Sideboards
1980s Swiss Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Sideboards
Laminate
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
2010s Greek Modern Sideboards
Metal
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards
Stainless Steel
1950s Chinese Vintage Sideboards
Gold Leaf
1970s American Vintage Sideboards
Metal
1990s Italian Modern Sideboards
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
2010s Ukrainian Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sideboards
Metal
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Sideboards
Laminate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
2010s Portuguese Sideboards
Gold Leaf
2010s South African Minimalist Sideboards
Granite
2010s Lithuanian Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Sideboards
Steel
1990s American Space Age Sideboards
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Steel
1970s German Minimalist Vintage Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Sideboards
Metal
2010s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards
Lacquer
20th Century American Sideboards
Mahogany
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Sideboards
Oak, Paint
Early 20th Century French Victorian Sideboards
Brass, Steel, Iron
2010s Italian Modern Sideboards
Opal, Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Sideboards
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Chrome, Steel
2010s German Modern Sideboards
Aluminum, Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Steel, Chrome
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Wood
2010s American Art Deco Sideboards
Lacquer, Poplar, Maple
1990s Belgian Post-Modern Sideboards
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Chrome
2010s European Sideboards
Glass
2010s American Modern 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.