Sideboards
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Teak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Macassar
1970s Italian Vintage Sideboards
Metal, Steel
Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Sideboards
Lacquer
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Steel
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Walnut, Wenge
1950s French Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Steel
2010s French Neoclassical Sideboards
Oak, Wood
20th Century American Federal Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Metal, Brass
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Sideboards
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Marble
2010s Regency Sideboards
Mahogany
1950s Brazilian Vintage Sideboards
Hardwood
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Bronze
2010s Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Marble, Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Elm
Mid-19th Century British Antique Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Sideboards
Pine
1780s English Georgian Antique Sideboards
Fruitwood, Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sideboards
Brass, Stainless Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Aluminum
20th Century English Country Sideboards
Cherry
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Marble
Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Sideboards
Walnut
1790s English Antique Sideboards
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Birch
1940s Vintage Sideboards
Marble
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Pine
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
20th Century English Campaign Sideboards
Leather, Hardwood
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Sideboards
Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Sideboards
Mirror, Glass, Burl, Walnut
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sideboards
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Sideboards
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
1890s French Louis XV Antique Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Ash
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Bone, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Sideboards
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Steel
Early 2000s Sideboards
Brass
1830s German Biedermeier Antique Sideboards
Cherry
Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Sideboards
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Plywood, Beech
1960s French Vintage Sideboards
Mahogany
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.