Sideboards
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Sideboards
Marble, Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Bronze, Iron
2010s Spanish Modern Sideboards
Nickel
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Hepplewhite Sideboards
Mahogany
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Oak, Lacquer
19th Century English Antique Sideboards
Other
19th Century English George II Antique Sideboards
Brass, Bronze
1960s Vintage Sideboards
Palisander
Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Sideboards
Pine
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Sideboards
Cherry
1970s Vintage Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Lacquer, Walnut
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Wood
1810s English George III Antique Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Chrome
2010s French French Provincial Sideboards
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
2010s Brazilian Modern Sideboards
Hardwood, Plywood
Early 2000s American Modern Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Mahogany, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sideboards
Aluminum
1940s Argentine Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Pine
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Wood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Sideboards
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Wood, Burl, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sideboards
Metal
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Wood
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards
Travertine, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Beech, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
1970s American Georgian Vintage Sideboards
Brass
2010s Italian Minimalist Sideboards
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Marble, Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Sideboards
Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary South African Minimalist Sideboards
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Early 20th Century French Country Sideboards
Wood, Paint
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Marble
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Maple, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Sideboards
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Maple, Walnut
1950s French Vintage Sideboards
Oak
19th Century English William IV Antique Sideboards
Other
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
Late 19th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Sideboards
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Maple, Glass, Mirror, Walnut
2010s Italian Sideboards
Metal
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.