Sideboards
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sideboards
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern Sideboards
Hardwood, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Metal, Stainless Steel, Cut Steel, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Copper, Steel
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Metal
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Wood, Glass
2010s Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Sideboards
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Sideboards
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Wood, Paint
1940s French Modern Vintage Sideboards
Amboyna
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards
Travertine, Metal
1970s Czech Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Modern Sideboards
Zinc, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sideboards
Brass
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Walnut
2010s Asian Modern Sideboards
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Mahogany
20th Century Louis XVI Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Iron
2010s Egyptian Modern Sideboards
Glass, Acrylic, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sideboards
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sideboards
Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Sideboards
Marble, Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Sideboards
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Wood, Leather
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Wood, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sideboards
Mirror, Wood, Glass
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Oak
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sideboards
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sideboards
Glass, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Marble, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Metal
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Bronze, Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sideboards
Steel
2010s French Modern Sideboards
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sideboards
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Sideboards
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sideboards
Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Sideboards
Steel
2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Wood
2010s American Modern Sideboards
Marble, Carrara Marble
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sideboards
Steel
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.