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Credenzas For Sale
Mid-Century Modern Teak Sideboard with Topper By R. S. Associates
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant mid-century modern teak sideboard by R. S. Associates of Montreal, featuring a removable topper with glass doors and adjustable glass shelves—perfect for use as a bookcase or...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Teak
Broyhill Premier Emphasis Collection Mid Century Dresser
By Broyhill
Located in New York, NY
Classic American made mid century dresser, by the noted furniture company Broyhill, as part of their premier Emphasis collection. This example features two banks of drawers, each hav...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Danish Modern Large Scale Cabinet, Chest or Credenza in Teak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning Scandinavian cabinet from the 1960's. This sleek piece features gorgeous book-matched teak wood, large door and six drawers with tons of interior storage space. Nice shall...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Teak
19th Century Spanish Baroque SideBoard Storage Cabinet
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, Spanish sideboard storage cabinet you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, ...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Credenzas
Materials
Iron
Sahara TV Cabinet, Brass, Miel Onyx, Handmade by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Sahara Cocktail Cabinet, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Sahara TV cabinet is a masterpiece of organic design, crafted with the finest m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Onyx, Granite, Marble, Brass
CraftAssociates Credenzas, Milo-Baughman Modern Credenza, Maple
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
CraftAssociates Credenzas, Milo-Baughman Modern Credenza, Maple
The Milo Baughman Credenza for Craft Associates® Furniture is expertly crafted. This piece can be customized in size,...
Category
2010s American Modern Credenzas
Materials
Wood, Maple
brass sideboard handmade in Italy available
Located in Guazzora, IT
Un mobile in ottone, ispirato alla luna, incanta con la sua superficie cesellata, ricca di crateri e curve che evocano il paesaggio lunare. Polished brass reflects light, creating a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Credenzas
Materials
Brass
$5,197 Sale Price / item
33% Off
Mid-Century Modern Eclectic Art Deco Credenza by Vittorio Dassi Lissone
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A overwhelming beauty eclectic sideboard Vittorio Dassi Lissone attributed.
Styles: neoclassic - with renaissance engravings and art nouveau-mi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Credenzas
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Brass Sideboard with 24 Green Murano Jewels - Black Velvet Interior available
Located in Guazzora, IT
Brass sideboard with 24 green Murano jewels - Black velvet interior available
This exquisite brass sideboard, inspired by the moon, captivates with its intricately chiseled surface,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Brass
Credenza with Green Murano glass and Brass Fittings and Handles Available
Located in Guazzora, IT
Green Murano glass four-door sideboard with brass fittings and handles
This exquisite sideboard represents the pinnacle of Italian craftsmanship, thanks to its mix of birch wood, b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Brass
$6,221 Sale Price / item
35% Off
Whiskey Wall Mounted Console
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The hidden chamber for your rare bourbon collection. The base to an elegant living room. A centerpiece for those records you saved for that meditative t...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
H. P. Hansen Teak Credenza
By H.P. Hansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
H.P. Hansen Teak Credenza with sliding doors and center drawers. Beautiful shape with top newly refinished. 86" long with tons of useful storage! Teak shows great grain and door...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Teak
$3,080 Sale Price
31% Off
French Art Deco Credenza After Jules Leleu
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco Credenza After Jules Leleu.
This lovely French Art Deco credenza has a beautifully decorated geometric pattern to it with three doors, three drawers with shelves. Our French Deco credenza...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Sycamore
French Vintage Bar Cocktail Cabinet Iroko Veneer and Brass, Mid-Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Cocktail bar cabinet, mid-century circa 1950.
Two parts, one to store bottles and glasses.
Marquetry nets on the shelves.
French, iroko veneer and brass.
Good condition.
Shipp...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Wood
$1,713 Sale Price
26% Off
Mid-Century Tall Credenza by Paul McCobb circa 1950 Planner Group #1514 Walnut
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful mid-century tall credenza by Paul McCobb circa 1950 Planner Group #1514 has 1 adjustable shelves w/pins with 1 drawer on the left side and 3 drawers on the right side. Soli...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Maple
$4,496 Sale Price
25% Off
Exquisite Antique Adams Style Hand Painted Satinwood Sideboard / Credenza
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite antique Adams-style hand-painted satinwood sideboard, also ideal as a credenza, combines timeless elegance with refined craftsmanship. Shaped in a graceful demilune, i...
