Sideboards
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Stone, Marble, Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Grasscloth, Bamboo
1970s American Vintage Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Sideboards
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Marble
2010s Italian Sideboards
Steel
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards
Goatskin
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sideboards
Ash, Mahogany
20th Century American Campaign Sideboards
Reed
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mauritian Modern Sideboards
Stone
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Sideboards
Velvet
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Birch
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary French Sideboards
Wood, Sycamore
2010s Portuguese Sideboards
Brass
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sideboards
Wood
1960s American Vintage Sideboards
Marble
1950s Unknown Vintage Sideboards
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Glass, Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards
Brass
1960s American Vintage Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sideboards
Birch
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards
Brass, Metal
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Sideboards
Brass, Gold Plate
1970s American Vintage Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Metal
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Sideboards
Birch
1960s Italian Bohemian Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Bamboo
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Sideboards
Metal
1950s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Sapele Wood
Late 20th Century North American Sideboards
Bamboo, Cane
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Metal
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Rattan
1950s French Vintage Sideboards
Bamboo, Wicker
20th Century British Sideboards
Bamboo
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sideboards
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Sideboards
Rattan
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.