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18th Century Federal Sideboard

Federal Period Mahogany Sideboard with Checkered & Bellflower Inlay
Federal Period Mahogany Sideboard with Checkered & Bellflower Inlay

Federal Period Mahogany Sideboard with Checkered & Bellflower Inlay

Located in Milford, NH

The sideboard probably dates to the late 18th or early 19th century in very good condition, with some shrinkage, minor surface imperfections, and light wear commensurate with age and...

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Antique Late 18th Century American Hepplewhite Sideboards

Materials

Brass

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Federal Inlaid Sideboard
Federal Inlaid Sideboard

Federal Inlaid Sideboard

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H 40.5 in W 73 in D 29 in

Federal Inlaid Sideboard

Located in Litchfield, CT

Probably New York, circa 1795-1810. The form of this sideboard is typically found in New York. The serpentine front single board mahogany top conforms to the centre of the case whic...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany, Poplar, Pine

A Lovely Federal Inlaid Serpentine Front Sideboard
A Lovely Federal Inlaid Serpentine Front Sideboard

A Lovely Federal Inlaid Serpentine Front Sideboard

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H 40.5 in W 74 in D 29.5 in

A Lovely Federal Inlaid Serpentine Front Sideboard

Located in New York, NY

A fine Federal Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Federal American Antique Mahogany Server Buffet Sideboard Bar
Federal American Antique Mahogany Server Buffet Sideboard Bar

Federal American Antique Mahogany Server Buffet Sideboard Bar

Located in West Hartford, CT

Elegant Federal antique mahogany bow front sideboard with multiple drawers.

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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Buffets

Materials

Brass

New York Federal Period American Mahogany Inlaid Sideboard
New York Federal Period American Mahogany Inlaid Sideboard

New York Federal Period American Mahogany Inlaid Sideboard

Located in Essex, MA

Exquisite New York Federal Period Sideboard --Bookmatched Crotch Mahogany Veneers and Solid Mahogany --String Inlay, Tapered Legs, Serpentine Front --Early Clean Finish --No Re...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

Antique 18th Century Mahogany Credenza Sideboard Buffet Server Cabinet
Antique 18th Century Mahogany Credenza Sideboard Buffet Server Cabinet

Antique 18th Century Mahogany Credenza Sideboard Buffet Server Cabinet

Located in West Hartford, CT

Handsome 18th century mahogany credenza with curved front and six drawers supported by six tapered legs with brass castors. Handcrafted in New England. It has a beautiful aged pati...

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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Rhode Island Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard attr. Goddard and Engs
Rhode Island Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard attr. Goddard and Engs

Rhode Island Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard attr. Goddard and Engs

Located in Milford, NH

Elegant mahogany sideboard with shaped top and conforming case. Central drawer opens over two cabinet drawers flanked by additional drawers. All raised on tapered legs. Attributed to...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Federal American Hepplewhite Serpentine Sideboard, c. 1790
Fine Federal American Hepplewhite Serpentine Sideboard, c. 1790

Fine Federal American Hepplewhite Serpentine Sideboard, c. 1790

Located in Doylestown, PA

Very Fine American Hepplewhite Serpentine Sideboard, c. 1790. Likely New York. The curved top with stringing over two small and one wide drawer, the interiors of the smaller having c...

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Antique Late 18th Century American Hepplewhite Sideboards

Materials

Boxwood, Ebony

Henredon 18th Century Portfolio Banded Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard Buffet Server
Henredon 18th Century Portfolio Banded Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard Buffet Server

Henredon 18th Century Portfolio Banded Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard Buffet Server

By Heritage-Henredon

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Henredon 18th century portfolio banded mahogany sideboard sideboard. Item details long slender tapered legs, beautiful wood grain, two dovetail constructed drawers, two cabinet doors...

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Mid-20th Century American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Circa 1790-1810 Federal Period Hepplewhite Sideboard From Virginia
Circa 1790-1810 Federal Period Hepplewhite Sideboard From Virginia

Circa 1790-1810 Federal Period Hepplewhite Sideboard From Virginia

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Federal Period circa 1790-1810 Hepplewhite Sideboard from Virginia. American native Walnut with Southern Yellow Pine & Poplar secondary woods. Deep drawers flank central long drawer ...

