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Sideboards are available in many shapes, sizes, and variations, but they all share one commonality: a flat surface traditionally utilized for food service. Popularized during the 19th Century, sideboards were useful when people starting using a separate room for dining. Mahogany, oak, pine, and walnut are favorite materials. Veneers and inlays are common features as are cabinets, drawers, mirrors, shelves, or lighting fixtures.
Antique Solid Golden Oak Victorian Gothic Sideboard w/ Mirror
A gorgeous antique, this piece is a Victorian Gothic solid golden oak buffet sideboard from 1860 England. Its back contains a unique mirror with a carved frame. This server buffet features three smoothly operating drawers and Gothic carvings throughout. With two more cabinets and a shelf, this sideboard is as practical as it is beautiful.
Antique Walnut Victorian Sideboard w/ Mirrors
This 1899 antique buffet is also a Victorian piece. Its neck offers a carved swan neck pediment, top shelf, and two beveled mirrors. Turned columns and brass hardware adorn this beauty.
Rare Antique Victorian Walnut Beveled Sideboard w/ Mirrors
Antique Solid Walnut Queen Anne Sideboard w/ Mirror
From another era altogether, this solid walnut Queen Anne sideboard from 1920 features a large backsplash with a traditional beveled cornice with fancy fretwork, an oval beveled mirror and elegantly carved columns. Brass handles and dovetail joinery are part of the package.
Antique Solid Oak Jacobean Sideboard w/ Barley Twist
Also from 1920, this solid oak sideboard was crafted in the Jacobean style. The traditionally styled hardware complements the oak’s rich patina, detailed carvings, cup & cover turnings, marvelous barley twists, and bun feet; it is an incredibly strong sideboard.
Modified sideboards have been called servers, Welsh or kitchen dressers, china hutches, and pewter cupboards. No longer reserved only for the dining room, sideboards have found their way into many different spaces in modern homes. Large flat surfaces are incredibly useful for myriad everyday purposes.
Weekly Furniture Care Tip – Wood Pieces
For optimal results, wax wooden furniture every 6–12 months. Liberon Fine Paste Wax is ideal for nourishing and protecting all types of wood, including lacquers and French polishes. Known for quality and its distinctive, pleasing aroma, Black Bison is traditionally used on antiques but ideal for modern furniture. Liberon’s all-natural coating enhances the wood’s inherent beauty while protecting it from dryness.