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Sideboards For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: Early 19th Century
Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Demilune Cabinet
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
French demi lune sideboard in mahogany. Empire, circa 1820. Two-door corpus in demi lune form. Mahogany veneered on oak. One drawer. Newer slightly overhanging granite top instea...
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Early 19th Century Empire Antique Sideboards

Materials

Granite

18th Century Cherrywood Half Cabinet/ Sideboard, Josephinism Era, AT circa 1780
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Breathtaking inlayed 18th century cherrywood half cabinet or sideboard from the so-called "Josephinism" period in Austria around 1780. This exceptional shaped half cabinet/ sideboard was part of the inventory of a private castle and impresses with an incredible design adorned by amazing looking inlay works. The beautiful double-mirrored cherrywood veneered surface is unparalleled. Behind the large two-piece door which can be locked with the still original lock, you have two large compartments offering a lot of storage space. Inlayed frames of fine ashwood which are additionally adorned by extraordinary set, delicate frames made of nutwood threads can be found on the front, the top plate as well as on both sides and confer this dreamlike, over 240 year old half cabinet an absolutely unique appearance. Together with the beveled corners, showing a lovely transversely veneered ashwood section and additionally round inlayed design elements refined by pyrography, this antique sideboard/ half-cabinet is a true beauty from around 1780. A real rare and valuable, eye catching piece of late 18th century Austrian furniture...
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Late 18th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Italian Baroque Console Table, circa 1730
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular top above three incised carved drawers raised on baluster legs joined by stretchers.
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1730s Italian Baroque Antique Sideboards

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Walnut

Biedermeier Walnut Cabinet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Fine biedermeier walnut cabinet in very good original condition with signs of usage.
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
A rare Continental Italian Renaissance Revival oak and leather sideboard with warm, rich patina. Born in the early 19th century, exquisitely hand-crafted and exceptionally execut...
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Early 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards

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Leather, Oak

Grand 18th Century French Louis XIV Step-Front Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand 18th Century French Louis XIV step-front buffet was hand-crafted for a spacious chateau with a large family, and although the tape measure indicates its maximum depth at the ce...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Superb Quality Large Antique George III Figured Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality large antique George III figured mahogany sideboard having a quality figured mahogany top with reeded moulded panels and sliding storage compartments above five drawer...
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18th Century English George III Antique Sideboards

Materials

Other

Early 19th Century French Sideboard Buffet Painted White
Located in Round Top, TX
This delightful sideboard has been given a white painted finish, adding to its charming French country style. The paint has been gently distressed revealing the natual wood below, so...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Paint

18th Century, Country French Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Buffet is a classic design that has remained popular for centuries! Using dense, old-growth quarter-saw...
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Late 18th Century French Country Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Eighteenth Century period Enfilade in oak
Located in Vista, CA
Eighteenth Century period Enfilade in oak. Circa 1760 Solid Oak, Beautifully Hand Carved, Dovetail Construction, Original Hardware, Handsomely Aged Formidable Finish.
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Sideboards

Materials

Oak

18th Century French Bleached Wood Sideboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 18th century bleached sideboard or cabinet with a wonderful dusky gray tone and simple, traditional lines. Rustic elegance at its finest. F...
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1760s French Antique Sideboards

Materials

Wood

19th Century Black French Pair of Empire Pinewood Cabinets, Antique Sideboard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, antique French pair of cabinets made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The detailed commodes are supported by four short arched feet, consisting its origi...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Sideboards

Materials

Metal

Eighteenth Century Period Enfilade in Light Oak
Located in Vista, CA
Eighteenth century period Enfilade in light oak. circa 1760 Solid oak, beautifully hand carved, dovetail construction, original hardware, handsomely aged formidable finish.
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Sideboards

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Oak

19th C. Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Tall Chest of Drawers Filing Cabinet Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A tall and Elegant 19th Century Regency chest of drawers Mahogany Chiffonier also chiffonnier. Its name comes directly from a Fre...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

