver Sideboard with Lacquered Profiles Black, USA, 1990s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Sideboard by Lam Lee Group, 1990s. Silver wood structure with black lacquered borders. It shows signs of wear, particularly on the top.
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1990s Art Deco Sideboards

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Silver Leaf

John Richard Monumental Italian Art Deco Walnut Sideboard Credenza Cabinet 120"
Located in Dayton, OH
A large and impressive sideboard or credenza cabinet by John Richard. Features a blend of Art Deco and Contemporary styling. Made from Walnut with brushed gold finish along the doo...
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Sideboards

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Walnut

Art Deco Lacquered Figures Sideboard from Lam Lee Group, 1990s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Lacquered wood sideboard with panels decorated with animal figures by Lam Lee Group, 1990s. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is ne...
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1990s Art Deco Sideboards

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Wood, Lacquer

Silver and Black Marble Console from Lam Lee Group, 1990s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Silver wood sideboard console with black marble top by Lam Lee Group, 1990s. Splendid sideboard which refers to the eclecticism in France after 1940 which mixed French styles while r...
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1990s Art Deco Sideboards

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Marble, Silver Leaf

An Art Dec Modernist Continental Walnut Sideboard
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco modernist cabinet. Burr walnut with glass sliding front facing doors and three tiered shelving to side. Raised top glass shelf , pull out draw and cupboard with original ...
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Walnut

Elegant 1950s Oak Sideboard - Bordeaux, France
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Elegant 1950s Oak Sideboard with Carved Floral Motifs - A Timeless Treasure Discovered in Bordeaux's Vineyards. Introducing a stunning oak sideboard from the 1950s, gracing any in...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards

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Oak

French Large Art Deco Sideboard Macassar, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
French Art Deco sideboard, credenza, with bar cabinet. The sideboard features stunning Macassar wood grain with a chess pattern in the center. It offers ample storage, with shelve be...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Macassar

Art Deco Wolfgang Hoffmann Romweber World's Fair Century of Progress Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and important American Art Deco Century of Progress Sideboard by iconic designer Wolfgang Hoffmann (Austrian, 1900-1969) for Romweber Company, Batesville, Indiana. circa 1933-1936 Created for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, fine quality craftsmanship and construction, having a rectangular exotic rosewood veneered top over conforming solid wood case fitted with four drawers affixed with horizontal pulls, the top drawer opening to reveal felt lined divided interior for silverware, flanked by cabinet doors opening to shelved interior, subtle geometric lines add interest. Rosewood, mahogany, richly figured blonde - golden birch or primavera. Signed, top drawer interior, featuring 1933 World's Fair mark impressed. **Please note, at the time of writing this, a matching display case - vitrine cabinet (shown in last photo) is currently available separately** Provenance / Acquisition: Property from the important and iconic Collection of Mr. James I. Rafftesaeth Jr., Dallas, Texas Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. 2022 Design Signature Auction catalog #8091 History: Wolfgang Hoffmann was born in Vienna, Austria in 1900. He is the son of famous architect, pedagogue and Wiener Werkstatte cofounder, Joseph Hoffmann (1870-1956). Early on, following his father’s s interests, he was trained in the decorative arts and design. Wolfgang Hoffmann once reminisced, “I spent eight years at the Realschule, then three years went to a special architectural school, where I perfected my technical knowledge of architecture and general construction. From this school, I was graduated to the Kunstgewerbeschule [Studying under Oskar Strnad and Josef Frank in Vienna]. After finishing this school, I had one and a half years of practical in a well known architect’s office. Thereafter I worked in my Father’s office for two years”. Hoffmann met his future wife, Polish immigrant Pola (1902-1984) when they were both studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Joseph Urban (1872-1933) was needing an assistant for his architectural business in New York and contacted his friend and colleague, Joseph Hoffmann in Vienna. Hoffmann recommended his son Wolfgang. Urban hired him and sent a first class passage ticket to Vienna for Wolfgang to travel to New York. Wolfgang married Pola and traded his ticket for two tickets to America in steerage, arriving in New York City in December of 1925. Leaving the Urban office after nine months, Wolfgang and Pola formed an independent design practice with offices on Madison Avenue in Manhattan with the purpose of creating contemporary interiors and industrial designs. Early work included theaters, stores, and apartments mostly in New York City. During the late 1920’s and early 1930’s the Hoffmanns designed custom furniture for private clients. Some of these examples were shown in the February 1929 issue of House and Garden. Curiously, the examples’ design was attributed to Urban and the production to Pola Hoffmann, Inc. Established in the fall of 1928, the American Designers’ Gallery was “devoted exclusively to showing objects and interiors for practical use… by fourteen American architects and designers”. Its members included the Hoffmans and Urban as well as ceramist Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1971), architect Raymond Hood (1881-1934), artist designer Winold Reiss (1886-1953), graphic designer Lucien Bernhard (1896-1981), decorator Donald Deskey (1894-1989), and architect Ely Jacques Kahn (1884-1972). The Hoffmanns’ work was included in the American Designers’ Gallery’s two showcase events, its 1928 and 1929 exhibitions. Their dining alcove at the 1929 event featured a bench with a dinette table and two chairs in American walnut designed by Wolfgang and a rug by Pola. Lucien Bernhard, fellow Austrian immigrant who settled in New York a year before the Hoffmanns, operated the gallery and decorating service Contempora with Munich resident Bruno Paul (1874-1968). The Hoffmanns, occasionally participating with Contempora, designed a number of outstanding interiors, including the constructivist living room of 1930 for Mrs. O.R. Sommerich at 40 East 66th street. In 1934, Donald Deskey commissioned Wolfgang to design birchwood furnishings for the eclectic apartment at 625 Park Avenue belonging to Helena Rubinstein. In 1931, Wolfgang exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The same year, with Kem Weber (1889-1963) he organized the second and final exhibition of AUDAC- “Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts”- at the Brooklyn Museum. At this event, the Hoffmanns showed the dining room previously included in the American Designer’s Gallery’s 1929 exhibition in the Chase Bank Building lobby at 145 West 57th Street in Manhattan. In 1932 Wolfgang was asked to assist Urban in developing the color scheme for the 1933-34 Chicago World’s Fair “A Century of Progress”. He was also commissioned to design the interior and furniture for the fair’s lumber industries house. There he executed its living and dining rooms furnished by Kroehler Manufacturing Company of Chicago; the boys’ room by Shower Brothers...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sideboards

