Chinese Lacquer Sideboard
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Brass
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Elm
Vintage 1950s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Victorian Furniture
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Metal
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Elm, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Sideboards
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sideboards
Hardwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinoiserie Cabinets
Hardwood
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Elm, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Sideboards
Elm, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Elm
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Wood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Elm, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Lacquer
Antique 1880s Chinese Sideboards
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Lacquer
Early 20th Century Chinese Sideboards
Elm, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Victorian Sideboards
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Wood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Elm, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Elm
Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Qing Furniture
Elm, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Chinese Buffets
Wood
20th Century Chinese Sideboards
Wood, Paint, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Victorian Sideboards
Wood, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Furniture
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Ming Sideboards
Lacquer
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Chinese Sideboards
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Buffets
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Sideboards
Wood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Gold
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Gold
Antique 1870s Chinese Qing Sideboards
Walnut
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Furniture
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Sideboards
Elm, Lacquer
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Console Tables
Wood, Elm, Paint
Antique 19th Century Sideboards
Wood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Elm
Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets
Elm
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Lacquer
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Sideboards
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Cabinets
Wood
Antique 19th Century Furniture
Wood, Paint
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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.
- What is Chinese lacquer?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Chinese lacquer refers to the specific lacquering styles used in Chinese wares. Chinese lacquerware has a tradition stretching back thousands of years, and vintage examples are highly sought after by collectors. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of expertly-vetted Chinese lacquerware from some of the world’s top sellers.
- What is Chinese black lacquer?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Chinese black lacquer is a resin sourced from the Toxicodendron vernicifluum (formerly Rhus verniciflua) tree that grows throughout East Asia. Artisans produce decorative objects entirely from the substance or use it as a finish for wood and other materials. Find a selection of Chinese black lacquer furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023To care for Chinese lacquered furniture, wipe it with a damp cloth regularly. You can use a paste wax intended for use on lacquer finishes to restore shine, but avoid using harsh furniture polishes and cleaners on pieces. On 1stDibs, shop a range of lacquered furniture.
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