Long Sideboards
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Palisander
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Country Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Country Sideboards
Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Laminate, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Sideboards
Wood
Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XV Sideboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Sideboards
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Sideboards
Wood
Early 20th Century Belgian Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1950s American Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Teak
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century British Sideboards
Teak
2010s Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Reclaimed Wood
2010s Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Reclaimed Wood
2010s Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Reclaimed Wood
Antique 1670s English Charles II Sideboards
Oak
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Sideboards
Teak
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Sideboards
Oak
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Vintage 1960s Sideboards
Walnut
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Seagrass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Hepplewhite Sideboards
Mahogany
20th Century American American Empire Sideboards
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Felt, Wood, Teak
Mid-20th Century American Sideboards
Metal
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Sideboards
Brass
2010s British Post-Modern Sideboards
Aluminum, Steel
2010s British Sideboards
Composition
2010s British Art Deco Sideboards
Composition
2010s British Art Deco Sideboards
Composition
2010s British Sideboards
Composition
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
2010s Latvian Modern Sideboards
Ash, Oak
Antique 19th Century Sideboards
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1960s Danish Sideboards
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Cut Glass, Mirror, Maple, Burl
Vintage 1960s European Hollywood Regency Sideboards
Shell
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
2010s English Georgian Sideboards
Mahogany
20th Century Sideboards
Ormolu
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Antique Mid-19th Century English Sideboards
Oak
Vintage 1960s Sideboards
Chrome
Mid-20th Century English Sideboards
Walnut
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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 ExpertApril 22, 2024How long a sideboard should be in a dining room depends on the size of the space and the dimensions of the accompanying dining table. Generally, a dining table should be larger than a sideboard to ensure a balanced look. You also want to ensure that there is at least 24 inches of space between the sideboard and other furnishings to provide enough clearance for walking. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of sideboards.
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