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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Useful 19th Century Mahogany Side Cabinet

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£185

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19th century

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A Victorian Mahogany Chiffonier

From Robert Dee

£100

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19th century

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19th Century French Boulle Credenza.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£16,000

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Antique English Victorian Carved Oak Green Man Buffet / Server / Sideboard / Dumbwaiter (Circa 1880)

19th century

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Antique English Victorian Carved Oak Green Man Buffet / Server / Sideboard / Dumbwaiter (Circa 1880)

From Yolanda Gray Antiques

£975

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19th century

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Georgian Mahogany Sideboard

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£1,250

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Superb Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard

19th century

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Superb Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard

From Wayne Long Antiques and Interiors

£875

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18th century

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Oak Cupboard Dresser

From Moxhams Antiques

£7,200

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Regency Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Chiffonier

19th century

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Regency Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Chiffonier

From Martlesham Antiques

£2,250

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18th century

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Early 19th Century French Cherry Buffet

From Carse Antiques

£950

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19th century

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Victorian Burr Walnut Credenza

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£1,495

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The top sale of the last year on Sellingantiques was a large Victorian burr walnut credenza with floral marquetry and ormolu mounts, in February 2026.

Fabulous Antique Burr Walnut Baby Credenza Cabinet

19th century

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Fabulous Antique Burr Walnut Baby Credenza Cabinet

From David Wolfenden Antiques

£3,400

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18th century

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18th Century George III Period Mahogany Antique Sideboard

From The Fine Art Fund

£1,600

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19th century

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19th Century English Victorian Figured Walnut and Marquetry Credenza

From FB Antiques

£4,950

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Original 18thc Oak Dresser/serving Base on Turned Legs

18th century

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Original 18thc Oak Dresser/serving Base on Turned Legs

From Mike Melody Antiques

£2,150

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A Fine Quality William IV Mahogany Narrow Chiffonier Cabinet.

19th century

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A Fine Quality William IV Mahogany Narrow Chiffonier Cabinet.

From David Wolfenden Antiques

£2,800

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1920 - 1940

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Deco Small Walnut Sideboard

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£1,750

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Antique Credenzas

Useful 19th Century Mahogany Side Cabinet

A Victorian Mahogany Chiffonier

19th Century French Boulle Credenza.

Antique English Victorian Carved Oak Green Man Buffet / Server / Sideboard / Dumbwaiter (Circa 1880)

Georgian Mahogany Sideboard

Superb Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard

Oak Cupboard Dresser

Regency Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Chiffonier

Early 19th Century French Cherry Buffet

Victorian Burr Walnut Credenza

Fabulous Antique Burr Walnut Baby Credenza Cabinet

18th Century George III Period Mahogany Antique Sideboard

19th Century English Victorian Figured Walnut and Marquetry Credenza

Original 18thc Oak Dresser/serving Base on Turned Legs

A Fine Quality William IV Mahogany Narrow Chiffonier Cabinet.

Deco Small Walnut Sideboard

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