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Antique Late 18th Century American Hepplewhite Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Set of 8 Carved Chinese Hardwood Chairs
Set of 8 Carved Chinese Hardwood Chairs

Set of 8 Carved Chinese Hardwood Chairs

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H 41 in W 21.75 in D 20.5 in

Set of 8 Carved Chinese Hardwood Chairs

Located in Palm Springs, CA

They are from a lovely Palm Springs estate, which also featured a Bernhardt Rohne Baker Mastercraft dining table and an 18th century American Federal sideboard. Dimensions for the si...

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20th Century Chinese Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

18th Century Federal Cherry Southern Sideboard
18th Century Federal Cherry Southern Sideboard

18th Century Federal Cherry Southern Sideboard

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H 41.25 in W 83 in D 27.25 in

18th Century Federal Cherry Southern Sideboard

Located in Charleston, SC

Majestic solid cherry Southern sideboard with unusual faux drawers on each side. This monumental sideboard has a one board solid cherry top and all of the secondary woods are solid c...

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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Cherry

18th Century Federal Period Flame Mahogany Sideboard
18th Century Federal Period Flame Mahogany Sideboard

18th Century Federal Period Flame Mahogany Sideboard

Located in San Mateo, CA

An outstanding Federal period, inlaid flame mahogany serpentine front sideboard. The central long drawer is above recessed double doors flanked by a single wine drawer on the left an...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Brass

American Federal Period 18th Century Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
American Federal Period 18th Century Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard

American Federal Period 18th Century Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard

Located in Great Barrington, MA

A lovely example of New York Federal Period craftsmanship made from highly figured flame mahogany that has mellowed to a rich honey color. The serpentine form of the facade is dramat...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Brass, Iron

American Federal Sideboard
American Federal Sideboard

American Federal Sideboard

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H 40.25 in W 68.75 in D 25.5 in

American Federal Sideboard

Located in Norwalk, CT

Fine New York Federal D shaped sideboard with oval line inlay's on tapered legs with nice proportions

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Hepplewhite Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Baltimore Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
Baltimore Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard

Baltimore Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard

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H 40 in W 72 in D 28.5 in

Baltimore Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard

By Bankson & Lawson

Located in Woodbury, CT

In the Hepplewhite manner, bowfront form, of mahogany solids and flame veneers; inlaid with urn medallions, bellflowers, strings, columnar insets and ivory escutcheons. Unusual peri...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Sideboards

Materials

Satinwood, Ebony, Ivory, Pine

New York Federal Inlaid Sideboard
New York Federal Inlaid Sideboard

New York Federal Inlaid Sideboard

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H 42 in W 69.5 in D 24 in

New York Federal Inlaid Sideboard

Located in Woodbury, CT

Attributed to the shop of Elbert Anderson at Maiden Lane in New York City, a satinwood inlaid flame mahogany bow-front sideboard in the Hepplewhite manner. Drawer and cabinet config...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood, Pine

New York Federal Floral Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
New York Federal Floral Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard

New York Federal Floral Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard

Located in Woodbury, CT

A Federal period mahogany sideboard of New York origin, WITH VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL 'DAISY' INLAY PLAQUES, bell flower inlaid and cuffed front legs, ebony string inlays throughout, a...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sideboards

Materials

Pine

American Federal Period Inlaid Serving Table/Sideboard
American Federal Period Inlaid Serving Table/Sideboard

American Federal Period Inlaid Serving Table/Sideboard

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Except for small Southern "Hunt Boards" which are tall this is the first small Northern version of a sideboard I have encountered that is genuine. There are plenty of lower serving t...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass, Iron

American Federal Sideboard with George Washington Commemorative Brasses
American Federal Sideboard with George Washington Commemorative Brasses

American Federal Sideboard with George Washington Commemorative Brasses

Located in Woodbury, CT

In the Hepplewhite manner, an American Federal period satinwood fan and string inlaid mahogany sideboard of Southern origin. Drawer and door fronts are crotch mahogany veneered. Th...

