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Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Cabinet/Dresser in Birch Wood
Located in East Hampton, NY
American mid-century modern rarely seen eight drawers to left and right laterals cabinet. Central push door opening with drawer and open shelves. The ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Birch

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mahogany Sliding Door Sideboard or Credenza Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Edward Wormley for Dunbar mahogany sideboard. Item features clean Mid-Century Modern lines, brass accents at the base, two dovetail constructed upper drawers. four sliding cabinet do...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass

Tommi Parzinger Restored Mid-Century Modern Wood and Brass Credenza or Cabinet
Located in North Miami, FL
This magnificent and fully restored original vintage Tommi Parzinger Mid-Century Modern low cabinet is sculptural with its monumental polished solid brass hardware that opens the cabinet doors on both sides. It has brass inlay on the top and bottom and legs. The special beautiful restored stain on the wood is a light grey to darker grey over the walnut. One can see the grain of the wood as it becomes more of a mix of champagne and grey. This is perfect in back of a sofa, in a bedroom or den in front of a flat screen TV. Also a great large painting or work of art would be fantastic on top of it. There is one-drawer on the right hand side and 2 shelves on the left and one on the right hand side. Quite stunning! Beautifully restored! All of the original hardware has been polished. It is 2 cabinets on the one base originally designed and made this way. They do not separate as in for nightstands and they cannot be separated. It is one great Mid-Century Modern designer cabinet...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass

Handsome French Tiger Mahogany and Amboyna Wood Sideboard, Manner of Jules Leleu
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome French Mid-Century Modern tiger mahogany and amboyna wood sideboard in the manner of Jules Leleu; the rectangular tiger mahogany top above th...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Amboyna

Guillerme and Chambron Credenza in Oak, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme and Chambron credenza in oak and ceramic, edition Votre Maison, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Ceramic, Oak

Renzo Rutili Bleached Mahogany and White Micarta Long Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Attributed to Renzo Rutili for Johnson Furniture, long cabinet finished in bleached mahogany with white Micarta top and white resin sabots. Circular recessed brass pulls with center ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass

Maitland Smith Wrought Forged Iron Oval Side Board Server Display Case Console
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice heavy built wrought iron side board console table by Maitland-Smith.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Wrought Iron

Italian 1950s Credenza , Mahogany Interiors by Paolo Buffa for Permanente Mobili
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Vintage design sideboard from the 1950s by paolo Buffa for Permanente Mobili di Cantù, in lacquered beech: with two doors with frames and oval central golden reliefs; one with three...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass

Rene Jean Caillette Sideboard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Model “SYLVIE“ designed in 1961 in Rio rosewood Charron editor.    
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Rosewood

Trio of Mastercraft Burled and Walnut Colonnade Cabinets
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of three colonnade front cabinets by Mastercraft. Early pieces with the embroidered label. Burled walnut colonnade detailed doors open to reveal a large open cabinet space. Brass...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass

Outstanding Walnut Sideboard, Italy 1940s
Located in London, GB
An elegant sideboard with a beautiful walnut marquetry , ebonized legs on brass feet and golden venetian glass top. On the two sides has cupboards with wooden shelves and in the midd...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Walnut

Cabinet by Jacques Adnet, circa 1950, Made in France
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Multifunctional Adnet cabinet in cherry wood and brass hardware with eight main sections, three are open and five are concealed by a door that can be locked. The concealed compartmen...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass

Amazing Sideboard in the Style of Ico Parisi, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Sideboard made of sycamore with precious ceramic handles and cartouche decorations by Richard Ginori. There are two doors with shelfs and a bar cabinet in the center.  
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Wood

Italian Modern Floating Buffett Server, ca. 1950s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique Italian sideboard features incredible Mid-Century design details including checkerboard front, a white glass top tier, and drop front storage cabinet. Stunning vintage de...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Glass, Wood

Exceptional Mastercraft Brass, Laminate and Glass Sideboard
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An exceptional Mastercraft brass, laminate and glass sideboard, with two lower doors with large brass ring pulls opening to a bottom shelf and one middle shelf, Above the doors is a ...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass

Midcentury Osvaldo Borsani attributed Credenza Buffet in Walnut and Mahogany
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern credenza buffet, in walnut lacquered and mahogany veneer with engraved sliding glass. Circa 1930. Also available without mirror Measure cm: H 85+48, W 160, D 47.  
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Glass, Mahogany, Walnut

Superb Quality Italian Five-Door Incurved Sideboard; Manner of Paolo Buffa
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptionally long and superb quality Italian midcentury five-door walnut and sycamore incurved sideboard in the manner of Paolo Buffa; have curved front with five inlaid doors, a...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

French Rosewood Two-Door Sideboard Cabinet
Located in Westport, CT
Small-scale French rosewood two-door sideboard cabinet, with two shelf interior and pedestal base. Simple design with large rosewood square pull.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Rosewood

