Sideboards
Mid-20th Century Sideboards
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Marble, Metal, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century English Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Marble
Early 20th Century British Aesthetic Movement Sideboards
Marble, Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rattan, Beech, Oak
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal, Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Industrial Sideboards
Pine
2010s British Modern Sideboards
Metal
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Metal
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Ceramic, Wood, Lacquer
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Teak
20th Century Louis XVI Sideboards
Marble
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Mid-20th Century French Sideboards
Iron
Early 1900s Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards
Wood
1970s German Vintage Sideboards
Metal
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Sideboards
Oak
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1950s Vintage Sideboards
Fruitwood
20th Century Danish Sideboards
Teak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Leather, Walnut, Burl
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Empire Sideboards
Upholstery, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Steel
1920s Hungarian Rustic Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Pine
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Sideboards
Oak
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Lacquer
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Sideboards
Oak
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Birch
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Parchment Paper
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Breccia Marble
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Chrome
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s Swedish Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Burl
Mid-20th Century French Sideboards
Oak
2010s Portuguese Sideboards
Brass, Gold Leaf
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
2010s Portuguese Sideboards
Crystal, Metal, Brass, Gold Leaf
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
Early 20th Century American Sideboards
Pine
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Rosewood
Late 20th Century American Victorian Sideboards
Mahogany
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Palisander, Teak
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Sideboards
Hardwood
1970s French Other Vintage Sideboards
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Palisander, Teak
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.