Category
Late 19th Century Adam Style Antique Credenzas
Materials
Brass
1920s Mirrored Baroque Venetian Credenza Chippendale, in Walnut, Maple Inlay
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century, large Venetian Baroque Chippendale style sideboard with golden mirror. Dark original glass top with elegant golden perimeter decorations. Solid wood structure wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Credenzas
Materials
Mirror, Burl, Glass, Walnut
1950
s Mid-Century Modern Knoll Style Walnut Sliding Door Credenza
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage original Mid century Modern sliding door credenza for sale. It has two sliding doors that open up to an adjustable shelf on both sides, and is really well made. It's made of ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Formica, Walnut
Barbara Barry for Henredon Modern Walnut and Cream Lacquered Sideboard Credenza
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Modern sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet
By Barbara Barry for Henredon
Philippines, Early 21st Century
Walnut, with cream lacquered case, and original brass hardware....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Brass
Mid century Danish Modern Dansk Lovig Teak Tambour Door Long Credenza
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful mid century Peter Løvig Nielsen teak long credenza with Tambour doors which open smoothly. This is a long beautiful credenza is made in Denmark by Dansk in 1969. Amazi...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Modern Credenza Attributed To Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Credenza Attributed To Paolo Buffa.
Offered is a handsome Italian mid-century credenza, commode, chest or sideboard with beautiful lines, tapered legs and bronze hardw...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
Modernist 4-Door Credenza, Lacquered Wood, Chrome-Plated Steel, Customizable
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist rectangular 4-door 'Dahlem' credenza designed by GMD Berlin - Studio and manufactured by GMD Berlin. Handcrafted wood with a lacquered finish and chrome-plated tubular stee...
Category
2010s German Modern Credenzas
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Art Deco Modernist Oak Credenza or Sideboard, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Modernist credenza or sideboard.
Striking Dutch design from the 1920s.
Solid oak base with original solid macassar ebony handles on door with glass and dra...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Glass, Macassar, Oak
$2,153 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Milo Baughman Marble
Burl Wood Credenza for Thayer Coggin
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Milo Baughman Marble & Burl Wood Credenza for Thayer Coggin. Overall excellent vintage condition with age appropriate wear. Credenza is completely original. No restorati...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Early 20th Century Dining Room Set, Venetian Baroque, by Testolini
Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century, complete venetian baroque dining room by Testolini & Salviati , in burl walnut and hand-carved walnut , polished to wax
Excellent conditions set with all origi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
Fine French Transition Louis XV XVI Style Chest Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, rare, and very fine quality French Transitional Louis XV - Louis XVI style mahogany inlaid marble-top chest after Jean-François Oeben / Jean-Henri Riesener.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in France, born in the late 19th / early 20th century, exceptionally executed Parisian work, retaining the original shaped marble top with contoured molded edge, over conforming solid mahogany case extensively inlaid with rich floral decoration and geometric trompe l'oeil marquetry-work. Embellished with finely sculpted and chisled gilt bronze ormolu mounts, the case fitted with three high quality locking bar mounted cabinet doors, each adorned with matched ornate escutcheon and opening thanks to the original keys, revealing a mahogany finished interior with single shelf. Featuring rare and exotic woods inlaid, all rising on bronze mounted transitional cabriole legs, ending in the finest quality patinated bronze sabots.
Its three doors do not interfere with its delicate marquetry with decorations of geometric cubes and beautiful flowers on gilt gold ground, its two flat uprights with cut sides inviting finesse and harmony, while its bronzes, with antique motifs indicate the return to refined classic taste.
A fine example of the Transition style, this chest subtly combines Louis XV marquetry with shapes that are already more rectilinear. From the middle of the 18th century, certain French artists, at the head of which the architects Blondel and Contant d'Ivry as well as the painter Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain, rose up against the excesses of the rococo style and advocated a calming of lines by the use of classical or even ancient principles. If the "Greek" style was too categorical a response to these requests, the Transition style, soon launched by the Marquis de Marigny, brother of Madame de Pompadour and Minister of the Arts, was much more measured and appreciated. Dutch cabinetmaker Matthijs Horrix was also front and center, a leader a Transition style.
