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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Scottish Dairy Dresser

From Arcadia Antiques

£3,750

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19th century

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Regency Mahogany Sideboard

From Piers Pisani Ltd Antiques and Furniture

£975

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Fantastic Quality Antique Victorian Serpentine Fronted Marquetry Credenza

19th century

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Fantastic Quality Antique Victorian Serpentine Fronted Marquetry Credenza

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£12,545

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Exhibition Quality Antique Kingwood Credenza with Ormolu & Porcelain Panels C.1880 - Provenance: Great Brampton House

19th century

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Exhibition Quality Antique Kingwood Credenza with Ormolu & Porcelain Panels C.1880 - Provenance: Great Brampton House

From Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors

£28,500

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19th century

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English Potboard Dresser Base

From Arcadia Antiques

£1,650

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19th century

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Carved Pollard Oak Sideboard

From Shackladys Antiques

£5,495

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19th century

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English Pine Dresser Base

From Arcadia Antiques

£2,450

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Outstanding Quality Large George III Mahogany & Satinwood Inlaid Sideboard

19th century

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Outstanding Quality Large George III Mahogany & Satinwood Inlaid Sideboard

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£12,850

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Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Marble Top Sideboard

1920 - 1940

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Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Marble Top Sideboard

From Marylebone Antiques

£1,650

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Victorian Ebonised and Marquetry Credenza

19th century

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Victorian Ebonised and Marquetry Credenza

From FB Antiques

£2,950

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The same body of furniture is titled credenza, sideboard, side cabinet, chiffonier, dresser base and buffet on Sellingantiques, often two or three at once.

Art Deco Sideboard by Harry and Lou Epstein

1920 - 1940

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Art Deco Sideboard by Harry and Lou Epstein

From Poirot Art Deco

£2,450

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19th century

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High Quality French 2 Door Cabinet

From Sussex Antiques and Interiors

£1,650

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18th century

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French 18th Century Walnut Buffet

From Hand of Glory

£695

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George III Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard

18th century

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George III Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard

From Guy Dennler Antiques and Interiors

£3,950

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Elegant Mahogany Sheraton-style Sideboard, Circa 1800

18th century

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Elegant Mahogany Sheraton-style Sideboard, Circa 1800

From WelshAntiques

£425

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19th century

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Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Sideboard

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£1,200

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Antique Credenzas

Scottish Dairy Dresser

Regency Mahogany Sideboard

Fantastic Quality Antique Victorian Serpentine Fronted Marquetry Credenza

Exhibition Quality Antique Kingwood Credenza with Ormolu & Porcelain Panels C.1880 - Provenance: Great Brampton House

English Potboard Dresser Base

Carved Pollard Oak Sideboard

English Pine Dresser Base

Outstanding Quality Large George III Mahogany & Satinwood Inlaid Sideboard

Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Marble Top Sideboard

Victorian Ebonised and Marquetry Credenza

Art Deco Sideboard by Harry and Lou Epstein

High Quality French 2 Door Cabinet

French 18th Century Walnut Buffet

George III Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard

Elegant Mahogany Sheraton-style Sideboard, Circa 1800

Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Sideboard

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