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Belgian Sideboard in Black Lacquered Oak with Graphical Doors
Belgian Sideboard in Black Lacquered Oak with Graphical Doors

Belgian Sideboard in Black Lacquered Oak with Graphical Doors

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Sideboard, lacquered oak, Belgium, 1970s This Belgian credenza showcases a meticulously crafted design, featuring a clear rhythm and flow that exudes harmony and balance. The carved...

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1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Paul Evans 'Deep Relief' Free-Standing Sideboard
Paul Evans 'Deep Relief' Free-Standing Sideboard

Paul Evans 'Deep Relief' Free-Standing Sideboard

By Paul Evans

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Paul Evans, Paul Evans Studio for Directional, 'Deep Relief' sideboard, model 'PE-42', welded steel, enameled patchwork steel, painted oak, cleft slate, United States, 1968 An excep...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

Materials

Slate, Steel

Black Walnut Slatted Credenza - Fully Customizable
Black Walnut Slatted Credenza - Fully Customizable

Black Walnut Slatted Credenza - Fully Customizable

Located in Portland, OR

Solid Black Walnut credenza or sideboard with slatted exquisitely crafted wood screen doors. Designed and built in the workshop of Material Architecture in Portland, Oregon. Doors ar...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Large-Scale Goatskin Sideboard by Aldo Tura Italy, 1970s
Large-Scale Goatskin Sideboard by Aldo Tura Italy, 1970s

Large-Scale Goatskin Sideboard by Aldo Tura Italy, 1970s

By Aldo Tura

Located in Rosendahl, DE

This striking sideboard combines high-gloss lacquered goatskin with a finely crafted metal base, reflecting the experimental material language of Italian design in the 1970s. The sur...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Metal

Mastercraft Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Black Lacquer Bar Cabinet, 1970s
Mastercraft Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Black Lacquer Bar Cabinet, 1970s

Mastercraft Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Black Lacquer Bar Cabinet, 1970s

By Mastercraft

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous mid-century modern Hollywood Regency bar cabinet, sideboard, or bookcase By Mastercraft USA, 1970s Black lacquered walnut case, with brass trim and Asian-inspired brass...

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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Ledge Floating Console (73") in Black by Simon Johns
Ledge Floating Console (73") in Black by Simon Johns

Ledge Floating Console (73") in Black by Simon Johns

Located in East-Bolton, Quebec

Ledge is a floating console, mounted to the wall, in solid ash with a black glass top. It stems from material exploration inspired by the cliffs around Johns’ studio, making solid as...

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2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Glass, Ash

Ledge Floating Console (61") in Black by Simon Johns
Ledge Floating Console (61") in Black by Simon Johns

Ledge Floating Console (61") in Black by Simon Johns

By Simon Johns

Located in East-Bolton, Quebec

Ledge is a floating console, mounted to the wall, in solid ash with a black glass top. It stems from material exploration inspired by the cliffs around Johns’ studio, making solid as...

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2010s Canadian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Hardwood

Italian Black Varnished Sideboard/Chest of Drawers, Vittorio Dassi Style, 1950's
Italian Black Varnished Sideboard/Chest of Drawers, Vittorio Dassi Style, 1950's

Italian Black Varnished Sideboard/Chest of Drawers, Vittorio Dassi Style, 1950's

Located in Vilnius, LT

Italian Mid-Century sideboard/chest of drawers in the style or by Vittorio Dassi, from 1950's. This sideboard is painted in black varnish/lacquer color with brass handles, glass top...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

20th Century Louis XV style black low sideboard, France
20th Century Louis XV style black low sideboard, France

20th Century Louis XV style black low sideboard, France

Located in Meulebeke, BE

France / 1950 / low sideboard / wood / Louis XV / Queen Ann / French A 20th century black lacquered low sideboard in Louis XV style made in France. This stylish low sideboard has fi...

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1950s French Louis XV Vintage Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Large Black Sideboard 1860s-1900s / Tansu Wabisabi
Japanese Antique Large Black Sideboard 1860s-1900s / Tansu Wabisabi

Japanese Antique Large Black Sideboard 1860s-1900s / Tansu Wabisabi

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

This is an old, large sideboard made in Japan. The furniture was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and has a deep black paint throughout, giving it a stately appearance. The...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sideboards

Materials

Iron

Joyce Black Sideboard by Libero Rutilo
Joyce Black Sideboard by Libero Rutilo

Joyce Black Sideboard by Libero Rutilo

By Morelato

Located in Milan, IT

Standing on four tapered feet embellished with brass details, this sideboard is a sophisticated piece suitable for a wide variety of decors. The solid ash structure showcases an eleg...