18th century Italian Rustic Sideboard
Located in Charleston, SC
A long, very patinated with original brilliant blue color Italian 18th century rustic sideboard with three paneled large doors and drawers under natural rounded shape blank top. More than ever...
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18th Century Italian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Iron

Swedish 1810s Gustavian Period Painted Sideboard with Carved Diamond Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood sideboard from the early 19th century, with three-quarter gallery, carved frieze, two drawers, two doors and reeded diamond motifs. Created in...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Antique English Georgian Flame Mahogany Sideboard Server Console Hall Table
Located in London, GB
Antique English Georgian Flame mahogany server console hall table. Circa. 1790 George III mahogany sideboard, with a wonderful original p...
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18th Century English George III Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

French Enfilade in Walnut
Located in Vista, CA
Very Large French Enfilade. Circa 1770, Marble top is in two pieces. Multiple drawers, lots of storage. Beautiful marble top.
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Sideboards

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Walnut

18th Century Country French Louis XIII Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Country French Louis XIII Buffet provides the epitome of understated elegance while serving as a capacious storage piece for all your cherished family heirlooms! Hand-crafted by master artisans using what are today considered primitive tools, the design called for a tall piece...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Antique Rare Swedish Folk Art Authentic Pine Rustic Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique rare Swedish sideboard in folk art from northern Sweden. The sideboard is from around 1810 to 1820 and is in an unusual model. The sideboard has an oversized table top and tw...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Sideboards

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Pine

1940 Art Deco Whiten Oak, Marble and Brass Sideboard
Located in Mouscron, WHT
1940 Art Deco whiten oak, marble and brass sideboard. Finely sculpted. Set available: One dining room table and six chairs on the sa...
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1640s French Art Deco Antique Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Spanish Buffet Credenza Double Sideboard Oak Lion Paws, 18th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Spanish buffet double sideboard with two doors and one drawer, made in the 18th century Solid oak with minors parts of fruitwood Remarkable lion’s leg...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

18th Century Period Rococo Commode
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Period 18th Century Rocco commode. The top section with three drawers and below are three further drawers. This piece has been re-painted.
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Large English 18thC George I Oak Dresser Base
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1720. Large English 18thC George I oak dresser base with graduated drawers and fielded panel doors. An exceptional example. Lightly restored. Measures: W 222 x D 52 x H 78c...
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18th Century Antique Sideboards

Materials

Oak

18th Century Tuscan Walnut Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Tuscan walnut buffet displays the essence of the country furniture from the storied rural region in today's Italy. Handcrafted from indigenous walnut, it features tailor...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rustic Antique Sideboards

Materials

Steel

18th Century English Sideboard with Plate Rack
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century English sideboard with plate rack will make a charming addition to any room! The light and airy effect is a result of the open p...
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Mid-18th Century English Jacobean Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Rare Empire Clock Cabinet Sideboard, Antique Northern Swedish Country Gustavian
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare antique clock cabinet from Sweden made during the transitional time between the gustavian and empire period. The cabinet is from Northern Sw...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Sideboards

Materials

Pine

Antique George III Inlaid Flame Mahogany Sideboard, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique George III inlaid flame mahogany bowfront sideboard, circa 1780 in date. The top is banded in satinwood and...
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1780s English George III Antique Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Swedish Gustavian Period 1820s Painted Sideboard with Reeded Doors and Diamonds
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood sideboard from the early 19th century, with reeded doors, diamond motifs and carved ogee bracket feet. Created in S...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Antique British Colonial Inlaid Server from the Philippines
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable 19th century British colonial two drawer server from the Philippines, handcrafted in mahogany with a lush grain, featuring pegged construction, brass hardware, seashell inlays and elegant turned and beaded legs.
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Early 19th Century Philippine British Colonial Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

18th Century French Louis XV Carved Burl Walnut Clock Vaisselier from Lyon
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved in Southern France circa 1760, the large display cabinet decorated with floral and leaf motifs throughout, is built in two sections. ...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards