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Birch, Mahogany, Rosewood

1940s Oak Bleached Cabinet with Central Door with Geometric Circular Detail
Located in London, GB
A 1940s bleached oak cabinet in the style of Charles Dudouyt with central door with geometric circular pattern and top shelf. With original brass key and escutcheon, mounted on shape...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Brass

Carl-Axel Acking for Nordiska Kompaniet, Cabinet in Teak, Swedish Modern, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Rare cabinet with highlighted details, made in teak and birch. Designed by Carl-Axel Acking for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1950s. A fine mid century vintage piece that pair well ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Sideboards

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Brass

Louise Floral Art Deco Sideboard Fine Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Introducing our exquisite Louise Art Deco Sideboard, a stunning art deco sideboard inspired by two of the most beloved designs from the Stephanie Odegard collection. Drawing inspirat...
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2010s Indian Art Deco Sideboards

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Metal, Brass, Sheet Metal

Art Deco Style Louise Floral Buffet Sideboard in Brass by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Introducing our exquisite Louise Art Deco Buffet Sideboard, a stunning art deco buffet sideboard inspired by two of the most beloved designs from the Stephanie Odegard collection. Dr...
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2010s Indian Art Deco Sideboards

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Brass, Sheet Metal, Metal

Alhambra Mother of Pearl Sideboard
Located in Coulsdon, GB
Alhambra Sideboard features mother of pearl furniture where small pieces of the shell are cut into delicate shapes and arranged in intricate patterns. ...
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2010s Indian Art Deco Sideboards

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Sheet Metal

Jean Claude Mahey Highgloss Black Lacquer Sideboard, 1970s
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Large sideboard made of brass and black high-gloss piano lacquer. Behind the two outer hinged doors is the elegantly integrated bar. The beautifully crafted interior compartments per...
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1970s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Brass

1930s Art Deco Jules Leleu Buffet Sideboard, 1930-1940
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a beautiful Art Deco sideboard or credenza made from solid oak and Macassar ebony veneer. The buffet's drawers, inside doors and shelves is made of Sycamore wood. It features...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Bronze

