Sideboards
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Wood
2010s British Modern Sideboards
Rosewood, Sycamore
2010s Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Brass
20th Century American American Classical Sideboards
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sideboards
Oak, Walnut
2010s Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak, Walnut
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Pine
1910s Sheraton Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Sideboards
Marble
Early 2000s American George III Sideboards
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Beech, Ash, Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Sideboards
Brass
Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Sideboards
Mirror, Birch
19th Century English William IV Antique Sideboards
Other
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Sideboards
Wood
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Sideboards
Marble, Gold Plate
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Chrome
20th Century English Georgian Sideboards
Hardwood
1970s American Vintage Sideboards
Metal
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Sideboards
Wood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Sideboards
Cherry
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Sideboards
Fruitwood
2010s American Industrial Sideboards
Brass, Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Sideboards
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Lacquer, Beech
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Bamboo
2010s Italian Sideboards
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Fabric, Teak
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Sideboards
Marble
19th Century Hepplewhite Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Marble, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Sideboards
Wood
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak
1980s North American Renaissance Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1920s Finnish Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Birch, Burl
2010s Italian Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak
1670s English Charles II Antique Sideboards
Brass
19th Century Danish Antique Sideboards
Pine
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.