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Elm, Walnut, Burl

American Hepplewhite Mahogany Bow Front Satinwood Inlaid Sideboard, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Hepplewhite Mahogany bow front satinwood string inlaid sideboard cross banded with kings wood, lion head pull brasses, inlaid diamond escutcheons with key, three upper drawe...
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1780s American Hepplewhite Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Empire Sideboard, Vienna early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Two-door sideboard on square-pointed feet with brass sabots, brass moldings and inlaid upper drawer with leaf motifs and diamond décor. The sideboard was...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Regency Rosewood & Brass Tiered Sideboard
Located in Atlanta, GA
A spectacular english regency period sideboard / server with three tiered back support (which detaches from bottom). Executed in fine rosewood detailing, brass rail trim to top, chicken wire caged door...
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Early 19th Century Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass, Iron

English Hepplewhite Small Sideboard
Located in Wilson, NC
English Hepplewhite small sideboard, with beautiful color and patina, the top with molded edge is above two wide drawers over two square drawers an...
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Early 1800s English Hepplewhite Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Period Carved Walnut Sideboard Credenza
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional Baroque period hand carved walnut sideboard (buffet - credenza) with beautifully aged patina. circa 1700 Hand-crafted in Italy, likely Florence or Bologna, in the early 18th century, possibly 17th century, featuring handsome rich antique walnut...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Four Drawer Commode, Italy, 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
17th Century Italian four drawer commode. Carved decorative details top and bottom of side columns. Raised decorative panels on side of commode. Unusual no hardware with under pul...
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17th Century Italian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

William and Mary Dresser
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English late 17th Century oak low dresser, the two plank top with beveled edge over three drawers with geometric molded fronts, on three nicely turned front legs and two plain s...
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Early 18th Century English Antique Sideboards

Materials

Oak

18th Century English Oak Sideboard
Located in High Point, NC
18th century oak sideboard from England with a plank top, following down to hand paneled sides and a single candle drawer in the front, flanked by cushion paneled drawers. There are applied turnings flanking the drawers as well, for added interest. All of the drawers have hand carved beaded...
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18th Century English William and Mary Antique Sideboards

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Oak

Late 18th Century English Georgian Mahogany Bow Fronted Sideboard
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine Georgian mahogany Demi -lune shaped sideboard, with a central drawer flanked by two further cupboards with brass ring handles, on tapering block legs which terminate in contrasting spade feet. Circa 1790 English Great color and patina to the mahogany. Located in Dublin 8.
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Wood

French Louis XV Period Chest of Drawers - 18th Century - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This beautiful Louis XV period oak crossbow chest of drawers has four drawers. The handles and keyholes are worked in bronze. The legs of this chest of drawers are curved with a crossbar. The top of the chest of drawers has many knife cuts, which suggests that it must have been used as a hunting...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Antique Wooden Small Sideboard in Marble and Brass
Located in Milano, IT
Marvelous small wooden sideboard designed in the 19th century of fine Italian manufacture. The sideboard has a very solid base of rectangular shape made entirely of solid and valuab...
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Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Antique Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pair of Boulle Cabinets, Early 1800, Majestic Boulle Marquetry Sideboards
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Boulle sideboards, Early 1800. Majestic Boulle marquetry sideboards, Napoleonic period. These sideboards will impress you with their elegance as well as their specificities w...
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Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sideboards

Materials

Wood

French Renaissance Carved Oak Sideboard, 18th Century
Located in Paris, IDF
This piece is a brown oak French Renaissance sideboard that dates from the 1700s. It’s made from solid oak and the ornate designs have bee...
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Late 18th Century French Renaissance Antique Sideboards

Materials

Metal

Rare Period French 1790s era Directoire Mahogany Sideboard Buffet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1790s French Directoire Antique Sideboards

