What's the difference between a credenza and a sideboard?

Very little, in how these are titled. Sideboard is the commonest word on Sellingantiques, in 598 titles, and credenza tends to be used for the shaped, cupboard-fronted Victorian side cabinet made for the drawing room as much as the dining room. Many dealers use both words in one title, along with side cabinet or chiffonier. Reading the timber, shaping and date in the description tells you more than the noun does.

Which wood is most common?

Walnut, in 527 titles, with burr walnut in 298 of those. Mahogany follows at 343, then oak at 158, rosewood at 75 and pine at 35. Rosewood shows up largely on chiffoniers, oak and pine on dresser bases, and mahogany on the Georgian and Regency sideboards.

How old are most of these?

The dated field spans 1700 to 1940, but more than half the dating is a period band rather than a year. Victorian appears as a label on 292 listings, 19th Century on 250. Where a decade is given, the 1860s lead with 143 listings and the 1850s follow with 89, then the 1880s and 1870s. The 1800s account for the Georgian and Regency end.

Do credenzas usually have marble tops?

No. Marble appears in 67 titles out of the whole archive, and marble top in 54. Mirror backs are scarcer still, in 34 titles. The plain wooden serving top is the norm.

Are these often found in pairs?

Occasionally. Paired walnut credenzas, rosewood cabinets and painted Swedish enfilades all turn up, which is unusual in a form generally made singly. Single pieces are what you'll meet most of the time.

What unusual examples turn up in this category?

One-offs surface now and then: a Hungarian carved dresser base, an aluminium Art Deco aviator sideboard, a Scottish dairy dresser, an Irish cedar two-door cupboard, a child-sized ebonised credenza. At the top end sit French ormolu- and porcelain-mounted commodes and an exhibition-scale carved mahogany mirror-back console. None of these represent the category, but the heading is wide enough to hold them.

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A low, long cupboard-fronted cabinet with a serving top, made for the dining room, hall or drawing room.

19th century

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19th Century Burr Walnut Credenza

From Martlesham Antiques

£4,950

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19th century

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Antique Victorian Mahogany Chiffonier Sideboard Server

From The Antique Shop

£845

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1920 - 1940

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Art Deco Sideboard

From Poirot Art Deco

£2,250

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19th century

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Antique Pine Cupboard

From Sussex Antiques and Interiors

£850

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Antique Quality Figured Mahogany Bow Fronted Sideboard

1900 - 1920

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Antique Quality Figured Mahogany Bow Fronted Sideboard

From London City Antiques

£1,495

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19th century

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Pair 19th Century French Kingwood and Marble Top Commodes

From Martlesham Antiques

£15,700

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Regency Rosewood Chiffonier with Gothic Panelled Doors, Circa 1820

19th century

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Regency Rosewood Chiffonier with Gothic Panelled Doors, Circa 1820

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£800

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A Burr Walnut Sideboard with Twelve Piece Cutlery Set

1920 - 1940

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A Burr Walnut Sideboard with Twelve Piece Cutlery Set

From Pear Tree Antiques

£985

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Sheraton Period Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard

18th century

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Sheraton Period Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard

From Christopher Buck Antiques Ltd.

£3,500

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19th century

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19thc. Rosewood Chiffonier

From Piers Pisani Ltd Antiques and Furniture

£1,100

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The most expensive credenza ever sold on Sellingantiques was a large exhibition quality satinwood, inlaid and ormolu mounted credenza sideboard, in June 2024.

19th century

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Aesthetic Movement Credenza

From witchantiques.com

£5,750

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Antique Georgian George III Oak Welsh Dresser Sideboard

18th century

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Antique Georgian George III Oak Welsh Dresser Sideboard

From London City Antiques

£10,995

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Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard

18th century

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Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard

From London City Antiques

£3,850

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Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Sideboard | Open Centre

1900 - 1920

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Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Sideboard | Open Centre

From ActFurniture LTD

£1,250

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19th century

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Early 19th Century Flame Mahogany Chiffonier Bookcase

From Camden Antiques

£1,150

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An Exceptional Victorian Carved Oak Sideboard, Dated 1866

19th century

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An Exceptional Victorian Carved Oak Sideboard, Dated 1866

From Pear Tree Antiques

£2,850

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Antique Credenzas

19th Century Burr Walnut Credenza

Antique Victorian Mahogany Chiffonier Sideboard Server

Art Deco Sideboard

Antique Pine Cupboard

Antique Quality Figured Mahogany Bow Fronted Sideboard

Pair 19th Century French Kingwood and Marble Top Commodes

Regency Rosewood Chiffonier with Gothic Panelled Doors, Circa 1820

A Burr Walnut Sideboard with Twelve Piece Cutlery Set

Sheraton Period Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard

19thc. Rosewood Chiffonier

Aesthetic Movement Credenza

Antique Georgian George III Oak Welsh Dresser Sideboard

Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard

Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Sideboard | Open Centre

Early 19th Century Flame Mahogany Chiffonier Bookcase

An Exceptional Victorian Carved Oak Sideboard, Dated 1866

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