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.

18th century

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English Oak Dresser Base

From Arcadia Antiques

£4,995

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Gothic Revival Carved Walnut Buffet C.1880

19th century

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Gothic Revival Carved Walnut Buffet C.1880

From Collinge Antiques

£1,095

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1900 - 1920

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Mahogany Demi Lune Shaped Sideboard

From Andros Antiques

£660

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17th century

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Late 17th Century Oak Server or Low Dresser with Geometrically Moulded Drawer Fronts

From Havard and Havard

£2,250

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Regency Period Plum Pudding Mahogany Low Linen Press

19th century

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Regency Period Plum Pudding Mahogany Low Linen Press

From W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd

£4,500

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Large George III Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard

18th century

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Large George III Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard

From Camden Antiques

£3,250

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Fine George III Style Satinwood & Rosewood Marquetry Sideboard

1900 - 1920

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Fine George III Style Satinwood & Rosewood Marquetry Sideboard

From Shackladys Antiques

£3,975

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19th century

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Victorian Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£1,475

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Large Antique Dresser Base, English, Oak, Gothic Revival, Window Seat, Victorian

19th century

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Large Antique Dresser Base, English, Oak, Gothic Revival, Window Seat, Victorian

From London Fine Antiques

£3,250

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Victorian Painted Satinwood Bow Front Side Cabinet

19th century

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Victorian Painted Satinwood Bow Front Side Cabinet

From Antique Furniture Direct

£1,450

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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.

18th century

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Georgian Cabriole Leg Oak Dresser Base

From Reindeer Antiques

£7,850

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19th century

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A Victorian Mahogany Buffet

From Pear Tree Antiques

£795

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Antique Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Sideboard

1900 - 1920

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Antique Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Sideboard

From London City Antiques

£2,495

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19th century

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Regency Amboyna Side Cabinet

From Blank Canvas Antiques

£11,500

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19th century

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Victorian Mahogany 3 Door Sideboard

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£895

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19th century

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Inlaid Walnut Credenza

From Athey Antiques

£1,495

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Antique Credenzas

English Oak Dresser Base

Gothic Revival Carved Walnut Buffet C.1880

Mahogany Demi Lune Shaped Sideboard

Late 17th Century Oak Server or Low Dresser with Geometrically Moulded Drawer Fronts

Regency Period Plum Pudding Mahogany Low Linen Press

Large George III Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard

Fine George III Style Satinwood & Rosewood Marquetry Sideboard

Victorian Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard

Large Antique Dresser Base, English, Oak, Gothic Revival, Window Seat, Victorian

Victorian Painted Satinwood Bow Front Side Cabinet

Georgian Cabriole Leg Oak Dresser Base

A Victorian Mahogany Buffet

Antique Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Sideboard

Regency Amboyna Side Cabinet

Victorian Mahogany 3 Door Sideboard

Inlaid Walnut Credenza

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