Italian Glass Top Sideboard in the Style of Vittorio Dassi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage sideboard features a lacquered burl wood finish, tapered brass legs, textured glass top and a unique shape. Please con...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Mid-Century Modern White Kent Coffey Nine-Drawer Dresser
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern white lacquered dresser with nine deep drawers and Chrome Pulls. By Kent Coffey. In good, restored condition.
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Nickel

Italian Mid-Century Sideboard with Mirror by Paolo Buffa, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful sideboard with mirror in the style of Paolo Buffa, 1950s. The piece is really rare and important. The sideboard cabinet is supported by two major foot socks with bronze. Ha...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Mahogany Cabinet by Kaare Klint
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Extremely well-constructed and elegant cabinet in Cuban ribbon mahogany by Kaare Klint and manufactured by Rud. Rasmussens, Denmark. Cabinet features two pull-out surfaces below two ...
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1930s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass

Dark Walnut Solid Brass Pulls Hardware Dresser
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Side by side three-drawer set and double doors compartment dresser credenza.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass

Walnut Sideboard with Top Shelf by George Nakashima
Located in Atlanta, GA
A two-piece custom sideboard pr credenza handcrafted by George Nakashima, circa 1969 in his new hope studio. It is constructed with American black walnut with solid oak interiors. Th...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Walnut, Oak

Osvaldo Borsani Credenza
Located in Weesp, NL
Stylish and elegant mid-century Jatoba sideboard by Osvaldo Borsani. A beautiful work of art from the 1940s. Made of Jatoba, a black glass top and brass details. The sideboard will b...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass

Osvaldo Borsani Italian Sideboard /Display Cabinet, circa 1950
By Minagalli, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Westport, CT
Osvaldo Borsani Italian (1911-1985) unusual mahogany Burgundy red glass and decorative front Lighted mirrored interior, two hidden draws sideboard.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Bronze

Guillerme et Chambron, Large Oak Sideboard, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron large oak and brass, sideboard. Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970 with four doors and four drawers.  
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass

James Mont Console Cabinet
Located in Hanover, MA
Blonde polished lacquer console cabinet by James Mont (1904-1978), the father of "exotic modernism" who introduced "orientalism" into America...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Wood

Unique Swedish Art Deco, Modern Neoclassical Cabinet, Carl Malmsten Signed, 1932
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Important 'Swedish Grace' sideboard, cupboard or buffet by Swedish Master, Carl Malmsten delicately constructed of inlaid birch and elmwood depicting a scene of Saint Geor...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Birch, Ebony, Maple

Vittorio Dassi Sideboard Bar Cabinet
Located in Hanover, MA
1950's Italian extra large sideboard bar cabinet by Vittorio Dassi in beautifully executed herringbone pattern rosewood and mahogany supported on eight ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Mahogany, Rosewood, Glass

Pair of Burl Wood and Brass Inlaid Nightstands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of burl wood and brass inlaid nightstands with interior shelves. Beautiful finish on the whole piece including interior with unique brass hand...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass

A Walnut Sideboard by Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A walnut server with central compartment having a removable glass-bottom serving tray & one adjustable shelf, flanked by two banks of four drawers over one long drawer all with brass...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass

Mid Century Modern Dresser Double Oak Refinished Restored MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
American modernist dresser.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Oak

1950s Italian Art Deco Style Black Glass Sideboard with White and Bronze Insets
Located in New York, NY
Italian sideboard of Art Deco Design, entirely hand crafted, the whole surround in opaline black glass with many quality details, exquisite craftsmanship and original hardware. This ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Gold, Brass, Bronze

Fine Cherry Wood 1950s Console
Located in Antwerp, BE
A fine neoclassical cherry wood console,Belgium. Period: early 1950s. In good original condition with bronze details. Width:120 cm. Height:96 cm. Depth:34 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Bronze

Edward Wormley Bedroom Dresser for Dunbar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive Edward Wormley for Dunbar bedroom dresser offers spacious storage in a rich wood finish. Beautifully detailed wood finish accented by brass ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Mahogany

French Credenza by Marcel Gascoin
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Light mahogany French sideboard buffet with one slicing and two doors designed by Marcel Gascoin.
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Glass

Vittorio Dassi Italian Mid-Century Mahogany Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
Italian mid-century (1940s) mahogany sideboard with 4 maple parquetry doors centering a Pair of ebonized doors and supported on 4 ebonized legs over a pl...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Maple, Wood

Dassi and Ferrari Italian Mid-Century Walnut and Maple Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
Italian mid-century (1950s) walnut & maple sideboard with 2 Pair of doors centering a carved relief panel above a blue & gold painted shelf with a blue glass on top. (Attributed to V...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Glass, Maple, Paint, Walnut

Dassi and Ferrari Italian Mid-Century Walnut & Maple Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century (1950s) walnut & maple sideboard with and open bottom shelf below 2 Pair of doors centering a carved relief panel above a blue & gold painted shelf with a blue gl...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Glass, Maple, Paint, Walnut