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2010s Italian Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Florence Knoll for Knoll International Sideboard with Marble Top
Florence Knoll for Knoll International Sideboard with Marble Top

Florence Knoll for Knoll International Sideboard with Marble Top

By Florence Knoll, Knoll

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Florence Knoll for Knoll International, sideboard, lacquered oak, metal, Carrara marble, United States, 1960s. Credenza with chromed base designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll Inter...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Metal

USM Haller Media Unit Sideboard - Olive Green
USM Haller Media Unit Sideboard - Olive Green

USM Haller Media Unit Sideboard - Olive Green

By Usm Haller

Located in London, GB

USM Haller Media Unit Sideboard – Olive Green Powder-coated steel panels, chromed steel frame H57 x W152 x D37 cm Switzerland, 1990s (10205) A highly functional and architecturally p...

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1990s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Steel

USM Haller Credenza F2 Storage System
USM Haller Credenza F2 Storage System

USM Haller Credenza F2 Storage System

By Fritz Haller, Usm Haller, Paul Schaerer

Located in New York, NY

Offered by M2L. With two drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome plated steel tubes, the USM H...

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards

Materials

Chrome, Steel

USM Haller Credenza C2A Storage System
USM Haller Credenza C2A Storage System

USM Haller Credenza C2A Storage System

By Fritz Haller, Usm Haller, Paul Schaerer

Located in New York, NY

Offered by M2L. With two drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the Usm ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Customizable USM Haller Side Table O118
Customizable USM Haller Side Table O118

Customizable USM Haller Side Table O118

By Paul Schaerer, Usm Haller, Fritz Haller

Located in New York, NY

Offered by M2L. With one drop down door. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the USM H...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards

Materials

Chrome, Steel

USM Haller Dresser Y
USM Haller Dresser Y

USM Haller Dresser Y

By Fritz Haller, Usm Haller, Paul Schaerer

Located in New York, NY

Offered by M2L. With three drawers elevated. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the U...

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards

Materials

Chrome, Steel

USM Haller Nightstand P1 Storage System
USM Haller Nightstand P1 Storage System

USM Haller Nightstand P1 Storage System

By Paul Schaerer, Usm Haller, Fritz Haller

Located in New York, NY

Offered by M2L. With two drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the USM ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Welsh Dresser in Oak
Welsh Dresser in Oak

Welsh Dresser in Oak

Located in Woodbury, CT

If ever there was a model Welsh dresser, this could be the one. The proportion of the rack to the base is exemplary from a time when these articles of furniture had reached near ubiq...

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19th Century Welsh Georgian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Large Art Deco Sideboard / Credenza – Black Lacquer, Brass, 1940s
Large Art Deco Sideboard / Credenza – Black Lacquer, Brass, 1940s

Large Art Deco Sideboard / Credenza – Black Lacquer, Brass, 1940s

Located in Lisbon, PT

Striking 1940s Art Deco sideboard credenza featuring an elegant black lacquer finish and generous proportions. Measuring 78.75 inches (200 cm) wide, this substantial piece offers bot...

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20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Brass

USM Nightstand P2 Storage System
USM Nightstand P2 Storage System

USM Nightstand P2 Storage System

By Fritz Haller, Usm Haller, Paul Schaerer

Located in New York, NY

Offered by M2L. With one drop down door. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated steel tubes, the USM ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Rare Michel Ducaroy sideboard for Ligne Roset, 1970s
Rare Michel Ducaroy sideboard for Ligne Roset, 1970s

Rare Michel Ducaroy sideboard for Ligne Roset, 1970s

By Michel Ducaroy

Located in LYON, FR

Michel Ducaroy sideboard, Ligne Roset edition Vintage sideboard by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset from the 1970s. Rare original model in black lacquer, with gold-plated aluminum legs...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Aluminum

Weave 133, Birch wood, black oil. Credenza from Ringvide, Scandinavian
Weave 133, Birch wood, black oil. Credenza from Ringvide, Scandinavian

Weave 133, Birch wood, black oil. Credenza from Ringvide, Scandinavian

By Lukas Dahlén

Located in Visby, SE

Weave 133 Black oil Weave credenza is made of solid birch wood and laminated birch veneér. Modern yet Classic, bold yet modest the cabinet serves as a great example of Scandinavian ...

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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Birch, Oak

Monumental Macassar and Brass Credenza by Leon Rosen for Johnny Carson, c 1970
Monumental Macassar and Brass Credenza by Leon Rosen for Johnny Carson, c 1970

Monumental Macassar and Brass Credenza by Leon Rosen for Johnny Carson, c 1970

By Pace Furniture Company, Leon Rosen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This monumental Macassar ebony and brass credenza by Leon Rosen for Pace Collection, custom made for Johnny Carson circa 1970, is a striking example of American modern design at its ...