Art Deco Sideboard in Floral Design by Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Floral Art Deco Sideboard - Inspired by the Floral Motifs of Rajasthan Palaces Stephanie Odegard presents the Floral Art Deco Sideboard, a masterpiece art deco sideb...
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2010s Indian Art Deco Sideboards

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Metal

Louise Floral Art Deco Buffet Fine Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Introducing our exquisite Louise Art Deco Buffet, a stunning art deco buffet inspired by two of the most beloved designs from the Stephanie Odegard collection. Drawing inspiration fr...
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2010s Indian Art Deco Sideboards

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Metal, Brass, Sheet Metal

Louise Floral Art Deco Dresser Fine Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Introducing our exquisite Louise Art Deco Dresser, a stunning art deco dresser inspired by two of the most beloved designs from the Stephanie Odegard collection. Drawing inspiration ...
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2010s Indian Art Deco Sideboards

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Metal, Brass, Sheet Metal

Louise Floral Art Deco Credenza Fine Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Introducing our exquisite Louise Art Deco Credenza, a stunning art deco credenza inspired by two of the most beloved designs from the Stephanie Odegard collection. Drawing inspiratio...
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2010s Indian Art Deco Sideboards

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Metal, Brass, Sheet Metal

Louise Floral Art Deco Drawers Fine Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Introducing our exquisite Louise Art Deco Drawers, a stunning set of art deco drawers inspired by two of the most beloved designs from the Stephanie Odega...
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2010s Indian Art Deco Sideboards

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Metal, Brass, Sheet Metal

Art Deco Sideboard with 5 Drawers Rounded Doors Chrome Handles Mustache Foot
Located in Weiningen, CH
Art Deco sideboard with 5 drawers rounded doors chrome handles mustache foot has one shelf on each side . Elegant and sophisticated with black highlights
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Chrome

French Art Deco Sideboard with Marble Top and Mirror, 1920s, Mahogany
Located in Horomerice, CZ
French sideboard with marble top and mirror. Style: Art Deco. Period: 1920-1929. Material: Mahogany. Professionally restored and t...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Marble

Art Deco Oak Sideboard in the Style Charles Dudouyt. circa 1940/1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An art deco oak sideboard in the style Charles Dudouyt. circa 1940/1950.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Oak

Art Deco Buffet Sideboard in Floral Design by Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
"Introducing the Floral Art Deco Buffet Sideboard - Inspired by the Floral Motifs of Rajasthan Palaces Stephanie Odegard presents the Floral Art Deco Buffet Sideboard, a masterpiece ...
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2010s Indian Art Deco Sideboards

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Metal

Stunning Vintage circa 1930s Sideboard Drinks Pop Up Bar Table on Wheels
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Art Deco circa 1930s sideboard size drinks table with pop up bar and most of the original glassware A good looki...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Glass, Hardwood

1940s French Art Deco Sideboard in Black Piano Lacquer with Drawers and Doors
Located in Ulm, DE
Sideboard with two hinged doors and six drawers piano lacquer, high-gloss black Art Deco, France 1940s Dimensions: Width: 174 cm Height: 83 cm Depth: 49 cm.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Wood

Leo Jiranek for Heywood Wakefield "Airflow" Buffet Hutch or Bar Cabinet, 1930s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco or Mid-Century Modern bar cabinet or sideboard server with glass front hutch By Leo Jiranek for Heywood Wakefield, "Airflow" S...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Glass, Maple

French Raw Oak Art Deco Sideboard, France, 1930s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
A large sideboard/credenza presumably by Charles Dudouyt. France, c1930s. Consists of four doors providing shelves storage compartments and two central drawers. Brass detailing ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Oak

Jules Leleu Style French Art Deco Inlaid Burled Walnut Sideboard or Bar Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional monumental French Art Deco sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet In the manner of Jules Leleu France, Circa 1930s Stunning book-matched burled walnut with inlai...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

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Marble, Brass

Antique, New and Vintage Sideboards

Once simply boards made of wood that were used to support ceremonial dining, sideboards have taken on much greater importance 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.

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. 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 are more to your liking than an 18th-century mahogany sideboard with decorative inlays by Hepplewhite, 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, new and vintage sideboards to choose from.

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