Sideboards
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Rattan, Cherry
1920s Finnish Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Birch, Burl
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Wood
20th Century French Sideboards
Metal
20th Century Louis XIV Sideboards
Brass
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Sideboards
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sideboards
Mirror, Rosewood
19th Century French Antique Sideboards
Wood
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Wood
18th Century English George III Antique Sideboards
Other
Mid-20th Century Southeast Asian British Colonial Sideboards
Bamboo, Mahogany
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sideboards
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Early 18th Century English Antique Sideboards
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Sideboards
Wood
2010s Mexican Brutalist Sideboards
Hardwood
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Metal, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Sideboards
Metal, Other
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Walnut
19th Century Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Iron
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
1970s American Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak, Masonite
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Sideboards
Marble, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Chrome
1820s English Antique Sideboards
Brass
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
1950s American Louis XVI Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Sideboards
Brass
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Bronze
2010s Italian Sideboards
Glass, Wood, Walnut
1950s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1790s English Hepplewhite Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Chinese Chippendale Sideboards
Wood
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
1950s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Chrome
1970s Danish Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Sideboards
Marble, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Sideboards
Glass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
2010s German Modern Sideboards
Metal, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
19th Century East Asian Victorian Antique Sideboards
Wood
2010s French French Provincial Sideboards
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
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.