Category

1970s American Modern Vintage Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Usm Haller Storage C1A18 Storage System
Usm Haller Storage C1A18 Storage System

Usm Haller Storage C1A18 Storage System

By Paul Schaerer, Usm Haller, Fritz Haller

Located in New York, NY

Offered by M2L. With one drop down door and one drawer. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome-plated steel t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards

Materials

Chrome, Steel

USM Haller Mid Credenza D Storage System
USM Haller Mid Credenza D Storage System

USM Haller Mid Credenza D Storage System

By Paul Schaerer, Fritz Haller, Usm Haller

Located in New York, NY

Offered by M2L. With four drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated steel tubes, the US...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards

Materials

Chrome, Steel

DeCastelli Marea 96 Sideboard in Brass by Zanellato/Bortotto

DeCastelli Marea 96 Sideboard in Brass by Zanellato/Bortotto

By DeCastelli, Zanellato Bortotto

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The traces of time are drawn one on top of another, infused into the changing skin of the rigorous metal forms that define these cabinets and chests. Like the tide (marea in Italian)...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Small Silver Chest
Small Silver Chest

Small Silver Chest

$1,175 / item

Small Silver Chest

Located in Annville, PA

A small silver chest produced resting on square and reeded legs with four drawers, the uppermost being a false drawer and the lid opening to reveal an unusual design feature. Each st...

Category

2010s Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Weave 196 Credenza from Ringvide, Solid Birch wood, black oil. Scandinavian
Weave 196 Credenza from Ringvide, Solid Birch wood, black oil. Scandinavian

Weave 196 Credenza from Ringvide, Solid Birch wood, black oil. Scandinavian

By Lukas Dahlén

Located in Visby, SE

Weave 196-Black oil Weave credenza, made of solid birch wood and laminated birch veneér. Modern yet classic, bold yet modest the cabinet serves as a great example of scandinavian co...

Category

2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Birch, Oak

Art Deco Sideboard with Hidden Key in Nut Wood and Black Lacquer, France 1930s
Art Deco Sideboard with Hidden Key in Nut Wood and Black Lacquer, France 1930s

Art Deco Sideboard with Hidden Key in Nut Wood and Black Lacquer, France 1930s

Located in Ulm, DE

A striking example of French Art Deco design from the 1930s – this restored sideboard blends clean geometry with decorative flair, noble materials with functional sophistication. It...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Beech, Nutwood, Lacquer

Brutalist Mid-century Belgian Black Oak Sideboard, Belgium 1970s
Brutalist Mid-century Belgian Black Oak Sideboard, Belgium 1970s

Brutalist Mid-century Belgian Black Oak Sideboard, Belgium 1970s

Located in Meulebeke, BE

Belgium / 1970 / sideboard / oak, aluminium / Mid-century / Brutalist / Vintage Impressive Belgian sideboard made of black oak with aluminium accents, creating a bold contrast. Th...

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1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Palatial Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinoiserie Commode
Palatial Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinoiserie Commode

Palatial Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinoiserie Commode

By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An extraordinary fine and Palatial French Louis XV style 19th century ebonized lacquered Chinoiserie style and finely chased gilt bronze-mounted two drawer Serpentine commode with ma...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Original USM Haller Sideboard 1x2 Fritz Haller schwarz Lowboard
Original USM Haller Sideboard 1x2 Fritz Haller schwarz Lowboard

Original USM Haller Sideboard 1x2 Fritz Haller schwarz Lowboard

By Usm Haller, Fritz Haller

Located in Berlin, DE

Wir bieten ein wunderschönes USM Haller Lowboard in der sehr begehrten Ausführung in schwarz zum Verkauf an. Das Board verfügt über zwei sich nach unten öffnende Klappen und kann ide...

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2010s Swiss Post-Modern Sideboards

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Late 19th Century Swedish Black Painted Sideboard with Fluted Diamond Carving
Late 19th Century Swedish Black Painted Sideboard with Fluted Diamond Carving

Late 19th Century Swedish Black Painted Sideboard with Fluted Diamond Carving

Located in Round Top, TX

Late 19th century Swedish sideboard crafted in pine. The cabinet features a newer professionally applied black painted finish, lightly distressed to reflect the age and character of ...

