Sideboards
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Sapele Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Sideboards
Oak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
19th Century Indonesian Moorish Antique Sideboards
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sideboards
Brass
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Bronze
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Early 20th Century American Industrial Sideboards
Iron
19th Century Antique Sideboards
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
2010s Spanish Modern Sideboards
Ash
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Oak
18th Century Antique Sideboards
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1970s French Space Age Vintage Sideboards
Fiberglass
Early 2000s French Modern Sideboards
Hardwood
2010s German Art Deco Sideboards
Metal, Chrome
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
1890s French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Marble
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Sideboards
Wood
1990s American Regency Sideboards
Mahogany
2010s Italian Sideboards
Wood
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Steel
20th Century Belgian Brutalist Sideboards
Aluminum
1970s French Space Age Vintage Sideboards
Metal
2010s European Sideboards
Glass
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Sideboards
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Marble
2010s Mexican Brutalist Sideboards
Hardwood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Crystal
Mid-19th Century English Antique Sideboards
Pine
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Sideboards
Teak
2010s British Modern Sideboards
Aluminum
20th Century English Country Sideboards
Cherry
20th Century American Rococo Revival Sideboards
Oak
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Sideboards
Fruitwood, Pine
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Cane, Maple, Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Burl
2010s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards
Brass
1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sideboards
Gold, Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood, Pine, Spruce
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern 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.