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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Brass

New York City Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
New York City Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard

New York City Federal Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard

Located in Woodbury, CT

A satinwood inlaid flame mahogany bow-front Hepplewhite manner sideboard; having a wide center drawer over a double doored compartment with a bottle drawer to each side, with corner...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sideboards

Materials

Pine

Federal Hepplewhite Mahogany Inlaid Sideboard, Baltimore, circa 1790
Federal Hepplewhite Mahogany Inlaid Sideboard, Baltimore, circa 1790

Federal Hepplewhite Mahogany Inlaid Sideboard, Baltimore, circa 1790

Located in Alexandria, VA

This swell-front Hepplewhite sideboard is mahogany and high figured mahogany with satinwood and ebony inlay and poplar and pine secondary woods. The distinctive and unusual inlay des...

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Antique Late 18th Century American Hepplewhite Sideboards

American Federal Period  Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard, Ca. 1800
American Federal Period  Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard, Ca. 1800

American Federal Period Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard, Ca. 1800

Located in Great Barrington, MA

The best light, vertical proportions combined with
the most expensive woods available, shallow depth,
slightly shorter than normal length, tastefully restrained inlay,...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Sideboards

Materials

Brass

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Located in Suwanee, GA

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2010s American Regency Sideboards

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18th Century George III Mahogany Sideboard

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$3,759

H 37 in W 65.75 in D 23.5 in

18th Century George III Mahogany Sideboard

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

For sale is a good quality George III mahogany sideboard. The sideboard has three drawers across the top, each with ring handles. These are above to bowed cupboards, one opening to r...

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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Sideboards

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Mahogany

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19th Century mahogany inlaid sideboard

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$2,789Sale Price|20% Off

H 38 in W 70 in D 29 in

19th Century mahogany inlaid sideboard

Located in Martlesham, GB

A superb quality early 19th Century mahogany inlaid bowfront sideboard, having a lovely figured top above a central drawer flanked either side with a single deep drawer to the right ...

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Antique 1780s British Georgian Sideboards

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Mahogany

19th Century inlaid mahogany bowfront sideboard
19th Century inlaid mahogany bowfront sideboard

19th Century inlaid mahogany bowfront sideboard

$3,664Sale Price|20% Off

H 36 in W 72 in D 29 in

19th Century inlaid mahogany bowfront sideboard

Located in Martlesham, GB

A lovely quality early 19th Century inlaid mahogany bowfront sideboard, having a lovely figured top with crossbanding around the edge, below the top there are two central drawers and...

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Antique Early 1800s British Georgian Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Antique George III Style Mahogany Sideboard
Antique George III Style Mahogany Sideboard

Antique George III Style Mahogany Sideboard

$4,800

H 39 in W 70.5 in D 24.5 in

Antique George III Style Mahogany Sideboard

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Antique George III style mahogany inlaid sideboard, 19th century. With a two board mahogany top, a central drawer with cock beaded moldings and string inlay over two doors with fan i...

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Antique 19th Century English George III Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Antique George III Inlaid Flame Mahogany Sideboard, 18th Century
Antique George III Inlaid Flame Mahogany Sideboard, 18th Century

Antique George III Inlaid Flame Mahogany Sideboard, 18th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a superb antique George III inlaid flame mahogany bowfront sideboard, circa 1780 in date. The top is banded in satinwood and the sideboard has three oak lined frieze drawers...

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Antique 1780s English George III Sideboards

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century George III English Serpentine Form Sideboard
Early 19th Century George III English Serpentine Form Sideboard

Early 19th Century George III English Serpentine Form Sideboard

$2,688Sale Price|36% Off

H 35 in W 75 in D 22.38 in

Early 19th Century George III English Serpentine Form Sideboard

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Early 19th century serpentine form sideboard, English, George III Period. Lion mask backplate ring pulls. Deep drawers (one retaining cellarette dividers), flank the shaped central d...

