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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Regency Rosewood Chiffonier

From Shackladys Antiques

£1,375

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A Victorian Antique/old Pine 2 Door Storage Cupboard to Wax/paint

19th century

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A Victorian Antique/old Pine 2 Door Storage Cupboard to Wax/paint

From D & J Hunt Antiques

£445

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George III Mahogany and Inlaid Sideboard

18th century

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George III Mahogany and Inlaid Sideboard

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£1,750

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Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Side Cabinet, 1880.

19th century

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Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Side Cabinet, 1880.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£12,000

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George III Period Mahogany Two Door Cabinet

18th century

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George III Period Mahogany Two Door Cabinet

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

£2,950

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18th century

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Monumental Italian Credenza

From Arcadia Antiques

£15,000

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Antique Victorian Floral Painted Satin Wood Cabinet Sideboard 19th C

19th century

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Antique Victorian Floral Painted Satin Wood Cabinet Sideboard 19th C

From Regent Antiques

£6,750

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18th century

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A George III Serpentine Sideboard

From William Cook Antiques

£11,500

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19th century

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Hand-painted 19th Century Black and White 'Grotesque' French Buffet/cabinet by Melissa White

From Deja Vu St Leonards

£2,400

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19th century

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Victorian Walnut and Inlaid Credenza

From John Howkins Antiques

£1,350

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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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Swedish Mid 19th Century Birch Buffet Sideboard

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£2,995

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Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Credenza/sideboard

19th century

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Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Credenza/sideboard

From London City Antiques

£5,350

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Antique Large Ormolu Mounted Walnut & Marquetry Serpentine Credenza 19th C

19th century

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Antique Large Ormolu Mounted Walnut & Marquetry Serpentine Credenza 19th C

From Regent Antiques

£8,750

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Superb Golden Oak Arts & Crafts Sideboard

1900 - 1920

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Superb Golden Oak Arts & Crafts Sideboard

From John Howkins Antiques

£1,350

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Magnificent Victorian Pollard Oak Mirror-backed Sideboard

19th century

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Magnificent Victorian Pollard Oak Mirror-backed Sideboard

From Georgian Antiques

£2,750

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19th century

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19th Century Ormolu Mounted Satinwood Credenza

From Shackladys Antiques

£3,895

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Antique Credenzas

Regency Rosewood Chiffonier

A Victorian Antique/old Pine 2 Door Storage Cupboard to Wax/paint

George III Mahogany and Inlaid Sideboard

Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Side Cabinet, 1880.

George III Period Mahogany Two Door Cabinet

Monumental Italian Credenza

Antique Victorian Floral Painted Satin Wood Cabinet Sideboard 19th C

A George III Serpentine Sideboard

Hand-painted 19th Century Black and White 'Grotesque' French Buffet/cabinet by Melissa White

Victorian Walnut and Inlaid Credenza

Swedish Mid 19th Century Birch Buffet Sideboard

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Credenza/sideboard

Antique Large Ormolu Mounted Walnut & Marquetry Serpentine Credenza 19th C

Superb Golden Oak Arts & Crafts Sideboard

Magnificent Victorian Pollard Oak Mirror-backed Sideboard

19th Century Ormolu Mounted Satinwood Credenza

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