Celebrated ebanista Jean-François Oeben was one of the leaders of this new taste, with Jean-Henri Riesener following in the 19th century. Oeben a genius with inlay, he gave birth to several patterns, both sober and elegant, such as the marquetry of bottomless cubes, which was adopted by many of his colleagues including Jacques Dautriche and Charles Chevallier.
Jean-François Oeben was particularly known for his "Louis XV or Transition furniture, adorned with leaf veneers, flower inlays or geometric patterns", according to Pierre Kjellberg (Le Mobilier français du XVIIIe, éditions de l'Amateur, 1989). A small secretary in the Transition cabinet...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Credenzas
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Modern Venetian Mirror 3-Drawer Buffet with a Forged Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
What makes this piece special is the combination of the Antique mirror front doors inserted in a wood case and the forged metal base.
Inspired by the Antique Venetian and French mirror furniture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Metal
Svend Age Hansen Teak
Oak Credenza with Drawers for Naestved Møbelfabrik
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Svend Age Hansen
Manufacturer: Naestved Møbelfabrik
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey wi...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Oak, Teak
Superb Italian Design Art Deco Dining Room Set by Pierluigi Colli, 1930s
Located in Budapest, HU
Rare Art Deco dining room set by Pierluigi Colli, one of the most creative furniture designers of the 1930s. Nice wood inserts.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
Sideboard in Carved Oak, Spain, 1940s
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Severe yet elegant, this Spanish buffet from the 1950s asserts a bold, architectural presence—its façade carved in a rhythmic grid of relief panels, each block subtly irregular, like...
Category
1940s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Oak
Sideboard with Optic Black and White Murano Glass Doors Made in Italy Available
Located in Guazzora, IT
Sideboard with Optic Black and White Murano Glass Doors Made in Italy Available
This modern sideboard, produced in 2024, features striking optic black and white Murano glass doors, handcrafted in Italy.
The intricate geometric design, known as "optical," is complemented by the absence of handles, utilizing a push-pull mechanism for a sleek look.
The sideboard stands on original vintage feet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Credenzas
Materials
Brass
$4,977 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Lane Furniture Hollywood Regency Campaign Yew Wood Long Dresser or Credenza
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional mid-century modern Hollywood Regency Campaign style dresser or credenza
By Lane Furniture
USA, Circa 1970s
Gorgeous yew wood, with original brass hardware.
Measure...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Brass
Italian "Pellicano" Sideboard by Vittorio Introini for Saporiti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian midcentury "Pellicano" wooden sideboard designed by Vittorio Introini for Saporiti / Made in Italy in 1960s
Measures: length 96...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Wood
Svend Aage Madsen Small Teak Credenza for K. Knudsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Svend Aage Madsen
Manufacturer: K. Knudsen & Son
Era: 1960s
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 49.25" wide x 16.75" deep x 29.25" tall
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Teak
Mahogany Federal Bow Front 12 Drawers Dresser MINT
By Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mahogany Federal Bow Front 12 Drawers Dresser MINT
Category
20th Century American Federal Credenzas
Materials
Brass
Paul McCobb "Irwin Collection" Credenza with Travertine Stone Top
Brass Accent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid Century modern credenza designed by Paul McCobb for the “Irwin Collection” at Calvin Group in the United States circa 1950’s. This stunning credenza sits on a beautiful polished ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Travertine, Brass
8000 Series 3 Door Credenza, George Nelson, Herman Miller, 1960
s
Located in Culver City, CA
This George Nelson for Herman Miller 8000 Series credenza features not two, but three sliding doors—a configuration so unusual we couldn't find another example online. At first, we a...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Aluminum
$3,752 Sale Price
20% Off
Sideboard in Carved Oak with Turned Legs, Spain, 1940s
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
This sideboard unfolds as a wooden reliquary of Iberian heritage, its façade a dialogue of geometry and ornament. Deeply framed panels converge in architectural precision, drawing th...
