Sideboards
2010s Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Brass
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Sideboards
Mirror, Oak
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Wood, Paint
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Birch, Oak
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Sideboards
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Sideboards
Birch, Elm, Walnut
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Sideboards
Metal
1950s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Nickel, Brass, Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak, Glass
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Pine
1980s Swiss Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Sideboards
Marble
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Birch, Teak
1780s Italian Country Antique Sideboards
Fir
1950s Vintage Sideboards
Bamboo, Teak
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
1980s American Rustic Vintage Sideboards
Reclaimed Wood
1780s English George III Antique Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Sideboards
Onyx, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Metal, Chrome
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Pine
Early 1900s French Beaux Arts Antique Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
2010s Asian Minimalist Sideboards
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Sideboards
Satinwood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Early 1900s English Antique Sideboards
Other
1950s French Louis XV Vintage Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian French Provincial Sideboards
Wood
2010s Italian Sideboards
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Wrought Iron
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Sideboards
Oak
2010s Italian French Provincial Sideboards
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
20th Century English Georgian Sideboards
Mahogany, Oak
1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Sideboards
Oak
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Smoked Glass, Walnut
Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Antique Sideboards
Metal
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Sideboards
Walnut, Burl
Mid-17th Century Charles II Antique Sideboards
Brass
1980s American Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Birch, Elm
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.