Sideboards
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
19th Century American Federal Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Birch
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Steel
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Ash
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Sideboards
Belgian Black Marble
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Sideboards
Oak
2010s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards
Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Mauritian Modern Sideboards
Stone
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Aluminum
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Bakelite, Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
2010s French Louis XVI Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Sideboards
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Industrial Sideboards
Brass
1780s English George III Antique Sideboards
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sideboards
Steel
Early 19th Century Italian Other Antique Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass, Gold Leaf, Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century American Modern Sideboards
Wood
20th Century American Federal Sideboards
Mahogany, Satinwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Cane, Wood, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Sideboards
Wood, Paint
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Gold Leaf
20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
2010s Italian Sideboards
Wood
2010s Canadian Sideboards
Mirror, Ash
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
1950s American Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Early 1800s French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Elm, Fruitwood
2010s European Modern Sideboards
Oak, Lacquer, Rattan
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century European Sideboards
Oak, Teak
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Sideboards
Rattan, Oak
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sideboards
Brass
2010s Italian Art Deco Sideboards
Nickel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Sideboards
Marble, Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Lacquer
1950s Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sideboards
Pine, Glass
Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Sideboards
Pine
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Steel
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
Mid-19th Century Belgian Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Oak
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Sycamore
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Sideboards
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Sideboards
Brass
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Sideboards
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
2010s French French Provincial Sideboards
Brass
2010s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Sideboards
Marble, Brass
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Plywood
1960s Scandinavian Brutalist Vintage 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.