Sideboards
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Mid-20th Century Italian Sideboards
Maple, Hardwood
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Metal, Gold Leaf
1890s French Louis XIV Antique Sideboards
Marble, Brass
1930s Vintage Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sideboards
Travertine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wrought Iron
1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Paint
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Sideboards
Wood
1860s Antique Sideboards
Wood
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Sideboards
Bronze, Stainless Steel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Sideboards
Oak, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Mirror, Teak
1830s French Antique Sideboards
Iron
2010s French Neoclassical Sideboards
Brass
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Wood
19th Century English Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Sideboards
Marble, Metal
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Wood
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Walnut, Wenge
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sideboards
Rattan, Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Sideboards
Lacquer
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood, Maple
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Brutalist Sideboards
Hardwood
1890s French Antique Sideboards
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Bone, Wood
Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Sideboards
Walnut
2010s British Modern Sideboards
Rosewood, Sycamore
1960s Vintage Sideboards
Porcelain
Early 1800s French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Elm, Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Ash
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sideboards
Walnut, Glass
2010s Spanish Modern Sideboards
Ash
1830s English William IV Antique Sideboards
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Sideboards
Brass
Early 20th Century Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sideboards
Brass
1970s American Chinoiserie Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1720s Danish George II Antique Sideboards
Oak
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Chrome
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sideboards
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1880s French Gothic Revival Antique Sideboards
Brass
1960s French Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Country Sideboards
Glass, Pine
1980s North American Renaissance Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Leather, Oak
19th Century Welsh Antique Sideboards
Elm, Oak
Late 18th Century American Empire Antique Sideboards
Mahogany, Mirror
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Chrome
19th Century English Anglo-Indian Antique Sideboards
Padouk
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Sideboards
Wood, Paint
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
19th Century American Country Antique Sideboards
Pine
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Bakelite, 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.