Category
1940s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Oak
Modern Milano 4-Door Buffet with Walnut by Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Modern Milano Buffet by Ercole Home, with 4 touch latch doors within a Natural Walnut case. The doors feature hand-cut and hand-painted glass mosaic ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Art Glass, Walnut
$14,000 / item
IB Kofod Larsen Danish Rosewood Credenza
Located in Oakland, CA
Mid-century Rosewood credenza designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen, Denmark, 1955. This sideboard features book-matched rosewood with four cabinet doors below four drawers. Upon opening, the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Credenzas
Materials
Rosewood
Credenza cabinet by Silvio Coppola for Bernini Anni 60-70
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage walnut veneer wood sideboard cabinet with riser with open compartments complete with original Bernini-marked ceramics, and hinged doors below.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Ceramic, Nutwood
Rustic Spanish Brutalist Sideboard, 1960s
Located in Aartselaar, BE
This solid oak Spanish sideboard from the 1960s showcases the timeless charm of rustic craftsmanship. Made from richly grained dark stained pine, the piece features a sturdy construc...
Category
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Wood, Pine
Large Art Deco sideboard with parchment inlays and black glass top, Italy, 1920s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Large sideboard in American walnut wood with parchment inlays and a black glass top, from the Art Deco period, made in Italy.
A grand dining room piece designed for spacious, early 2...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Brass
Maarten van Severen Lk94 Sideboard
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Sideboard model LK94 made by Maarten Van Severen in his own studio in Ghent.
This postmodern sideboard has a very minimalist look with the sleek ...
Category
1990s Belgian Post-Modern Credenzas
Materials
Aluminum
Brass Shelf
Located in Firenze, FI
This beautifully crafted brass shelf is available in two stunning finishes: natural brass or dark burnish brass. The sleek and simple design makes it a versatile addition to any room, while the high-quality materials ensure it will stand the test of time. Use it to display your favorite decor items...
Category
2010s Italian Credenzas
Materials
Brass
$400 / item
Lane Perception Mid Century Walnut Offset Credenza
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Lane Perception Mid Century Walnut Offset Credenza
This credenza measures: 60 wide x 19 deep x 30 inches high
Fair Vintage Condition - Credenza Finish is Very Faded. Minor Scratche...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
Basket Weave Credenza by Edward Wormley in Mahogany, C. 1960s
Located in Westport, CT
Very rare four-door mahogany credenza by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, featuring striking brass basket weave front panels. The center doors open to reveal a spacious shelf, while the si...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans Studio Patchwork Credenza
By Paul Evans
Located in Fraser, MI
Please feel free to reach out for efficient shipping to your location.
Patchwork Credenza designed and made by Paul Evans Studio.
Category
1960s Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Brass, Copper, Cut Steel
$64,362 Sale Price
50% Off
Contemporary Fracé wood Get a Grip cabinet by Benoit Viaene
Located in 1204, CH
Benoit Viaene is originally from Kortrijk and now works and lives in Ghent. He is a graduated Architect of the Henry Van de Velde Institute in Antwerp and
has over 15 years of experi...
Category
2010s Belgian Credenzas
Materials
Hardwood
Baron Storage Cabinet — Patinated Brass — Made in Britain
Located in Washington, GB
A four-doored sideboard in hand-patinated brass. Each door operates on push-to-open, soft-close hinges.
Handcrafted in the North to order, this sideboard can be commissioned in besp...
Category
2010s British Minimalist Credenzas
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Metal, Brass, Bronze, C...
Franco Albini Italian Midcentury Dark Wood Sideboard for Poggi, 1950s
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design credenza sideboard designed by Franco Albini and produced by Poggi Pavia from 1958, four doors with sliding shelves and a pull-out shelf / tray, sol...
Category
1850s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Credenzas
Materials
Wood
$11,390 Sale Price
20% Off
Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century Walnut Credenza and Hutch
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century Walnut Credenza and Hutch
The credenza measures: 56 wide x 17 deep x 28 inches high
The hutch measures: 55.25 wide x 13 deep x 47 inches high
The combi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Glass, Walnut
The Lawrence Tambour Door Stereo Credenza
By Pete Deeble
Located in Long Beach, CA
This credenza is a tambour door stereo console inspired by Mid Century Modern Design, a love of music and records, and our friend Lawrence who firs...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
Italian Sideboard Style of Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Budapest, HU
A wonderful multifunctional Italian sideboard cabinet bar style of Paolo Buffa, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Wood
$2,680 Sale Price
25% Off
French Directoire style 2-door sideboard in solid oak, white-cream lacquered
Located in Landivy, FR
This 2-door sideboard is a craft handed reproduction of the world-renowned French Directoire style, which dates back to the end of the 18th century.