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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards

Materials

Pine, Paint

Mid Century Modern Black Sideboard Buffet
Mid Century Modern Black Sideboard Buffet

Mid Century Modern Black Sideboard Buffet

Located in Westwood, NJ

This beautifully crafted sideboard is a striking example of mid-century modern design reimagined for contemporary living. The unit features rich, dark tones contrasted by the Italian...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Metal

USM Haller Nightstand P Storage System
USM Haller Nightstand P Storage System

USM Haller Nightstand P Storage System

By Paul Schaerer, Fritz Haller, Usm Haller

Located in New York, NY

Offered by M2L. With one drop down door. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the USM H...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Hollywood Regency Style Ebony & Silver Goldleaf Credenza By Renzo Rutili
Hollywood Regency Style Ebony & Silver Goldleaf Credenza By Renzo Rutili

Hollywood Regency Style Ebony & Silver Goldleaf Credenza By Renzo Rutili

By Renzo Rutili

Located in Sayreville, NJ

Phenomenal fully refinished Sideboard Designed by Renowned 1960s designer Renzo Rutili for John Stuart Inc circa 1960. Renzo Rutili (1901–1966) was a notable American furniture desi...

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1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Lowboard, Black Lacquer, Chrome Fittings, France circa 1930
Art Deco Lowboard, Black Lacquer, Chrome Fittings, France circa 1930

Art Deco Lowboard, Black Lacquer, Chrome Fittings, France circa 1930

Located in Regensburg, DE

Small asymmetrical Art Deco Lowboard from France around 1930. Black, high-gloss polished piano lacquer on wood. Door with chrome-plated knob, turned rosette and snapping ball lock. I...

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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Antique Grey Leather Sideboard
Antique Grey Leather Sideboard

Antique Grey Leather Sideboard

Located in Westwood, NJ

A stunning blend of elegance, functionality, and timeless craftsmanship. Wrapped in luxurious antique grey-Blackstone shagreen embossed leather, it exudes sophisticated style with a ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sideboards

Materials

Leather, Glass

Italian 1940s Art Deco Sideboard in Macassar, Parchment, Attr. Osvaldo Borsani
Italian 1940s Art Deco Sideboard in Macassar, Parchment, Attr. Osvaldo Borsani

Italian 1940s Art Deco Sideboard in Macassar, Parchment, Attr. Osvaldo Borsani

By Osvaldo Borsani

Located in Meda, MB

Refined Art Deco sideboard produced in Italy in the 1940s, attributed to Osvaldo Borsani. The structure is in fine Macassar wood, while the drawers are covered in parchment. On the f...

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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards

Materials

Brass

George II Oak Dresser Base
George II Oak Dresser Base

George II Oak Dresser Base

Located in Essex, MA

Rectangular top over three drawers and a carved open work apron, raised on cabriole legs. Rear legs are turned. Brass handles.

Category

1750s English George II Antique Sideboards

Materials

Oak

USM Shelving Q118 Storage System
USM Shelving Q118 Storage System

USM Shelving Q118 Storage System

By Paul Schaerer, Fritz Haller, Usm Haller

Located in New York, NY

Offered by M2L. With two drop down doors, cable cut out and one drawer. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrom...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards

Materials

Chrome, Steel

USM  Shelving R2 Storage System
USM  Shelving R2 Storage System

USM Shelving R2 Storage System

By Paul Schaerer, Fritz Haller, Usm Haller

Located in New York, NY

Offered by M2L. With two drop down doors and two drawers. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated stee...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Blackened Ash Slatted Credenza - Custom Sizes Available
Blackened Ash Slatted Credenza - Custom Sizes Available

Blackened Ash Slatted Credenza - Custom Sizes Available

Located in Portland, OR

Custom sizes available, just send us a note! Solid wood credenza / sideboard with slatted screen doors in white oak built by Material in Portland, Orego...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Black Lacquer Sideboard
Black Lacquer Sideboard

Black Lacquer Sideboard

$3,500Sale Price|36% Off

Black Lacquer Sideboard

Located in Greenwich, CT

Elegant black lacquer sideboard with two pairs of doors, Two pairs of drawers and shelves inside, metal fitting

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Sideboards

Materials

Lacquer

Hollywood Regency Style Black Lacquer Sideboard, Credenza , Maison Jansen Style
Hollywood Regency Style Black Lacquer Sideboard, Credenza , Maison Jansen Style

Hollywood Regency Style Black Lacquer Sideboard, Credenza , Maison Jansen Style

By Maison Jansen

Located in Stamford, CT

Hollywood Regency Style Black Lacquer Sideboard / Credenza , Maison Jansen Style, Bronze, Marble A simply stunning palatial sideboard or credenza in the fashion of Maison Jansen. Th...

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1960s European Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Lacquer and Brass Credenza
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Lacquer and Brass Credenza

Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Lacquer and Brass Credenza

By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman

Located in Saint Louis, MO

Sleek Milo Baughman black lacquered credenza or sideboard with tall brass slab legs made by Thayer Coggin in the 1970s. Elegant Modern profile. The look is powerful and upscale. Blac...

Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Shell Inlaid Chest of Drawers with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
Shell Inlaid Chest of Drawers with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti

Shell Inlaid Chest of Drawers with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti

By R & Y Augousti

Located in New York, NY

The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Brass

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.