Paul Laszlo Credenza
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1950s sideboard with two sliding doors and three front drawers designed by Paul Laszlo for Brown Saltman.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Plastic

Rare Mid-Century Rosewood Cabinet by Erik Wörts
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Rare sideboard in rosewood designed by Erik Wörts for Ikea 1960's. One of the most soft after designers and somewhat elusive Erik Worts only designed a few pieces for IKEA and very f...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

Silvio Cavatorta Sideboard with Drawers and Mirror, Italy 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Sideboard with drawers, nickel-plated brass, mirrored glass and glass top. Design: Silvio Cavatorta, Italy 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass, Nickel

Jean Touret & Les Artisans de Marolles sideboard in solid Oak and wrought Iron
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Rare sideboard in solid Oak and wrought Iron by Jean Touret & Les Artisans de Marolles, France 1950s. Clean and modest lines made from raw and honest materials such as solid French O...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Wrought Iron

Sideboard 541 by Florence Knoll Bassett for Knoll International, 1950s
Located in Lasne, BE
Wooden sideboard with 4 doors containing 2 drawers, 2 shelves and a large shelf by Florence Knoll. The handles are in metal. Wear due to time and age of the sideboard.
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1950s Central American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Metal

Vintage Elliots of Newbury sideboard by EON, circa 1960s
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Elliots of Newbury sideboard by EON, circa 1960s. The beautiful piece has six spacious drawers, solid teak sleigh legs, and a beautiful rich teak grain throughout. Both styli...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Teak

Enfilade - Style Scandinave - Années 60
Located in ESTRABLIN, FR
Élégante enfilade en teck au style scandinave datant des années 1960. Elle se compose de double placards de part et d'autre de l'enfilade avec étagère intérieure (un fin liseré doré...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Hardwood

Hanging sideboard in flamed walnut, Italy 1955
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Hanging sideboard in flamed walnut, Italy 1955. Equipped with 4 sliding doors with large handles, this superb sideboard has a central shelf. It comes from the furniture of the first ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Walnut

Mid-Century Chest of Drawers or Compact Sideboard in Teak from Symbol, 1960s
Located in South Shields, GB
A teak chest of drawers from Symbol, Circa 1960s It is long and low - so it can be used as a compact sideboard or TV unit Featuring six drawers for plenty of storage The matching ...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Teak

Vintage mid century modern sideboard with folded handles made by McIntosh
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage mid century modern sideboard with folded handles made by McIntosh, circa 1960s. It was designed by Tom Robertson, it is the short "Dunvegan / Moy" model. Overall in excellent...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Teak

Teak Sideboard or Highboard from G-Plan, 1960s
Located in South Shields, GB
A compact size teak drinks cabinet or highboard from G Plan - Circa 1960s It features a two cupboards, a pull down drinks compartment, two drawers and removable shelves Each handle...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Teak

Mastercraft Hollywood Regency Burl Wood and Brass Sideboard Credenza, 1970s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet By William Doezema for Mastercraft USA, 1970s Burled Carpathian elm wood, with Greek Key...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Brass

Mid Century Sideboard in Oak, Made by a Danish Cabinetmaker in the 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A large rectangular classic sideboard / cabinet in oak with plenty of storage and a refined carved front design. Made by a Danish cabinetmaker in the 1960s. This piece is in a good ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Oak

Versatile Mid-Century Modern Faux Bamboo & Mahogany Server Sideboard on Casters
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Cool Mid-Century Modern faux bamboo & mahogany multi functional sideboard server on casters having two lower doors with storage inside and a black la...
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1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Faux Bamboo, Laminate, Mahogany

Tyco Wall Unit by Manfredo Massironi for Nikol International, 1970s
Located in Lasne, BE
White wooden wall unit by Manfredo Massironi. Wear due to time and the age of the wall unit.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Enfilade - StoneHill - 1960
Located in ESTRABLIN, FR
Élégante enfilade des années 1960 conçu par la firme anglaise Stonehill. Elle se compose d'un premier placard avec une porte abattante et étagère intérieure. 3 tiroirs dont le premi...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Hardwood

Peter Hvidt & Orla Molgaard Teak Sideboard, Made in Denmark, 1960s
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Sideboard designed by Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard and produced by Soborg Mobler in Denmark around 1960. A real design classic with a solid teak structure with typical finishes for ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Teak

Mid Century Teak Sideboard by S.T.M. Møbler
Located in Puslinch, ON
Condition: Great Vintage Condition Dimensions: 76.75” L x 15.75” D x 31” H Description: A vintage Danish teak sideboard. Made in Denmark by STM Møbler, circa 1960s. Shelves are adj...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Teak

Mid-century Modern sideboards for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern sideboards for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sideboards created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern sideboards made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sideboards, popular names associated with this style include Guillerme et Chambron, Vittorio Dassi, Votre Maison, and La Permanente Mobili Cantù. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for sideboards differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,317 and tops out at $160,000 while the average work can sell for $8,948.

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