Antique Sideboards And Buffets
18th Century and Earlier Swiss Neoclassical Antique Sideboards And Buffets
18th Century and Earlier Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Brass
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Sideboards And Buffets
18th Century and Earlier Antique Sideboards And Buffets
18th Century and Earlier Antique Sideboards And Buffets
18th Century and Earlier Antique Sideboards And Buffets
19th Century English Regency Antique Sideboards And Buffets
18th Century and Earlier French Neoclassical Antique Sideboards And Buffets
18th Century and Earlier British Chippendale Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Sideboards And Buffets
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards And Buffets
19th Century Japanese Antique Sideboards And Buffets
19th Century Antique Sideboards And Buffets
19th Century English Antique Sideboards And Buffets
19th Century English Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Marble
19th Century English Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Satinwood
19th Century English Regency Antique Sideboards And Buffets
19th Century English Antique Sideboards And Buffets
19th Century English Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Paint, Wood
1920s Scottish Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Oak, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Oak
Early 19th Century Antique Sideboards And Buffets
1860s English Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Mahogany, Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Walnut
1850s French Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Cherry
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Brass
Mid-18th Century British Country Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Pine, Wood
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Wood
1870s Scottish Victorian Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Walnut
1910s Scottish Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Oak
1890s French Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Walnut
1910s French Louis XVI Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
1910s Scottish Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Oak
1890s Scottish Victorian Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Oak
1880s Scottish Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Oak
1870s Scottish Victorian Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Walnut
1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Walnut
1890s Scottish Victorian Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Walnut
1870s Scottish Antique Sideboards And Buffets
19th Century Victorian Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Oak
1880s Scottish Gothic Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Oak
16th Century British Elizabethan Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Oak
1760s English Antique Sideboards And Buffets
Oak
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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 ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
The terms buffet and sideboard are used interchangeably, although buffets generally have higher legs and stand 34 to 38 inches tall.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021Buffet tables and sideboards are both types of cabinet furniture. Though often used as a synonym for “sideboard,” a buffet technically possesses a tiered or shelved superstructure for displaying decorative kitchenware. The term derives from buffet à deux corps, a piece which is seen mostly in French Provincial furniture. A sideboard is a side-table with cabinet doors that is used for serving, most often in a dining room. In form, a credenza has much in common with a sideboard (it's not uncommon to find a sideboard in a foyer, however). Find a wide range of mid-century modern buffets and sideboards on 1stDibs.
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