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Mahogany

Antique English Sheraton Mahogany Sideboard, Circa 1780-1810
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Sheraton Mahogany sideboard, Circa 1780-1810. Serpentine front and beautiful Inlay.
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Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Antique 17th Century English Quartersawn Oak Sideboard Server Court Cupboard
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful English Charles II era sideboard or server, circa 1660s. Reminiscent of the Jacobean era Court Cupboard. Made from quartersawn oak with intricately carved details. Featur...
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Mid-17th Century Charles II Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Antique English Regency Flame Mahogany Sideboard 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique English Regency flame mahogany shaped serpentine bowfront sideboard, Circa 1820 in date. It is crossbanded, bordered with ebony lines and fitted with a central frieze drawer above a recessed arched apron drawer. It is flanked by two short drawers to one side and a cellarette drawer to the other. It has superb decorative brass foliate anthemion ring handles and is raised on elegant ring turned tapered legs. Fitted with working locks and keys. Add an elegant touch to a special place in your home with this superb antique sideboard. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully restored in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 92 x Width 188 x Depth 80 Dimensions in inches: Height 3 foot x Width 6 foot, 2 inches x Depth 2 foot, 7 inches Flame Mahogany Thomas Sheraton - 18th century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as "best suited to furniture where strength is demanded as well as a wood that works...
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1820s English Regency Antique Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Large Georgian Serpentine Sideboard
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality George III Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Sideboard Having Well Figured Top Over Three Drawers With Replacement Brass Handles, Unusually With Elega...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Sideboards

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Mahogany

Antique Large Blue Painted Oak Sideboard Cabinet from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
The heavily paneled doors and attractive blue painted finish draw one to this handsome oak sideboard. The newer professionally applied blue finish reveals layers of paint and distres...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Sideboards

Materials

Paint, Wood, Oak

Antique Bleached Oak 3-Door Sideboard Buffet from France
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the arched paneled doors, scalloped skirt and diamond detail of the drawers that separate this French oak sideboard apart from others. The bleached finish gives it a fresh and ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Oak

Unusual Swedish Gustavian Empire Pine Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish unusual and genuine sideboard from around year 1800 in the transitional time between the gustavian and empire periods. The sideboard was made in northern Sweden in pine and h...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards

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Pine

English Regency Mahogany Sideboard
By Thomas Hope
Located in Dallas, TX
An English Regency mahogany sideboard buffet of exceptional quality from the early 19th century. This sideboard is veneered in very...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Sideboards

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Bronze

17th Century Italian Genoese Louis XIV Coin Cabinet Armiger Figures Carving
Located in Milan, IT
A stunning Genoese carved walnut coin cabinet with twenty-one drawers created to hold secrets from 17th century.  This Italian Louis XIV coin cabinet features an extraordinary  archi...
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Mid-17th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Sideboards

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Walnut

George III Mahogany Credenza
Located in Wilson, NC
George III mahogany credenza-sideboard, the solid mahogany top with beautiful figured grain, the molding edge is cut from the top ( not a ...
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1790s English Antique Sideboards

Materials

Brass


English Georgian Pine Country House Dresser Base
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1830 English Georgian pine Country House dresser base Measures: W 140 x D 49 x H 83cm.     
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1820s English Antique Sideboards

