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.

Very Good Quality Inlaid Walnut Side Cabinet.

19th century

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Very Good Quality Inlaid Walnut Side Cabinet.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£1,185

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French Louis Philippe Style Marble & Mahogany Buffet

1900 - 1920

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French Louis Philippe Style Marble & Mahogany Buffet

From Graham Price Antiques Ltd.

£1,325

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19th century

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Regency Inlaid Bow Front Dresser

From Elmgarden

£1,100

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19th century

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French Empire Mahogany Chiffonier

From Camden Antiques

£1,850

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George III Mahogany Bow Fronted Sideboard

18th century

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George III Mahogany Bow Fronted Sideboard

From Gary Wright Antiques Ltd

£2,950

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19th century

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Exceptional Burr Yew Mirror-back Sideboard Aesthetic Movement 19th-century Stunning Piece!

From Artsonline

£2,450

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Georgian Revival Walnut Breakfront Sideboard

1900 - 1920

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Georgian Revival Walnut Breakfront Sideboard

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£1,395

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19th century

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A Exceptional French Burr Elm Dresser

From Michael Youll Antiques

£1,650

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Sheraton Revival Serpentine Mahogany Sideboard

1900 - 1920

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Sheraton Revival Serpentine Mahogany Sideboard

From Baggott & Co.

£1,650

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Quality Antique Mahogany Chippendale Style Sideboard

1900 - 1920

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Quality Antique Mahogany Chippendale Style Sideboard

From The Antique Shop

£1,565

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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.

Antique Edwardian Mahogany Glazed Side Cabinet

1900 - 1920

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Antique Edwardian Mahogany Glazed Side Cabinet

From Penderyn Antiques

£1,150

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C19th Rare Anglo Indian Solid Satinwood Side Cabinet / Chiffonier

19th century

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C19th Rare Anglo Indian Solid Satinwood Side Cabinet / Chiffonier

From Gary Wright Antiques Ltd

£3,200

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Brass Inlaid Regency Rosewood Chiffonier

19th century

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Brass Inlaid Regency Rosewood Chiffonier

From Camden Antiques

£2,450

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19th century

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Queen Anne Style Walnut Cupboard

From witchantiques.com

£1,375

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A Regency Mahogany Small Sideboard C1810

19th century

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A Regency Mahogany Small Sideboard C1810

From Castleforge Antiques Ltd

£545

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19th century

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Chippendale Mahogany Sideboard Server 1890 Buffet

From Canonbury Antiques

£2,450

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Antique Credenzas

Very Good Quality Inlaid Walnut Side Cabinet.

French Louis Philippe Style Marble & Mahogany Buffet

Regency Inlaid Bow Front Dresser

French Empire Mahogany Chiffonier

George III Mahogany Bow Fronted Sideboard

Exceptional Burr Yew Mirror-back Sideboard Aesthetic Movement 19th-century Stunning Piece!

Georgian Revival Walnut Breakfront Sideboard

A Exceptional French Burr Elm Dresser

Sheraton Revival Serpentine Mahogany Sideboard

Quality Antique Mahogany Chippendale Style Sideboard

Antique Edwardian Mahogany Glazed Side Cabinet

C19th Rare Anglo Indian Solid Satinwood Side Cabinet / Chiffonier

Brass Inlaid Regency Rosewood Chiffonier

Queen Anne Style Walnut Cupboard

A Regency Mahogany Small Sideboard C1810

Chippendale Mahogany Sideboard Server 1890 Buffet

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