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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Oak

Fine Vintage Baker Mahogany Sideboard
Fine Vintage Baker Mahogany Sideboard

Fine Vintage Baker Mahogany Sideboard

$4,200

H 37 in W 65 in D 26 in

Fine Vintage Baker Mahogany Sideboard

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Beautiful construction with a shaped bow front case. Three frieze drawers, the center one with felt lined flatware insert (lacking a key), side doors, and double middle doors, all wi...

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20th Century Regency Sideboards

Materials

Brass

George III Sideboard
George III Sideboard

George III Sideboard

$9,800

H 36 in W 72 in D 30 in

George III Sideboard

Located in Greenwich, CT

Very fine Georgian mahogany and satinwood stepped bow front sideboard, the richly figured top with ebony and holly string inlay over two deep and shallow drawers also strung with ebo...

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Antique 1780s English Georgian Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Large Georgian Serpentine Sideboard
Large Georgian Serpentine Sideboard

Large Georgian Serpentine Sideboard

$9,296

H 36.75 in W 72 in D 28 in

Large Georgian Serpentine Sideboard

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

A Very Good Quality George III Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Sideboard Having Well Figured Top Over Three Drawers With Replacement Brass Handles, Unusually With Elega...

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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Sideboard
George III Mahogany Sideboard

George III Mahogany Sideboard

$2,500Sale Price|37% Off

H 44 in W 72 in D 26 in

George III Mahogany Sideboard

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

George III Mahogany Sideboard, circa 1800. With original brass curtain rails, a mahogany top with box wood stringing on the front and side edges, a mahogany drawer below and two flam...

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Antique Early 1800s English George III Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Narrow Georgian Mahogany and Satinwood Sideboard
Narrow Georgian Mahogany and Satinwood Sideboard

Narrow Georgian Mahogany and Satinwood Sideboard

Located in Greenwich, CT

George III mahogany sideboard of desirable narrow proportions, the "D" shaped top with vivid graining and cross-banded in satinwood with ebony and holly stringing, over bow fronted s...

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Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

American serpentine mahogany inlaid sideboard early 19th century
American serpentine mahogany inlaid sideboard early 19th century

American serpentine mahogany inlaid sideboard early 19th century

Located in Charleston, SC

American shaped front mahogany sideboard with inlay

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Antique 19th Century North American Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Antique George III Flame Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard, 18th Century
Antique George III Flame Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard, 18th Century

Antique George III Flame Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard, 18th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a superb antique George III inlaid flame mahogany serpentine sideboard, circa 1790 in date. With wood banding and marquetry spandrels, the central frieze drawer flanked by ...

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Antique 1790s English George III Sideboards

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Mahogany

19th Century Regency Mahogany and Inlay Sideboard
19th Century Regency Mahogany and Inlay Sideboard

19th Century Regency Mahogany and Inlay Sideboard

Located in Essex, MA

Early 19th Century Mahogany Sideboard. Late Regency to Early William IV Period. Beautiful neoclassical inlays of bellflowers and framed banding in satinwood and tulipwood. Origina...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Sideboards

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Mahogany, Satinwood, Tulipwood

Antique English Sheraton Mahogany Sideboard, Circa 1780-1810
Antique English Sheraton Mahogany Sideboard, Circa 1780-1810

Antique English Sheraton Mahogany Sideboard, Circa 1780-1810

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique English Sheraton Mahogany sideboard, Circa 1780-1810. Serpentine front and beautiful Inlay.

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Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Sideboards

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Mahogany

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18th Century Federal Sideboard For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic 18th century federal sideboard available at 1stDibs. Each 18th century federal sideboard for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and brass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 18th century federal sideboard — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each 18th century federal sideboard bearing hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 18th century federal sideboard over the years, but those crafted by Heritage-Henredon are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a 18th Century Federal Sideboard?

The average selling price for a 18th century federal sideboard at 1stDibs is $16,000, while they’re typically $1,800 on the low end and $32,000 for the highest priced.

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.

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