1930s French Sideboards
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Sideboards
Wood, Walnut
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Oak
Early 20th Century French Industrial Sideboards
Steel
20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Macassar, Satinwood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Beech
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Beech
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Beech, Lacquer
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Lacquer, Beech
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Beech, Ash, Fruitwood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Marble
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Metal
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Beech, Lacquer
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Beech, Lacquer
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Marble, Nickel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Oak
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Sideboards
Oak
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Metal
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Ash, Rosewood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Nickel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Fruitwood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Walnut
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Ash
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Metal, Nickel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Nickel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Metal
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Marble
20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Mahogany
20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Jacaranda, Maple
Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Oak
Vintage 1930s French Sideboards
Oak
Vintage 1930s French Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Sideboards
Oak
Vintage 1930s French Sideboards
Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Sideboards
Walnut, Glass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Sideboards
Nickel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Iron
Vintage 1930s Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Burl
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Wood, Macassar
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Mahogany
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Nutwood
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Finding the Right Sideboards for You
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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Yes, people had record players in the 1930s. In fact, record players began to become more common during the decade and continued to grow in popularity throughout the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Thomas Edison made the first phonograph record player in 1877. Shop a variety of record players on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 30, 2023What brides wore in the 1930s varied. Some wore long flowing dresses made of satin or silk. Long sleeves were popular and designs often featured only minimal embellishments like appliqués and beading. Because many people faced difficult financial situations due to the Great Depression, brides also sometimes simply wore their best dresses on their wedding days. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage wedding dresses.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024To identify 1930s furniture, first see if you can spot a maker's mark in hidden areas, such as the back, base, inside of drawers or under tabletops and seats. Trusted online resources can help you determine who produced your furniture based on these markings, and from there, you can research more to get a rough idea of how old your item is. A piece's characteristics can also be helpful when dating furniture. Many items made during the 1930s are examples of Art Deco furniture. Art Deco furniture is characterized by geometric patterns and luxurious materials, such as shagreen, marble, mother of pearl, mirrored glass, exotic animal hides and rare woods like mahogany, ebony and zebra wood. A certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer can provide an expert opinion on when your piece was likely made. On 1stDibs, explore a range of 1930s furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023In the 1930s, phones typically looked like rotary telephones. They had either a round or square base with a numbered dial that spun when you dialed and a handset receiver with both an earpiece and a mouthpiece. A cord connected the handset to the base. Find a variety of rotary phones on 1stDibs.
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