This range is characterized by s...
Category
2010s French Directoire Credenzas
Materials
Brass
Luxurious four-door kitchen sideboard gold by JustFurnituress Designer
Located in Guazzora, IT
Imagine the sideboard by JustFurnituress, a masterpiece of design that combines poplar wood with a golden glass finish, creating an atmosphere of luxury and refinement. This piece of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Credenzas
Materials
Brass
Spanish Oak Buffet with Carved Panels and Iron Detailing, 1940s
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A commanding expression of alpine craftsmanship, this monumental oak buffet marries vernacular strength with sculptural detail. Its façade, composed of deeply recessed geometric pane...
Category
1940s Spanish French Provincial Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Oak
Italian Vintage Lacquered Bamboo Marquetry Credenza (circa 1970s)
By Dal Vera
Located in London, GB
Italian vintage lacquered bamboo marquetry credenza (circa 1970s). Charming piece with three drawers and two shelves of spacious storage surfaces, all...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Credenzas
Materials
Brass
$2,254 Sale Price
25% Off
Plano Credenza in Bronze, Curved Glass Doors, Marble Top, Black Walnut Shelves
Located in Vancouver, BC
Handcrafted curved glass and metal vitrine, a fitting vessel for the display of precious objects - this unique work is topped with marble quarried from an island off the west coast o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Credenzas
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Ello Herringbone Travertine
Chrome Credenza
Located in Denton, TX
Ello Petite Herringbone design Travertine & Chrome Credenza. dual interior cabinets with adjustable shelf.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
Antique and Vintage Credenzas for Sale: Shop Danish Credenzas, Mid-Century Credenzas and Broyhill Brasilia Credenzas on 1stDibs
Antique and vintage credenzas can add an understated touch of grace to your home. These long and sophisticated cabinet-style pieces of furniture can serve a variety of purposes, and they look great too.
In Italy, the credenza was originally a small side table used in religious services. Appropriately, credere in Italian means “to believe.” Credenzas were a place to not only set the food ready for meals, they were also a place to test and taste prepared food for poison before a dish was served to a member of the ruling class. Later, credenza was used to describe a type of versatile narrow side table, typically used for serving food in the home. In form, a credenza has much in common with a sideboard — in fact, the terms credenza and sideboard are used almost interchangeably today.
Credenzas usually have short legs or no legs at all, and can feature drawers and cabinets. And all kinds of iterations of the credenza have seen the light of day over the years, from ornately carved walnut credenzas originating in 16th-century Tuscany to the wealth of Art Deco credenzas — with their polished surfaces and geometric patterns — to the array of innovative modernist interpretations that American furniture maker Milo Baughman created for Directional and Thayer Coggin.
The credenza’s blend of style and functionality led to its widespread use in the 20th century. Mid-century modern credenzas are particularly popular — take a look at Danish furniture designer Arne Vodder’s classic Model 29, for instance, with its reversible sliding doors and elegant drawer pulls. Hans Wegner, another Danish modernist, produced strikingly minimalist credenzas in the 1950s and ’60s, as did influential American designer Florence Knoll. Designers continue to explore new and exciting ways to update this long-loved furnishing.
Owing to its versatility and familiar low-profile form, the credenza remains popular in contemporary homes. Unlike many larger case pieces, credenzas can be placed under windows and in irregularly shaped rooms, such as foyers and entryways. This renders it a useful storage solution. In living rooms, for example, a credenza can be a sleek media console topped with plants and the rare art monographs you’ve been planning to show off. In homes with open floor plans, a credenza can help define multiple living spaces, making it ideal for loft apartments.
Browse a variety of antique and vintage credenzas for sale on 1stDibs to find the perfect fit for your home today.
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