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Pine

Cassone Venetian 16thc Renaissance Cedar Original Stand Neptune Armorial Unicorn
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A large, museum-quality, late-16th century, cedar, Venetian, cassone on its original stand ; the sea creature ornament probably drawn from De la Cosmographie Universelle, livre III, engraving 1550-1568 • This is the only, known, cassone of this type retaining its original stand. • The collection in Italy that it originally came from was a palazzo that it had reputedly been in for generations of the same family and this most likely why the stand has survived. • The decoration is very unusual, and delightful in the array of sea creatures depicted. The connection of the region with the sea is very strong. • The inner lid is very practical and can be used for display or serving. The interior offers masses of storage space which is particularly suitable for textiles being cedar which repels moths. • The cassone is a beautiful, rich colour and has developed a lustrous patina. • The cassone is Illustrated & discussed in discussed in ‘Woods in British Furniture Making’, (Bowett) c13 Provenance: Private collection, Mayorca. Private collection, Italy Related to: Cassone in V&A collection, no 4886-1858 Width 177 cm., 70 in., Height 87 cm., 34 ½ in. Depth 68 cm. 26 ½ in. With lid open 155 cm., 61 in “Late 16th and 17th century, London inventories confirm that cypress wood chests were relatively common in prosperous households. In 1598 there was a cypress chest in the hall of John Mason, a vintner, valued at 50 shillings. It was the most expensive piece of furniture in the house. Similarly there was a ‘fair cypress chest’ in the great chamber of Adrian Moore, haberdasher, in 1618, and a cypress chest worth £ 9 in the hall of Thomas Willis, a clotherworker in 1630. The chests were sometimes described as ‘great’ or ‘small’ but not otherwise described – presumably they were familiar to the compilers of the inventories. They were placed in halls, chambers and parlours, places where they would have been on prominent view. It is noteworthy that only the chests were imported and not, apparently, the wood. “ (p282, Cypress, Woods in British Furniture making) The decoration is very unusual, and delightful in the array of sea creatures depicted. The connection of the region with the sea is very strong. I have never seen one of these chests on its original stand. The collection in Italy that it came from was a palazzo that it had reputedly been in for generations of the same family and this most likely why the stand has survived. In practical terms, the stand makes the chest a comfortable height to use. The exterior of the chest is a beautiful, mellow colour and has developed a lustrous patina. The top comprises three planks faced with a shallow, cleated, moulded edge nailed on. The front retains its original hasp and lockplate and, as is commonly found, the lock has been removed but, unusually the original ring hinges have survived. The top opens to reveal an inner lid with ring hinges and a brass ring, revealing a large open storage compartment below, the bottom lined with an old fabric. The underside of the lid retains its original penwork and pierced decoration. The central panel depicts sea creatures, sharks, flatfish, monster fish, sea horses, Neptune and mermaids, probably drawn from De la Cosmographie Universelle, livre III, engraving 1550-1568. The panels either side depicting a crown, the sun and unicorns amongst stylised floral sprays. The surrounding naive penwork border features repeats of three naked ladies in the sea, a man wearing an animal mask with two dogs in a forest and a huntsman with two dogs. The floor of the inside of the cassone is upholstered in an 18th century red and yellow striped woven textile the colours of the Catalan flag. The front is decorated with pierced, silhouettes of beasts, trees and figures. The sides are plain with iron carrying handles. On its original stand, with similar decoration, and bearing a cartouche which would have been decorated with the arms of its original owner. Italian, last quarter of the 16th century. Condition Report : Old repair to bottom left moulding of top. Some hairline cracks to top. The hasp, lockplate and ring hinges are original, the lock has been removed. Handles probably 18th century. The inner lid was probably added in the 18th century and supporting mechanism in the 19th century. Exceptional original, lustrous colour and patina. Measures: Width 177 cm. 70 in., height 87 cm. 34 ½ in., depth 68 cm. 26 ½ in. The cassone was the principal piece of furniture in 16th century, Italy. These chests were made as bridal gifts for nobles and aristocrats from cedar specifically for storing their much prized and valued hangings, clothing and linens, as the wood repels moths and the sweet fragrance delicately scents fabrics. Consquently the cassone, as in this example might be decorated with the family coat of arms or with depictions of virtue and edifying episodes from the Bible. A young woman could not be allowed to enter marriage without some instruction. Later, many cassoni were taken apart so that the decorated front panel could be hung as a painting. The stand of this cassone has a cartouche that would have contained a painted coat of arms in the centre which shows that it was conceived for a noble family. Such cypress or cedar chests, incised in bas relief and pyrographically engraved, have long been associated with Venice and typically have a naïve decoration on the exterior. Literature: The 'cypress chests' containing 'arras, counterpoints, costely apparel, tents, and canopies, fine linen, Turkey cushions...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Sideboards

Materials

Cedar

Ignaz Herlinger Wooden Sideboard in Marble and Brass
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful large wooden sideboard designed in the 19th century of fine Italian manufacture. The sideboard has a very solid base of rectangular s...
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Early 1800s Swiss Neoclassical Antique Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique, New and Vintage Sideboards

Once simply boards made of wood that were used to support ceremonial dining, sideboards have taken on much greater importance 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.

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. 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 are more to your liking than an 18th-century mahogany sideboard with decorative inlays by Hepplewhite, 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, new and vintage sideboards to choose from.

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